Johan Robert Lindstrom

John ("Robert") Robert Lindstrom
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Born	September 11, 1871(1871-09-11) Vallentuna, Stockholm, Sweden
Died	October 10, 1952 (aged 81) Phelps County, Nebraska
Spouse	Alma Louvisa Spongberg (m. 1895–1952) «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: Alma Louvisa Spongberg to Johan Robert Lindstrom" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Johan_Robert_Lindstrom)
Children	Elmer Robert Lindstrom Clarence John Lindstrom Frances Louise Lindstrom Roy Aldin Lindstrom
Parents	Gustaf Lindstrom Johanna Lindstrom
Relatives	August Julius Lindstrom (Brother) Carl Gustav Lindstrom (Brother) Anna Christina Lindstrom (Sister) Oscar Leanord (Brother) Otto Rudolf Lindstrom (Brother) Emil Willjam Lindstrom (Brother) August Edvall Lindstrom (Brother)

Land

Robert purchased a school section north of his father Gustaf Lindstrom's original homestead (based on this description of school sections, likely the section directly northwest: Township 7, Range 9, Section 36). After a drought starting in 1894, Robert began having trouble paying his mortgage payments. Following Gustaf Lindstrom's death in 1896, Robert, wife Alma, and son Elmer moved back to Gustaf's homestead and built a second sod house (soddie). Because of the drought, the sod was poor quality and the soddie deteriorated rapidly, and Robert built a frame house.

Photos

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From Lindstrom Book: "When the Ranch was sold in 1920 Dad bought a farm 1.1/5 miles West and a mile South of the Ranch, and this became our new home for the next 12 years. Uncle Oscar supervised the building of it for us, Mother Alma Lindstrom had seen a house near like it, so Uncle Oscar went and looked at the one she had seen and this was the result. Full Basement, Kitchen, Dining Room, living Room, one bed Room and Bath on the first floor and 3 Bed Rooms on the second floor. This picture was taken before the glassed-in front porch was finished in the fall of 1920."

Historical Records

• Robert (age 23) and Alma (age 19) were married on Dec 24, 1895. (Robert's wife and his brother Otto's wife appear to have been sisters.)
• Robert (age 27), Alma (age 24) and children Elmer R (age 3) and Clarence J (age 2) live in Center, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1900 Federal Census.
• Robert (age 37), Alma (age 34) and children Elmer (age 13), Clarence (age 12) and Roy Alden (age 6) and unknown John Eckholm (age 28) live in Williamsburg, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1910 Nebraska Census
• Robert (age 47), Alma (age 43), Elmer (age 23), Clarence (age 22), and Roy (age 16) live in Williamsburg, Phelps, Nebraska in the 1920 Federal Census