Carl Johan Gothe (1839 - 1912)

Born 19 Oct 1839 in Bjälbo, Östergötland, Sweden

Ancestors

Husband of Wendla Sophia (Johansdotter) Goethe — married 20 Oct 1870 in Riley, Kansas, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1912 at age 72 in Leonardville, Riley, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Carl was born on October 19,1839 and christened the same day at Marstad Kaplanboställe in Bjälbo parish, Östergötland, Sweden. His parents were farmhand Anders Jöh. Göthe and his wife, Stina Casja Persdotter. Witnesses Torp. Anders Nilsson, Maja Christiansdotter, farmhand Anders Andersson and maid Anna Holmlund.^[1][2]

in 1841, the family left Bjälbo^[3] for Allhelgona parish and settled at Fallsberg Östergård.^[4]

Charles lived with his parents at Fallsberg Östergärd, Allhelgona parish, until 1860^[5] when he moved to Biskopsberga Backegården.^[6]

He left the parish for North America on 7-25-1865 at the age of 26, unmarried. ^[7]

Charles lived in Galesburg, Illinois until 1866 when he moved to Hannibal, Missouri and from there, moved to Kansas in 1867. in 1868, he took the homestead in Kansas which was his home until he died.^[8] Charles married Wendla Sophia Johnsson, a domestic servant, in Riley county, Kansas on 10-20-1870.^[9] Charles and Wendla settled in Bala, Kansas where they had six children, four of whom survived to adulthood.

Charles was well known in Bala and Leonardville. On July 2, 1908, the Leonardville monitor reported that J.S. Chambers drove his auto into the creek by Chas. Goethe's place and gave it a good washing! ^[10]

He passed away in March of 1912. The photo on this page of the carriage is his funeral procession and the Leonardville Monitor had this to say about his death:

"Thus, our older men are slowly passing away and in a few years, there will be no more of the fathers of our great state left." ^[11].

Newsworthy

• "Dunlap and Bergen threshed for Chas. Goethe last week. Wheat averaged 24 1/2 bushels per acre." (Randolph Enterprise (Randolph, Kansas)13 Nov 1902, Thu Page 2)

Timeline

• 11/8/1864 - Came to Bjälbo from Högby/Horkhasgd - Moving book - v36958.b17
• Household Book: v25017.b44.s33 - Page 33 to 31
• 7-25-1865: Household Book - v25017.b42.s31 - Page 31 - To N Amerika

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Book, Bjälbo parish, 1828-1861, page 64, left side, 3rd down Bjälbo kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/VALA/00031/C/3 (1828-1861), bildid: C0015246_00042, sida 64
2. ↑ Household Book Bjälbo (E) AI:10 (1835-1839) Image 67 / Page 123: Arkiv Digital page info v25012.b67.s123 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet Free
3. ↑ Moving Book Skänninge (E) BI:3 (1829-1852) Image 117 / Page 231: Arkiv Digital page info v40296.b117.s231 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet Free Right side #47
4. ↑ Household Book Allhelgona (E) AI:10 (1840-1845) Image 17 / Page 5: Arkiv Digital page info v24010.b17.s5 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet Free, Line 6
5. ↑ Household Book Allhelgona (E) AI:13 (1855-1860) Image 42 / Page 34: Arkiv Digital page info v24013.b42.s34 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
6. ↑ Household Book Allhelgona (E) AI:13 (1855-1860) Image 123 / Page 115: Arkiv Digital page info v24013.b123.s115 | To page (paywall) | Riksarkivet
7. ↑ Household Book Bjalbo parish 1861-1865 Page 31 line 16 Source Reference: Bjälbo kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00031/A I/15 (1861-1865), Image ID: C0015232_00040, page 31
8. ↑ Note inside family bible
9. ↑ Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, Riley County, Page 80
10. ↑
    id=637 Car in the creek article
    Newspapers.com - The Leonardville Monitor - 2 Jul 1908 - Page 5
11. ↑
    id=637 CJ Goethe death announcement
    Newspapers.com - The Leonardville Monitor - 21 Mar 1912 - Page 2

• Please note: Although the birth record for Carl Johan does show his mother to be Carin Persdotter, the entry right above that also shows Carin Persdotter as someone else's mother. Household records from the year he was born show his mother as Stina Cajsa Persdotter.