Those Places Thursday: 425 25th Street, Chicago, Illinois

130 years ago today, on 8 September 1886, my great-grandmother Ellen Victoria Dahlquist was born at the residence of her parents Carl Johan (or Charles John) and Mary (or Marie) Louise (Borg) Dahlquist.

Return of a Birth, Ellen Dahlquist. State of Illinois, Cook County. No. 115239, dated 7 October 1886.

The family lived at 425 25th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the 5th Ward.

Lakeside Directory of Chicago, 1886. Fold3.

The following map shows the neighborhood that the Dahlquist family lived in in 1886.

Portion of Rand McNally and Company. Map showing the boulevards and park system and twelve miles of lake frontage of the city of Chicago. Chicago, Ill.: Rand, McNally & Company, 1886. Detached from: Glossop, Frank. Glossop's street guide, strangers' directory and hotel manual of Chicago. 10th ed. Chicago: [Frank Glossop], 1886.  Public domain. Available from Chicago Historical Society and Wikimedia Commons.

The family did not live at 425 25th Street for long. In 1887, they moved to another residence in the neighborhood, 373 24th.

Johanna Carolina Samuelsdotter

Johanna Carolina

My 3rd-great-grandmother Johanna Carolina Samuelsdotter (Samuelson, Erickson) was born 180 years ago today, on 18 August 1836, in Västra Harg, Östergötland, Sweden. She was the daughter of Samuel Eriksson/Erickson and Anna Lisa Torstensdotter.

Johanna was baptized on 21 August 1836.

Västra Harg C:1 (1797-1840) Image 250 / page 483 (AID: v42201.b250.s483, NAD: SE/VALA/00446).

In 1851, Johanna, her parents, and her brothers Anders and Samuel left Sweden. Johanna's oldest brother Johan Peter did not go with them.

The family arrived in New York, New York on the Preciosa on 8 September 1851.

Passenger list, Preciosa, 1851. Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

The family spent a year in Chicago, and then settled in Westchester, Porter County, Indiana. Johanna married Johannes "John" Borg, and their first child, Clara Matilda, was born on 29 August 1858. Their second child, Anna Christina, was born on 24 August 1860.

1860 United States census, Westchester, Porter County, Indiana, population schedule, page 466, family 281. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

By 1860, Johanna's brother Johan Peter had joined the family in Porter County, Indiana.

John and Johanna's third child, my 2nd-great-grandmother Mary/Marie Louise Borg, was born on 13 January 1864. Their first son,  Alfred, was born almost exactly two years later, on 15 January 1866. Another son, Carl Gust, was born a little over two years later, on 26 January 1868.

Johanna's mother Anna Lisa had died by 1870. Johanna had four more children during the 1870s: Emil Richard (born 11 June 1870), Minnie (born September 1872), Malinda (born 16 March 1875), and Carl/Charles John (born 28 July 1878).

1880 United States census, Westchester, Porter County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district 136, p. 399A, family 243. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Johanna had two more children during the 1880s: David Theodore (born 21 October 1880) and Daniel Elvin (born 17 October 1882).

In September 1888, the family moved into a new house, which was designed by A. J. Lundquist.

Johanna experienced two losses in less than two years. Her son Carl/Charles John died of typhus fever on 18 October 1889. Her father Samuel Erickson died of dropsy on 18 July 1890. Six years later, Johanna became a widow; her husband John died of cancer on 20 September 1896.

In 1900, Johanna lived with her daughter Clara and her sons David and Daniel. Three months after the census was taken, Clara married Nels A. Samuelson, whose family was listed underneath the Borg family in the 1900 census.

1900 United States census, Westchester, Porter County, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district 95, p. 8B, families 168 and 169. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Johanna died on 11 May 1903 in Westchester, Porter County, Indiana. The cause of death was carcinoma of the stomach. She was buried in Augsburg Lutheran Church Cemetery in Porter, Porter County, Indiana.

Indiana State Board of Health. Death certificate no. 23, Johana Carolina Borg, 1903. Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Mappy Monday: Districts in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden

District subdivisions in Mjölby Municipality. Lantmäteriet [ODbL (http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/), CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

This map shows the districts in Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden. My Borg ancestors were from what is now  Mjölby Municipality (Östra Tollstad and Västra Harg).

Wednesday's Child: Darrell Richard Borg

Indiana State Board of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death certificate, Darrell Richard Borg, 1947. Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Darrell Richard Borg was born in Gary, Lake County, Indiana on 18 July 1947. He was the son of my first cousin 3 times removed Delmar Emil Borg and Genoa L. Bartels. He died in Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana on 17 October 1947. The cause of death was septicemia due to kidney or meningeal involvement. He was buried in Augsburg Lutheran Church Cemetery in Porter, Porter County, Indiana on 19 October 1947.

