Catharine Downs1

b. 20 December 1824
Pedigree
FatherPeter Downs1 b. 11 Dec 1795, d. 8 Oct 1871
MotherPamelia Stiles1 b. 2 Aug 1791, d. 5 Jun 1873
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Charles Edward Towne

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     Catharine Downs was born on 20 December 1824 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.1 She married Charles S. Dunham in Michigan.1
     After their marriage, she and her husband Charles lived on the Dunham family farm in Eaton Co., Michigan.1 They moved to Maple Grove Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, on 25 April 1853.1
     She and Charles had three children by birth, Peter O. (b 3 August 1846), Esther (b 29 June 1848), and Matthew H. (b 3 August 1861), and two by adoption, Evey L. (adopted February 1863) and Charles E. (adopted February 1880).1

Citations

  1. [S155] [Anonymous], History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, p. 463.

Charles S. Dunham1

b. 24 February 1820
Pedigree

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     Charles S. Dunham was born on 24 February 1820 in Orleans Co., New York.1 He married Catharine Downs, daughter of Peter Downs and Pamelia Stiles, in Michigan.1
     He moved to Michigan with his parents in 18371, where he worked as a farmer and painter, mostly in Jackson and Kalamazoo Cos.1 In 1841, with his brother Casper, he bought land in section 30 of Eaton Co., Michigan,1 where the family moved on Christmas Day of 1844.1
     After their marriage, he and his wife Catharine lived on the family farm in Eaton Co.1 They moved to Maple Grove Twp., Barry Co., Michigan, on 25 April 1853.1 He was a longtime member of the Odd-Fellows and Masonic orders.1
     He and Catharine had three children by birth, Peter O. (b 3 August 1846), Esther (b 29 June 1848), and Matthew H. (b 3 August 1861), and two by adoption, Evey L. (adopted February 1863) and Charles E. (adopted February 1880).1

Citations

  1. [S155] [Anonymous], History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, p. 463.

Martha A. Lindberg1,2

b. 2 June 1934, d. 6 July 2021
Pedigree
FatherSvante Sigfrid Lindberg1,2 b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 7 Aug 1974
MotherAgda Marie Charlotta Hanson1,2 b. 11 Oct 1909, d. 15 Jul 1988
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Jane Ellen Bowditch

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Martha Lindberg (1934-2021). Photo courtesy of Janice (Dobbeck) Smith.
     Martha A. Lindberg was born on 2 June 1934 in Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois.1,3 She married first Jon Charles Lindgren, son of John S. Lindgren, on 18 August 1962 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1,4 She married second David Magura, son of John Magura and Stellla Kocik, on 1 May 1993 in Villa Park, DuPage Co., Illinois.5,1 She died on 6 July 2021 at the Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, Kankakee Co., Illinois, at age 87.1 She was buried at Glen Oak Cemetery in Hillside, Cook Co., Illinois.1
     She was a teacher at Walther Lutheran High School in Melrose Park, Cook Co., Illinois.1 She and her first husband Jon lived in Willow Springs, Cook Co., Illinois.4

Citations

  1. [S8028] Obituary, Martha A. Lindgren-Magura, Cotter Funeral Home, Momence, Illinois, 6 July 2021.
  2. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  3. [S7279] "Genealogy Notes - Lindberg."
  4. [S3013] Obituary, Jon C. Lindgren, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 9 September 1983, Sect. 2, p. 7, col. 2.
  5. [S8029] Obituary, David Magura, The Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 7 May 2008, Sect. 4, p. 5, col. 2.

Lois Miriam Lindberg1,2

b. 11 September 1936, d. 26 May 2021
Pedigree
FatherSvante Sigfrid Lindberg1,2 b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 7 Aug 1974
MotherAgda Marie Charlotta Hanson1,2 b. 11 Oct 1909, d. 15 Jul 1988
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Jane Ellen Bowditch

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Lois Lindberg (1936-2021). Photo courtesy of Janice (Dobbeck) Smith.
     Lois Miriam Lindberg was born on 11 September 1936 in Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois.1,3 She was baptized and confirmed at Messiah Lutheran Church in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1 She married first Ernest Marvin Dahl on 9 September 1961 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1 She died on 26 May 2021 at Carris Health - Redwood Seasons House in Redwood Falls, Redwood Co., Minnesota, at age 84.1 She was buried at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois.1
     She attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, then Augustana College in Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois.1
     She and her husband Ernest lived in Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, from 1961 to 1966.1
     Between 1964 and 1980 she took in over 125 foster children, mostly infants. She also served as a church parish worker, choir director, secretary, and organist.1

Citations

  1. [S8027] Obituary, Lois Miriam Mayer, Stephens Funeral Service, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, 26 May 2021.
  2. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  3. [S7279] "Genealogy Notes - Lindberg."

