Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852-1927) was the schoolteacher and the music director for Ytterlännäs parish in Sweden from 1876 to 1912. (b. May 17, 1852; Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden - d. December 9, 1927; Bollstabruk, Ytterlännäs parish, Västernorrland län, Sweden)
Parents:
Per Larsson Wahlberg (1823-1858), a farmer and shoe repairer; and Elisabet Grund (1819-1860).
Birth:
He was born on May 17, 1852 in Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden.
Death of parents:
In 1858 his father died of a fever. In 1859 Per started at a new school in the church village about 1 and 1/5 miles away from the family farm. It was where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On Per's first day of school his mother went with him to the farm gate and said: "Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future." 3 hours later Per's teacher said: "Your mother is dead, but God will help you." His paternal grandparents then raised him.
Marriage:
He married Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) on July 18, 1877 in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden.
Children:
They had the following children: Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-?) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lisa; Ester Elisabet Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; David Emmanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) who was born on September 09, 1882 and made a trip to New York City on August 20, 1901 and later married Jenny; Gertrude Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Håkan Dahl; Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-?) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.
Prestbolet, Sweden:
The family appears in the 1890 Sweden census living in the "prestbolet" of church-house.
Skolan i Bollsta:
In 1900 the family was living in "Skolan i Bollsta". Per was working as a "skollärare, klockare, and organist", a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Death of wife:
Johanna died in 1916 of cancer or "kräfta", or cancer, in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden. In the death book her husband was listed as "Per Olof Bernh Dahlberg" and his occupation was listed as "kantor" or musical director.
Death:
He died in 1927 in Bollsta, Sweden. His tombstone calls him as the church cantor.
Biography:
These biographical notes were found in Sweden and were translated into English:
Cantor and church organist Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg of Ytterlännäs was born in Grfbyn of Loos parish on May 17, 1852. His father was the farmer Per Larsson Wallberg, descended from Savolax finns, who came here as settlers, and his wife Lisa Grund, a daughter of the regiments subaltern officer Olof Grund in Hofra, Färila parish, whose father descended from Norway. Lisa Grund came to Loos as housekeeper for vicar Johan Rudolf Norelius, after the parish was separated from Ytter Hogdal. A priest who in 1857 distinguished himself giving a psalm book with gilded initials to his first godchild. The farmer Per Larsson Wallberg was also a shoe-repairer. He bought the siblings parts of the ancestral farm, Anders Larsson (who had moved to Myggsjö, Skatungbyn in Orsa 'finnmark' (an area where many finns had settled) and Kerstin Larsdotter later on married the carpenter Johan Nordin in Ed, Färila parish. The farm had its border on the Orsa finnmark, and had a large forest area, like other farms in the neighbourhood. Close the houses had been found Kobolt, in former days broken in mines, but left because of the long transport, 25 (English) miles along a new forest road to Färila and then 80 miles to Söderhamn or Hudiksvall. There was no economy in this, today the wide and deep mineholes bear witness of the activity. Besides the small cornfields they had some cattle, hunting and fishing gave food, like the rye, turnips and hay from 'Svedjelanden' (areas were the forest had been burned – on purpose. To svedja is to burn). The forest was worthless, and good only for hunting, and wood for house and fence building. In 1858 his father died in severe fever ... and 1859 his mother from grief and heart failure. Per-Olof, who that year had gone to a new school in the church village 1 and 1/5 miles away, where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On his first day the mother went with him to the farm gates and said: 'Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future'. 3 hours later the teacher said: 'Your mother is dead, but God will help you.' His paternal grandparents took care of the boy. ... The guardian of the boy after the father had died, was the farmer Lars Larsson in the same village. He found the extra farming troublesome and sold it all by auction. ..."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 23, 2005. Updated on June 21, 2010 with details from his Swedish biography. Updated on May 28, 2013 with the date of his marriage. Updated on February 28, 2017 with the date of his death from Martina Kanon of the Svenska Kyrkan Ådalsbygden.
