Carl Gustaf Holmstrom

13 Aug1869 - 1949

• Born	13 Aug1869	Jönköping, Sweden
  Gender	Male
  Swedes In Texas Book	Jonah Colony
  	Page 702
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  Immigration Year	1888
  Died	16 May 1949	Texas
  Buried	Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamsom County, Texas
  Person ID	I3920	Texas
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Peter Johan Johannesson,   b. 25 Dec 1832, Kulebo, Barkeryd, Småland, Sweden ,   d. 08 Feb 1901, Gransäng, Barkeryd, Småland, Sweden
  Mother	Hanna Elizabeth Svensdotter,   b. 07 Oct 1827, Gransäng, Barkeryd, Småland, Sweden ,   d. 27 Jun 1870, Rya, Barkeryd, Småland, Sweden
  Family ID	F907	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anna Sofia Fröjd,   b. 23 Feb 1872, Almesåkra, Småland, Sweden ,   d. 13 Sep 1940, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Married	1894
  Notes	SIT Ref Page 702 CARL G. HOLMSTROM, a farmer near Jonah, was both a farmer and a miller in Sweden. He emigrated in 1888, and came to Decker. He worked for Mr. Carl Lundgren for the first year. After two years in Austin, he moved to Willliamson County where he started farming. He was a tenant farmer for twelve years. Mr. Holmstrom moved to Jonah with his family in 1905. The previous year he had bought a beautiful farm near the village on the San Gabriel river. Mr. Holmstrom was born in Jönköping in 1869, and is the son of Per Johan Johanson, a farmer, who was also a carpenter. In 1894 he married Anna Sofia Fröjd, who was born in Almesåkra, Småland, in 1872. Her father was a farmer and his name was Anders Fröjd. She immigrated to America in 1891, and came to Round Rock, Texas, in the company of the widow Lovisa Peterson of Taylor. The Holmstroms have six children who are still living. Two have died. Oscar, 1895; Gustaf, 1897; Tom, 1901; Bertha, 1903; Lambert, 1905; and Frances, 1909. The couple belongs to the Swedish Free Church in Brushy. Mr. Holmstrom is a cheerful and friendly person who makes friends early both among Swedes and Americans. He takes a great interest in community activities, and has been a representative for the Jonah public schools for several years. He is also part owner of the local gin company. A paternal uncle of Mr. Holmstrom, Gustaf Holmstrom, came here before the Civil War, and afterwards he settled in Minnesota where he died at an old age.
  Children	> 1. Oscar Holmstrom,   b. 08 Aug 1895, Texas ,   d. 31 Oct 1978, Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas > 2. Gustaf Edgar Holmstrom,   b. 19 Jun 1897, Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas ,   d. 26 Nov 1967, Texas > 3. Thomas W. Holmstrom, Sr,   b. 17 Jun 1901, Jonah,Texas ,   d. 19 Oct 1974, Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamsom County, Texas > 4. Bertha Alyce Holmstrom,   b. 17 Nov 1903, Jonah, Texas ,   d. 26 Oct 1991, Austin, Travis County, Texas > 5. Lambert Holmstrom,   b. 17 Nov 1905, Jonah, Tx. ,   d. 20 Jun 1991, Round Rock, Tx.   6. Walter Holmstrom,   b. 23 Oct 1907, Williamson County, Texas ,   d. 08 Sep 1908, Williamson County, Texas   7. Frances Holmstrom,   b. 1909, Texas
  Photos		SIT Ref Page 702 C.G. Holmstrom and Family
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2010
  Family ID	F909	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Jonah Swedes - 1940 This photo was taken at the Gustaf E. Johnson farm & house. This was shortly after Gustaf passed away in Michigan in 1939. May have been some kind of memorial by his old Jonah friends C.G. Holmstrom and C.J. Wegstrom and brother Axel Johnson. Imagine a print was sent to Michigan to my grandmother Hilma as she also knew these old Swedes. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Carl G. Holmstrom
  		Carl Gustaf Holmstrom

  
  

  Headstones

  Carl Gustaf Holmstrom Headstone

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Carl Gustaf Holmstrom UT Collection p1 A Guide to the Carl Gustaf Holmstrom Family Papers, 1882 - 1918 Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. The University of Texas at Austin.
  		Carl Gustaf Holmstrom UT Collection p2 A Guide to the Carl Gustaf Holmstrom Family Papers, 1882 - 1918 Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. The University of Texas at Austin.
  		Carl Gustaf Holmstrom UT Collection p3 A Guide to the Carl Gustaf Holmstrom Family Papers, 1882 - 1918 Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. The University of Texas at Austin.

  
  

  Letters To Texas » Slide Show		Gustaf Esaias Johnson letter from Sweden to Carl Gustaf Holmstrom in Texas The 1893 letter is the earliest I have of him asking wether he could come to C.G. Holmstrom in RR as a 20 year old. Have others before he finally came.
  		Gustaf Esaias Johnson letter from Sweden to Carl Gustaf Holmstrom in Texas The 1901 letter was his first after returning to Sweden to find a wife after no luck in Texas. Also have a serious of letter for over 9 months back to Holmstrom including his getting married and coming back to Texas in Feb 1902. That must have been tough crossing the North Sea and Atlantic in Feb. David Skoglund translated all of these letters and his mother typed them for my mother, after my dad passed away in 1989.
  		Gustaf Esaias Johnson letter from Sweden to Carl Gustaf Holmstrom in Texas The 1901 letter - page 2.

  
  

  Schools

  Jonah School Plaque - Erected 1922

  
  

  Albums		Living (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
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• Sources

  [S51] 1900 US Federal Census JP1 Williamson, ED 139 SH 13A. [S8] 1920 US Federal Census JP1 Williamson Texas, ED 151 SH 9A. [S690] 1930 US Federal Census JP1 Williamson, ED 3 SH 2B. [S36] SIT Book, Page 702.