August Helge Engström1

M, b. 26 September 1902, d. 27 January 1986
Family Explorer
FatherLars Johan Engström1 b. 7 Jul 1856, d. 25 Dec 1902
MotherEmma Jansdotter1 b. 5 Jun 1862
Relationships
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Astrid Elizabeth Bäcklund
3rd cousin 2 times removed of John William Van Dyke
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     August Helge Engström, son of Lars Johan Engström and Emma Jansdotter, was born on 26 September 1902 at Hagfors, Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige.1

     August Helge Engström, with his mother, Emma Jansdotter emigrated on 24 February 1923, from Göteborg, Sverige.2 According to a passenger list, August Helge Engström was listed as a relative traveling with Emma Jansdotter on 24 February 1923, from Göteborg, Sverige; They arrived at the Port of New York, 07 March 1923. She was listed to meet her son, Arvid, at 4832 Potamac Ave., Chicago, Illinois.3,4

     August married Gerda Linnéa Stolpe on 17 November 1923, at St Paul Lutheran Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.5

     August Helge Engström and Gerda were listed on the passenger ship "S S Drottningholm" on 4 February 1933, departing from Göteborg, Sverige. They arrived at the Port of New York, 14 Feb 1933.6 August Helge Engström was naturalized on 2 April 1941 at U. S. District Court, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.7

     August died on 27 January 1986, at Hagfors, Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige, at age 83.8

Family: August Helge Engström and Gerda Linnéa Stolpe

Last Edited=27 Mar 2024

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about August Helge Child's Given Name: August Helge Birth Date: 26 sep 1902 Birth Place:
    Norra Råda, Värmland Father: Lars Johan Engström Father Birth Date: 7 jul 1856 Mother: Emma Jansdotter Mother Birth Date: 6 jun 1862 Mother Age: 40 GID Number: 514.63.15000 Roll/Fiche Number: CK1081 Volume: SCB.
  2. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991
    Name: Emma Engström f. Jansson Gender: Kvinna Birth Date: 5 Jun 1862 Birth Place: Värmland - Kristinehamn Departure Date: 27 Jan 1923 Departure Place: Värmland - Hagfors Arrival Place: Chicago IL, USA Occupation or Relation: Snickaränka Marital Status: Widow Notes: Travels with family Page: 23 Original Page: 105 Source     Hagfors Fsb 1914-1926.
  3. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Göteborg, Sverige, passagerarlistor, 1869 - 1951
    Name: Emma Engström Departure Date: 24 Febr 1923 Departure Place: Göteborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige Ship Name: Drottningholm Birth Date: 5 Sep 1862 Birth Place: Kristinehamn Age: 60 Destination: New York, New York.
  4. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    Name:     Mother of #15 Emma Engström Arrival Date: 7 Mar 1923 Birth Date: abt 1863 Birth Location: Sweden Birth Location Other: hagfors Age: 60 Gender: Female Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian Port of Departure: Gothenburg Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Drottningholm Search Ship Database: Drottningholm Emma Engström - Mar 1923 - New York, New York Gothenburg Gothenburg - Female - Drottningholm.
  5. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946
    Name: Helge Engstrom Gender: Male Marriage Age: 21 Event Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1902 Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1923 Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Church: St Paul Lutheran Church Spouse: Gerda Stolpe.
  6. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    Name: Gerda Linnea Engström Arrival Date: 14 Feb 1933 Birth Date: abt 1902 Birth Location: Sweden Birth Location Other: hagfors Age: 31 Gender: Female Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian Port of Departure: Gothenburg, Sweden Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Drottningholm Search Ship Database: Drottningholm Gerda Linnea Engström - Feb 1933 - New York, New York Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden - Female - Drottningholm.
  7. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) about August Helge Engstrom Name: August Helge Engstrom Birth Date: 26 Sep 1902 Birth Place: Sweden Age at event: 38 Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa Date of Action: 2 Apr 1941.
  8. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about August Engstrom Name: August Engstrom Last Residence: 782 (U.S. Consulate) Stockholm, Sweden Born: 26 Sep 1902 Died: Jan 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).