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Parents:
Per Larsson Wahlberg (1823-1858), a farmer and shoe repairer; and Elisabet Grund (1819-1860).
Birth:
He was born on May 17, 1852 in Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden.
Death of parents:
In 1858 his father died of a fever. In 1859 Per started at a new school in the church village about 1 and 1/5 miles away from the family farm. It was where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On Per's first day of school his mother went with him to the farm gate and said: "Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future." 3 hours later Per's teacher said: "Your mother is dead, but God will help you." His paternal grandparents then raised him.
Marriage:
He married Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) on July 18, 1877 in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden.
Children:
They had the following children: Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-?) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lisa; Ester Elisabet Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; David Emmanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) who was born on September 09, 1882 and made a trip to New York City on August 20, 1901 and later married Jenny; Gertrude Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Håkan Dahl; Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-?) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.
Prestbolet, Sweden:
The family appears in the 1890 Sweden census living in the "prestbolet" of church-house.
Skolan i Bollsta:
In 1900 the family was living in "Skolan i Bollsta". Per was working as a "skollärare, klockare, and organist", a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Death of wife:
Johanna died in 1916 of cancer or "kräfta", or cancer, in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden. In the death book her husband was listed as "Per Olof Bernh Dahlberg" and his occupation was listed as "kantor" or musical director.
Death:
He died in 1927 in Bollsta, Sweden. His tombstone calls him as the church cantor.
Biography:
These biographical notes were found in Sweden and were translated into English:
Cantor and church organist Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg of Ytterlännäs was born in Grfbyn of Loos parish on May 17, 1852. His father was the farmer Per Larsson Wallberg, descended from Savolax finns, who came here as settlers, and his wife Lisa Grund, a daughter of the regiments subaltern officer Olof Grund in Hofra, Färila parish, whose father descended from Norway. Lisa Grund came to Loos as housekeeper for vicar Johan Rudolf Norelius, after the parish was separated from Ytter Hogdal. A priest who in 1857 distinguished himself giving a psalm book with gilded initials to his first godchild. The farmer Per Larsson Wallberg was also a shoe-repairer. He bought the siblings parts of the ancestral farm, Anders Larsson (who had moved to Myggsjö, Skatungbyn in Orsa 'finnmark' (an area where many finns had settled) and Kerstin Larsdotter later on married the carpenter Johan Nordin in Ed, Färila parish. The farm had its border on the Orsa finnmark, and had a large forest area, like other farms in the neighbourhood. Close the houses had been found Kobolt, in former days broken in mines, but left because of the long transport, 25 (English) miles along a new forest road to Färila and then 80 miles to Söderhamn or Hudiksvall. There was no economy in this, today the wide and deep mineholes bear witness of the activity. Besides the small cornfields they had some cattle, hunting and fishing gave food, like the rye, turnips and hay from 'Svedjelanden' (areas were the forest had been burned – on purpose. To svedja is to burn). The forest was worthless, and good only for hunting, and wood for house and fence building. In 1858 his father died in severe fever ... and 1859 his mother from grief and heart failure. Per-Olof, who that year had gone to a new school in the church village 1 and 1/5 miles away, where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On his first day the mother went with him to the farm gates and said: 'Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future'. 3 hours later the teacher said: 'Your mother is dead, but God will help you.' His paternal grandparents took care of the boy. ... The guardian of the boy after the father had died, was the farmer Lars Larsson in the same village. He found the extra farming troublesome and sold it all by auction. ..."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 23, 2005. Updated on June 21, 2010 with details from his Swedish biography. Updated on May 28, 2013 with the date of his marriage. Updated on February 28, 2017 with the date of his death from Martina Kanon of the Svenska Kyrkan Ådalsbygden.
