Anders Emil Berg (1895 - 1968)

Born 7 Apr 1895 in Slangar, Lassila, Jepua, Finland

Died 9 Jun 1968 at age 73 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Research Note: There are two pairs of parents for Emil. Andrew and Christine Berg mentioned in the obituary displayed on his Find-a-Grave site^[1] and Leander Mattsson and Anna Kristina Jakobsdotter as recorded on his birth recorded in Finland^[2], It seems to me that the Finish record is correct and so I am creating them as parents.

There is no record that the family used the name Berg in Finland and on the Ellis Island site all such immigrants from Jeppo, Finland use the last name Slangar. I believe the LNAB should be Slangar. The immigrants probably thought Berg was an easier last name to use.

Emil Andrew Berg was born April 7, 1895 in Joppa, Finland to parents Andrew and Christine Berg. The name of the town could have been "Jeppua" or "Jeppo" in Swedish based on birth records.^[3][1]

Residence

1895 - 1911

Slangar, Lassila No.1, Jeppo, Vaasa, Finland ^[4][5][6]

He was married to Olena (Oline, Lena) Larson, daughter of Jacob Larson and Petrena (Molstad) Larson on October 14, 1919 in Shevlin, Minnesota. She died in 1967.^[1]

The couple lived in Bemidji, MN for a few years then moved to their farm in Copley Township in 1928.^[1]

Emil was a veteran of World War I and a 50-year member of the American Legion. He worked on boats on the Great Lakes for 32 years.^[1]

They had two children:^[1]

1. Pauline (Mrs. Joe Balik)
2. Joseph who lived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

He had a brother, Hugo Berg, who lived in Tacoma, Washington.^[1]

Emil died on June 9, 1968 at Veteran's Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota and was buried at Bagley City Cemetery, Bagley, Clearwater, Minnesota.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46599135/emil-berg : accessed 02 April 2022), memorial page for Emil Berg (7 Apr 1895–9 Jun 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #46599135, citing Bagley City Cemetery, Bagley, Clearwater County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by FamilyHistorian (contributor 48335258) . (see Obituary)
2. ↑ The Hiski Project Link to this event [2217799]
3. ↑ The General Society of Finland, Christening records.[1]
4. ↑ Finland's Family History Association. Jepua > Communion Book, 1887-1896 > Sivu 227 191: Lassilaby, Slangar edellinen aukeama tyhjä Muokkaa Viite MKO4-19 Kuva 191 Link to Household Record (paywall)
5. ↑ Finland's Family History Association.Jepua Communion Book 1897-1909 AP I Aa:3 Kuva 170 Link to Household Record (paywall)
6. ↑ Finland's Family History Association. Jepua Communion Book 1910-1919 AP I Aa:4 Kuva 182 Link to Household Record (paywall)

• Birth Register: Jepua Birth Records 1892-1907 (MKO14-19), 1895, Page 145, Image 31. Finnish Family History Association Image (Paywall), Name: Anders Emil; Born: 7 April 1895; Baptized: 11 April 1895; Location: Slangar, Lassila, Jeppo; Father: Leander Mattsson; Mother: Anna Kristina Jakobsdotter

• Household Register: Jepua Communion Book 1887-1896 (AP I Aa:2), Page 227, Image 191. Finnish Family History Association Image (Paywall), Location: Slangar, Lassila, Jeppo; Household Members: Leander Mattss. (1855), Hu. Anna Jakobsd. (1855), Barn: Jakob Edvard (1876), Anna Johanna (1883), Matts (1886), Leander (1888-1893), Ida Katrina (1891), Anders Emil (1895)

• Household Register: Jepua Communion Book 1897-1909 (AP I Aa:3), Page 197, Image 170. Finnish Family History Association Image (Paywall), Location: Slangar, Lassila, Jeppo; Household Members: Leander Mattsson (1855), Hu. Anna Jakobsdr. (1855-1906), Barn: Jakob Edvard (1876), Anna Johanna (1883), Matts (1886), Ida Katrina (1891), Anders Emil (1895), Hugo Leander (1898)

• Household Register: Jepua Communion Book 1910-1919 (AP I Aa:4), Page 192, Image 182. Finnish Family History Association Image (Paywall), Location: Slangar, Lassila, Jeppo; Household Members: Leander Mattsson (1855), Barn: Anna Johanna (1883), Ida Katrina (1891), Anders Emil (1895), Hugo Leander (1898)

• Passenger List: "Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8745 #2112714 : accessed 23 September 2023), Name Anders Slangar, Gender Male, Marital Status Single, Arrival Age 18, Birth Place Jeppo, Finland, Departure Place Liverpool, England, Last Residence Place Jeppo, Finland, Final Destination Place Gardner, Massachusetts, Residence Place Finland, Arrival Date 24 Nov 1911, Arrival Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Complexion Dark, Eye Color Blue, Hair Color Dark, Height 5 Feet., 9 Inches., Ship Ivernia, Father Leander Slangar, Friend Jan Jansson, Person in Old Country Name Leander Slangar, Person in Old Country Residence Place Jeppo, Person in Old Country Relationship Father, Person in US Name Jan Jansson, Person in US Relationship Cousin; citing The National Archives in Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Series Title Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943, NAI Number 4319742, Record Group Title Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004, Record Group Number 85, Series Number T843, NARA Roll Number 172.

• Passenger List Index: "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1899-1940," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1909 #728902 : accessed 23 September 2023), Name Anders Slangar, Ship Name Ivernia, Date of Arrival 24 Nov 1911, Age 18; citing National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C., Book Indexes to Boston Passenger Lists, 1899-1940, Microfilm Serial T790, Microfilm Roll 45.

• Naturalization Index: "U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1629 #4041557 : accessed 23 September 2023), Name Emil Berg [Emil Slangar], Naturalization Age 23, Record Type Naturalization, Birth Date 7 Apr 1895, Birth Place Finland, Naturalization Date 1 Aug 1918, Court District Minnesota; citing The National Archives in Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285), Microfilm Serial M1285, Microfilm Roll 20.

• Naturalization Petition: "Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61196 #1594361 : accessed 23 September 2023), Name Emil Slangar [Emil Berg], Petition Age 23, Birth Date 7 Apr 1895, Birth Place Jeppo, Finland, Record Type Naturalization Petition, Petition Date 30 Jul 1918, Petition Number M1053; citing National Archives at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, ARC Title Petitions For Naturalization, 1906-1991, NAI Number M1285, Record Group Title Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, Record Group Number Rg 21.

• Death Certificate: "North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61747 #234040 : accessed 23 September 2023), Emil Andrew Berg death 9 Jun 1968 (born 7 Apr 1895), son of Andrew Slangar & Unknown, in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA; citing North Dakota Department of Health, Bismark, North Dakota, North Dakota Death Records, Certificate Number 2440.