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| name = Gustaf Lindstrom | | name = Gustaf Lindstrom | ||
− | | birth_date = {{birthdate|1843| | + | | birth_date = {{birthdate|1843|12|19}}<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1816+-+1861+(C%3a4).81 Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)]</ref> |
− | | birth_place = [[Täby, Sweden]] | + | | birth_place = [[Täby, Sweden]]<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1816+-+1861+(C%3a4).81 Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)]</ref> |
− | | death_date = {{dda|1896|9|8|1843| | + | | death_date = {{dda|1896|9|8|1843|12|19}}<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lindstrom&GSiman=1&GSst=31&GSsr=41&GRid=41306077&</ref><ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1816+-+1861+(C%3a4).81 Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)]</ref> |
| resting_place = [[Moses Hill Cemetery]], Phelps County, Nebraska<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lindstrom&GSiman=1&GSst=31&GSsr=41&GRid=41306077&</ref> | | resting_place = [[Moses Hill Cemetery]], Phelps County, Nebraska<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lindstrom&GSiman=1&GSst=31&GSsr=41&GRid=41306077&</ref> | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Johanna Christina Carlsdotter]]|December 26, 1867|September 8, 1896}} | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Johanna Christina Carlsdotter]]|December 26, 1867|September 8, 1896}} | ||
− | | children = [[Carl Gustav Lindstrom]]<br />[[August Julius Lindstrom]]<br />[[Johan Robert Lindstrom| Johan | + | | children = [[Carl Gustav Lindstrom]]<br />[[August Julius Lindstrom]]<br />[[Johan Robert Lindstrom| Johan Robert Lindstrom]]<br />[[Anna Christina Lindstrom]]<br />[[Oscar Leonard Lindstrom]]<br />[[Otto Rudolf Lindstrom]]<br />[[Emil William Lindstrom]]<br />[[August Edward Lindstrom]] |
− | | parents = | + | | parents = [[Johan Johansson Lindström]] (b. 1811)<br />[[Eva Sophia Bergström]] (b. 1818)<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1841+-+1846+(AI%3a14).125 Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846)]</ref> |
| relatives = | | relatives = | ||
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== Life in Sweden<ref>[[Lindstrom Book]]</ref> == | == Life in Sweden<ref>[[Lindstrom Book]]</ref> == | ||
− | Gustaf was born in 1843 in | + | {| class="imageframe" |
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+ | | The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A4by_Church Täby Church], in 2006 | ||
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+ | Gustaf was born in 1843 in [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A4by_f%C3%B6rsamling,_Stockholms_stift Täby] församling (Parish), Stockholm Lan (County), Sweden. In 1867, at age 24, he married [[Johanna Christina Carlsdotter]], in Fleseryd, Kalmar Lan Socken, Sweden. One month later, in a different town (Wada Socken, Stockholm), their first son, [[Carl Gustav Lindstrom]], was born. | ||
In 1871 and 1872, in Vallentuna, Stockholm, Gustaf and Johanna gave birth to their second and third sons, [[August Julius Lindstrom]] and [[Johan Robert Lindstrom]]. | In 1871 and 1872, in Vallentuna, Stockholm, Gustaf and Johanna gave birth to their second and third sons, [[August Julius Lindstrom]] and [[Johan Robert Lindstrom]]. | ||
− | By 1874, the family had moved to Doderhult Soccken, Kalmer Lan. Here, they gave birth to their only daughter, [[Anna Christina Lindstrom]], in 1874, and their fourth son [[Oscar | + | By 1874, the family had moved to Doderhult Soccken, Kalmer Lan. Here, they gave birth to their only daughter, [[Anna Christina Lindstrom]], in 1874, and their fourth son [[Oscar Leonard Lindstrom]], in 1877. Oscar was the last of Gustaf's and Johanna's children to be born in Sweden. |
