Alexander
(Alex)
Norberg
Born about in Sweden
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Alma Matilda (Carlson) Cresey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Mae Elvira Norberg and Dorothy Norberg
Died
at about age 37
in Cherry, Bureau County, Illinois, United States
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Biography
Alex Norberg was killed in the Cherry Mine Disaster on 13-Nov-1909
Alex was a mine manager who died in the Cherry Mine Disaster. He was one of the first group of men who volunteered to go down into the mine to help the trapped miners escape; all twelve died in the attempt.
He was survived by his widow and two children.[1]
Sources
- ↑ State of Illinois, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Cherry Mine Disaster, Springfield:Illinois (1910), pp. 42-43
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