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John Asplund

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John Asplund

Birth
Sweden
Death
9 Oct 1931 (aged 87)
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Virginia, Cass County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Occupation: Cabinet Maker

Thanks to P. Meado for information.

There is an interesting article about the life of John Asplund in the Jacksonville Daily Journal on July 14, 1920 on page 8. Anyone researching the family might want to look it up. There is lots of information in it.
The article had John Asplund born in Lindes, Socken, Norika, Sweden.
His father was Eric Erickson Asplund and his mother was Maria Granberg according to the article. His father died when he was nine years old. His family lived on a small rented farm. The article describes what his early life was like with the struggles to make a living.
When he was still young his mother remarried. His step-father (name not mentioned). The article gives a description of life in Sweden, his religion, his trip to America, and jobs before he moved to the Little Indian area in Illinois.
Occupation: Cabinet Maker

Thanks to P. Meado for information.

There is an interesting article about the life of John Asplund in the Jacksonville Daily Journal on July 14, 1920 on page 8. Anyone researching the family might want to look it up. There is lots of information in it.
The article had John Asplund born in Lindes, Socken, Norika, Sweden.
His father was Eric Erickson Asplund and his mother was Maria Granberg according to the article. His father died when he was nine years old. His family lived on a small rented farm. The article describes what his early life was like with the struggles to make a living.
When he was still young his mother remarried. His step-father (name not mentioned). The article gives a description of life in Sweden, his religion, his trip to America, and jobs before he moved to the Little Indian area in Illinois.


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