Emmy Elisabet Engström1

F, b. 21 September 1900, d. 9 November 1900
Family Explorer
FatherLars Johan Engström1 b. 7 Jul 1856, d. 25 Dec 1902
MotherEmma Jansdotter1 b. 5 Jun 1862
Relationships
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Astrid Elizabeth Bäcklund
3rd cousin 2 times removed of John William Van Dyke
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Emmy Elisabet Engström, daughter of Lars Johan Engström and Emma Jansdotter, was born on 21 September 1900 at Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige.1

     Emmy died on 9 November 1900, at Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige.2
Last Edited=18 Feb 2019

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Emmy Elisabet Child's Given Name: Emmy Elisabet Birth Date: 21 sep 1900 Birth Place:
    Norra Råda, Värmland Father: Lars Joh Engström Father Birth Date: 7 jul 1856 Mother: Emma Jansdotter Mother Birth Date: 5 jun 1862 Mother Age: 38 GID Number: 514.63.8400 Roll/Fiche Number: CK1081 Volume: SCB.
  2. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, kyrkböcker, 1500-1941 Sweden, Church Records, 1500-1941 County: Värmland Parish: Norra Råda Record Type: Död (Death) Year Range: 1898 - 1920 GID Number: 514.65.3800 Volume: SCB Roll/Fiche Number: CK1083.

Emmy Maria Engström1

F, b. 29 September 1906, d. 15 May 2006
Family Explorer
FatherArvid Emanuel Engström1 b. 12 Jun 1886, d. 4 May 1948
MotherAnna Maria Teresia Backström1 b. 5 Feb 1887
Relationships
4th cousin of Astrid Elizabeth Bäcklund
4th cousin 1 time removed of John William Van Dyke
4th cousin 1 time removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Emmy Maria Engström, daughter of Arvid Emanuel Engström and Anna Maria Teresia Backström, was born on 29 September 1906 at Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige.1 Arvid, and his daughter, Emmy Maria Engström emigrated on 7 December 1910, from Göteborg, Sverige; Their final destination was listed as Chicago, Illinois.2

     Emmy emigrated on 7 December 1910, from Hagfors, Värmland Län, Sverige.3 According to a passenger list, Emmy Maria Engström was listed as a relative traveling with her father, Arvid on 7 December 1910, at Grimsby, England. They traveled by land to Liverpool and boarded the "S. S. Mauretania" heading to the Port of New York.

See information about travel through England: The May be viewed By Left-Clicking on This Link Their arrival date was 16 Dec 1910.4,5

     Emmy died on 15 May 2006, at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, at age 99.6

Census

     Emmy appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois in the household of her father, Arvid and step mother, Maria.7
Last Edited=22 Feb 2019

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Emmy Maria Child's Given Name: Emmy Maria Birth Date: 29 sep 1906 Birth Place: Norra Råda, Värmland Father: Arvid Emanuel Engström Father Birth Date: 12 jun 1886 Mother: Anna Maria Teresia Backström Mother Birth Date: 5 feb 1887 Mother Age: 19 GID Number: 514.63.28100 Roll/Fiche Number: CK1081 Volume: SCB.
  2. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951 about Arvid E Engström Name: Arvid E Engström Birth Year: abt 1886 Gender: Man (Male) Place of Origin: Hagfors Värmland Län, Sverige Destination: Chicago Illinois Record Date: 7 dec 1910 Port of Departure: Göteborg Database Name: EmiHamn Archive Call Number: 93:498:97988 Traveling Companion: M Principal Person: Engström Arvid E.
  3. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
    about Emmy M Engström Name: Emmy M Engström Birth Year: abt 1906 Gender: Kvinna (Female) Place of Origin: Hagfors Värmland Län, Sverige Destination: Chicago Illinois Record Date: 7 dec 1910 Port of Departure: Göteborg Database Name: EmiHamn Archive Call Number: 93:498:97988 Traveling Companion: M Principal Person: Engström Emmy M.
  4. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Göteborg, Sverige, passagerarlistor, 1869 - 1951
    Name:     Arvid E Engström Departure Date: 7 Dec 1910 Departure Place: Göteborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige Ship Name: Eldorado Birth Date: 2 Jun 1886 Birth Place: Hoofor Wrml
    Age     24
    Destination     Grimsby.
  5. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    Name:     Arvid E Engstrom Arrival Date: 16 Dec 1910 Birth Date: abt 1886 Birth Location: Sweden Birth Location Other: norra rada wamld Age: 24 Gender: Male
    Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Mauretania Arvid E Engstrom - Dec 1910 - New York, New York Liverpool, England Liverpool, England - Male - Mauretania.
  6. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about Emmy M. Anderson Name: Emmy M. Anderson Last Residence: 94595 Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California Born: 29 Sep 1906 Died: 15 May 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).
  7. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 20 B, line 83 thru 90.

