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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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AUGUST SWANSON was born in Sweden, September 14, 1844, and has been dependent upon his own resources ever since he was fifteen. He reached America in 1871, and coming as far West as St. Paul he found employment on a railroad for about one year, and next followed the same vocation in Michigan for a short time. He worked in the iron mines in northern Michigan for about four years, and came to Nebraska in the spring of 1876. He took a homestead in May township, Kearney county, on which he has since resided. Being a hardworking, industrious man, he now has one of the best improved farms in that section of the country. He lived the life of a bachelor for awhile and saw some pretty hard times during his early days in the country. He was married May 30, 1881, to Miss Hilda Oberg, a native of Sweden, born March 21, 1863, who came to America with her parents when four years old. They have two children, namely — Albin, born February 20, 1883, and Arthur, born January 2, 1885. He and his wife are both members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Swanson has been deacon in the church and is a republican in politics.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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