Wilhelmina Hedell

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Wilhelmina ("Minnie") Hedell
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Born	February 19, 1871(1871-02-19) Eggebylund, Skärkind, Sweden
Died	July 23, 1955 (aged 84)
Resting place	Moses Hill Cemetery, Phelps County, Nebraska
Spouse	Carl Gustav Lindstrom (m. 1895–1924) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.–Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Carl Gustav Lindstrom to Wilhelmina Hedell" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Wilhelmina_Hedell)
Children	Lulu Wilhemina Lindstrom Harry Lindstrom Sidney Alfred Lindstrom George Delphin Lindstrom Margaret Lindstrom
Parents	Johan Fredrik Hedell Carolina Wilhelmina Carlsdotter

Misc. Records (Cleanup!)

• 1884: Carl David Hedell left Gothenburg, Sweden and arrived in New York
• 1887: Johan Alfred Hedell left Gothenburg, Sweden and arrived in New York
• 1888: Peter Emanuel Hedell left Gothenburg, Sweden and arrived in New York
• 1889: Augusta Wilhelmina Hedell left Gothenburg, Sweden and arrived in New York

Biography of Minnie by her Daughter

This story is about my parents, Charles and Minnie Lindstrom, and the early days of their life in Phelps County. My Mother and Father were born in Sweden; Mother in Lindskoping on February 19, 1870, and Father in Stockholm, on January 21, 1868. They, like many immigrants, arrived in the 1880s to this new country.

My Mother (Augusta Wilhelmena Hedell) renamed herself as Minnie, traveled by ship alone, at the age of 19, to New York. She then went to Seattle, where she was employed as a maid for a year. She came to Phelps County to visit her two brothers, John and David Hedell, who had preceded her. She met my father (Carl Gustuve Lindstrom, known as Charles, at a friend’s home. He had come at the age of 15 with his parents, Gustuve and Johanna Lindstrom and family to Phelps County in the 1800s. They were married August 8, 1894. They settled on a farm, a homestead my father had bought. The Lindstrom homestead is still in that name.

Hard times were endured during those early years. Storms, grasshoppers, drought, and poverty, and many sacrifices were experienced, but their dauntless courage never failed – in hopes to establish a home for themselves, and the family to come. My father helped start many civic projects. He became the director of Snowball District 66 school, duties which he fulfilled until his death, in 1924. The teacher boarded in our home all my school years.

Five children were born (three sons and two daughters). The oldest child, Lulu Wilhelmina, born September 5, 1895, married a young farmer, Verne Larson of Loomis. The first son of the Lindstrom family was Harry Ferinand, who became an asset to his parents on the farm. He married Leona Skoog, a daughter of a pioneer family near Holdrege. Sidney Alfred, born February 28, 1899, helped expand the growing farm. He met Alice Polhemus, a teacher in the home school. They were married, and moved to one of the farms. George Delphin, born June 15, 1906, married Aline Vaughn, and they became the second generation to live on the Lindstrom homestead. A daughter Margaret Teresa, born May 23, 1910, completed the family. She graduated from Holdrege High School and taught in a rural school two years. She married Milton Carlson, a farmer, May 7, 1930, and they moved to the former John Dahlstrom homestead, purchased by Milton’s father, Joseph Carlson. This is one of the first homesteads in Phelps County, and recorded as such.

To this union, was born four children: Stuart Milton, Lois Elaine, Stanley Dale, and Susan Anne.

Charles Lindstrom, while still quite young, died on February 12, 1924. Minnie, his faithful wife, lived to see great grandchildren, and died July 23, 1955, at the age of 84. My sister Lulu and her husband Verne, and my brother Sidney have since died. My husband Milton died on October 25, 1977. All loved ones are buried at Moses Hill Cemetery, as are Milton’s parents, Joseph and Emma Carlson, and my grandparents, Gustuve and Johanna Lindstrom. I will always be proud of my Swedish heritage. (Margaret (Lindstrom) Carlson)

Memory by Dean Lindstrom

According to Dean Randall Lindstrom: "I remember my grandmother, Minnie, very well. I was in high school sometime around 1950 when she died. I remember that Minnie's husband was always called Charles Lindstrom, but, his given name may have been Carl. My grandpa, Charles, died when my father, George, was a teenager in the 1920's, and before I was born in 1934. Charles and Minnie are buried in the Lindstrom family plot at Moses Hill cemetery northwest of Holdrege. Minnie's last name was Hedell before her marriage to Charles. She had a couple of brothers in Holdrege who I don't remember of ever meeting. Minnie and her brothers had a disagreement about something, and my dad, George, never communicated with his Hedell uncles or cousins. I don't know the names of Minnie's parents, and I don't know where they are buried."

