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Henry Andrew (Henrik Anders) Berg (Skymberg)

Henry Andrew (Henrik Anders) Berg (Skymberg)[1]

Male 1873 - 1956  (82 years)

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  • Name Henry Andrew (Henrik Anders) Berg (Skymberg) 
    Nickname Anders Henrik Skymberg 
    Born 3 Dec 1873  Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 4 Nov 1903  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Immigration

    Departed 23 Oct 1903 from Gothenburg, Sweden, arriving on 4 Nov 1903 in Hull, England aboard the ship Romeo. Age 29; birthplace Elfkarleby Ôrebro (Örebro) 
    Age: 29 
    Ship Manifest: SS Columbus
    Ship Manifest: SS Columbus
    Departing Liverpool on 29 Oct 1903, arriving Boston harbor on 4 Nov 1903

    Anders Skymberg, 29; Selma Skymberg, 22; and Torsten Skymberg, 7
    Census 19 Apr 1910  Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1910

    Minnesota, Saint Louis, Duluth, 19 Apr 1910, SD 8, ED 53, sheet 5A, 1223 (street name illegible), dwelling 101, family 106

    Henry Berg, head 36. Selma, wife 29. They have been married for 8 years; two children born, two living; first marriage for both. Children: Thurston, son 7; Arnold, son 4. He is a (illegible) working odd jobs for wages. Owns home with a mortgage. All but Arnold who was born in Minnesota were born in Sweden and immigrated to the U.S. in 1903. Neither parent can read or write.

    Also living with them are two boarders, Frederick Stenstrom, 9 months, and Elenor Larsen, 27. Frederick was born in Minnesota and Elenor was born in Sweden. No immigration year noted for the later. 
    Age: 36 
    Census 9 Jan 1920  Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920

    Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota, Precinct 10, Enumeration District 101, sheet 9A, Family #183, 11 Avenue East

    Henry Berg, head, 46, married, Immigrated 1903, Naturalized 1912, born in Sweden, contractor in Water and Gas Company. Selma Berg, wife, 39, married, Immigrated 1903, Naturalized 1912, born in Sweden, no occupation. Torsten, son, 16, single, born in Sweden. Arnold M, son, 14, single, born in Minnesota  
    Age: 46 
    1920 US Federal Census, Henry Berg Family
    1920 US Federal Census, Henry Berg Family
    Census 9 Apr 1930  Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1930

    Minnesota, Saint Louis, Duluth, 9 Apr 1930, SD 3, ED 69-49, sheet 9B, 1022 Eleventh Street, dwelling 203, family 209

    Henry A. Berg, head 56. Selma, wife 49. Thorsten H., son 27. They own their own home valued at $6,500; own a radio set. He is a contractor with a contracting company working for himself. He is not a veteran. Thorsten is a civil engineer for a contracting firm for wages. He is not a veteran. The family was born in Sweden and immigrated to the U.S. in 1903. All are able to read and write. 
    Age: 56 
    Census 12 Apr 1940  Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1940

    Minnesota, Saint Louis, Duluth, 12 Apr 1940, SD 8, ED 88-26B, sheet 3B, 1022 North Eleventh Ave East, dwelling 58

    Andrew Berg, head 66. Selma, wife 59. Thorston, son 37. Andrew is the proprietor of a construction (contractor) firm working on his own account; wages for 1939 were zero; has other source of income. Thorston is the co-partner of the construction firm also working on his own account; income for 1939 was zero; has other source of income. All were born in Sweden and are naturalized citizens. Highest educational level: Andrew, 8th; Selma, 8th; Thorston, C-4. Living in the same house as on 1 Apr 1935. 
    Age: 66 
    Died 23 Aug 1956  Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1116  clanSoren
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2017 

    Father Per Jonasson Skymberg,   b. 5 Feb 1840, Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1918, Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Katarina Persdotter,   b. 1 May 1841, Ransäter, Värmland, Sverige Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1915  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1 Sep 1861  Norra Råda, Värmland, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F408  Group Sheet

    Family Selma Augusta Jansson,   b. 3 Dec 1880, Borne, Alvkarleby Parish, Uppsala, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1958, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1901  Elfkarleby, Uppsala, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
    Married: 1x01. Thorsten or Thorsten Henrik Berg (Skymberg),   b. 17 Mar 1903, Älvkarleby, Uppsala, Sverige (Sweden) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1967, Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Married: 1x02. Arnold Maurice Berg,   b. 9 Jul 1905, Duluth, Saint Louis, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1978, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F409  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S320] Minnesota Death Certificates Index, (Minnesota Historical Society, people.mnhs.org), CERTID# 1956-MN-030584, 23 Aug 1956, Saint Louis County (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S104] Immigration and Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), (citation missing) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S89] Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists, 1869-1951, Göteborgs Poliskammare, EIX 1-143, 1869–1950. Landsarkivet i Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden., (Ancestry).
      Name: Anders Skymberg
      Departure Date: 23 okt 1903 (23 Oct 1903)
      Departure Place: Göteborg (Gothenburg), Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige
      Ship Name: Romeo
      Birth Date: abt 1874
      Birth Place: Elfkarleby Ôrebro (Örebro)
      Age: 29
      Destination: Hull, England

    4. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Duluth Ward 1, Saint Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T624_724; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0153; Image: 664; FHL microfilm: 1374737. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T625_858; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 101 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota; Roll: 1126; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 449.0; FHL microfilm: 2340861 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S306] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Duluth, St Louis, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1972; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 88-26B. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S181] Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Ancestry.com), Hans Damm Slakttrad Family Tree (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S130] Ancestry World Tree Project, (Ancestry.com), OneWorldTree, Henry A. Berg (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S109] Sweden, Indexed Marriage Records, 1860-1943, Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; Swedish Church Records Archive; GID Number: 2287.53.2600; Roll Number: CK2770, (Ancestry).
      Name: Selma Augusta
      Maiden Name: Jansson
      Gender: Kvinna (Female)
      Age: 20
      Birth Date: 2 dec 1880
      Marriage Date: 9 nov 1901
      Marriage Place: Elfkarleby, Uppsala, Sverige (Sweden)
      Parish: Elfkarleby
      Spouse: Anders Hinrik Perss