{"id":142,"date":"2012-11-05T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ancestry.smars.se\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2013-12-14T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T13:02:01","slug":"augusta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ancestry.smars.se\/?page_id=142","title":{"rendered":"Augusta Eklund 3\/8 1879 Springfield, Isanti County Minnesota – 2\/11 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"\"\"\"\"<\/a>\"Augusta<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Augusta is the only daughter of Gustaf Fredrik<\/a>– the oldest son of Anna-Greta and Johannes. Her father emigrated to Minnesota 1868. Her mother was Johanna Pettersdotter-Malcum. from Sweden, she came to the US 1868 as well.<\/p>\n

She had 3 little siblings: Carl Viktor, John August and Hulda<\/a>. \u00a0but all of them died 1884-85, when Augusta was only 5-6 years old. They died in diphteria and dysentery.<\/p>\n

She was born in Springvale<\/a>,<\/a> Isanti county, Mn where her parents lived all their lives at their farm<\/p>\n

She married Walter Fredeen 20th of Nov.1902- 23 years old. Walter was 5 years older than Augusta- born April 11, 1874. He was a farmer and for a while he was a Proprietor of a harness shop by 1910. They had 5 children: Beatrice<\/a> born 1904, Jennie<\/a> Wilhelmina 1906, Twins: Joel<\/a> Oliver and Uriel <\/a>Gustaf 1910 and Clemens<\/a> Walter 1913.<\/p>\n

\"Augusta<\/a>

Augusta and Walter Fredeen with all their 5 kids: Beatrice, Jennie, Joel and Uriel and Clemens<\/p><\/div>\n

By 1910- 31 years old, she lived in Cambridge<\/a>, Isanti county, Mn. with her family. They later moved to Milaca.<\/a><\/p>\n

In her thirties she got stomach cancer and was operated on but diseased 5 weeks later, in her home. She was only 35 years old and left 5 little children between 2 – 11 years of age.<\/p>\n

See\u00a0Augustas orbituary\u00a0\"Augusta<\/a><\/p>\n

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3 years after Augustas death, Walter was drafted to WWI<\/a> Sept 9 1918. Consequence? The WWI-war was really ended at this time.<\/p>\n

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Augustas husbands orbituary: He became 72 years old and survived her by 32 years and never remarried.<\/p>\n

\"Walter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Her parents died with one month apart from each other in jan\/febr 1921.<\/p>\n

She has written a wonderful diary, which gives us much insight in the life of hers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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