Sunday's Obituary: Malinda (Borg) Lawrence

Vidette-Messenger, 12 October 1948, page 1

North County

Native Dies

Mrs. Malinda Lawrence 

Succumbs At Methodist 

Hospital In Gary

   CHESTERTON, Oct. 12–Mrs. Malinda Lawrence, who resided in the Chesterton vicinity for almost three-quarters of a century, died Monday morning in the Methodist hospital, Gary. She was 73 years old.
   The decedent was born March 16, 1875 in Baileytown, and spent all her life in the community. Her husband, Charles, died 12 years ago.
    Surviving are two sons, Rudolph and Randolph, and one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Harbrecht, all of Chesterton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Dahlquist and Mrs. Minnie Olson, both of Chicago; and two brothers, Gust Borg of Chicago, and Daniel Borg of San Francisco.
   Services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Bethlehem Lutheran church with the Rev. Carl Lorimer officiating. Burial will be in Chesterton cemetery.
   Friends may call at the Flynn funeral home after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Malinda was the daughter of my 3rd-great-granparents John Borg and Johanna Carolina Samuelson. She married Charles August Lawrence on 28 November 1900 in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. They had three children: Elmer Rudolph (born  8 February 1903), Dorothy F. (born 31 March 1905), and Edward Randolph (born 3 November 1908). Her husband Charles died on 21 December 1936. Malinda died on 11 October 1948 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana.

Travel Tuesday: Visiting Relatives in Indiana

Vidette-Messenger, 29 May 1931, page 4

On 27 May 1931, Marie Louise (Borg) Dahlquist, her daughter Juliet (Dahlquist) Gilbert, her son-in-law Fritz Arthur Gilbert, and her granddaughters Lois and Joyce Gilbert traveled from Chicago, Illinois to Porter County, Indiana. They visited Marie's sister Clara Matilda (Borg) Samuelson and brother-in-law Nels A. Samuelson. They also visited Marie's brother Alfred Borg and sister-in-law Emily (Chellberg) Borg.

Tuesday's Tip: Look for Husbands' Names Too

March is Women's History Month. Many of my posts this month will focus on female family members.

When searching for information on married women, also look for them under their husbands' names. A search for "Malinda Lawrence" would not have found this article on the Bethlehem Lutheran Ladies' Aid meeting in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. The article mentions my 2nd-great-grandmother's sister Malinda (Borg) Lawrence, but refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Lawrence." She and her daughter Dorothy ("Mrs. Edward Harbrecht") were both honored at the meeting, since their birthdays were in March.

Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, IN), 11 March 1939, page 7

Sunday's Obituary: Alfred Borg

Vidette-Messenger, 24 June 1939, page 1

From the June 24, 1939 issue of the Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana):

                            NORTH COUNTY RESIDENT DIES
                                                        _____

                  Alfred Borg, Life Long Citizen of County Succumbs at Age of 73.
                                                       _____

   CHESTERTON, June 24. – Alfred Borg, age 73 years, died Friday night at midnight in his home on Chesterton R. R. 1. He had been ill for some time with a heart ailment.
   He was a life-long resident of Chesterton, being born here on Jan. 15, 1866, a son of John and Johanna Borg.
   Forty-two years ago he was united in marriage to Emily Chellberg, who survives together with three daughters, Mrs. Violet Johnson, of Gary; Mrs. Elin Johnson, of Chesterton, and Adele at home: two sons, LaVerne and Viorene, both of Porter: four grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. C. J. Dahlquist, Mrs. Anna Greandahl, and Mrs. Axel Olson, all of Chicago, and Mrs. Melinda Lawrence, of Chesterton, and three brothers, Emil, of Porter, Gust, of Chicago, and Daniel, of San Francisco, Calif.
   Mr. Borg followed farming for many years, but retired several years ago. He was a member of the Augsburg Lutheran Church of Chesterton all his life. Memorial services have not been completed.
                                       ________________________________

Alfred was the brother of my 2nd-great-grandmother Mary/Marie Louise Borg. He married Emily Chellberg (or Kjellberg) on 29 September 1897. He died on 23 June 1939 and was buried in Augsburg Lutheran Church Cemetery in Porter, Indiana.

Shopping Saturday: Shopping in Gary, Indiana

Vidette-Messenger, 9 August 1929,  page 5

My 2nd-great-grandmother's sister Anna Christina (Borg) Greandahl and her daughter Lillian (Greandahl) Nelson, residents of Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana, went shopping in Gary, Lake County, Indiana on Wednesday, 7 August 1929.

