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Oscar Kylberg
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- Born: 21 Jul 1879, Runseryd, Forserum, , Jönköpings län, Småland, Sweden 14 15 16
- Marriage (1): Anna Maria Petersson on 3 Jan 1908
- Died: 12 Sep 1964, Austin, Travis County, Texas at age 85 16 17
- Buried: New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery, Travis County, Texas 16 18
Cause of his death was coronary occlusion due to atherosclerotic heart disease.16
Another name for Oscar was Oskar Kylberg.
General Notes:
Swedish emigration records show Oscar's place of origin as Lekeryd, Jönköpings län, Sweden.
Oscar first arrived in America from Tofrida Kronogård, Lekeryd on 1 Oct 1899 on the Campania. He returned to Sweden and came back to America 30 Aug 1905 on the Caronia with his future wife Anna Peterson and her sister. Oscar was naturalized 27 Jan 1908 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. At the time of the 1910 census, Oscar was farming a rented farm in Bastrop County, Texas. The family went back to Jonkoping, Sweden where son Richard was born 25 Apr 1914 and returned 9 Aug 1916 (from Boarp Rusthåll, Barkeryd) on the Oscar II with nephew and future son in law Einar Magnuson. When Oscar registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sep 1918, he was a self-employed farmer in Bastrop County, Texas. Mailing Address Elgin, Texas. On the 1920 census in Bastrop County, Texas, he indicated that he was paying a mortgage to own his farm. Their farm was in Lund, Travis County, Texas, according to the 1921 passport applications. Their last visit to Sweden began 28 Nov 1921. The family was recorded in Sweden Household Examination Books at Häljaryd, Rogberga, Jõnkõpings, Småland, Sweden. Oscar was with wife Anna, and children Lillian, Ella and Richard. They left Häljard on 19 Dec 1922 and returned to America from Häljaryd Uppegård, Rogberga 9 Jan 1923 on the Drottningholm. All these voyages arrived in New York City, New York. By the time of the 1930 census, the family had settled in Travis County, Texas. Oscar and Anna are listed there with youngest daughter Elizabeth who was born in Travis County in 1926. Oscar owned his home valued at $3000 and was farming cotton. They remained on their farm near Lund, Travis County, Texas through the 1940 census.
Additional Information:
• Death Certificate Image: here .
Oscar married Anna Maria Petersson, daughter of Carl Vilhelm Petersson and Christina Vilhelmina Johansdotter (Free), on 3 Jan 1908. (Anna Maria Petersson was born on 16 Oct 1881 in Barkeryd, , Jönköpings län, Småland, Sweden,15 19 20 died on 4 Jul 1971 in Austin, Travis County, Texas 17 19 and was buried in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery, Travis County, Texas 18 19.). The cause of her death was coronary occlusion due to atherosclerotic heart disease.16
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Sources
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1910 United States Federal Census, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas; Roll T624_1529; Page: 19A; ED: 9; I mage: 400. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Bastrop, Texas; Roll T625_1774; Page: 6B; ED: 25; Image: 245. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 2, Travis, Texas; Roll: 2401; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 665.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1940 United States Federal Census, Texas Travis Justice Precinct 2 227-4A Justice Precinct 2...of Cottonwood Creek; Lund, sheet 8A. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Goteborg, Sverige, passagerarlistor, 1869-1951, Departure Date: 20 Sep 1899; Ship Name: Cameo. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1899; Microfilm serial: 15; Microfilm roll: T715_84; Line: 3; Page 117. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1905; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_61 4; Line: 16; Page 106. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1916; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_24 82; Line: 4; Page 71. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1923; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_32 41; Line: 11; Page 17. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, 1899--Database Name: EmiHamn, Archive Call Number: 64:306:1 0064. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, 1905--Database Name: EmiHamn, Archive Call Number: 79:217:6 1116. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, 1916--Database Name: EmiHamn, Archive Call Number: 103:351: 6245. Repository: Ancestry.com. Misspelled as Kyhlberg.
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Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, 1922; Jõnkõpings - Rogberga AIIa5 - Page 198 - Line 7-10, 15. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Bastrop County, Texas; Roll 1927362; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 60164.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.
18
Austin Genealogical Society, New Sweden Cemetery (http://www.austintxgensoc.org/cemeteries/newsweden.php).
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 52768.
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Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920, Jönköping; Barkeryd; Volume :711; Födde (Births); 1881 - 1881. Repository: Ancestry.com.
