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Family Group Record: Sarah Elizabeth Metcalf & Carl August Swalberg, Jr.

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HUSBAND 1) Carl August SWALBERG Jr
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BIRTH:   7 Oct 1866      PLACE: W. Lopta, Vasteras, Varmland, Sweden
MAR.:   23 Jun 1892      PLACE: Manti, Sanpete, Utah, USA
DEATH:  25 Aug 1905      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
BURIAL:                  PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
OCCUPATION: Farmer, Rancher, Freighter

FATHER: Carl August SWALBERG         MOTHER: Carolina Christiana OLOFSSON

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WIFE Sarah Elizabeth METCALF
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BIRTH:  23 Feb 1866      PLACE: Fayette, Sanpete, Utah
CHR.:   18 Mar 1866      PLACE: Fayette, Sanpete, Utah
DEATH:   2 Aug 1945      PLACE: Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon
BURIAL:  2 Aug 1945      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
OCCUPATION: 1920: Domestic Laborer

FATHER: John Edward METCALF, Jr.     MOTHER: Mary Keziah BARTHOLOMEW

OTHER MARRIAGE: 2) James J. FISK   23 Mar 1907 (div)

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CHILDREN
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 1. NAME: Vera SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:  15 May 1893      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
 F  MAR.:   19 May 1919      PLACE: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
    DEATH:  17 Jun 1973      PLACE: Stockton, San Joaquin, California
    BURIAL: 22 Jun 1973      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    SPOUSE: Dwight Wesley GARBER
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 2. NAME: Leah SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:   2 Nov 1894      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
 F  MAR:    23 May 1919      PLACE: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
    DEATH:  11 Mar 1920      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    BURIAL: 15 Mar 1920      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    CAUSE OF DEATH: (died 11 days after giving birth)
    OCCUPATION: Secretary at a whole-sale house
    SPOUSE: Beauford Milburn BUCK
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 3. NAME: Grace Emily SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:   9 Sep 1896      PLACE: Manti, Sanpete, Utah
 F  MAR:     5 Jun 1920      PLACE: Vancouver, Clarke, Washington
    DEATH:  25 Dec 1984      PLACE: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    BURIAL:                  PLACE: Skyline Mem Garden, Portland, Mltnm, OR
    SPOUSE: Wilbur Earl EVANS
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 4. NAME: Gertrude SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:   4 Sep 1899      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
 F  MAR:    15 Dec 1923      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    DEATH:   3 Jan 1990      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    BURIAL:                  PLACE:
    SPOUSE: Owen Bernard MAXAM
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 5. NAME: Charles Grant SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:  18 Aug 1901      PLACE: Summerville, Union, Oregon
 M  MAR:    18 Mar 1922      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    DEATH:  28 Oct 1958      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    BURIAL: 30 Oct 1958      PLACE: La Grande, Union, Oregon
    SPOUSE: Sarah Olive CARTER
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 6. NAME: Edith SWALBERG
--- BIRTH:   5 Feb 1905      PLACE: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
 F  MAR:    28 May 1924      PLACE: Pendelton, Umitilla, Oregon
    DEATH:  11 Dec 1994      PLACE:  , Multnomah, Oregon
    BURIAL:                  PLACE:
    SPOUSE: Donald Hector MCLEAN

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DOCUMENTATION

HUSBAND - Carl August SWALBERG Jr

Records of Beth Swalberg Davis

BIRTH: Ancestral File has birth 1 Oct or 1 Aug

DEATH: Sanpete County Cemetery Records; FHL film 1320560; item 12.  Family records have death date 26 Aug

DEATHPLACE: per letter from Mildred Stringham Phillips, he went to Utah for treatment of his diabetes and died there.

