Johan Ernfrid Ekberg (1879 - aft. 1918)

Born 25 Aug 1879 in Malmö Sankt Petri, Malmöhus län, Sweden

Ancestors

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Biography

1879 on September 13th, Johan Ernfrid was christened in Malmö, Sweden. ^[1][2]. Lived at block 46 von Konow in S:t Petri, Malmö. Father was "Sjökapten" (eng. sea captain). ^[3]

1879 moved to page 47^[3] block 39 Liljan VI b. ^[4][5]

1880 resident Qv. Liljan S:t Petri^[6]

1882 nov 13 moved out, record 974 to C.F. ^[5][7]

1886-1890 lived in Malmö S:t Petri, Biet. ^[8]

1903 in June travelled to the United States from Copenhagen on s/s Norge. Travelling to "Friend Jacob Bergvall"(?) in Newport News, Virginia. ^[9]

1910 registered in Swedish census 1910 as "obefintlig" (unknown whereabouts), occupation "Handelsbiträde"^[10]

In 1918 he lived in San Fransisco, California. ^[11]

In 1918 he was on the payroll of Southern Pacific Company, where he worked as a waiter. (Source from ancestry, no reference yet.)

12 Sep 1918 - He signed his World War I Draft Registration Card • His address was 317 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco, California • He listed waiter as the present occupation and unemployed for Employer's Name. Date of Birth: August 25, 1879 and current age of 39.

Research Notes

Possible death

Death of a John E Ekberg in Los Angeles in 1928. ^[12][13]

Johan Ernfrid Ekberg in Copenhagen:

Name Johan Ernfrid Ekberg

Gender Male

Birth Aug 25 1879, Malmö, Sweden

Occupation (Danish) Kommis

Occupation (English) Grocer assistant

Residences

Herluf Trolles Gade 7, 1., Hos Frk. Andersen Sep 17 1900

Herluf Trolles Gade 6, 2., Hos Christine Andersen Nov 6 1900

Frederiksborggade 18, 4., Hos Christensen Apr 15 1901

Rømersgade 23, 1. Nov 1 1901

Skindergade 23, 3., Hos Fru Petersen Mar 4 1921

• Denmark, Copenhagen Police Registrations, 1890-1923, database, myheritage.com (https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10727-1765513/johan-ernfrid-ekberg-in-denmark-copenhagen-police-registrations)

John Ekberg in San Francisco California:

• 1927 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #1472601547 (accessed 25 Dec 2021)
  Name: John Eckberg; Residence Year: 1927; Street Address: 40 Oak; Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA; Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1927. No occupation listed.
• 1928 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #222631531 (accessed 25 December 2021)
  Name: J E Ekberg; Residence Year: 1928; Street Address: 54 Ellis; Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA; Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1928. No occupation listed.

Other possibilities:

• Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
  Year: 1929; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 3; Page Number: 234
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #2011635342 (accessed 25 December 2021)
  Name: John Emanuel Ekberg; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian; Age: 50; Birth Date: abt 1879; Departure Port: Gothenburg, Sweden; Arrival Date: 16 Dec 1929; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Kungsholm; Position in Crew: Waiter.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  The Tacoma News Tribune; Publication Date: 29 Apr 1954; Publication Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/733927325/?article=998a3299-3039-4eaf-b01b-922e3df91c3c&focus=0.5246936,0.2653483,0.63945293,0.45652035&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #977216596 (accessed 25 December 2021)
  Name: John Efralm Ekberg; Gender: Male; Obituary Date: 29 Apr 1954; Obituary Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA; Newspaper Title: The Tacoma News Tribune. -- The article was not read (no newspapers.com subscription)

Sources

1. ↑ Malmö Sankt Petri (M) CI:10 (1879-1887) Image 37 / page 30 (AID: v104056.b37.s30, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)
2. ↑ "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2ZP-V8X : 9 December 2014), Johan Ehrenfrid Ekberg, ; citing Malmö, Malmöhus, Sweden, reference Item 211 p30; FHL microfilm 919,850.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Malmö Sankt Petri (M) AId:26 (1876-1880) Image 313 / page 313 (AID: v103895.b313.s313, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)
4. ↑ Malmö Sankt Petri (M) AId:26 (1876-1880) Image 50 / page 47 (AID: v103895.b50.s47, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Malmö Sankt Petri (M) AId:37 (1881-1885) Image 29 / page 24 (AID: v103906.b29.s24, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)
6. ↑ SVAR

   Folkräkningar (Sveriges befolkning) 1880

   Namn Johan Ehrnfrid

   Hemförsamling Malmö Sankt Petri

   Hemort Qv. Liljan

   Kontrakt Oxie

   Län Malmöhus

   Födelseår 1879

   Födelseförsamling Malmö Sankt Petri Malmöhus län

   Civilstånd Ogift

   Kön Man

   Familjeställning s.

   Famstkod Barn

   Familj nr 1

   Sida 41

   Rad 43

   Upprättad av Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

   Om hushållet

   Personer i hushållet

   Fam. nr 1

   Ekberg, Karl Fredrik, f. 1847 i Riseberga Kristianstads län, Sjökapten

   Boström, Charlotta Eleonora, f. 1852 i Lund Malmöhus län

   Johan Ehrnfrid, f. 1879 i Malmö Sankt Petri Malmöhus län

7. ↑ Malmö Sankt Petri (M) BII:4 (1881-1894) Image 50 (AID: v104033.b50, NAD: SE/MSA/00619)

   Nr 974, 13/11, 24, Ekberg Karl Fredrik sjökapten m.(ed) fam(ilj), Liljan, C.F,3 (men), 1 women)

8. ↑ Malmö S:t Petri kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder förda för hela församlingen, SE/MSA/00619/A I d/47 (1886-1890), bildid: C0067986_00143
9. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFRL-YMR : 6 December 2014), Johan E. Ekberg, 27 Jun 1903; citing departure port Copenhagen, arrival port N Y, ship name Norge, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ SVAR

    Ekberg, Johan Ehrnfrid

    Folkräkningar (Sveriges befolkning) 1910

    Namn Ekberg, Johan Ehrnfrid

    Hemförsamling Malmö Sankt Petri

    Hemort Kvarstående obefintliga sedan åren 1901-1910

    Kontrakt Oxie

    Län Malmöhus

    Födelseår 1879

    Födelseförsamling Malmö Sankt Petri Malmöhus län

    Yrke Handelsbiträde

    Civilstånd Ogift

    Kön Man

    Famstkod Ensamstående

    Familj nr 1

    Sida 303

    Rad 6

    Upprättad av Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation

    Om hushållet

    Personer i hushållet

    Fam. nr 1 Ekberg, Johan Ehrnfrid, f. 1879 i Malmö Sankt Petri Malmöhus län, Handelsbiträde

11. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZK9-WB4 : accessed 22 January 2016), John Ernyrid Ekberg, 1917-1918; citing San Francisco City no 12, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,544,246.
12. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-15CX : Sun Oct 15 14:52:01 UTC 2023), Entry for John E Ekberg, 24 Sep 1928.
13. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLV-8KWJ : Sun Oct 15 13:28:14 UTC 2023), Entry for John E Ekberg, 24 Sep 1928.