Emil J. Gustafson (1884 - 1933)

Born 17 Jun 1884 in Finland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Asplund) Gustafson — married 8 Oct 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Died 1933 at about age 48 in Washington, United States

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Biography

On 8 Oct 1904, Emil Gustafson (age 20, born circa 1884) married Anna Asplund (age 18, born circa 1886) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. ^[1]

On 6 May 1910 at the time of the 1910 US Census, head of household Emil Gustafson (age 26, born in Finland) was employed as a Farmer on a Farm and living in a Farm Home he rented in North Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington with his wife Annie Gustafson (age 23, born in Finland), daughter Alice Gustafson (age 4, born in UT), daughter Ester Gustafson (age 1, born in UT), and daughter Alfreda Gustafson (age 0, born in WA). Emil and Annie had been married for five years. Annie had given birth to three children, three of whom were still alive. Both of Emil's parents were Fin / Swedish; both of Annie's parents were Finn/Swedish. Emil immigrated to the USA in 1900; Annie immigrated in 1903. ^[2]

On 30 Dec 1919, Emil Gustafson married Ingrid Nelson in King County, Washington, USA. ^[3]

On 6 Jan 1920 at the time of the 1920 US Census, head of household Emil J. Gustafson (age 35, born in Finland/Russia) was employed as a Farmer on a Dairy Farmer and living in a home he rented in Pearson, Snohomish, Washington with his wife Ingrid S. Gustafson (age 24, born in Sweden), their daughter Alice E. Gustafson (age 13, born in UT), son Leonard E. Gustafson (age 8, born in WA), and boarder William Smith (age 60, born in England). Emil immigrated to the USA in 1901 and was naturalized in 1905. Ingrid immigrated in 1913 and was naturalized in 1919. Both of Emil's parents were born in Finland/Russia and spoke Swedish; both of Ingrid's parents were born in Sweden and spoke Swedish. ^[4]

On 10 Apr 1930 at the time of the 1930 US Census, head of household Emil J. Gustafson (age 45, born in Finland) was employed as a Driller at a Construction site and living in a home he rented for $10 at 40 Main Street in Duvall, King, Washington with his wife Ingrid S. Gustafson (age 34, born in Sweden), daughter Alice E. Gustafson (age 24, born in UT), son Ivan J. Gustafson (age 9, born in WA), and son Ray E. Gustafson (age 7, born in WA). Emil was first married at age 20; Ingrid was first married at age 24. Both of Emil's parents were born in Finland; both of Ingrid's parents were born in Sweden. Emil immigrated to the USA in 1901 and was a naturalized citizen. Ingrid immigrated to the USA in 1913 and was a naturalized citizen. Ingrid was an Operator at a Service Station. ^[5]

In 1933, Emil J. Gustafson died at about 48 or 49 years of age. Emil was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Monroe, Snohomish, Washington, USA. ^[6]

Research Notes

On 11 Jun 2001, Lucille Gustafson wrote in an email to Carol Stieger:

"Matthew Gustafson born in 1865 is our grandfather. Ida evidently is the next child born in 1869. I had come to the conclusing from the census I found this family in that she was born in May 1869 but that is as close and I was able to come. I have identified two younger boys--Emil Gustafson born in 1884 and Edward Gustafson born in 1886. The three living children we found belong to Emil--one from the first marriage and two brothers from the second marriage. When I started this project all I had to go from is a note my husband's father left stating what he knew about the family which wasn't much!! There is still a couple of brothers I have not been able to account for--John or Mark and Charles. There was a note that one was stabbed in Bingham. I have not been able to verify this in court records or the newspapers. Can't find either one on census."^[7]

On 20 Jun 2001, Lucille Gustafson wrote in an email to Carol Stieger:

"Ida Gustafson is a sister to my husbands grandfather--Matthew Gustafson, born 27 April 1865. Ida and Matt ran the Finnish Boarding House in Eureka for a few years. We have identified two brothers (or half brothers we are thinking). They are Edward born 31 July 1886 and Emil born 17 June 1884. Emil still has children living (between 75 and 86 years of age)--a daughter from the first marriage and two sons from the second marriage. Edward still has a daughter-in-law alive. All very delightful people. We met them for the first time a few weeks ago. We all tell the same story-nobody knows the name of the parents. One of them have a picture of what is suspected to be the father. We are getting closer to having the "little place" in Finland they were born. Your query gave us some new clues. It is exciting to know someone else is also looking."^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8G2-FLV : 10 February 2018), Emil Gustafson and Anna Asplund, 08 Oct 1904; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,060.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJD-XDS : accessed 7 April 2018), Alice Gustason in household of Emil Gustason, North Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 250, sheet 16B, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1667; FHL microfilm 1,375,680.
3. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-1SXB : 4 November 2017), Emil Gustafson and Ingred Nelson, 30 Dec 1919, King, Washington, United States, State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 004213073.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHNC-YNR : accessed 7 April 2018), Alice E Gustafson in household of Emil J Gustafson, Pearson, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing ED 121, sheet 2B, line 53, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1939; FHL microfilm 1,821,939.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSB-JW4 : accessed 7 April 2018), Ivan J Gustafson in household of Emil J Gustafson, Duvall, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 258, sheet 2A, line 24, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2489; FHL microfilm 2,342,223.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 April 2018), memorial page for Emil J Gustafson (1884–1933), Find A Grave Memorial no. 50837364, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Michelle R (contributor 47252199) .
7. ↑ Email dated 11 Jun 2001 from Lucille Gustafson to Carol Stieger, entered as research notes by Cynthia Larson on 8 Apr 2018.
8. ↑ Email dated 20 Jun 2001 from Lucille Gustafson to Carol Stieger, entered as research notes by Cynthia Larson on 7 Apr 2018.