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Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852-1927) was the schoolteacher and the music director for Ytterlännäs parish in Sweden from 1876 to 1912. (b. May 17, 1852; Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden - d. December 9, 1927; Bollstabruk, Ytterlännäs parish, Västernorrland län, Sweden)
Parents:
Per Larsson Wahlberg (1823-1858), a farmer and shoe repairer; and Elisabet Grund (1819-1860).
Birth:
He was born on May 17, 1852 in Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden.
Death of parents:
In 1858 his father died of a fever. In 1859 Per started at a new school in the church village about 1 and 1/5 miles away from the family farm. It was where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On Per's first day of school his mother went with him to the farm gate and said: "Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future." 3 hours later Per's teacher said: "Your mother is dead, but God will help you." His paternal grandparents then raised him.
Marriage:
He married Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) on July 18, 1877 in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden.
Children:
They had the following children: Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-?) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lisa; Ester Elisabet Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; David Emmanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) who was born on September 09, 1882 and made a trip to New York City on August 20, 1901 and later married Jenny; Gertrude Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Håkan Dahl; Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-?) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.
Prestbolet, Sweden:
The family appears in the 1890 Sweden census living in the "prestbolet" of church-house.
Skolan i Bollsta:
In 1900 the family was living in "Skolan i Bollsta". Per was working as a "skollärare, klockare, and organist", a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Death of wife:
Johanna died in 1916 of cancer or "kräfta", or cancer, in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden. In the death book her husband was listed as "Per Olof Bernh Dahlberg" and his occupation was listed as "kantor" or musical director.
Death:
He died in 1927 in Bollsta, Sweden. His tombstone calls him as the church cantor.
Biography:
These biographical notes were found in Sweden and were translated into English:
Cantor and church organist Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg of Ytterlännäs was born in Grfbyn of Loos parish on May 17, 1852. His father was the farmer Per Larsson Wallberg, descended from Savolax finns, who came here as settlers, and his wife Lisa Grund, a daughter of the regiments subaltern officer Olof Grund in Hofra, Färila parish, whose father descended from Norway. Lisa Grund came to Loos as housekeeper for vicar Johan Rudolf Norelius, after the parish was separated from Ytter Hogdal. A priest who in 1857 distinguished himself giving a psalm book with gilded initials to his first godchild. The farmer Per Larsson Wallberg was also a shoe-repairer. He bought the siblings parts of the ancestral farm, Anders Larsson (who had moved to Myggsjö, Skatungbyn in Orsa 'finnmark' (an area where many finns had settled) and Kerstin Larsdotter later on married the carpenter Johan Nordin in Ed, Färila parish. The farm had its border on the Orsa finnmark, and had a large forest area, like other farms in the neighbourhood. Close the houses had been found Kobolt, in former days broken in mines, but left because of the long transport, 25 (English) miles along a new forest road to Färila and then 80 miles to Söderhamn or Hudiksvall. There was no economy in this, today the wide and deep mineholes bear witness of the activity. Besides the small cornfields they had some cattle, hunting and fishing gave food, like the rye, turnips and hay from 'Svedjelanden' (areas were the forest had been burned – on purpose. To svedja is to burn). The forest was worthless, and good only for hunting, and wood for house and fence building. In 1858 his father died in severe fever ... and 1859 his mother from grief and heart failure. Per-Olof, who that year had gone to a new school in the church village 1 and 1/5 miles away, where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On his first day the mother went with him to the farm gates and said: 'Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future'. 3 hours later the teacher said: 'Your mother is dead, but God will help you.' His paternal grandparents took care of the boy. ... The guardian of the boy after the father had died, was the farmer Lars Larsson in the same village. He found the extra farming troublesome and sold it all by auction. ..."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 23, 2005. Updated on June 21, 2010 with details from his Swedish biography. Updated on May 28, 2013 with the date of his marriage. Updated on February 28, 2017 with the date of his death from Martina Kanon of the Svenska Kyrkan Ådalsbygden.
