Alfred Hallberg (1868 - 1940)

Born 30 Dec 1868 in Ljung, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sverige (Sweden)

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1940 at age 71 in Wisconsin, United States

Biography

Alfred was born Dec 30, 1868 in Sweden to Abraham and Anna Lisa (Svensdotter) Hallberg. He enlisted in the US Navy September 3, 1891 at the rank of Seaman in New York. He re-enlisted in 1895 and was serving aboard the USS Maine as a Coxswain when the ship exploded in Havana Harbor in the USS Maine Disaster. Alfred survived the explosion and was transferred to the USS Montgomery. He was on board the Montgomery for the First Battle of San Juan, on 12 May 1898. He was honorably discharged Sep. 1898. He re-enlisted again December 13, 1898 but was listed as a deserter on December 19, 1898.

He married Augusta Nikolina on November 20, 1898 in Göteborgs Karl Johans, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sverige (Sweden). They had at least four children: Alfred, David, Lillian, and Viola. He died September 13, 1940 and is buried at Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Sources

• Abstracts of Spanish-American War Military and Naval Service Records, 1898–1902. Series B0809 (34 volumes). New York (State). Adjutant General's Office. New York State Archives, Albany, New York, Ancestry.com. New York, Spanish-American War Military and Naval Service Records, 1898-1902 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
• Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; GID Number: 100014.14.38200; Roll/Fiche Number: SC-834, Ancestry.com. Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; Swedish Church Records Archive; GID Number: 896.115.2100; Roll Number: CK6382, Ancestry.com. Sweden, Indexed Marriage Records, 1860-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
• 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Milwaukee Ward 12, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2002; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 145
• 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 2342321
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 June 2019), memorial page for Alfred Hallberg (31 Dec 1868–13 Sep 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140009080, citing Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA

See Also

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:USS_Maine_Disaster