Carl Johan Vieg (1866 - 1913)

Born 2 Mar 1866 in Dimbo, Skaraborg, Sweden

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Jane (Gensel) Vieg — married 16 Sep 1896 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska

Descendants

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Biography

Charles was born in Dimbo, Skaraborg County, Sweden.^[1] He emmigrated with his family from Sweden when he was a three years old. He was the third of seven children born to John and Charlotte Andersdotter Vieg. The family initially lived in Chicago,^[2] before moving to Iowa.

In 1880, Charles was living with his family in Colfax, Iowa^[3] and in 1885, he was working on his family farm in Cooper, Iowa.^[4] When he was 26, he was working as a laborer in Fort Dodge, Iowa.^[5]

He married Eva Gensel in Beatrice, Nebraska, when he was 30 years old.^[6] They are the parents of five children.

In 1899-1900, he was a fireman for the Union Pacific Railway, working out of Omaha, Nebraska.^[7] The 1900 census lists his occupation as Engineer.^[8]By 1907, Charles was an engineer on the railroad^[9] and the family was living in Danville, Illinois.^[10]

Charles died at age 47 in a railway accident, while working as a locomotive engineer for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.^[11] He is buried in Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Illinois.

Sources

1. ↑ Dimbo kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/GLA/13088/C/7 (1861-1894), bildid: A0021368_00018
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67J-1YW : 18 February 2020), Charles Wege in entry for John Wege, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDLP-XQD : accessed 28 February 2015), Charley Vieg in household of John Vieg, Colfax, Webster, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district 216, sheet 448A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0369; FHL microfilm 1,254,369.
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HDT9-PN2 : accessed 28 February 2015), Charlie Vig in household of John Vig, Cooper, Webster, Iowa; citing p. , , State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16947-3506-41?cc=1803957 : accessed 28 February 2015), Webster > image 674 of 1062; citing State Historical Society, Des Moines.
6. ↑ "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5Z5-H5S : accessed 28 February 2015), Charles J. Vieg and Eva Gensel, 16 Sep 1896; citing Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, reference v 1 cn 258; FHL microfilm 1,940,549.
7. ↑ Omaha, Nebraska City Directory, 1890.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12339-145083-90?cc=1325221 : accessed 28 February 2015), Nebraska > Gage > ED 42 Beatrice city Ward 4 > image 15 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKFM-2L9 : accessed 28 February 2015), C J Veig, Danville Ward 5, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 152, sheet 11B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,343.
11. ↑ "Mrs. Charles J. Vieg, 81, Taken by Death," Seattle Times, March 3, 1951, p. 4

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