Several other residents of Chesterton also went shopping in Gary that day: Frances Sherman, Mrs. Austin Brooks, and Mrs. Brook's daughter Mrs. William Vaughn.

Gary was the fifth largest city in Indiana by 1930. It was only about 17 miles away from Chesterton.

Founders' Day, the Birthday of the National Park Service

On 25 August 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that established the National Park Service. Every year on August 25, the National Park Service celebrates Founders Day.

My parents have visited some of the national parks, including Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite National Park.

I took this picture at one of the newest national parks, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park.

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park 

Some places where my ancestors spent time are now national historical parks. My 5th-great-grandfather Stephen Mayo and his brother Benjamin camped at Valley Forge during the revolutionary War. My 5th-great-grandmother Hannah Hardgrave and her parents, my 6th-great-grandparents Francis Hardgrave and Sarah Greer, passed through the Cumberland Gap when they traveled from Wilkes County, North Carolina to Kentucky.

Valley Forge National Historical Park. Photo from the National Park Service.

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Photo from the National Park Service.

Chellberg Farm is now part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. My 2nd-great-grandmother's brother Alfred Borg married Emily Kjellberg, and they lived at Chellberg Farm.

1885 brick house on Chellberg Farm. Photo by Chris Light at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Photo from the National Park Service.

Sunday's Obituary: Anna Christina (Borg) Greandahl

Vidette-Messenger, 29 February 1944, page 1

From the February 29, 1944 issue of the Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana):

Pioneer of County Dies

CHESTERTON, Ind. – Mrs. Anna C. Greandahl, 83, a pioneer resident of Porter County died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Nelson.

She was born at Baileytown north of here on Aug. 25, 1860. All her life has been spent in north Porter County.

Surviving besides the daughter Mrs. Lillian Nelson are a granddaughter; two brothers, Gus and Daniel Borg, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Dahlquist, Mrs. Minnie Olson and Mrs. Malinda Lawrence, all of Chesterton.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carl Nelson residence and at 2 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Rev. Cecil Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Chesterton cemetery.
                                       ________________________________

Anna was the oldest sister of my 2nd-great-grandmother Mary/Marie Louise Borg. Their parents, John (Johannes) and Johanna Carolina (Samuelson) Borg, emigrated from Sweden in the 1850s. Anna married John Lewis Greandahl, a Swedish immigrant, on 28 April 1894. Her only child, Lillian V. Greandahl, was born on 8 February 1896. John Lewis Greandahl died in 1930.

Malinda was actually the only one of her siblings who was still living in Chesterton. Daniel was living in San Francisco, California, and the others were living in Chicago, Illinois. Four brothers and a sister predeceased her.

52 Ancestors: Week 31 "Easy": Marie Louise Borg

My 2nd-great-grandmother Marie Louise Borg has been pretty easy to research. Her name and correct dates of birth are listed in my father's baby book. My father remembered her, and told me that he knew her as "Denny." A family photograph of the Borg family is clearly labeled on the back; it lists the names of everyone in the picture, and includes the married names of the Borg daughters. I have located her in every census except 1870.

Marie (also known as Mary) Louise Borg was born on 13 January 1864 in Porter County, Indiana. She was the daughter of John (Johannes) Borg and Johanna Carolina Samuelson, who had emigrated from Västra Harg,Östergötland, Sweden in the 1850s. She grew up as part of a large family (she was the third of eleven children). I have several family photos of the house that the Borg family lived in, which was located in the Swedish community of Baillytown.

In 1880, Marie was keeping house for her uncle Samuel August Samuelson in Westchester Township, Porter County. His wife had died, and he had five young children to take care of. His 70-year-old mother-in-law lived with the family as well. On 20 December 1885, Marie married Charles John Dahlquist, a Swedish immigrant from Kinneved, Västra Götaland, Sweden. He lived in Chicago, Illinois and worked  as a shoe dealer. They married at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Baillytown, Porter County, Indiana. Reverend A. Challman solemnized the marriage. I was fortunate to find their marriage announcement from the Chesterton Tribune transcribed on the Porter County, Indiana message board. I later located the original record.

After her marriage, Marie moved to Chicago to live with her husband. Their first child, my great-grandmother Ellen Victoria Dahlquist, was born on 8 September 1886. They had three more children: Carl Frederick Dahlquist (born 10 January 1888), Martin Luther Dahlquist (born 22 February 1891), and Juliet Caroline Marie Dahlquist (born 14 July 1896).