Photos

Historical Records

• Charlie (age 32) and Minnie A (age 29) live with children Lola W (age 4), Harry F (age 3), and Sidney A (age 1) in Center, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1900 Federal Census
• A 1903 Atlas of Center Township, Nebraska shows the location of Carl's plot, directly south of Gustaf's plot
• Charlie (age 42) and Minnie A (age 39) live with children Lula W (age 14), Harry F (age 13), Sidney A (age 11), and George D (age 3) in Center, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1910 Federal Census. Charlie's census listing is consecutive with his mother's, which indicates they are neighbors. Minnie's immigration year is listed as 1888 (8 years after Charlie's).
• Charlie (age 52) and Augusta (age 49) live with children Harry F (age 21), Sidney A (age 19), George D (age 13), and Margaret T (age 9) in Center, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1920 Federal Census

Identifying Minnie's Brothers

If we assume that Minnie's two brothers were born within 10 years of her (1861-1881), then only two candidates I can find are:

• John Albert Hedell (1866 - 1955)
  • [Gravestone]
  • [WWI Draft Registration Cards: 1917-1918 Nebraska Database]
    • Born in Boyd County
• Gustave Alfred Hedell (1873 - 1962)
  • [Gravestone]
  • [WWI Draft Registration Cards: 1917-1918 Nebraska Database]
    • Born in Phelps County

The parents of John, Minnie, and Gustave appear to be:

• Charles G. Hedell (1835 - 1914) (aka Carl Gustaf?)
  • [Gravestone] (Charles G.)
  • [Gravestone] (Carl Gustaf)
• Albertina Hedell (1835 - 1899)
  • [Gravestone]

FindaGrave lists other Hedells gravesites:

• [Abner Alfred] (1903 - 1978). Parents: Gustave Alfred Hedell, [Christine Christensen]. Spouse: [Gladise B. Hedell].
• [Amy Hedell] (1909 - 1976). Parents: Gustave Alfred Hedell, Christine Christensen.
• [Betty Hedell] (1869 - 1916). Unknown...
• [Leda J. Hedell] (1883 - 1962). Unknown...

[Wolfe's Gazetteer Farmer's Directory of Phelps County, Nebraska (1890-1891)] lists two Hedells in Holdrege:

• Hedell C G
• Hedell David

[Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Boyd County, Nebraska] contains one other Hedell:

• Hedell, Betty (1869-1916)

This [Directory Listing, 1889 Phelps County Map (Phelps County Museum)] lists one Hedell:

• HEDELL, C. G. Occupation: FARMER. Post Office: HOLDREGE. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, PHELPS COUNTY, NE.

This [1890/1911 Gazetteer Index] shows four Hedells:

• HEDELL, A T. City: RED CLOUD. Year: 1890 (Same as Alfred?)
• HEDELL, C G. City: HOLDREGE. Year: 1890
• HEDELL, DAVID. City: HOLDREGE. Year: 1890 (Same as David?)
• HEDELL, JOHN. City: HOLDREGE. Year: 1911 (Same as John, and/or J A?)

This [County Atlas Family/Person Name Index Search] shows 5 Hedells:

• Name County Year Page Notes Reel
• HEDELL, ALFRED. Phelps. 1903. 57. Patrons' Directory. 4 (Same as A T?)
• HEDELL, C G. Phelps. 1903. 21. T6N, R18W, Sheridan. 4
• HEDELL, D. Phelps. 1903. 27. T7N, R18W,Center Twp. 4 (Same as David?)
• HEDELL, D. Phelps. 1903. 29. T7N, R19W, Westmark. 4 (Same as David?)
• HEDELL, FRANK. Boyd. 1904. 22. T35N,R11W,Morton. 1
• HEDELL, J A. Boyd. 1904. 22. T35N,R11W,Morton. 1 (Same as John Albert?)

The 1910 Nebraska Census lists 4 Hedells:

• HEDELL, Alfred G. 37, male, white. Birth place: Iowa. Phelps County. Sheridan Township.
• HEDELL, David. 42, male, white. Birth place: Sweden. Phelps County. Williamsburg Township.
• HEDELL, John. 40, male, white. Birth place: Sweden. Phelps County. 2-Wd Holdrege.
• HEDELL, John A. 40, male, white. Birth place: Sweden. Boyd County. Spencer Township.