This [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=T%C3%A4by,%20Sweden&daddr=Fliseryd,%20M%C3%B6nster%C3%A5s,%20Sweden%20to:Vada%20kyrka,%20Vallentuna,%20Sverige%20to:Vallentuna,%20Sweden%20to:D%C3%B6derhult,%20Oskarshamn,%20Sverige&geocode=FeAJiwMdlrUTASkBPbeQ0jvYRTGjFzTjQdFwjQ;FS60ZwMdzSz4ACnXD1Q2rJJXRjEg94yy9f4ACg;FfsUjQMdM8oVASHGqcKeUGoIdA;FUdtjAMd_NUTASmT48FgVpBfRjEiDWgGFskspw;FZ_VaQMdfDv6ACl76IXmIoZXRjFaWVH2_Yjkkg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=58.352615,17.19379&sspn=3.136726,9.876709&ie=UTF8&ll=59.933,14.897461&spn=12.020116,39.506836&t=h&z=5 map] shows the regions in which Gustaf and Johanna lived together. | This [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=T%C3%A4by,%20Sweden&daddr=Fliseryd,%20M%C3%B6nster%C3%A5s,%20Sweden%20to:Vada%20kyrka,%20Vallentuna,%20Sverige%20to:Vallentuna,%20Sweden%20to:D%C3%B6derhult,%20Oskarshamn,%20Sverige&geocode=FeAJiwMdlrUTASkBPbeQ0jvYRTGjFzTjQdFwjQ;FS60ZwMdzSz4ACnXD1Q2rJJXRjEg94yy9f4ACg;FfsUjQMdM8oVASHGqcKeUGoIdA;FUdtjAMd_NUTASmT48FgVpBfRjEiDWgGFskspw;FZ_VaQMdfDv6ACl76IXmIoZXRjFaWVH2_Yjkkg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=58.352615,17.19379&sspn=3.136726,9.876709&ie=UTF8&ll=59.933,14.897461&spn=12.020116,39.506836&t=h&z=5 map] shows the regions in which Gustaf and Johanna lived together. | ||
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== Emigration == | == Emigration == | ||
− | + | In 1880, Gustaf and Johanna and their children (Carl, August, Johan, Anna, and Oscar) began an epic journey. They left their home in Döderhult Socken, Kalmer Lan and traveled 200 miles to Göteborg. From here, on June 4, 1880, they boarded a ship, the Rollo, headed to Hull, England.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=view&r=an&dbid=1910&iid=31255_187963-00236&fn=Gust&ln=Lindstr%C3%B6m&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3569412 passenger list]</ref>. This leg of the trip, alone, took 2-3 days and involved terrible conditions<ref>http://pws.prserv.net/usinet.rhedber/The_Hedbergs_V3.pdf</ref>. From Hull, the Lindstroms boarded another (unknown) ship to travel to New York, and from New York, they rode by train to Nebraska. | |
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+ | According to the [[Lindstrom Book]]: | ||
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== Life in America<ref>[[Lindstrom Book]]</ref> == | == Life in America<ref>[[Lindstrom Book]]</ref> == | ||
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− | Just before August was born, in March of 1886, | + | Just before August was born, in March of 1886, Gustaf became an American citizen, as this certificate shows: |
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== The Name "Lindström" == | == The Name "Lindström" == | ||
− | Between 1800 and 1900, Sweden was undergoing a transition from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronymic Patronymic] names (e.g., Nils Andersson's son Pehr becomes Pehr Nilsson) to family names between 1800 and 1900. Some families [http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/Naming%20practice_eng.htm apparently] "froze" their most recent patronymic name, taking it as a family name; some combined nature and or topographical elements (e.g., linden tree + stream = Lindström); and others took place names. | + | Between 1800 and 1900, Sweden was undergoing a transition from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronymic Patronymic] names (e.g., Nils Andersson's son Pehr becomes Pehr Nilsson) to family names between 1800 and 1900. Some families [http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/Naming%20practice_eng.htm apparently] "froze" their most recent patronymic name, taking it as a family name; some combined nature and or topographical elements (e.g., linden tree + stream = Lindström); and others took place names. Many Swedish families began to take family names by the 1860s and Sweden finally passed a law prohibiting patronymic naming in 1901<ref>http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/Naming%20practice_eng.htm</ref>. |
− | + | It appears from a [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1841+-+1846+(AI%3a14).125 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census)] that Gustaf's father's name was Johan Johansson Lindström. This may mean that Gustaf's father was born as Johan Johanson (patronymic surname) but later (between 1811 and 1843) took Lindström as the new family name. | |
== Historical Records == | == Historical Records == | ||
− | * | + | '''With His Parents''' |
− | ** Father: Johan | + | * Gustaf's birth record in [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1816+-+1861+(C%3a4).81 Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)]. |
