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Birth: It appears as if Russell's mother died at childbirth or shortly thereafter. Russell appears to live with his grandparents until adulthood. Military Note: In 1918 Russell Victor Almquist completed a WWI Registration card, he gives his address as 801 Bush St., Red Wing, Minn and his birthdate as March 1, 1900. His occupation is listed as Machine Worker, Twin City Forge and Foundry in Stillwater. He lists his nearest relative as Mrs. A Nost at the same address. The registrar notes he is of medium height and slender build with brown eyes and dark hair. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Family/Spouse: Myrtle Elizabeth GOYER. Myrtle was born on 6 Mar 1908 in MN; died on 29 Sep 1993 in San Diego Co., CA; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Census: 1910 census at Red Wing, Goodhue, MN shows John V. Almquist, 36, married twice, 9 years in present marriage, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, foreman, gas company; Mabel C., 27, married once, 4 children born/2 living, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY; children, b. MN: Howard L., 4; Ruth M., 1 9/12. Military Note: WWI Draft Registration shows John Victor Almquist at 750 McSorley, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN, age, 44, b. March 22, 1874, a naturalized citizen. John gives his occupation as foremen for Wisconsin Minn Light and Power Co., in Red Wing, MN. He lists his nearest relative as Mabel C. Almquist at the same address. The registrar notes he is of medium height and build with blue eyes and is slightly bald. Census: 1920 census at Red Wing, Goodhue, MN shows Victor J. Almquist, 45, immigrated 1891 b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, superintendent, Electric Power Co; Mabel C., 35, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY; children, b. MN: Howard L., 14; Ruth M., 11. Census: 1930 census at Red Wing, Goodhue, MN shows John Almquist, 56, age 24 at first marriage, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, foreman, gas plant; Mabel. 46, 18 at first marriage, b. MN, parents b. NORWAY; children b. MN: Margaret, 21, typist, attorney office; Richard, 7. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Johan married Annie NOST in 1898. Annie (daughter of Andrew NOST and Marie O. UNKNOWN) was born about 1879 in MN; died in 1900; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Census: 1862-1866 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl Aug. Johansson Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible. Arrived from illegible found on HE book page 106. wife: Charlotta Andersdotter, b. Apr 30, 1840 place illegible. Census: 1867-1876 Household Examination shows the following family. Carl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 place illegible. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 place illegible. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 place the same as Carl. Census: 1867 - 1876 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl Aug. Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible, married Nov. 3, 1865 Arrived from illegible found on HE book page 7. wife: Charlotta Andersdotter, b. Apr 30, 1840 Kvill. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Kvill. son: Carl Herman, b. Oct 27, 1868. Census: 1876-1880 Household Examination shows the following family. Carl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 261. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 place illegible. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 place illegible. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 place the same as Carl. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 place the same as Carl. Census: 1876-1880 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 127. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 Habo. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Habo. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 Habo. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 Habo. daughter: Elin Augusta Charlotta, b. Feb 13, 1840. Census: 1881 - 1891 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 339. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 Habo. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Habo. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 Habo. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 Habo. daughter: Elin Augusta Charlotta, b. Feb 13, 1840 Habo. daughter: Jenny Maria Ottilia, b. May 30, 1882 Habo. Immigratn: Karl A. Almquist, age 50, is listed aboard the Romeo, departing 31 Jul 1891 for Hull, England, final destination Red Wing, Minn. His birthplace is given as Sandseryd, Jkpg. Note: re the Romeo The Wilson ships that brought emigrants from Göteborg to Hull always departed on Fridays. Normally the crossing took 50 hours. If conditions were good, it happened that you could come over the North Sea in 39 hours. But sometimes you did not reach Hull until Monday morning after being at sea for 70 hours. As a rule emigrants expected to be able to leave in 1-4 days after arriving in Liverpool, but because of over bookings they often had to wait much longer. Immigratn: Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists records the following family: Karl A. Almquist, born Sanderyd Sn, Jonkoping L,; Charlotta, 52; Frans, 16; Elin, 11 1/2; Jenny, 10; Knut, 4 3/4. The birthplace of each is listed as Sanderys Sn, Jonkoping L, their destination is listed as Hull, England, departure date is 14 Apr 1893, they are aboard the ship, Romeo. Their final destination is listed as Red Wing, Minn. The Romeo was not used as a Trans-Atlantic