In 1900, the family lived at 6031 State Street, Chicago, Illinois. By 1910, they had moved to 6311 Eggleston Avenue in Chicago. Marie and Charles became grandparents on 27 September 1911, when my paternal grandmother Helen Martha Marie Anderson was born. Helen's two middle names were the names of her grandmothers.

On 30 July 1919, Marie lost her son Martin Luther after his appendix ruptured. His only child and her sixth grandchild had been born nine days earlier.

By 1930, Marie and Charles were living on 509 W. 61st Place, in Chicago, in the home of their daughter Juliet and her husband Fritz Arthur Gilbert. They were still living there in 1940.

On 14 September 1942, Marie's husband Charles died.

Marie had surgery in 1949, and it was discovered that she had pancreatic cancer. She died of uremia at the Augustana Home for Aged in Chicago, Illinois. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, which had been established for Swedish families in Chicago.

From my father's baby book

Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-35C), Charles J Dahlquist and Mary Clara Borg, 20 Dec 1885; citing Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,686,157. Mary's middle name is incorrect on the document. Note that when Rev. A. Challman filled out the form, he gave her name as Mary L. Borg.

1930 United States census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Ward 17, population schedule, enumeration district 16-647, sheet no. 4B. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. 

Medical certificate of death, State of Illinois. State file no. 74765. Mary Louise Dahlquist. 29 October 1953.

Chicago Tribune, 31 October 1953

Marie (or Mary) Borg

Marie and Charles Dahlquist

Mappy Monday: Map of Porter County, Indiana, Highlighting Westchester Township

Map of Porter County, Indiana, highlighting the location of Westchester Township. By Omnedon, 25 November 2007. Public domain. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

This map shows the location of Westchester Township in Porter County, Indiana. My Borg ancestors lived in Westchester Township.

Sibling Saturday: Two Sisters, One Husband

On 26 June 1902, my 2nd-great-grandmother's brother Emil Richard Borg married Elizabeth Henrika Carlson in Porter County, Indiana. They were married by M. J. Lonner, Minister.

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-6Q1), Emil R Borg and Elizabeth H Carlson, 26 Jun 1902; citing Porter, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,686,211.

After their marriage, Emil and Elizabeth lived in Chicago, Illinois. Sadly, they were only married for a year and a half. Elizabeth died of pneumonitis on 31 December 1903. She was buried in Augsburg Lutheran Church Cemetery in Porter, Porter County, Indiana.

Emil had moved back to Porter County, Indiana by 1907. On 11 December 1907, he married Julia Maria Carlson in Porter County, Indiana. They were married by J. E Nystrom, Minister. Julia was Elizabeth's older sister (two years her senior).

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-X1L), Emil Richard Borg and Julia Maria Carlson, 11 Dec 1907; citing Porter, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,686,212.

Emil and Julia remained married until his death in 1940. They had a daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth Borg, and a son, Delmar Emil Borg.

52 Ancestors: Week 5 "Plowing Through": Nels A. Samuelson, Killed in Cultivator Accident

When I saw that the 52 Ancestors Challenge Week 5 theme was "Plowing Through," I immediately thought of Nels A. Samuelson, the husband of my great-great-grandmother's sister Clara Matilda Borg. Nels (or Nils) was born in Indiana on 21 August 1871. He was the son of two Swedish immigrants, Carl August Samuelson and Sophia Johnson. Carl August Samuelson was a farmer, and Nels also became a farmer.

On 28 November 1900, he married Clara Matilda Borg in Porter County, Indiana. M. J. Lonner was the officiating minister. Clara's sister Malinda A. Borg married Charles August Lawrence on the same day. Clara was thirteen years older than Nels, and was 42 years old when they married. The couple never had biological children, but they raised an adopted daughter and son. The girl was born Etta Maria Carter, but was listed as Etta Samuelson, adopted, in the 1910 United States Census. The boy, Leroy G. "Roy" Johnson, had joined the family by 1920; he was listed as a lodger in the Samuelson home in the 1920 United States Census.

Nels' older brother John Samuelson committed suicide by hanging on 9 July 1929. John's daughter Anna was enumerated in Nels and Clara's household in the 1930 United States Census. Clara died at the Samuelson home in Baileytown, Porter County, Indiana on 18 March 1934.

On 29 June 1935, Nels was cultivating corn on his farm. When his team of horses became frightened, Nels was dragged under the blades of the cultivator and was killed. His memorial service was held at the Augsburg Lutheran Church, and he was buried in Augsburg Lutheran Church Cemetery on 2 July 1935.

