Vic Swanson Sr.
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John Victor Swanson Sr. (1891 - 1961)

John Victor (Vic) Swanson Sr.
Born in Manistee, Michigan, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of and
Died at age 70 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

John Victor Swanson. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Vectour J Svansen. [9] Found multiple versions of name. Using John Victor Swanson.

Born
(1891 Feb 23) Manistee, Michigan, USA. [10][11][12] [13]

Summary
When John Victor Swanson Sr. was born on 23 Feb 1891 in Manistee, Michigan, his father, Johan, was 28 and his mother, J. Matilda, was 23. His parents were Johan / John Alfred Swanson who married Matilda in October of 1889, the same year she arrived from Sweden. His father emigrated from Sweden in 1882 and settled in Manistee, Michigan. He was a dairy farmer. They established the Swanson Dairy. Their home was on Eighth street.

J. Victor married Nettie Cecilia Ekholm Swanson on May 19, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan. They had three children during their marriage. He died on March 30, 1961, in his hometown at the age of 71, and was buried there. [14]

J. Victor Swanson Sr., young

Event
(1935) Early movie of Swanson picnic, Manistee, Michigan, curated by Gordon M. Berg, available to family members. Contact a living Swanson relative for more information. See attached photo of movie notes. [15]

There is more history about the Nystrom Swanson Swedish roots here: Nystrom Swanson Swedish roots, history and photos. It includes the Brahn, Strandberg and Berglund history as well, which will be added as we have it. Or check the family tree for these lineages.

Family 1
Parents
• Johan / John Alfred Swanson, 1861–1922
• Johanna Mathilda Brahn (Brown) Swanson, 1866–1932
Children
• John Victor Swanson Sr., 1890–1961
Siblings
• Anna Mathilda Swanson Berg, 1892–1975
• Joseph Edwin Swanson, 1894–1976
• Gustave Adolph Swanson, 1895–1987
• Adolph Samuel Swanson, 1898–1973
• Harold Nathaniel Swanson, 1905–1977 [16]

Event - Movie of Swanson History
(1935) Manistee, Michigan, Movie of the Swanson family, curated by Gordon M. Berg, available to family members. Contact a living Swanson relative for more information. See attached photo of movie notes. [17]

Residence
(1900) Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan, USA [18]
(1910) Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan, USA [19] (1920) Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan, USA [20]
(1930) Ludington, Mason, Michigan [21]
(1935) Detroit, Wayne, Michigan [22]
(1 Apr 1940) Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA; [23]
Parkdale, Michigan[24]

Alias: Uncle Vic, by Olive Swanson, his niece.

See the page & photos about Manistee History and News.

File
Johannes Swanson family.
Cousins Ernest Ottoson & John Swanson.
Swanson Fam of Olde.
Nystrom relatives.
John Swanson Sr., Nettie Swanson, John Swanson Jr. Immigration Card (photo attached) [25]

Family 2
Spouse Nettie Cecilia Ekholm Swanson, 1893–1958
Children
John Victor Swanson Jr., 1921–1994
Neumann Ekholm Swanson, 1923–2017
James Edwin / Jimmie Swanson, 1930–1930 [26] [27] [28] [29][30]

Died
30 Mar 1961. Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States. [31]

Buried
1961, Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan, United States of America. [32]

Sources

  1. ↑ United States Federal Census, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1869; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-976
  2. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: T624_661; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374674
  3. ↑ Source: 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: 728; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240728
  4. ↑ Source: #S1456198110 Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludington, Mason, Michigan; Roll: 1011; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 100.0; FHL microfilm: 2340746
  5. ↑ Source: #S1456000955
  6. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 373
  7. ↑ Source: #S1457005715 Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Manistee; Roll: 1675812
  8. ↑ Source: #S1456218521
  9. ↑ Source: #S1457005740 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: 728; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240728
  10. ↑ Source:1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1869; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-976
  11. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: T624_661; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374674
  12. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: 728; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240728
  13. ↑ Verified by grand-niece, Ellen Swanson Baird, December 2020, message in the possession of Deborah Wittbrodt Nystrom
  14. ↑ "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106740411/person/390057952896/facts : accessed 25 July 2018), profile for John Victor Swanson.
  15. ↑ Swanson family group movie preserved for family tree genealogy purposes via Gordon M. Berg and the Swanson family. Movie recorded by by the Harry V. Berg and in the possession of Gordon M. Berg and Deborah Nystrom. All Rights Reserved, Traverse City and Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, July 2020
  16. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Birthplace: Michigan; Home in 1910: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Address: 8th Street, Relation to Head of House: Son;
    Father's Name: John A Swanson; Father's Birthplace: Sweden,
    Mother's Name: J Matilda Swanson; Mother's Birthplace: Sweden,
    Native Tongue: English, Attended School: Yes
    John A Swanson, Age 48;
    J Matilda Swanson, Age 44;
    J Victor Swanson, Age 19;
    Anna M Swanson, Age 17
    J Edwin Swanson, Age 16;
    Adolph S Swanson, Age 12;
    Harold N Swanson, Age 4;
    Borders:
    Carl M Carlson, Age 44;
    Andrew G Johnson Age 43;
    Martin Peterson, Age 42;
    August Pargle, Age 42;
    Gustave Carlson, Age 40;
    John M Johnson, Age 25;
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: T624_661; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374674
  17. ↑ Swanson family group movie preserved for family tree genealogy purposes via Gordon M. Berg and the Swanson family. Movie recorded by by the Harry V. Berg and in the possession of Gordon M. Berg and Deborah Nystrom. All Rights Reserved, Traverse City and Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, July 2020
  18. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: 728; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240728
  19. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: T624_661; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374674
  20. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 373
  21. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Ludington, Mason, Michigan; Roll: 1011; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 100.0; FHL microfilm: 2340746
  22. ↑ Source: #S1456196265 Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1869; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-976
  23. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1869; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 84-976
  24. ↑ Source: #S1456048876
  25. ↑ Source: S1467908972 Repository: #R1450357835 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  26. ↑ Reference, GED.com import: Husband @P54@.
    Wife @P64@.
    Child: @P61@.
    Child: @P63@.
    Child: @P60@.
    Child: @P62@.
    Marriage, 19 May 1917. Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
  27. ↑ Source: #S1456048876
  28. ↑ Reference, GED.com import: Husband @P27@. Wife @P26@.
    Child: @P54@.
    Child: @P53@.
    Child: @P13@.
    Child: @P57@.
    Child: @P52@.
    Child: @P36@.
    Marriage 19 Oct 1889. Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, United States.
  29. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Manistee Ward 4, Manistee, Michigan; Roll: 728; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240728
  30. ↑ Source: #S1456048876 Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 39; Film Description: 1889 Kent - 1889 St Clair
  31. ↑ Source: S1456218521 Repository: #R1450357835 Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  32. ↑ Source: #S1456000955




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