Esther Eugenia Engström1

F, b. 25 August 1888
Family Explorer
FatherLars Johan Engström1 b. 7 Jul 1856, d. 25 Dec 1902
MotherEmma Jansdotter1 b. 5 Jun 1862
Relationships
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Astrid Elizabeth Bäcklund
3rd cousin 2 times removed of John William Van Dyke
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Esther Eugenia Engström, daughter of Lars Johan Engström and Emma Jansdotter, was born on 25 August 1888 at Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige.2

     Her married name was Nelson.

     Esther married David Teodor Emanuel Nelson.

Census

     Esther and David appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, enumerated 14 January 1920. David was a die maker at a machine shop. Their daughter, Gunhild Linnéa, Esther's sister, Anna and her husband, Carl were listed as living with them.3

     Esther appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, at North Lamon Avenue, enumerated 5 April 1930. Widowed, she was renting, paying $38.00 a month. They had a roomer, John R. Moden, age 30, in the home..4

Child of Esther Eugenia Engström and David Teodor Emanuel Nelson

Last Edited=18 Dec 2019

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Ester Eugenia Child's Given Name: Ester Eugenia Birth Date: 25 aug 1888 Birth Place:
    Östra Ämtervik, Värmland Father: Lars Johan Engström Mother: Emma Jansdotter Mother Birth Date: abt 1862 Mother Age: 26 GID Number: 100017.56.19500 Roll/Fiche Number: SC-1004 Volume: 933.
  2. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Ester Eugenia Child's Given Name: Ester Eugenia Birth Date: 25 aug 1888 Birth Place: Östra Ämtervik, Värmland Father: Lars Johan Engström Mother: Emma Jansdotter Mother Birth Date: abt 1862 Mother Age: 26 GID Number: 100017.56.19500 Roll/Fiche Number: SC-1004 Volume: 933.
  3. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 19 B, line 95 thru 99.
  4. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 7 B, line 93 thru 95.
  5. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1860-1941
    Name: Gunhild Linnéa Birth Date: 18 Sept 1910 Birth Place: Karlstads stadsförsamling, Värmland, Sverige Father: David Teodor Emanuel Johansson Mother: Ester Eugenia Engström Father Birth Date: 9 Jan 1886 Mother Birth Date: 25 Aug 1888 Page number: 0/0 Volume: SCB.

Gerda Maria Engström1

F, b. 21 October 1884, d. 5 April 1951
Family Explorer
FatherLars Johan Engström1 b. 7 Jul 1856, d. 25 Dec 1902
MotherEmma Jansdotter1 b. 5 Jun 1862
Relationships
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Astrid Elizabeth Bäcklund
3rd cousin 2 times removed of John William Van Dyke
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Gerda Maria Engström, daughter of Lars Johan Engström and Emma Jansdotter, was born on 21 October 1884 at Sandviken, Östra Ämtervik, Värmland, Sverige.1

     As of 25 November 1905,her married name was Sjöström.1

     Gerda married Otto Persson Sjöström on 25 November 1905, at Norra Råda Moder, Värmland, Sverige.2

     Gerda emigrated on 18 May 1910, from Göteborg, Sverige.3

     Gerda, and her daughter, Gunhild were found on the ship "Montebello" passenger list on 18 May 1910, to arrive at Grimsby, England. They traveled by land to Liverpool and boarded the "S. S. Mauretaniia" heading to the Port of New York. Their arrival date was 28 May 1910



See information about travel through England: The May be viewed By Left-Clicking on This Link.4,5

     Gerda, and her son, Evald were found on the "S S Stockholm" passenger list on 13 November 1919, departing Göteborg, Sverige. Gerda was listed as a housewife. She was described as 5' 4", fair complexion, brown hair and grey eyes. They arrived at the Port of New York, 29 Nov 1919.6 Gerda Maria Engström was naturalized on 4 August 1941 at Chicago, Illinois.7