NAME: Charles August or Carl August.  IGI entries for ch say Carl. Went by Gus

DEATH-BURIAL: Utah History Research Center Burials Database; http://history.utah.gov/apps/burials/execute/searchburials
Burial Information: SWALBERG, CARL AUGUST JR.
Birth:      10/7/1866
Death:    8/25/1905
Burial:     0/0/0
Place of Birth:       SWEDEN
Place
of Death:    
Grave Location:    Gunnison City Cemetery , 03.07.03

 

WIFE - Sarah Elizabeth METCALF

records of Larry Smith

BIRTH- BLESSING: Gunnison Ward Rec; FHL film 0025977.  Blessed by her father

LDS_BAPTISM: La Grande Ward, Union, OR LDS membership record; FHL film 0020313

MARRIAGE_2: Fisk: divorced by 1910 as she was listed in the 1910 census as widow, Swalberg

DEATH-BURIAL: Union Co OR Death/Bur Cards; FHL film 934248; Bur as Sarah E Swalberg.  Deceased member Rec File also gives her name at death as Sarah Swalberg

RESIDENCE: 1 Jul 1909 Removed from La Grande, OR Ward to Gunnison, UT Ward
     1910: Lived in La Grande, widow, surname Swalberg.  source: 1910 OR

CENSUS: 1920: Lived at 2707 4th Street, La Grande   source: 1920 OR census

DEATH: Oregon Death Index: online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Swalberg, Sadie E
County
: Umatilla
Death Date:           2 Aug 1945
Certificate:             5435

MARRIAGE_2: (Fisk) Western States Marriage Record Index; http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm
Groom Last Name:                FISK
Groom First Name:               James J.
Bride Last Name: SWALBURG
Bride First Name: Sarah E.
Place
:     
Date:       23 Mar 1907
County of Record: Wallowa
State:      Oregon
Volume: C
Page:      285

  

CHILD 1 - Vera SWALBERG

Ancestral File; FGR submitted for temple work; FHL film 1553671

BURIAL_DATE: Union Co. OR Death/Bur Cards; FHL film 934246

RESIDENCE:
Feb 1921 Removed from La Grande, OR Ward to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Social Security # issued in Ohio 1963-1964 per Social Security Death Index.

DEATH: California Death Index has: Name: GARBER VERA S  //  Birthdate: 05/15/1893  //  Sex F  //  Birthplace UTAH  //  Death county: SAN JOAQUIN  //  Death date: 06/17/1973  //  age 80 yrs

DEATH: Social Security Death Index:
Name:     Vera Garber
Last Residence:    95207  Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States of America
Born:      15 May 1893
Died:       Jun 1973
State (Year) SSN issued:     Ohio (1963-1964)

  

CHILD 2 - Leah SWALBERG

BIRTH-BAPTISM-MARRIAGE-DEATH: La Grande, Union, OR LDS member record; FHL film 0020313

BURIAL: Union Co, OR Death/Bur Cards; FHL film 934248.  Buried as Leah Swalberg!

DEATH: Oregon Death Index; online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Buck, Leah S.
County
: Union
Death Date:  11 Mar 1920
Certificate:  86
Notice that her death is only days after her son's birth.

1920_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at La Grande, Union Oregon 24 February 1920
Buck Beauford M  Head  Male  age 31  Married  born Oklahoma, both parents born US,  Driver, Truck
  ---  Leah  Wife  Female  age 25  Married, born Utah, father born Sweden, mother born Utah,  Stenographer, Law Office

 

CHILD 3 - Grace Emily SWALBERG

records of Beth Swalberg Davis

DEATH: History of Grace Emily Swalberg Evans in poss of Vauna Marie Kelly

CENSUS: 1910 census age 12, born UT
        1920 OR census lists her lvg w/mother age 23

1930_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at West Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Evans, Wilbur E  Head  Male  age 41  Married, age 20 at first marriage, born Oregon, father born California, mother born Iowa, occupation Laborer - Hod-carrier
  ---  Grace E  Wife  Female  age 31  Married, age 23 at first marriage, born Utah, father born Sweden, mother born Utah
  ---  Forrest  Son  Male  age 8  born Oregon
  ---  Katherine  Daughter  Female  age 6  born Oregon

CHILDREN: Anc File lists a total of 5 children...4 are listed as LVG. The other 3 must be the 3 children listed with husband in 1920 OR census.  Records of Beth Swalberg Davis list 2 children born to Grace & Wilbur

RESIDENCE: La Grande Ward: Removed to Corbet OR 16-12-20 (or 6-12-20?)

