Harvey
Andrew
Ostrand
Sr.
Born in Ellison Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States
Son of Louis T Ostrand
and Louise Hanson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor (Nelson) Ostrand
— married
[date unknown] in Escanaba, Michigan
Descendants 
Father of
Harvey C. Ostrand Jr. and
Robert Allan Ostrand
Died
at about age 60
in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2008 | Last significant change: 22 Apr 2022
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Biography
Family tradition tells that Harvey was born in Sweden. However, his Department of Commerce Seaman's "Continuous Discharge Book" says that he was an American citizen born in Wisconsin.
His parents were Louis Ostram and Louise Hanson. [1]
Harvey married Eleanor on 19 June 1916, in Ashtabula, Ohio. [2]
As an adult his home address was 806 3rd St. in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
He was a sailor on the Great Lakes and had a Captain's License.
He DJ'd a Swedish radio show in Door County, Wisconsin. Bob Ostrand had vinyl records of some of these shows.
Harvey's wife Eleanor died young from cancer, possibly at age 37.
In the 1940 census, the 48-year-old widower Harvey appears in a household in Sturgeon Bay with just his son Robert. [3]
Harvey died in 1952 and is buried in Bayside Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay. [4]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
Ancestry Record 61378 #3621064 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Harvey Andrew Ostram (22) marriage to Ellenore Nelson on 19 Jan 1916 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. - ↑
Marriage:
"Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
Ancestry Record 61378 #3621064 (accessed 22 April 2022)
Harvey Andrew Ostram (22) marriage to Ellenore Nelson on 19 Jan 1916 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. - ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7VW-T12 : 15 March 2018), Harvey Ostrand, Ward 3, Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay City, Door, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-17, sheet 61A, line 6, family 185, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4474.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #141131787
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