Absalom Landberg
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Absalom Johanson
Landberg, who often went by A.J., was born on November 14, 1847 to Johan
Hansson and Petronella Andersdotter in Mo, Göteborg Och Bohus, Sweden. He was
born “Absalom Johanson” and added “Landberg” later in his life. From family
stories, I know he was a sailor while in Sweden and also worked in a store in
Norway.
He came to America
and Minnesota on 1873 and on November 28, 1874 he married Mary Erickson. I
haven’t much information about Mary, but it is probable that she died within a
couple years of their marriage as Absalom entered into his second marriage less
than 3 years later, marrying Christina Louise Nelson on September 1, 1877 in
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Upon coming to
Minnesota, AJ lived the first ten years or so in Minneapolis where he worked as
a cooper. At least part of that time he worked Mr. A. M. Anson who operated his
business on the corner of 6th Street and 14th Ave, Minneapolis. AJ was living
South Washington Ave during this time. I’m sure AJ wouldn’t be able to
recognize his old stomping grounds. To help make ends meet, the family took on
boarders.
Around 1894, AJ
and his family moved to the area of Watertown and Hollywood in Carver County, Minnesota.
Absalom set his sights on becoming a farmer, however he didn’t know much about
farming. Their daughter remembers Christine instructing AJ on the ins-and-outs
of farming, often working in the fields herself. The couple had 12 children,
all but 2 lived to adulthood.
By 1926, A.J. and
Christine were once again living in Minneapolis, this time at 1942 Hayes Street.
The large stucco house at this current address is the same that AJ and family
would have lived in and it was in this house, on September 11, 1928, where
Absalom died. He was buried in the Watertown Public Cemetery in Watertown,
Minnesota.
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