DEATH: Oregon Death Index; online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Evans, Grace Emi
County
: Multnomah
Death Date:           25 Dec 1984
Certificate:             84-22600
Age:       87
Birth Date:             29 Sep 1897

 

CHILD 4 - Gertrude SWALBERG

records of Beth Swalberg Davis

BIRTH-BAPTISM: La Grande Ward, Union, OR LDS membership record; FHL film 0020313

MARRIAGE: records of Beth Swalberg Davis list no children for this couple

CENSUS: 1910 census age 10, born UT
        1929 census lists her lvg w/mother, age 20

1930_US_CENSUS: Enumerated in La Grande, Union, Oregon
Maxam, Owen B  Head  Male  age 37  Married, age 31 at first marriage, born Indiana, both parents born Indiana, Occupation Civil Engineer, City
  ---  Gertrude  Wife  Female  age 30  Married age 24 at first marriage, born Utah, father born Sweden, mother born Utah
Buck, Melburn G  Nephew  Male age 10  born Oregon, father born U.S., mother born Utah

DEATH: Oregon Death Index; online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Maxam, Gertrude
County
: Union
Death Date: 3 Jan 1990
Certificate: 90-00399
Age:       90
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1899
Spouse: Owen

DEATH: Social Security Death Index has:
Name:     Gertrude Maxam
Last Residence:    98119  Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America
Born:      4 Sep 1899
Died:       3 Jan 1990
State (Year) SSN issued:     Oregon (Before 1951 )

MARRIAGE: Western States Marriage Record Index; http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm
Groom Last Name:                MAXIM
Groom First Name:               Owen Bernard
Bride Last Name: SWALBERG
Bride First Name: Gertrude
Place
:      La Grande
Date:       15 Dec 1923
County of Record: Union
State:      Oregon
Volume: K
Page:      198

 

CHILD 5 - Charles Grant SWALBERG

 Ancestral File

DEATH_PLACE-BURIAL-WIFE: Union Co, OR Death/Bur Cards; FHL film 934248

MARRIAGE: Nov per records of Beth Swalberg Davis.  1920 OR census lists him age 18 lvg w/mother

1930_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at La Grande, Union, Oregon; ED 3127 sheet 1B
Swalberg Grant C  Head  Male age 28  Married, 1st married at age 20, born Oregon, father born Sweden, mother born Utah, occupation Clerk - Steam Railroad
  ---  Sarah O  Wife  age 26  Married, 1st married at age 18, born Oregon, father born Tennessee, mother born Arkansas
  ---  Elizabeth M  Daughter  age 7 born Oregon
  ---  Robert G  Son  age 6 born Oregon

DEATH: Oregon Death Index: online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Swalberg, Charles G
County
: Union
Death Date:           28 0 1958
Certificate:             12484
Spouse: Sally

MARRIAGE: Western States Marriage Record Index; http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm
Groom Last Name:                SWALBERG
Groom First Name:               Grant C.
Bride Last Name: CARTER
Bride First Name: Sarah O.
Place
:      La Grande
Date:       18 Mar 1922
County of Record: Union
State:      Oregon
Volume: K
Page:      28

 

CHILD 6 - Edith SWALBERG

BIRTH-MARRIAGE: records of Beth Swalberg Davis

BIRTH-BAPTISM: La Grande, Union, OR LDS Ward Member record; FHL film 0020313

DEATH: letter from Joy Barber in poss of Vauna Marie Kelly has death as 11 Nov 1994, no place given. Her LDS Church membership record has 11 DEC 1994, no place given.

BIRTH-DEATH-BAPTISM-MARRIAGE: IGI; source is her LDS Church membership record.

CENSUS: 1910 or census age 4 born OR.  1920 OR census age 14

DEATH: Oregon Death Index; online database at Ancestry.com; Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998. Salem, OR
Name:     Mc Lean, Edith
County
: Multnomah
Death Date:           11 Dec 1994
Certificate:             94-26887
Age:       89
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1905
Spouse: Donald

  

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