Alfred Martin Berg

  Research Notes:

1. "Where the Wheatlands meet the Range", 1974 (community history book; Willow Creek / Claresholm, Alberta); Page 157

- Claresholm - homestead entry on 31 Dec 1903 ... didn't build a house on homestead, but lived with his father
- returned to Eau Claire, WI in 1917
- was remarried [to Gilma Lyngass]
- Olga married William Prueher and lives in Seattle
- Melvin was married, but died at an early age due to war injuries
- Gordon (from second marriage), lives in Eau Claire, WI

2. source: www.tomren.org (www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com; contact: Holly Tomren

[ 26 Jan 2012 - www.tomren.org no longer active; data still on rootsweb world connect, but it is not on ancestry.com Public Members Tree; has she died ??; note she has information on earlier generations, has contributed to Norway Digital Archives; ; there are a number of 'family trees' on ancestry.com - likely the most realiable are 'Russell Berg' and 'Grace Admunson'; note, 7 Feb 2012: 'The Mudbrook Folks' follows the family of Alfred M Berg, BUT the owner has Alfred M Berg, son of Martin Anton Berg, mixed up with someone different since Alfred's wife is not the correct person ]

... In 2012, I had download a descendant view of her "Tomren/Keene Family Tree" from rootweb - see folder on myPC
..Grue FT ... Magnhild Jonsdtr ... Ole Olsen Berg folder;


3. source: Western Land Grants (www.collectionscanada.ca): SW Section 22, Twp 12, Range, 26 (possibly SW Sec 3, Twp, 33, 14, W4; but this is north of Drumheller so likely not the same Alfred Martin Berg)

4. 1906 Canada Census

- listed with his father; age 24; single

5. 1911 Canada Census

- with wife, Tillie, Olga, and Edward (Melvin), age 13 days, born in the US [ ? ]
- farmer
- also listed is Bernard Guldseth (?), as a servant, farmer labor

6. 1916 Canada Census; Alberta, sub dis 20, page 23; Twp 12, Range 26, W4; municipality is listed as Argyle; em 1903; farmer
Alfred Berg, age 35 b in US; farmer
son Melvin, age 5 b in US
dau Olga, age 7 b in AB

- listed in the same dwelling/family is Runog Jacobson, age 47, female as a servant and Tory Jacobson, male, age 10

note: next family is Ole Finstad, Thea and mother Olava Berg, age 78
then line 32 fam/dw 245/251 is Ole Berg, age 43 and his family

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1556/images/31228_4363981-00736?ssrc=&backlabel=Return
+++ tomren.org has wife Thea dying in 1971, WI ***+++ ancestry.com Wisconsin death index lists a Thea T Berg, death as 7 Jan 1971 in Vern (likely Vernon, but does not give the county) age 86, birth abt 1885 +++++ see belown, point 11


7. 1920 US Census, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co, WI

- Alfred (listed as M - married), Olga (born in Canada), Melvin (born in WI ?); Alfred as a farmer
- also listed with family is Gilma Lyngaas, age 32, born in WI, as a Widow, occupation as housekeeper and Clarence G Lyngaas, age 10, born in WI

8. 1930 US Census, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co, WI; ED 0011; sheet 3B; dw/fam 54/63 [line 60]

Alfred M Berg, age 49 b in WI; first marriage at age 27; owns house, value $8000; has radio; Oil station
wife Gilma C, age 43 b in WI
dau Olga A age 21 b in Canada; teacher, rural school
son Melvin O, age 18 b in WI??
son Gordon A, age 8 b in WI
step son Clarence G Lyngaas, age 20 b in WI

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4547879_00771?usePUB=true&_phsrc=evn1197&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=59540303
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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4547879_00137?pId=59570757
- this link is likely to a different person named Alfred Berg family ... records name as Martin Berg age 51 - WRONG person
... this is from The Mudbrook Folks FT [mudbrook2001]; last access 14 Jun 2024


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1940 US Census, Eau Claire, WI; ED 18-12; sheet 4A; house visit no 68

Alfred M Berg, age 58 b in WI; grocer - own store
wife, Gilma, age 53 b in WI
dau Olga E, age 31 b in Canada; teacher
son Melvin O, age 28 b in Canada? ;; bus driver EC import
son Gordon, age 18 b in Canada ?

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-04477-00441?pId=77529104

9. See City Directory, 1937-1939, Eau Claire

- appears that for a few years he (and family operated a grocery store), likely at 1339 Menomonie St.
- 1941 - gives his death

10. Burial [ 8 Feb 2012 ] - from www.ecpubliclibrary.info/history/obits - source of this index is Eau Claire Daily (newspaper), p 2, 8 Feb 1941

11. Marriage (s)

First
- Holly Tomren has his first wife, Thea, born 22 April 1884 in Norway -- Holly Tomren indicates he has a second wife, but records the death of Thea in 1971 === this may be an error; however, for the most part her work is quite accurate
- 1911 Canada Census has his first wife as Tillie, born April 1884 in Norway [ this could be Thea; Tillie could also refer to someone else or could be short for Matilda or Tilda; NOTE: there is no one by the name of Thea, Tillie, Matilda or Tilda listed at Five Mile Cemetery ];
- daughter Olga was born in March 1904 in AB; son born in March 1911 in US === it is possible that Alfred and Tillie-Thea or Tillie-Thea only, returned to WI sometime after 1904; since Alfred was listed as single in 1906, it is possible that only Tillie-Thea returned; sometime before 1911, Alfred returned and shortly after Melvin-Edward was born, they returned to Claresholm
- BUT in 1916 Canada Census, Alfred is listed as a Widow ( W ) - if this is the case Tillie died between June 1911 and June 1916
- Where Wheatlands ...., 1974; recorded that Alfred had two wifes, since it states he had Olga and Melvin as children with his first wife BUT DOES NOT say that his first wife died
- US WW I Draft card - signed Sept 17, 1918, records: nearest relative - Thea C Berg, Eau Clarie, Wis

Second
- 1920 US Census lists Alfred as married ( M ) but does not list a wife - only Olga and Melvin, along with Gilma Lyngaas as a housekeeper and her son ( she is listed as a Widow )
- 1930 US Census lists Alfred as married with wife Gilma, Olga, Melvin, Gordon, and Clarence Lyngaas as a stepson


Therefore - it is most likely Alfred was first married to Thea (Tillie), as early as 1903, and secondly was married to Gilma, sometime between 1920-1930, likely around 1922 when Gordon A was born



12. Gilma Berg - US SSDI died 1976; address on record: Eau Claire WI ^{739,1481,1482,1483}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Land, 1904, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁴⁸⁴

2. Residence - 1911, 5 Jun 1911, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁴⁸⁵

3. Residence - 1916, 12 Jun 1916, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. ¹⁴⁸⁶

4. Residence - 1920, 1 Jan 1920, Eau Claire City, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁴⁸⁷

5. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Eau Claire City, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin, United States. ¹⁴⁸⁸

Alfred married Thea Caroline Larsen about 1903.¹⁴⁷⁹ (Thea Caroline Larsen was born on 22 Apr 1884 in Norway ¹⁴⁸⁹ and died on 7 Jan 1971 in Eau Claire Twp, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin, United States.)

Alfred next married Gilma Cecelia Lyngass. (Gilma Cecelia Lyngass was born on 9 Feb 1887 in Wisconsin, United States, died on 22 Feb 1976 in Eau Claire City, Eau Claire Co, Wisconsin, United States ¹⁴⁹⁰ and was buried in Northside Lutheran Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.)