− | ** Mother: Eva Sophia | + | ** Gustaf's birthdate is given as 12/19/1843, Täby. In later Swedish records, this became 12/10/1843. In later US records, this became 10/12/1843, presumably the result of conflicting international norms around whether the month should precede the day or vice versa. |
− | ** Older siblings: Carl Johan (b. 1839), Johanna Sophia (b. 1841, in Täby) | + | ** Parents are Johan Johansson Lindström and Eva Sophia Bergström. |
− | ** Gustaf's birthdate is given as 12/19/1843, Täby. (the | + | * Johan (age 32), wife Eva Sophia, and children Carl Johan, Johanna Sophia, and Gustaf lived in Wifinge, Täby, Stockholm in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1841+-+1846+(AI%3a14).270 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census)] in 1844. They lived here only briefly, coming from Ella and en route to Karby. |
+ | * Gustaf lived in Karby, Täby, Stockholm in 1845, in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1841+-+1846+(AI%3a14).125 Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846)] | ||
+ | ** Father: Johan Johansson Lindström (b. 1811) | ||
+ | ** Mother: Eva Sophia Bergström (b. 1818) | ||
+ | ** Older siblings: Carl Johan (b. 1839), Johanna Sophia ([http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.T%C3%A4by.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1816+-+1861+(C%3a4).74 b. 1841, in Täby]) | ||
+ | ** Gustaf's birthdate is given as 12/19/1843, Täby. In later Swedish records, this became 12/10/1843. In later US records, this became 10/12/1843, presumably the result of conflicting international norms around whether the month should precede the day or vice versa. | ||
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+ | '''Single''' | ||
+ | * Gustaf (age 21-22) lived in Berg, Frösunda, Stockholm, Sweden in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.Fr%C3%B6sunda.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1861+-+1865+(AI%3a17).45 1864 and 1865 Husförhör (Household examination)] | ||
+ | * Gustaf (age 23) lived in Berg, Frösunda, Stockholm, Sweden in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.Fr%C3%B6sunda.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1866+-+1870+(AI%3a18).132 1866 Husförhör (Household examination)]. He moved to Vada in 1866. | ||
− | * | + | '''With Wife and Children (in Sweden)''' |
− | ** Gustaf, Johanna moved from [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fr%C3%B6sunda&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl Frösunda] to | + | * Gustaf (age 22-24), Johanna (aged 25-27) and Carl (infant) lived in Stora Benhamra, Vada, Stockholm, Sweden in the [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Stockholm.Vada.Husf%C3%B6rh%C3%B6r+(Household+examination).1861+-+1890+(AI%3a10).19 1866 and 1867 Husförhörs (Household examinations)] (See [[Translation of Gustaf Lindstrom's 1866 Census Record|translation]]) |
+ | ** Gustaf, Johanna moved from [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fr%C3%B6sunda&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl Frösunda] to Vada on Oct 24, 1866. | ||
+ | ** They then left Vada for Stockholm on Oct 24, 1867. | ||
** In this record, Johanna and Carl Gustaf are listed on sequential lines, but then a random woman is inserted between them and Gustaf. Also, Carl Gustaf is written in between the lines. That suggests this record was created when Johanna and Gustaf were neither married nor parents. | ** In this record, Johanna and Carl Gustaf are listed on sequential lines, but then a random woman is inserted between them and Gustaf. Also, Carl Gustaf is written in between the lines. That suggests this record was created when Johanna and Gustaf were neither married nor parents. | ||
− | + | * Gustaf (age 24) and Johanna (age 26) [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Kalmar.Fliseryd.Vigsel+(Marriages).1867+-+1867+(%3a249).3 were married] in Fliseryd, Kalmar (Johanna's home parish) in 1867 | |
− | + | * Parish Records for Lilla Benhamra, Vallentuna, Stockholms Län, Sweden, 1868-1877<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F174644 Husförhörslängd 1861-1895 AI:10-11 (p. ??)]</ref> ([[:File:Lindstrom Census Lilla Benhamra.gif|Image]]) (See [[Translation of Gustaf Lindstrom's 1868 Census Record|translation]]) | |