carrier, the family would likely have traveled from Hull, England to Liverpool to board a boat for the United States. Census: 1895 Minnesota State Census at Red Wing, Goodhue, MN shows Carl A. Almquist, 55, b. SWEDEN, resident of state, 2 years, 1 month; resident of enumeration district, 1 year, 9 months; Hostler; Charlotta, 55, b. SWEDEN; children all b. SWEDEN: Victor J., 21, resident of state is illegible due to enumerater writing over his entry, resident of enumeration district is 2 months, bartender; Ellen A., 15; Jennie M., 13; Knut O., 8. Census: 1900 census at 520 Hodgman Street, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN shows Carl A. Almquist, b. Aug 1840, 59, married 25 years, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1893, R.R. Laborer; Charlotte, b. Apr, 1840, 60, 8 children born/7 living, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1893; children, all b. SWEDEN: Victor, b. Mar 1874, 26, Widower, immigrated 1890, employee, gas works; Jenny M., b. May 1882, 18; Knute O., b. Aug 1886, 13. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Carl married Charlotta ANDERSDOTTER on 3 Nov 1865 in Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN. Charlotta (daughter of Andreas PETERSSON and Anna Stina ABRAMSDOTTER) was born on 30 Apr 1840 in Kvill, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN; died on 14 Jul 1918 in Goodhue Co., MN; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Census: 1862-1866 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl Aug. Johansson Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible. Arrived from illegible found on HE book page 106. wife: Charlotta Andersdotter, b. Apr 30, 1840 place illegible. Census: 1867-1876 Household Examination shows the following family. Carl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 place illegible. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 place illegible. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 place the same as Carl. Census: 1867 - 1876 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl Aug. Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840 place illegible, married Nov. 3, 1865 Arrived from illegible found on HE book page 7. wife: Charlotta Andersdotter, b. Apr 30, 1840 Kvill. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Kvill. son: Carl Herman, b. Oct 27, 1868. Census: 1876-1880 Household Examination shows the following family. Carl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 261. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 place illegible. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 place illegible. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 place the same as Carl. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 place the same as Carl. Census: 1876-1880 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 127. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 Habo. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Habo. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 Habo. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 Habo. daughter: Elin Augusta Charlotta, b. Feb 13, 1840. Census: 1881 - 1891 Household Examination shows the following family. Karl August Almquist, b. Aug 30, 1840, place illegible, moved to HE book page 339. wife: Charlotte Andersdotter, b. Apr 30 1840 Habo. son: Ernst Edvard, b. Jan 22, 1866 Habo. son: Carl Albin, b. May 8, 1871 place illegible but different from previous children. son: Johan Wiktor, b. Mar 22, 1874 Habo. son: Frans August, b. Mar 9, 1877 Habo. daughter: Elin Augusta Charlotta, b. Feb 13, 1840 Habo. daughter: Jenny Maria Ottilia, b. May 30, 1882 Habo. Immigratn: Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists records the following family: Karl A. Almquist, born Sanderyd Sn, Jonkoping L,; Charlotta, 52; Frans, 16; Elin, 11 1/2; Jenny, 10; Knut, 4 3/4. The birthplace of each is listed as Sanderys Sn, Jonkoping L, their destination is listed as Hull, England, departure date is 14 Apr 1893, they are aboard the ship, Romeo. Their final destination is listed as Red Wing, Minn. The Romeo was not used as a Trans-Atlantic carrier, the family would likely have traveled from Hull, England to Liverpool to board a boat for the United States. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Andrew married Marie O. UNKNOWN about 1874. Marie was born in Jul 1851 in NORWAY; died on 9 Dec 1925 in Goodhue Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Anders married Johanna ABRAMSDOTTER on 29 Nov 1838 in Krämmeskog, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN. Johanna (daughter of Abram NILSSON and Maria Christina JANSDOTTER) was born on 14 Aug 1817 in Krämmeskog, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN; died on 26 Dec 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Census: 1827-1830 Household Examination shows: Anders Pettersson, b. Oct 4, 1800 Krubbemaden. wife: Anna Stina Abramsdotter, b. Nov 8, 1800 Ulvestorp. son: Carl Johan Andersson, b. Jan 28, 1827. Census: 1862-1866 Household Examination shows the following family. Anders Pettersson, b. Oct 4, 1800, Krubbemaden. wife: Anna Stina Abramsdotter, b. Nov 8, 1800 Ulvestorp. son: Carl Johan Andersson, b. Jan 28, 1827 place illegible. wife: Anna Stina Johansdotter, b. Aug 18, 1838 place illeble.
Andreas married Anna Stina ABRAMSDOTTER on 29 Oct 1826 in Gölhult Mellangår, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN. Anna (daughter of Abram MANSSON and Stina ISACSDOTTER) was born on 8 Nov 1800 in Ulvstorp, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN; died on 9 Mar 1868 in Kvill, Habo Parish, Jönköping, SWEDEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]