Born 16 Jun 1861 in Gustafsfors, Torrskog, Dalsland, Sweden

Husband of Anna Lisa (Persdotter) Ekstrom — married 11 Oct 1884 in Högbo socken, Gästrikland, Sweden

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Died 8 Dec 1948 in Washburn, McLean County, North Dakota

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Biography

60th Wedding Anniversary

Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary Oct. 11, were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ekstrom of Washburn, [ND]. They were married in Sandviken, Sweden, and with three small children came to Bismarck from Sweden in the summer of 1893. Two years later they moved to Washburn where they live now.

Open house was held at their home in East Washburn Sunday, Oct. 8. Calling on them were neighbors, friends and relatives as well as their sons and daughters, with the exception of Ever of Bismarck. This was the first near complete family reunion in 10 years. Arriving from Oakland, Calif., was their son, Lennie , and from Seattle, Wash., Roy. Egan, Ragner and Freda (Mrs. Larry Hughart) with their families, reside in Washburn. Of the 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, all but 10 were present. (Lennie was a daughter, not a son.)

Mr. Ekstrom is a machinist by trade and his hobby is music. He was engineer of the Washburn Flour Mill for many years and built and operated the first ferry boat at Washburn. (He did not build the ferry boat but was its engineer. See below.) He also owned and tended a blacksmith shop, set up machinery and was a general repair man for a large area as well as engineer on steam threshers. He organized Washburn's first band and was its leader for many years. Mr. Ekstrom and his five sons all have taken leading parts in the band and given freely of their time and talents. Mr. and Mrs. Ekstrom have lived in the Washburn community for the last 49 years. (Bismarck Tribune, Oct. 14, 1944, p. 5.)

Sources

• Ekstrom, John A.: date of death 12/08/1948; McLean County, age 87 years; date of birth 06/26/1861; residence: McLean Co., North Dakota. North Dakota Department of Health; Public Death Index. https://apps.nd.gov/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm

• Johan Alfred Ekström & Anna Lisa Persdr; Husförhörslängd for Högbo, Gäveleborgs Län, Sweden, 1886-1890, p. 244, and 1891-1895, p. 225, FHL 454753.

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