Vidette-Messenger, 1 July 1935, page 1

Vidette-Messenger, 3 July 1935, page 4

Thriller Thursday: Skeleton Discovered in Haystack

On 22 May 1941, my first cousin 3 times removed David Borg and his brother went to the marshes near his farm in Porter County, Indiana. David stuck his pitchfork into a haystack, and he pulled out a skeleton. The skeleton was taken to the Flynn Funeral Home in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. It could not be identified, and it was buried in Chesterton Cemetery on 23 May 1941.

 Vidette Messenger, 22 May 1941, page 1

Tipton Tribune, 23 May 1941, page 8

Vidette Messenger, 23 May 1941, page 12

Wedding Wednesday: Delmar Borg and Marybell Ellis

My first cousin 3 times removed Delmar Emil Borg married his first wife Marybell Ellis at the Augsburg Lutheran Church in Porter, Indiana on 24 March 1940 (Easter Sunday).

Vidette Messenger, 26 March 1940

National Adoption Day

The Saturday before Thanksgiving is National Adoption Day. The day is intended to raise awareness of the large number of children in foster care waiting for adoption, and to celebrate adoptive families.

My great-great-grandmother's sister Clara Matilda Borg and her husband Nils A. Samuelson never had biological children, but they raised a girl, Etta Maria Carter, and a boy, Leroy G. "Roy" Johnson.

1910 United States Census, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district 152, page 9A. Available from  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 United States Census, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, population schedule, enumeration district 157, page 4A. Available from Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

The Vidette-Messenger, 20 March 1934, page 2. (The name of the daughter is listed incorrectly.)

My 3rd-great-grandfather's brother John G. Gatlin and his wife Martha Ann Gower legally adopted a little girl, Tennessee Reed (Minnie Gatlin after the adoption), in 1874.

Miller, Alan N. Nineteenth Century Tennessee Adoptions, Legitimations, and Name Changes. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 2009. Page 51.

The girl's biological parents reconciled after the adoption had approved, and wanted her back. The Davidson County, Tennessee Circuit Court ruled that it was in the best interests of the child for her to remain with her adoptive parents. The below excerpt from an article in the Nashville Union and American, 3 December 1874, shows that the adoptive mother and daughter had formed a close bond.

Nashville Union and American, 3 December 1874. Available from Chronicling America.

My great-grandmother Kathleen (Graham) Mapplebeck Boe was the biological daughter of James Graham, but when her mother Catherine Elizabeth Winters married James Mapplebeck, she took his name and he became her father. The adoption may have been informal rather than legal, but Kathleen's application for a Social Security account shows that James Mapplebeck was the man that she considered to be her father.

Kathleen Graham Mapplebeck Boe, SS no. 494-07-1459, 11 December 1936, Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

52 Ancestors: #39 Helen Martha Marie (Anderson) Gatlin

Today would have been the 103rd birthday of my paternal grandmother, Helen Martha Marie (Anderson) Gatlin. Helen was born on 27 September 1911 at Englewood Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was the firstborn child of Edward Theodore Anderson and Ellen Victoria Dahlquist. Her two middle names were the first names of her paternal grandmother, Martha Elizabeth Erickson, and her maternal grandmother, Marie Louise Borg.

On 2 December 1936, at the time that she filled out her application for a Social Security account number, Helen was working for Edwin Kirschbraun. He was an executive in the butter industry.

On 20 June 1939, her parents' 29th wedding anniversary, Helen married Henry Cornelius Gatlin at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Chicago. They were married by  H. E. Sandstedt. Their wedding reception was at the Fairfax Hotel.

Helen and Henry had a son and a daughter. They lived in Chicago at first, and then moved to Park Ridge, Illinois. They attended the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Chicago and St. Luke Lutheran Church in Park Ridge. In 1959, they moved to Ridgewood, New Jersey. They became members of West Side Presbyterian Church. After many years in Ridgewood, they moved to West Milford, New Jersey.

Henry died on 29 December 2001. Helen died on 30 September 2005, three days after her 94th birthday. I sang the Lord's Prayer at her memorial service, just like I did at my grandfather's. Their ashes were interred at West Side Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden on 13 May 2007.

Grandma Gatlin was very proud of her Swedish heritage. I fondly remember her rice pudding. I still have the Dala horse that she gave me when I was a child.

Report of Birth. Baby Anderson. State of Illinois, Cook County. Vital Statistics Department, County Clerk's Office. Dated 28 September 1911.

 Ellen (Dahlquist) Anderson with daughter Helen, 19 December 1911

 Helen, 1913

Inscription on back: Helen with pkge of linen, at my shower.

 

Helen in her wedding gown

Henry and Helen Gatlin