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− | * Parish Records for Lilla Benhamra, Stockholms Län, Sweden, 1868-1877<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F174644 Husförhörslängd 1861-1895 AI:10-11 (p. ??)]</ref> ([[:File:Lindstrom Census Lilla Benhamra.gif|Image]]) | ||
** Gustaf, Johanna, and Carl left to Wallentuna on October 24, 1868 (when Carl was less than 1 year old) | ** Gustaf, Johanna, and Carl left to Wallentuna on October 24, 1868 (when Carl was less than 1 year old) | ||
+ | * Gustaf (age 34) and Johanna (age 36) [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=2225&path=Kalmar.D%C3%B6derhult.F%C3%B6dde+(Births).1877+-+1877+(%3a585).9 had a son] Oskar Leonard in 1877 in Döderhult, Kalmar, Sweden. Gustaf is listed on the birth record as a rättaren (a foreman over other farm laborers). | ||
+ | * Gustaf (age 37), Johanna (age 39) and children left Sweden aboard the Rollo on June 4, 1880 (See: [[:File:Passenger list lindstroms.jpeg|passenger list]]). | ||
− | + | '''With Wife and Children (in Nebraska)''' | |
− | + | * Gustaf (age 41) and Hannah (age 40), and children Charlie (age 16), Robert (age 13), Anna (age 10), Oscar (age 8), Otto (age 4), and Emil (age 2) live in Williamsburg, Phelps County, Nebraska in the [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=charlie+g&gsln=lindstrom&mswpn__ftp=Phelps+County%2c+Nebraska%2c+USA&mswpn=2340&mswpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3248|30|2340|&msbdy=1868&msfng0=gustav&msfns0=lindstrom&msmng0=johanna+christina&msmns0=lindstrom&uidh=uv6&mssng0=wilhelmina&mssns0=hedell&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=578222&recoff=1+2&db=NEstatecensus&indiv=1 1885 Nebraska Census]. | |
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** According to [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1668&path=1885.Phelps+and+Pierce.254 Schedule 2 (Agricultural Production)], the Lindstroms own 105 improved acres, and 55 unimproved. They valued their farm (land & buildings) at $1,600, their equipment at $200, and their livestock at $400. | ** According to [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1668&path=1885.Phelps+and+Pierce.254 Schedule 2 (Agricultural Production)], the Lindstroms own 105 improved acres, and 55 unimproved. They valued their farm (land & buildings) at $1,600, their equipment at $200, and their livestock at $400. | ||
** Their farm output for 1884 totaled $482. | ** Their farm output for 1884 totaled $482. | ||
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** 30 acres of Indian corn produced 700 bushels. 5 acres of oats produced 60 bushels. 5 acres of rye produced 40 bushels. 25 acres of wheat produced 400 bushels. 30 acres of broom corn produced 6,900 lbs. 2 acres of Irish potatoes produced 45 bushels. | ** 30 acres of Indian corn produced 700 bushels. 5 acres of oats produced 60 bushels. 5 acres of rye produced 40 bushels. 25 acres of wheat produced 400 bushels. 30 acres of broom corn produced 6,900 lbs. 2 acres of Irish potatoes produced 45 bushels. | ||
*A [[:File:Center township.png|1903 Atlas of Center Township]], Nebraska shows the location of Gustaf's plot, with son Carl's plot directly south | *A [[:File:Center township.png|1903 Atlas of Center Township]], Nebraska shows the location of Gustaf's plot, with son Carl's plot directly south | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Immigrants]] | [[Category:Immigrants]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Residents of Moses Hill Cemetery]] |
Latest revision as of 19:02, 5 January 2013
Gustaf Lindstrom | |
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Born |
December 19, 1843[1] Täby, Sweden[2] |
Died | September 8, 1896 (aged 52)[3][4] |
Resting place | Moses Hill Cemetery, Phelps County, Nebraska[5] |
Spouse | Johanna Christina Carlsdotter (m. 1867–1896) |
Children |
Carl Gustav Lindstrom August Julius Lindstrom Johan Robert Lindstrom Anna Christina Lindstrom Oscar Leonard Lindstrom Otto Rudolf Lindstrom Emil William Lindstrom August Edward Lindstrom |
Parents |
Johan Johansson Lindström (b. 1811) Eva Sophia Bergström (b. 1818)[6] |
Life in Sweden[7][edit]
The Täby Church, in 2006 |
Gustaf was born in 1843 in Täby församling (Parish), Stockholm Lan (County), Sweden. In 1867, at age 24, he married Johanna Christina Carlsdotter, in Fleseryd, Kalmar Lan Socken, Sweden. One month later, in a different town (Wada Socken, Stockholm), their first son, Carl Gustav Lindstrom, was born.
