Olof Alfred Boström.
Född 1857-07-12 i Prästbordet, Östra Ämtervik (Värmland). [1]
Död 1914-06-05 i Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. [2]
Dopvittnen: Ab. Olof Jönsson h. Maria Persdr i N. Ås.
Levde 1877 i Bogerud, Östra Ämtervik (Värmland). [3]
Flyttade 1882-11-04 från Bogerud, Östra Ämtervik (Värmland) till Adolf Fredrik, Stockholm (Uppland). [4]
Flyttade på 1880-talet från Adolf Fredrik, Stockholm (Uppland) till USA. [2]
Many of his children's births and deaths were listed in Denver public index records. However,
some are missing. The list of Olaf and Anna's children as it stands is my best guess based on
1) Denver
public index 2) Los Angeles California public index records online (has a death for a David E
Bostrom and gives a birth that corresponds to this) 3) Dorothy Noreen's information (she says
she had it
as listed in the family Bible), and 4) Robert Bostrom's information. Information regarding all
children and their descendents (except Elmer) comes from records compiled by Robert
Bostrom and Dorothy
Noreen.
Olaf usually went by O Alfred or Alf. He may have been Alfred Olaf, not Olaf Alfred, but it is
Olaf Alfred in the family Bible. The spelling of Olaf was "Olof" in Sweden. He was active in the
Swedish Evangelical Free Church in Denver. He was a cabinet maker. The family lived in
Denver, then on a ranch in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado. Their mail came via the
Jamestown Stage.
"from Adolf Fredriks forsamling Stockholm; fodd i Bogerud Ostra Emtervik, Wermland" in
Dorothy's records.
(Jon Bostrom)
Gift 1883-01-13 i Karlstad, Sweden
med
Anna Kajsa Fjellberg.
Född 1861-10-25 i Varmland, Sweden.
Död 1899-07-11 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
The names of Anna's parents were came from Robert Bostrom. Many of her children's births and deaths were listed in Denver public index records. However, some are missing. Information regarding all
children and their descendents other than Elmer comes from personal communication with Robert Bostrom.
From Hendiksvall, "fodd I Glava, Wermland"
Gift omkring 1900 i Colorado, USA
med
Mary Nybeck.
Mary was hard on the children. They were both living in Portland, Oregon, at the end of their lives to be close to Edith and her family.
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Edith K Bostrom.
Född 1884-03-30 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1967-06-24 i Portland, Oregon, USA.
Edith moved to Philadelphia, then out west to Oregon.
Gift 1909-10-12 i Portland, Oregon, USA
med
Alfred Turner.
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Paul Sigurd Bostrom.
Född 1886-01-03 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1886-08-09 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
David Sigurd Bostrom was this child's name in Dorothy's records
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David Einar Bostrom.
Född 1887-05-05 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1956-01-15 i Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Oscar Sigurd Bostrom was this child's name in Dorothy's records, but I'm pretty sure that it's correct as is. He lived with Vic, George, and Elmer in Minneapolis after they left Colorado. Didn't
have any children by Dorothy's records.
Gift
med
Betty (Bostrom).
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Oscar Sigurd Bostrom.
Född 1889-10-09 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1893-09-30 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Sigurd Bostrom was this child's name in Bob's records
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Victor Alfred Bostrom.
Född 1892-02-29 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1975-08-09 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
Gift 1922-03-01 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
med
Hortense Marie Cecelia Palmer.
Född 1898-10-31 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
Död 1976-09-25 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
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Elmer Robert Bostrom.
Född 1894-07-30 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1952-12-24 i Wichita, Kansas, USA.
His birth certificate (obtained in 1942) says 7-30-1894, as does the family bible. He was born at home at 73 S Ogden Street, Denver, Colorado. They also apparently lived at 1076 Acoma Street in
Denver. At the time Denver was called Ogden. His driver's license, in his own writing, listed his birth as 7-30-1895. Elmer later grew up on a ranch on the foothills of the Rocky's outside of
Boulder. There were no neighbors, and money was scarce. He and his brothers slept on hay in a loft of the house, and they could hear coyotes howling at night. He went to a one-room school some
distance away, and the boys rode horses to and from school. His father re-married, and she was hard on the children. Elmer was very bright, always getting perfect grades. He took many business and
astronomy classes at the University of Minnesota.
He and his three brothers who lived to adulthood, David, Vic, and George, moved to Minneapolis to find work. They lived at 3653 Bryant Ave S in Minneapolis with Miss Westerling, from about
1916-1918, after which he went into the army.
