George Edwin Bostrom Jr (1924 - 1989)

Born 17 Dec 1924 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Died 29 Sep 1989 at age 64 in Kakegawa-shi, Shizuoka-ken, Japan

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Biography

George was born in 1924 in Illinois. He grew up mostly in Washington State where he attended university. He was drafted into World War II and was the navigator in airplanes flying over Japan dropping bombs. After becoming a Christian, he returned to Japan as a missionary, where he met and married single missionary Lois Marsh from Alabama. They returned to the US for 7 years, had 5 children, then moved back to Japan to live, starting two churches in Tenryu and Kakegawa. George died at just 63 from a brain tumor in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan. His body was flown back to the US and buried in Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama. He passed away in 1989, the same year as his father.

• George Edwin Bostrom, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"^[1]
• George E Bostrom Jr. in household of Olof Larson, "United States Census, 1930"^[2]
• George Bostrom in household of George E Bostrom, "United States Census, 1940"^[3]
• George Edwin Bostrom Jr. in entry for Gloria Dawn Bostrom, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"^[4]
• George Edwin Bostrom Jr. in entry for Faith Ann Bostrom, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"^[5]
• George Edwin Bostrom, "Find A Grave Index" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31118015/george-e.-bostrom^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSH-1779 : 18 May 2016), George Edwin Bostrom, 17 Dec 1924; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 56460, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS5G-Q3H : accessed 14 February 2019), George E Bostrom Jr. in household of Olof Larson, Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1916, sheet 24B, line 94, family 361, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 495; FHL microfilm 2,340,230.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93G-RN2 : 15 March 2018), George Bostrom in household of George E Bostrom, Ward 1, Tacoma, Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-4, sheet 11B, line 79, family 252, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4388.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93G-RN2 : 15 March 2018), George Bostrom in household of George E Bostrom, Ward 1, Tacoma, Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-4, sheet 11B, line 79, family 252, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4388.
5. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8FP-BCS : 1 January 2015), George Edwin Bostrom Jr. in entry for Faith Ann Bostrom, 15 Sep 1959; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for George Edwin Bostrom, Jr (17 Dec 1924–29 Sep 1989), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31118015, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by rhm (contributor 46886229).