Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6329/132
Gunnar (Gunerius Emanuel) with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1875 census
at Vævergade 297 in Stavanger.
(No. 007-013): https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052234009623
Provided courtesy Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
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Gunerius Emanuel Abrahamson was born in 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. He immigrated to America in 1889 through Ellis Island, at the age of 26 and changed his name to Gunnar Lund (his mother's family name). While he was educated in law, Gunnar began work in Seattle and Oregon laying railroad tracks, and loading lumber schooners, and doing other forms of manual labor. In 1893 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and started his own dairy business, teaching English to Norwegian newcomers at night, and it was there that he met his wife Marie Vognild. From 1900 until 1905 he lived in Seattle doing more manual labor jobs, until he purchased the Washington Posten paper and became its chief editor, focusing its articles on helping its Norwegian immigrant readership become more accustomed to American life while maintaining ties to their native Norway. The paper expanded its circulation into Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Gunnar was also a founding member of the Leif Erikson Lodge and its first vice-president, as well as a founding member of the Norwegian Commercial Club. He was also actively involved in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and Signma Delta Chi, and was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in 1940.
According to his Washington State death record, Gunnar was the son of John and Cecelia Abrahamsen. His wife was named Maria V. Lund.
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6329/132
Gunnar (Gunerius Emanuel) with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1875 census
at Vævergade 297 in Stavanger.
(No. 007-013): https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052234009623
Provided courtesy Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gunerius Emanuel Abrahamson was born in 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. He immigrated to America in 1889 through Ellis Island, at the age of 26 and changed his name to Gunnar Lund (his mother's family name). While he was educated in law, Gunnar began work in Seattle and Oregon laying railroad tracks, and loading lumber schooners, and doing other forms of manual labor. In 1893 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and started his own dairy business, teaching English to Norwegian newcomers at night, and it was there that he met his wife Marie Vognild. From 1900 until 1905 he lived in Seattle doing more manual labor jobs, until he purchased the Washington Posten paper and became its chief editor, focusing its articles on helping its Norwegian immigrant readership become more accustomed to American life while maintaining ties to their native Norway. The paper expanded its circulation into Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Gunnar was also a founding member of the Leif Erikson Lodge and its first vice-president, as well as a founding member of the Norwegian Commercial Club. He was also actively involved in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and Signma Delta Chi, and was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in 1940.
According to his Washington State death record, Gunnar was the son of John and Cecelia Abrahamsen. His wife was named Maria V. Lund.
Birth:
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6329/132
Gunnar (Gunerius Emanuel) with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1875 census
at Vævergade 297 in Stavanger.
(No. 007-013): https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052234009623
Provided courtesy Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gunerius Emanuel Abrahamson was born in 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. He immigrated to America in 1889 through Ellis Island, at the age of 26 and changed his name to Gunnar Lund (his mother's family name). While he was educated in law, Gunnar began work in Seattle and Oregon laying railroad tracks, and loading lumber schooners, and doing other forms of manual labor. In 1893 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and started his own dairy business, teaching English to Norwegian newcomers at night, and it was there that he met his wife Marie Vognild. From 1900 until 1905 he lived in Seattle doing more manual labor jobs, until he purchased the Washington Posten paper and became its chief editor, focusing its articles on helping its Norwegian immigrant readership become more accustomed to American life while maintaining ties to their native Norway. The paper expanded its circulation into Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Gunnar was also a founding member of the Leif Erikson Lodge and its first vice-president, as well as a founding member of the Norwegian Commercial Club. He was also actively involved in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and Signma Delta Chi, and was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in 1940.
According to his Washington State death record, Gunnar was the son of John and Cecelia Abrahamsen. His wife was named Maria V. Lund.
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/6329/132
Gunnar (Gunerius Emanuel) with parents and siblings in the Norwegian 1875 census
at Vævergade 297 in Stavanger.
(No. 007-013): https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052234009623
Provided courtesy Contributor: Torkel (48106268)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gunerius Emanuel Abrahamson was born in 1863 in Stavanger, Norway. He immigrated to America in 1889 through Ellis Island, at the age of 26 and changed his name to Gunnar Lund (his mother's family name). While he was educated in law, Gunnar began work in Seattle and Oregon laying railroad tracks, and loading lumber schooners, and doing other forms of manual labor. In 1893 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, and started his own dairy business, teaching English to Norwegian newcomers at night, and it was there that he met his wife Marie Vognild. From 1900 until 1905 he lived in Seattle doing more manual labor jobs, until he purchased the Washington Posten paper and became its chief editor, focusing its articles on helping its Norwegian immigrant readership become more accustomed to American life while maintaining ties to their native Norway. The paper expanded its circulation into Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, and the Dakotas. Gunnar was also a founding member of the Leif Erikson Lodge and its first vice-president, as well as a founding member of the Norwegian Commercial Club. He was also actively involved in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association and Signma Delta Chi, and was made a knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in 1940.
According to his Washington State death record, Gunnar was the son of John and Cecelia Abrahamsen. His wife was named Maria V. Lund.
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