As an adult, he was 5'7", 165 lbs. The R of his middle name wasn't short for anything when he was born. When he was in the army, he was told he had to choose a middle name, or someone else would
pick it for him.
Elmer worked for the National Biscuit company from 1919-1926, then for Anthony Motors starting in Dec. 1926. The compnay moved to Atlanta and wanted Elmer to move there too. He bought into the
Packard car company at 1400 Harmon place, where he was secretary/treasurer. In time, as the management moved on, Elmer was able to buy out the remaining co-owners and himself become president. He
was President of the Automobile Dealer's Association of Minneapolis during this time, and he was highly respected, honorable businessman.
In perhaps 1950, he sold the Packard company in Minneapolis and moved to Wichita, Kansas, to work for Packard there. Apparently Walburg's relatives harrassed him at work and told prospective buyers
not to do business with him. Dorothy said that she had no knowledge of this or the impending divorce at the time. He developed a worsening heart condition through his last few years. No drugs were
available to treat this, and open-heart surgery was only experimental.
Dorothy stayed with him her senior year of high school in Wichita, KS, leaving her graduating class for the time. They lived at the Commodore Hotel. This was in 1952. Her father was worn out from
his heart condition, and he was ready to make plans to move back with the rest of the family in Minneapolis. The doctor felt that he could die at any time. He and Dorothy planned to move back to
Minneapolis after Christmas. Unfortunately, on Christmas Eve, he was having breakfast with Dorothy at a restaurant across the street from their residence. He suffered a heart attack and died.
Elmer's son David came down to Wichita, where Elmer was a member of the First Baptist Church. They had a service at the church. Elmer was buried at Lakewood Cemetary. Lakewood's records say that
Elmer died in "Saint Frances, Kansas." I'm not sure where this comes from...Saint Francis, KS, is hundreds of miles from Wichita, nearly in the opposite corner of the state.
Gift 1920-05-05 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Ceremony was performed at Walburg's home by her uncle Adolph. Huldah E. Larson was the maid of honor and Victor Bostrom was the best man. They were divorced, with papers being issued on 12 Apr
1950 and judgement issued on Sept 8 1951. Dorothy was not even aware until many years later that the divorce had taken place at this time.
med
Walborg Elfrieda Liljengren.
Född 1897-03-13 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
Död 1985-01-31 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
Begravd 1985-02-02 i Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
Walburg's aunt Hannah (Nels' sister) helped raise her after her mother's death. Hannah too died in 1913 when the children were in their teens. Walburg helped raise the younger children at this
point. She quit school and worked as a seamstress. She and Elmer both attended the Swedish Tabernacle (now First Covenant Church) in Minneapolis, with services in Swedish.
Walborg lived at 2424 Eliot Ave in 1918 (presumably where she was married), which is now torn down. In her adult life, she and Elmer lived at 3754 Upton, then moved to 4122 Washburn. Walborg had
mental health issues, and suffered a "nervous breakdown" in 1945. Along with her daughter Dorothy, she went to California to stay with Hildur and her husband Bob for 2 months. They took a train out
to California, and Dorothy said that it was a wonderful adventure for her. During the summer of 1951, shortly before the divorce judgement, Hildur and children Kathy and Donnie came to stay with the
family. Dorothy said that she wasn't aware of the impending divorce until many years later.
After her ex-husband's death, Walborg was devastated. Dorothy said that she completely lost it at the funeral and she never fully recovered. She sold the family home some yeras later and moved to
an apartment. She worked at the YMCA in downtown Minneapolis at this time, and later took care of an "invalid." Eventually she moved in with Dorothy and her family, making it possible for Dorothy
to work outside of the home. Her mental health improved through these years, but she began to have bad osteoporsis. Walborg lived at 2429 9th Ave S (Minneapolis) in 1976 according to the birth
certificate she filed then. She had a pacemaker installed in 1979, and moved to Ebenezer Hall in June 1980. Through all of these years, her mind remained claer and she was interested in reading and
current events. She fell in love with George Schultz (b. 4 Jan 1894, d. 12 Dec 1982) at Ebenezer. George left her
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George Edwin Bostrom.
Född 1896-11-08 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Gift 1923-09-05 i Chicago,Cook,Illonois
med
Esther W. Larson.
Född 1895-05-19.
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Alice Bostrom.
Född 1899-06-09 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Död 1900-06-25 i Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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