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Parents:
Per Larsson Wahlberg (1823-1858), a farmer and shoe repairer; and Elisabet Grund (1819-1860).
Birth:
He was born on May 17, 1852 in Loos parish, Grfbyn, Hälsingland län, Sweden.
Death of parents:
In 1858 his father died of a fever. In 1859 Per started at a new school in the church village about 1 and 1/5 miles away from the family farm. It was where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On Per's first day of school his mother went with him to the farm gate and said: "Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future." 3 hours later Per's teacher said: "Your mother is dead, but God will help you." His paternal grandparents then raised him.
Marriage:
He married Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) on July 18, 1877 in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden.
Children:
They had the following children: Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-?) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lisa; Ester Elisabet Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; David Emmanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) who was born on September 09, 1882 and made a trip to New York City on August 20, 1901 and later married Jenny; Gertrude Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Håkan Dahl; Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-?) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.
Prestbolet, Sweden:
The family appears in the 1890 Sweden census living in the "prestbolet" of church-house.
Skolan i Bollsta:
In 1900 the family was living in "Skolan i Bollsta". Per was working as a "skollärare, klockare, and organist", a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Death of wife:
Johanna died in 1916 of cancer or "kräfta", or cancer, in Ytterlännäs, Västernorrland, Sweden. In the death book her husband was listed as "Per Olof Bernh Dahlberg" and his occupation was listed as "kantor" or musical director.
Death:
He died in 1927 in Bollsta, Sweden. His tombstone calls him as the church cantor.
Biography:
These biographical notes were found in Sweden and were translated into English:
Cantor and church organist Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg of Ytterlännäs was born in Grfbyn of Loos parish on May 17, 1852. His father was the farmer Per Larsson Wallberg, descended from Savolax finns, who came here as settlers, and his wife Lisa Grund, a daughter of the regiments subaltern officer Olof Grund in Hofra, Färila parish, whose father descended from Norway. Lisa Grund came to Loos as housekeeper for vicar Johan Rudolf Norelius, after the parish was separated from Ytter Hogdal. A priest who in 1857 distinguished himself giving a psalm book with gilded initials to his first godchild. The farmer Per Larsson Wallberg was also a shoe-repairer. He bought the siblings parts of the ancestral farm, Anders Larsson (who had moved to Myggsjö, Skatungbyn in Orsa 'finnmark' (an area where many finns had settled) and Kerstin Larsdotter later on married the carpenter Johan Nordin in Ed, Färila parish. The farm had its border on the Orsa finnmark, and had a large forest area, like other farms in the neighbourhood. Close the houses had been found Kobolt, in former days broken in mines, but left because of the long transport, 25 (English) miles along a new forest road to Färila and then 80 miles to Söderhamn or Hudiksvall. There was no economy in this, today the wide and deep mineholes bear witness of the activity. Besides the small cornfields they had some cattle, hunting and fishing gave food, like the rye, turnips and hay from 'Svedjelanden' (areas were the forest had been burned – on purpose. To svedja is to burn). The forest was worthless, and good only for hunting, and wood for house and fence building. In 1858 his father died in severe fever ... and 1859 his mother from grief and heart failure. Per-Olof, who that year had gone to a new school in the church village 1 and 1/5 miles away, where the organist C. El. Grönstedt was a teacher. On his first day the mother went with him to the farm gates and said: 'Now goodbye to you, try to be kind now and for the future'. 3 hours later the teacher said: 'Your mother is dead, but God will help you.' His paternal grandparents took care of the boy. ... The guardian of the boy after the father had died, was the farmer Lars Larsson in the same village. He found the extra farming troublesome and sold it all by auction. ..."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 23, 2005. Updated on June 21, 2010 with details from his Swedish biography. Updated on May 28, 2013 with the date of his marriage. Updated on February 28, 2017 with the date of his death from Martina Kanon of the Svenska Kyrkan Ådalsbygden.
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