SIGFRID GUSTAFSON, a land owner in the Swedish community of Kenedy, was part of the first land excursion to this area in 1906. He bought the farm at that time. He did not move there or started to clear land until a few years later. His land of 215 acres is now a beautiful and well-cared for farm.
Gustafson came to Texas from Sweden in 1892, and settled in Decker where he worked as a farmhand. He later started leasing land. In Travis County he leased land for eighteen years before he moved to Kenedy. He was born in Töreboda, Västergötland, in 1871. His parents, Carl and Charlotta Gustafson, were farmers and among six siblings who grew up in the home, two brothers, Sigfrid and Albin Gustafson, are living in the Kenedy colony.
He married Minnie Carlson in 1896. She was born in Balaryd, Småland, in 1874, the daughter of Carl and Dorothea Israelson who were farmers. She came to America in 1893, and first lived in Decker, Travis County, Texas. The children of this family are: Arthur, 1897, Elmer, 1898, Elsie, 1900, Selma, 1902, Laura, 1904, Fred, 1908, and Louis, 1910. Mrs. Gustafson has two sisters and two brothers in Texas, and one sister and one brother in Sweden.
Gustafson came to Texas from Sweden in 1892, and settled in Decker where he worked as a farmhand. He later started leasing land. In Travis County he leased land for eighteen years before he moved to Kenedy. He was born in Töreboda, Västergötland, in 1871. His parents, Carl and Charlotta Gustafson, were farmers and among six siblings who grew up in the home, two brothers, Sigfrid and Albin Gustafson, are living in the Kenedy colony.
He married Minnie Carlson in 1896. She was born in Balaryd, Småland, in 1874, the daughter of Carl and Dorothea Israelson who were farmers. She came to America in 1893, and first lived in Decker, Travis County, Texas. The children of this family are: Arthur, 1897, Elmer, 1898, Elsie, 1900, Selma, 1902, Laura, 1904, Fred, 1908, and Louis, 1910. Mrs. Gustafson has two sisters and two brothers in Texas, and one sister and one brother in Sweden.
SIGFRID GUSTAFSON, a land owner in the Swedish community of Kenedy, was part of the first land excursion to this area in 1906. He bought the farm at that time. He did not move there or started to clear land until a few years later. His land of 215 acres is now a beautiful and well-cared for farm.
Gustafson came to Texas from Sweden in 1892, and settled in Decker where he worked as a farmhand. He later started leasing land. In Travis County he leased land for eighteen years before he moved to Kenedy. He was born in Töreboda, Västergötland, in 1871. His parents, Carl and Charlotta Gustafson, were farmers and among six siblings who grew up in the home, two brothers, Sigfrid and Albin Gustafson, are living in the Kenedy colony.
He married Minnie Carlson in 1896. She was born in Balaryd, Småland, in 1874, the daughter of Carl and Dorothea Israelson who were farmers. She came to America in 1893, and first lived in Decker, Travis County, Texas. The children of this family are: Arthur, 1897, Elmer, 1898, Elsie, 1900, Selma, 1902, Laura, 1904, Fred, 1908, and Louis, 1910. Mrs. Gustafson has two sisters and two brothers in Texas, and one sister and one brother in Sweden.
Gustafson came to Texas from Sweden in 1892, and settled in Decker where he worked as a farmhand. He later started leasing land. In Travis County he leased land for eighteen years before he moved to Kenedy. He was born in Töreboda, Västergötland, in 1871. His parents, Carl and Charlotta Gustafson, were farmers and among six siblings who grew up in the home, two brothers, Sigfrid and Albin Gustafson, are living in the Kenedy colony.
He married Minnie Carlson in 1896. She was born in Balaryd, Småland, in 1874, the daughter of Carl and Dorothea Israelson who were farmers. She came to America in 1893, and first lived in Decker, Travis County, Texas. The children of this family are: Arthur, 1897, Elmer, 1898, Elsie, 1900, Selma, 1902, Laura, 1904, Fred, 1908, and Louis, 1910. Mrs. Gustafson has two sisters and two brothers in Texas, and one sister and one brother in Sweden.
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