Family of John F. Gustafson & Anna Sophia Andersdotter

Personal Details
- John F. Gustafson
  
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  John was born on April 29th, 1847. He died due to a medical problem at the age of 63 on September 27th, 1910.
  - Death Notes
    - From the Pine County Courier:
      John was a pioneer settler of Del Grove Township. He died in his home near Friesland, from heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and four sons, John and Charles Gustafson of Sandstone and Gustaf and George who are living on the farm. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon and was largely attended. Services were conducted by Rev. C.S. Gronberg at the Swedish Lutheran church at Del Grove and the remains were intered in the cemetery adjoining that church. John was born in Sweden. He emigrated to South Dakota some twenty years ago and when drought came in the state, he with several other residents of that neighborhood came to Minnesota. He has resided in Del Grove township for 14 years.
      
      John emigrated to America on July 1, 1888 from Gothenburg to Argyle, USA and his wife and all four children emigrated July 19, 1889 from Gothenburg to New York.
  Anna Sophia Andersdotter
  
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  Anna was born on March 16th, 1856. She died at the age of 72 on July 4th, 1928.
  - Death Notes
    - She died in Friesland, Minnesota
      
      From the Pine County Courier:
      It was reported that Mrs. Gustafson, who has been making her home with her son Gust, west of Friesland, passed away Wednesday noon. She was about 75 years of age and had been in poor health for several years. She was quite well known here as she made her home for a time with her son Charles, who died here over a year ago.

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- Gustaf Theodore Gustafson
  
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  Gustaf was born on July 27th, 1881. He died due to natural causes or old age at the age of 85 on August 23rd, 1966.
  - Death Notes
    
    Born in Varmland, Sweden and died in Sandstone, Minnesota. Pine County.
    He is buried in the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, in Friesland, MN.
  Charles Ivan Gustafson
  Charles was born on May 7th, 1883. He died at the age of 44 on June 10th, 1927.
  - Death Notes
    
    From the Pine County Courier:
    The grim reaper invaded the Charles Gustafson home last week Friday and collected a heavy toll by taking away the main support of the family. It is a sad case, indeed, as both Mr. & Mrs. Gustafson and their son, Lloyd, were stricken with the dread disease, typhoid, which, it is presumed, they contracted while away on a visit recently. After a two week siege in bed, the father of the family of six children and still in the prime of his life was forced to forfeit his life. The community has lost a worthy citizen and the sypathy of all goes out to the stricken family.
    
    In 1888 he came to the U.S. with his parents, who first settled at White Lake, South Dakota and there they resided until 1895, or shortly after the great forest fire which wiped out Hinckley and Sandstone, when they moved to Friesland to take up farming. Charles found employment in the local quarries, became a switching engineer, and for the past few years has been with the Minnesota Power & Light Co. at the power dam here tending to the plant which supplies the village with light and power. He has been a resident of Sandstone for 22 years, was know to be a peaceful, industrious, and a well liked citizen. In 1906 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Gydersen to which union tow daughters and four sons were born. He is survived by his wife and children (Roy, Edna, Helen, Melvin, Lloyd, and Milton Alberto), his mother, who has been making her home with him, and two brothers (Gustaf of Friesland and George, who lives in Honey Creek, Iowa.
    
    Funeral services were held Monday afternon in the Congregational, Rev. Oris Suver officiating. Internment took place in the local cemetery with the impressive rites of the Odd Fellows, of which he was a member. The local Lodge membership turned out in a body to pay their last respects to the faithful brother, and many others whose friendship he had won cmae to do him honor. The saddest part of the burial was the absence of his wife, who with her son Lloyd, are still ill.
  George Gustafson
  George was born in 1887.
  - Death Notes
    
    Died in Iowa

John F. Gustafson & Anna Sophia Andersdotter

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