In 1871 and 1872, in Vallentuna, Stockholm, Gustaf and Johanna gave birth to their second and third sons, August Julius Lindstrom and Johan Robert Lindstrom.
By 1874, the family had moved to Doderhult Soccken, Kalmer Lan. Here, they gave birth to their only daughter, Anna Christina Lindstrom, in 1874, and their fourth son Oscar Leonard Lindstrom, in 1877. Oscar was the last of Gustaf's and Johanna's children to be born in Sweden.
This map shows the regions in which Gustaf and Johanna lived together.
Emigration[edit]
In 1880, Gustaf and Johanna and their children (Carl, August, Johan, Anna, and Oscar) began an epic journey. They left their home in Döderhult Socken, Kalmer Lan and traveled 200 miles to Göteborg. From here, on June 4, 1880, they boarded a ship, the Rollo, headed to Hull, England.[8]. This leg of the trip, alone, took 2-3 days and involved terrible conditions[9]. From Hull, the Lindstroms boarded another (unknown) ship to travel to New York, and from New York, they rode by train to Nebraska.
According to the Lindstrom Book:
When the Gustaf Lindstrom family embarked on their journey to America, they literally "set sail" because the Ship they came on was a combination Steam and Sail boat. If they became becalmed or ran in to head winds, it was easier to stay on course. Even so, it took six weeks to make the trip. [...]
Gustaf spent many hours in the "hold" of the ship peeling potatoes for the crew and passengers as part payment of his fare for himself and family. After they landed, the travel-weary family had another 1500 miles by train to Kearney, Nebraska. How long they stayed in Kearney, I have no way of knowing. Gustaf had only 90 cents in his "poke" when he arrived, so no doubt the first thing on the agenda was to find some work. |
Life in America[10][edit]
The rest of Gustaf's and Johanna's family were born in Phelps County. Their fifth son Otto Rudolf Lindstrom was born in 1881. Their sixth son Emil Willjam Lindstrom was born in 1884. Later in 1884, their second son, August Julius, died. Two years later,their seventh son August Edvall Lindstrom was born in 1886.
This photo, presumably dating to 1887-1889 (because it includes August Edvall as a toddler) shows the nine surviving members of the family:
Just before August was born, in March of 1886, Gustaf became an American citizen, as this certificate shows:
Homestead[edit]
Gustaf's homestead certificate (below), signed by President Grover Cleaveland on Feb 18, 1888, shows that he was granted the "Northwest Quarter of Section 6 of Township 7 of range 18 West of the Principal Meridian in Nebraska, the right tendency of: 151 acres by 90.1 acres."
Point "C" on this Google Map (image below) shows Gustaf's homestead, plus several other close-by Lindstrom locations. (See Locating Gustaf Lindstrom's Homestead for details.)
Gustaf and Johanna lived in a sod house on the homestead until they died. According to the Lindstrom Book, Charlie acquired a homestead on the next quarter section south of Gustaf's homestead (presumably in the 1890s). After Gustaf died in 1896, Johan moved onto the original homestead.
The Name "Lindström"[edit]
Between 1800 and 1900, Sweden was undergoing a transition from Patronymic names (e.g., Nils Andersson's son Pehr becomes Pehr Nilsson) to family names between 1800 and 1900. Some families apparently "froze" their most recent patronymic name, taking it as a family name; some combined nature and or topographical elements (e.g., linden tree + stream = Lindström); and others took place names. Many Swedish families began to take family names by the 1860s and Sweden finally passed a law prohibiting patronymic naming in 1901[11].
It appears from a 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census) that Gustaf's father's name was Johan Johansson Lindström. This may mean that Gustaf's father was born as Johan Johanson (patronymic surname) but later (between 1811 and 1843) took Lindström as the new family name.
Historical Records[edit]
With His Parents
- Gustaf's birth record in Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861).
- Gustaf's birthdate is given as 12/19/1843, Täby. In later Swedish records, this became 12/10/1843. In later US records, this became 10/12/1843, presumably the result of conflicting international norms around whether the month should precede the day or vice versa.
- Parents are Johan Johansson Lindström and Eva Sophia Bergström.
