Alfred Henrickson Runquist (1888 - 1941)

Born 4 Feb 1888 in Oravais, Finland

Husband of Martha Emilia (Flermoen) Runquist — married 12 Dec 1922 in Hennepin Co, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1941 at age 53 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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1905-1910 living at Brännar farm, Komossa village. Mother: Maria Johanna Rönnqvist (born Styf) b. 1853, widow, and his brother Matti aka Matts b. 1874^[1][2] father Henric b.1835 ^[3]

1906 Passport

• Last name Rönnqvist
• First names Alfred
• Other names *
• Date of birth . .1888
• Marital status 1
• Religion Lut.
• Occupation Mäkitupal. pka
• Home parish Oravainen
• Province VAA
• Passport date 10.05.1906
• Passport number 2862
• Passport valid (year:month) 5:00
• Destination Amerikka
• Passport issued by VAA
• Remarks *

1907 Immigration to America; From Bramdo,Vaasa Finland-Alfrid Rönqvist, 20 years old, 5'6" tall Light Complexion, Gray Eyes, Passage paid by Cousin, Final Destination- Cousin's J.C. Johnson in Lancing Michigan ^[4]

1917 World War I Draft Registration,Tower City, Barnes County, North Dakota Age 28, Birth year 1888, 5'8" Blue eyes brown hair. Born in Oravais Finland Farmhand for Edward Swanke

1918 July 22nd Enlisted or Inducted at Valley City North Dakota

• July 26th 1918, Application for insurance at Camp Custer Michigan, Giving home address as 101 2nd St. Bemidji Minnesota

1919 September 22rd Honorable discharge Camp Dodge, Iowa

1920 Census Bemidji Ward 4, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States Age 31,Single, Lodger,Birth Year (Estimated) 1889,Birthplace Finland, Immigration Year 1907, Father's Birthplace Finland, Mother's Birthplace Finland

• 100 – 102 Second Street NW-Patrick Stapleton took over the Lake Shore Hotel on August 5, 1918. Before he and his wife and 8 children came to Bemidji, they lived at Riga, North Dakota, about 27 miles east of Minot. He ran a store at Riga and post office. Before that they were at Mantador, ND, and before that at Wild Horse, Colorado on a homestead for about seven years. In 1920, he was arrested for an alleged liquor violation [Prohibiton Days!] and housed as a temporary inmate at the Beltrami County Jail at the time of the 1920 census on Jan 8, 1920. A week later when the census taker visited the hotel, he was listed again on the 1920 census as the owner/operator of the hotel on January 15, 1920.^[5][6][7][8]

Naturalization 1920 Certificate No. 1247914 Petition Volume 4 Number 654 age 32 5'6" White Ruddy, blue eyes, light brown hair. State of Minnesota, County of Beltrami 15th Judicial District held at Bemidji on the 11th day of February 1920 Alfred Runquist, 101 Second Street, Bemidji, Minnesota, previous subject of Finland.

1921 Blumenkranz Jewelry Company 235 Nicollet Avenue on November 11, 1921. This is to certify that Mr. A. R. Runquist of 1328 5th St. So. has this day above written, bought of Blumenkranz Jewelery Co. The following goods: 1 Genuine Diamond set in ladies fancy solid white gold tiffany mounting #228 paid $59.00 warranty $2.90

1922 Married wife- Martha Flermoen on December 12th, 1922 Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1923 Birth December 11, Myrtle Alloi Runquist Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Alfred (32) Laborer-Carpenter

1926 Birth January 22, Lucille Martina Runquist Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 2532 Oakland Ave. South Alfred (33) Carpenter

1928 Birth March 14, Alfred Karl Jr Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 2532 Oakland Ave. South, Alfred (35) Carpenter

1930 United States Census, 1930 Minnesota Hennepin Minneapolis (Districts 1-250) Ward 5 block 104, age 38, (Estimated) Birth Year 1892, Immigration year 1907, Father's Birthplace Finland, Mother's Birthplace Finland

1932 Birth February 11th Phyllis Joyce Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 500 Irving Avenue North, Alfred (38) working as a Carpenter for Peterson Const. Company.

1934 Birth August 12th, Patricia Minneapolis, Hennepin County Minnesota. 909 5th Avenue North, Alfred (42) Odd Jobs

1936 Birth October 28th, Jack, Minneapolis, Hennepin county Minnesota, 815 3rd Avenue North, Alfred (43) Laborer, Building

1940 Ward 4, Minneapolis, Minneapolis City, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

• Alfred Runquist Head M 44 Finland
• Martha Runquist Wife F 39 Sweden
• Myrtle E Runquist Daughter F 16 Minnesota
• Lucille E Runquist Daughter F 14 Minnesota
• Alfred K Runquist Son M 12 Minnesota
• Phyllis Runquist Daughter F 8 Minnesota
• Patricia Runquist Daughter F 5 Minnesota
• Jack Runquist Son M 3 Minnesota

1940-1941 December, Surgery due to carcinoma of the stomach at General Hospital in Minneapolis, later released in January 1941. Alfred claimed to be working at WPA as a cement finisher for 2 1/2 years. His weight before surgery was 135lbs and by July he was 109lbs. 5'6" tall.

Death Certificate due to carcinoma of the stomach with metastasis, bronchial pneumonia, marked fibrosis adhesion into abdominal organs.

• Alfred Runquist age 49
• Date of birth 1892 Finland
• Father's name; Henry Runquist b Finland
• Mother's name; Johanna Styre b Finland
• informant; Martha Runquist

Sources

1. ↑ http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=21622252
2. ↑ http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=21632482
3. ↑ http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=21615217
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXN2-146 : 6 December 2014), Alfred Rongvist, 14 May 1907; citing departure port Liverpool, arrival port New York, ship name Cedric, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ http://bemidjihistory.com/street.php
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTR-VGX : accessed 12 November 2016), Patrick Stapleton in household of James Cahill, Bemidji Ward 2, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 8A, line 18, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 822; FHL microfilm 1,820,822.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTT-H2X : accessed 12 November 2016), Patrick Stapleton, Bemidji Ward 4, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 17A, line 30, family 330, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 822; FHL microfilm 1,820,822.
8. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RN6-XFX?i=33&cc=1488411

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZN-TG3 : 12 December 2014), Alfred Runquist, 1917-1918; citing Barnes County, North Dakota, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,819,402.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWTT-HLX : 14 December 2015), Alfred Runquist in household of Thomsa Cole, Bemidji Ward 4, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 17B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,822.

"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3ZX-SY5 : 25 November 2015), Alfred Runquist in entry for Norbal G Warner, 1930.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCFQ-D47 : 4 December 2014), Alfred Runquist in entry for Jack Duwaine Henry Runquist, 28 Oct 1936; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSVY-RQV : 17 May 2014), Alfred K Runquist in household of Alfred Runquist, Ward 4, Minneapolis, Minneapolis City, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-80, sheet 62B, family 309, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1978.

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66449426 Alfreds death date is incorrect on head stone, he was born 1888. source military records, naturalization documents