Daniel A. Lindberg1,2,3

b. 14 October 1944, d. 1 February 2024
Pedigree
FatherSvante Sigfrid Lindberg1,2 b. 17 Jul 1909, d. 7 Aug 1974
MotherAgda Marie Charlotta Hanson1,2 b. 11 Oct 1909, d. 15 Jul 1988
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Jane Ellen Bowditch

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     Daniel A. Lindberg was born on 14 October 1944 in Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois.3,4 He died on 1 February 2024 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois, at age 79.3
     He graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He was a landscape architect, and was involved in the design of several projects in and around Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois, including the Millennium Fountain, Davis Park, the Sinisssippi Bike Path, the floral clock, and the Sportscore.3

Citations

  1. [S6] Communication from Jane Bowditch.
  2. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  3. [S8635] Obituary, Daniel A. Lindberg, Grace Funeral and Cremation Services, Rockford, Illinois, 1 February 2024.
  4. [S7279] "Genealogy Notes - Lindberg."

Jon Charles Lindgren1,2,3

b. 11 August 1940, d. 6 September 1983
Pedigree
FatherJohn S. Lindgren1

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     Jon Charles Lindgren was born on 11 August 1940 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1,4 He married Martha A. Lindberg, daughter of Svante Sigfrid Lindberg and Agda Marie Charlotta Hanson, on 18 August 1962 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.5,4 He died on 6 September 1983 at Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Illinois, at age 43.4 He was buried at Glen Oak Cemetery in Hillside, Cook Co., Illinois.6
     He and his wife Martha lived in Willow Springs, Cook Co., Illinois.4 He worked for Volvo Midwest, Inc.4, and from 1976 to 1983 for BMW of North America, where he was regional parts manager at the time of his death.4

Citations

  1. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Jon Charles Lindgren, No. 327-34-8425.
  2. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  3. [S6] Communication from Jane Bowditch.
  4. [S3013] Obituary, Jon C. Lindgren, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 9 September 1983, Sect. 2, p. 7, col. 2.
  5. [S8028] Obituary, Martha A. Lindgren-Magura, Cotter Funeral Home, Momence, Illinois, 6 July 2021.
  6. [S3012] Obituary, Jon C. Lindgren, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 8 September 1983, Sect. 2, p. 16, col. 6.

Ernest Marvin Dahl1,2,3

b. 10 April 1936, d. 31 October 1966
Pedigree

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Ernest Marvin Dahl (1936-1966). Photo courtesy of Janice (Dobbeck) Smith.
     Ernest Marvin Dahl was born on 10 April 1936.4 He married Lois Miriam Lindberg, daughter of Svante Sigfrid Lindberg and Agda Marie Charlotta Hanson, on 9 September 1961 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.5 He died on 31 October 1966 in Cook Co., Illinois, at age 30.1,3 He was buried on 3 November 1966 at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois.3
     He went by his middle name Marvin.6 He and his wife Lois lived in Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, from 1961 to 1966.5

Citations

  1. [S2822] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988; record for Ernest Marvin Dahl, File No. 675288.
  2. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  3. [S3014] Obituary, E. Marvin Dahl, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 1 November 1966, Sect. 3, p. 14, col. 5.
  4. [S876] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Entry for Ernest Dahl, No. 318-30-2440.
  5. [S8027] Obituary, Lois Miriam Mayer, Stephens Funeral Service, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, 26 May 2021.
  6. [S6] Communication from Jane Bowditch.

David Earl Gemmel1,2,3

b. 21 May 1941, d. 29 November 2002
Pedigree

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David Earl Gemmel (1941-2002). Photo courtesy of Janice (Dobbeck) Smith.
     David Earl Gemmel was born on 21 May 1941.4,5 He died on 29 November 2002 at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 61.5 He was buried on 2 December 2002 at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois. Funeral services were at South Park Church in Park Ridge, Cook Co., Illinois.5

Citations

  1. [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6.
  2. [S6] Communication from Jane Bowditch.
  3. [S1871] Find A Grave; memorial for David Earl Gemmel (Mem. No. 50528748), Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois. Created by Angie Robinson, 1 April 2010.
  4. [S876] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Entry for David E. Gemmel, No. 345-34-3515.
  5. [S3015] Obituary, David E. Gemmel, Chicago Suburban Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 2 December 2002.