- Johan (age 32), wife Eva Sophia, and children Carl Johan, Johanna Sophia, and Gustaf lived in Wifinge, Täby, Stockholm in the 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census) in 1844. They lived here only briefly, coming from Ella and en route to Karby.
- Gustaf lived in Karby, Täby, Stockholm in 1845, in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846)
- Father: Johan Johansson Lindström (b. 1811)
- Mother: Eva Sophia Bergström (b. 1818)
- Older siblings: Carl Johan (b. 1839), Johanna Sophia (b. 1841, in Täby)
- Gustaf's birthdate is given as 12/19/1843, Täby. In later Swedish records, this became 12/10/1843. In later US records, this became 10/12/1843, presumably the result of conflicting international norms around whether the month should precede the day or vice versa.
Single
- Gustaf (age 21-22) lived in Berg, Frösunda, Stockholm, Sweden in the 1864 and 1865 Husförhör (Household examination)
- Gustaf (age 23) lived in Berg, Frösunda, Stockholm, Sweden in the 1866 Husförhör (Household examination). He moved to Vada in 1866.
With Wife and Children (in Sweden)
- Gustaf (age 22-24), Johanna (aged 25-27) and Carl (infant) lived in Stora Benhamra, Vada, Stockholm, Sweden in the 1866 and 1867 Husförhörs (Household examinations) (See translation)
- Gustaf, Johanna moved from Frösunda to Vada on Oct 24, 1866.
- They then left Vada for Stockholm on Oct 24, 1867.
- In this record, Johanna and Carl Gustaf are listed on sequential lines, but then a random woman is inserted between them and Gustaf. Also, Carl Gustaf is written in between the lines. That suggests this record was created when Johanna and Gustaf were neither married nor parents.
- Gustaf (age 24) and Johanna (age 26) were married in Fliseryd, Kalmar (Johanna's home parish) in 1867
- Parish Records for Lilla Benhamra, Vallentuna, Stockholms Län, Sweden, 1868-1877[12] (Image) (See translation)
- Gustaf, Johanna, and Carl left to Wallentuna on October 24, 1868 (when Carl was less than 1 year old)
- Gustaf (age 34) and Johanna (age 36) had a son Oskar Leonard in 1877 in Döderhult, Kalmar, Sweden. Gustaf is listed on the birth record as a rättaren (a foreman over other farm laborers).
- Gustaf (age 37), Johanna (age 39) and children left Sweden aboard the Rollo on June 4, 1880 (See: passenger list).
With Wife and Children (in Nebraska)
- Gustaf (age 41) and Hannah (age 40), and children Charlie (age 16), Robert (age 13), Anna (age 10), Oscar (age 8), Otto (age 4), and Emil (age 2) live in Williamsburg, Phelps County, Nebraska in the 1885 Nebraska Census.
- According to Schedule 2 (Agricultural Production), the Lindstroms own 105 improved acres, and 55 unimproved. They valued their farm (land & buildings) at $1,600, their equipment at $200, and their livestock at $400.
- Their farm output for 1884 totaled $482.
- They owned 2 horses and 3 milk cows. During 1884, they "dropped" 1 cow and sold 1 (live).
- They produced 225 lbs of butter. They produced 275 dozen eggs.
- 30 acres of Indian corn produced 700 bushels. 5 acres of oats produced 60 bushels. 5 acres of rye produced 40 bushels. 25 acres of wheat produced 400 bushels. 30 acres of broom corn produced 6,900 lbs. 2 acres of Irish potatoes produced 45 bushels.
- A 1903 Atlas of Center Township, Nebraska shows the location of Gustaf's plot, with son Carl's plot directly south
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)
- ↑ Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lindstrom&GSiman=1&GSst=31&GSsr=41&GRid=41306077&
- ↑ Födde (Births) in Täby, Stockholm (1816 - 1861)
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lindstrom&GSiman=1&GSst=31&GSsr=41&GRid=41306077&
- ↑ Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846)
- ↑ Lindstrom Book
- ↑ passenger list
- ↑ http://pws.prserv.net/usinet.rhedber/The_Hedbergs_V3.pdf
- ↑ Lindstrom Book
- ↑ http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/Naming%20practice_eng.htm
- ↑ Husförhörslängd 1861-1895 AI:10-11 (p. ??)