New Information I Didn't Know

Today, I received information from my 2nd cousin on my mother's side. She has been teaching genealogy to small groups in Sweden, and she has been looking at Louisa Ekquist's side of the family for us.

Following is part of what she wrote:

"Lovisa’s younger sister Augusta Vilhelmina who was born 1862 March 22 in Västra Skedvi is married to Per Gustaf Österberg born 1865 Febr 8 in Hed. They were married in 1887 Aug 20. Per Gustaf was a “smältare”. I have seen the translation “smelter” but i don’t know if it is ok. It is a type of smith. They emigrated to N. Amerika in Sept or Nov 1887. It is difficult to read the month and date." A year later, Louisa's parents also immigrated and came to live with the Ekquist family.

 

Once I entered this information into Ancestry.com, I discovered that Per and Augusta Osterberg arrived in New York on the 14 October 1887, so they married and left immediately through Norway to New York. 

I then discovered they went to Florence, Wisconsin where both their son Henry and daughter Nannette were born -- and then they moved to California by 1920.

The story of how Louisa's younger sister intercepted the letter from Andrew to Louisa telling her not to come to America yet is probably a true story. In 1880 Augusta would have been 18 and probably was tired of having little ones in the house. Sounds like something a younger sister would do. 

Here is information on Nannette, the daughter of Per and Augusta Osterberg. Notice that the information for a missing birth certificate was certified by her cousin, Emil Ekquist. 

I have emailed both Bruce and Ron Osterberg to find out if they know whether Per (or Peter) Gustav Osterberg was a relative of Axel Osterberg, husband of Aunt Ida. More of the pieces of the puzzle are coming together.

Also for your reading pleasure, here is a link to information about Homestead from Ralph Hoaglund's book:

http://genealogytrails.com/wis/florence/homesteadhoaglund2.htm