     Gerda died on 5 April 1951, at Cook, Illinois, at age 66.8

Census

     Gerda Maria Engström, along with her husband and their two children appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 16 January 1920, Chicago, at Potomac Avenue Cook, Illinois in the household of her brother, Arvid and his wife, Maria; Arvid was renting, and working as a house carpenter.9

     Gerda and Otto appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, enumerated 16 April 1930. Otto owned his home, valued at $6000.00. They also had a radio in the home. Otto was working as a building painter Their children, Evald Gilbert were listed as living with them.10

     Gerda and Otto appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, at Rutherford Avenue, enumerated 6 April 1940. He owned his home, valued at $2000.00. Otto worked as a machine painter at a typewriter factory. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $21.35 in the year 2022. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2022 would have cost $.17 cents in 1940.11

Children of Gerda Maria Engström and Otto Persson Sjöström

Last Edited=6 Dec 2020

Citations

  1. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Gerda Maria Child's Given Name: Gerda Maria Birth Date: 21 okt 1884 (21 Oct 1884) Birth Place: Östra Ämtervik, Värmland Father: Lars Johan Engstrand Mother: Emma Jansdotter Mother Birth Date: abt 1862 Mother Age: 22 GID Number: 100017.47.43400 Roll/Fiche Number: SC-999 Volume: 812.
  2. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sweden, Indexed Marriage Records, 1860-1943
    Name: Gerda Maria Maiden Name: Engström Gender: Kvinna Age: 21 Birth Date: 21 Okt 1884 Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1905 Marriage Place: Norra Råda Moder, Värmland, Sverige Parish: Norra Råda Moder Spouse: Otto Persson.
  3. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
    about Gerda M Sjöström Name: Gerda M Sjöström Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Kvinna (Female) Place of Origin: Hagfors Kap Värmland Län, Sverige Destination: Chicago Illinois Record Date: 18 maj 1910 (18 May 1910) Port of Departure: Göteborg Database Name: EmiHamn Archive Call Number: 92:82:93355 Traveling Companion: M Principal Person: Sjöström Gerda M.
  4. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Göteborg, Sverige, passagerarlistor, 1869 - 1951 Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists, 1869-1951 about Gerde M Sjöström Name: Gerde M Sjöström Departure Date: 18 maj 1910 (18 May 1910) Ship Name: Montebello Birth Date: 21 okt 1884 (21 Oct 1884) Birth Place: Hagfors Kap. Wrml Age: 25 Destination: Grimsby.
  5. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Gerda M Sjostrom Name: Gerda M Sjostrom Arrival Date: 27 May 1910 Birth Date: abt 1885 Birth Location: Sweden Birth Location Other: n rada orme Age: 25 Gender: Female Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Mauretania.
  6. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
    Name: Evald G Sjöström Arrival Date: 30 Nov 1919 Birth Date: abt 1912 Birth Location: Sweden Age: 7 Gender: Male Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian Port of Departure: Gothenburg Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Stockholm.
  7. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) about Gerda Maria Sjostrom Name: Gerda Maria Sjostrom Birth Date: 21 Oct 1884 Birth Place: Sweden Age at event: 56 Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa Date of Action: 4 Aug 1941.
  8. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    Name     Gerda Maria Sustrom Death Date: 5 Apr 1951 Death Location: Cook County, IL File Number: 6024494 Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths) Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
    Archive repository name     Cook County Clerk.
  9. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 20 B, line 83 thru 90.
  10. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 30 A, line 4 thru 6.
  11. [S14] Census of the United States, 1940 U S Federal Census, Chicago, Illinois, Sheet 4 A, line 20 and 21.
  12. [S102] Ancestry.se, online http://www.Ancestry.se, Sverige, namnindexerade födelseuppgifter, 1880-1930 Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1930 about Gunhild Maria Child's Given Name: Gunhild Maria Birth Date: 28 feb 1906 Birth Place: Norra Råda, Värmland Father: Otto Persson Sjöström Father Birth Date: 14 jul 1883 Mother: Gerda Maria Engström Mother Birth Date: 21 okt 1884 (21 Oct 1884) Mother Age: 22 GID Number: 514.63.26600 Roll/Fiche Number: CK1081 Volume: SCB.
  13. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    Name: Ivar Sjõstrõm Birth Date: 3 Aug 1912 Ethnicity: American Gender: Male Race: White Father: Otto Sjõstrõm Mother: Gerda M Engstrõm FHL Film Number: 1288265.
 
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