Thilda June Hanson

   Another name for Thilda was Thilda Junie Halstensson.

  Research Notes:

Summary:

Thilda June Hanson was my half-4th cousin 3 times removed. She was born on 23 Jun 1873 at Stockholm Twp in Wright Co, MN. Her parents were Per Halstensson (1823-1888/1905] and Kerstin Nilsdotter [1837-1885/1888]. Her parents had first come to MN in 1864 from Östmark parish in Sweden. Sometime between 1885 and 1889, Per and some of his children moved to Sheyenne, Eddy Co, ND. I think that Thilda's mother died between 1885 and 1888, although I have not found a death record. Per's family was living in Kandiyohi Co, MN in 1885.

On 12 Dec 1890, Thilda married John Erik Berglund in Sheyenne, Eddy Co, ND. John Berglund likely came to Eddy Co, ND as early as 1887, possibly a year or earlier or later. John had obtained a homestead in Eddy Co, about 2 kms - east of the town of Sheyenne. Tilda and John had 11 children all together, with one child dying as an infant. Six of their children were born in Eddy Co, ND. Likely in the spring of 1902, John and Tilda and their children left North Datoka to again homestead in the just east of the town of Kennedy, SK. In fact, John Berglund had bought a CPR ¼ [SE¼, sec 23, twp 12, range 4, W2nd] and likely had bought the NE¼ of section 24] - about 3kms west of the town of Kennedy on Twp Rd 124 [Bekeyer Rd] and Range Rd 2040. This area is about 160 kms east of Regina or about about 165 kms east and north of Weyburn.T ilda's brother, Alfred [John] Hanson had moved to this area around the same time - other relatives who had moved were the John P Hedman family and David Erickson.

Another 5 children were born at Kennedy, SK, with the youngest born in 1911.

John and Thilda's sons Walter, Willie [William] and Roland had gone to Alberta in the spring/summer of 1913. They all had obtained homesteads in the area just west of the hamlet of Hilda. Hilda is about 80 kms north of Medicine Hat. At some point, John Berglund also went to where his sons were - he is recorded in the Canada 1916 Census of the Prairie Provinces in this area. Tilda is recorded at town of Kennedy, SK in 1916, along with 8 children. For some reason, Willie/William was recorded in both AB and SK - he did join the military and had served during WW1.

From the available Canada census records [1916, 1921, 1926, and 1931] it is clear that Thilda lived in Kennedy, SK and that John lived just east of Hilda, AB. It is not clear if John lived in the the Hilda, AB area year round, and went back to Kennedy SK during the winter months.

As indicated above, Thilda and John, had 10 children that grew into adulthood. On my Legacy database I have not entered the names and dates of their children, or any of their grandchildren.

Written by Rueben D Grue. 27 Aug 2023. All Rights Reserved.


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Jones FT .... on ancestry; and FT on familysearch.org, id 9N9X-D9P [additional information 8 children] ... ..

Jonas Erik Berglund, b 1864 in Sweden; married 1890 at Sheyenne, ND to Tilda June Hanson b 1871 at MN
- father of Jonas was: Jonas Pehrsson Berglund b 1835, d. 1902 at Sheyenne; married to Helena 1833
- a brother to Jonas was: Olof (Ole), 1870 in Sweden, d. 1944 in Sheyenne

dean russell family tree [dean russell]; access 30 Jul 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/61994955/person/110058764914/facts
- link to Tilda ..... little on other siblings

Jones FT - records name as Peter (Par) Halstensson - Hanson;
link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14961688/person/372729475/facts


findagrave, 110649550


2. Census

1900 US Census, Eddy Co, Sheyenne Twp, ED 225; sheet 8B (im 7 on ancestry), dw and fam 157; line 86
John Berglund, b Dec 1864 in Sweden; married 10 years; em 1880
wife Tilda, b Jun 1871 in MN; mother of 5 children, 4 living
children: all born in ND
Walter R, b Mar 1891
Willie E, b Jan 1894
Erik R, b Jun 1896
Alver D, b May 1898

* at the bottom of the page, family 160 [?] is likely John's parents
Jonas Berglund, b Nov 1835 in Sweden; em in 1880
wife, Helena, b Dec 1833 in Sweden; em 1880; mother of 12 children, 5 living

1906 Canada Prairies, Assinobia East, sub 18, SK; Sec 23, Twp 12 Range 4, W2, page 8, line 5 Kennedy PO
John Berglund, age 40; em 1902
wife Hilda (but likely Tilda), age 35 [abt 1871]
Walter age 15 b in US
Will age 12
Rolland, age 10
Elmer, age 8
Loius age 6
Casey age 4, born in SK
Peter age 1

[note on line 15 - Will Hedman and family, em 1899 ] .. ...

1911 Canada Census; Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle district, sub-dis 4, Twp 12, page 15; fam 139
John E... Berglund, Twp 12, Rg 4, W2nd, born Dec 1864 in Sweden; em 1902; farmer [middle name looks like Edward] *
wife Tilda June b Jun 1871 in US
son Walter R.... b Mar 1891 in US
son William V..... b Jan 1894 in US
son Rene Roland, b Jun 1896 in US
son Oliver Dewey, b May 1898 in US
son Louis .... b Aug 1900 in US
dau Carrie Helena, b Dec 1902 in SK
son Peter b Jan 1906 in SK
dau Hilda Irene, b Jan 1906 in SK
dau Alpha Une b Jun 1909 in SK

* note at bottom of Automated Genealogy recors
Line 28: John Edward Berglund had a homestead on NE 24 12 4 W2. Source: Saskatchewan Homestead Index (SHIP) online. (note added by: manderson123ster@gmail.com)

** this 1911 Census record is very hard to make out, particluarly when viewing entries towards the bottom of the page
Automated Genealogy record is somewhat better that the copy on Ancestry

The CPR land sales database: John Berglund, purchased on 28 Jul 1902, 160 acres paid in full
SE¼, sec 23, twp 12, range 4, W2nd - only a few kms west of the town of Kennedy


1916 Canada Prairies [MB, SK, AB], Qu'Appelle district, sub dis 10, Twp 12, Range 3, W2nd; page 9; dw/fam 79 [line 10] Village of Kennedy.
Thilda Berglund, age 45 b in US, em 1902; dressmaker
son William, age 22, b in US; em 1902; drayman
son Oliver, age 18 b in US; em 1902; farm labor
son Louis, age 15 b in US; em 1902, farm labor
son Peter, age 11 b in US ???
dau Carry, age 13 b in Sask
dau Hilda, age 9 b in SK
dau Alfa, age 7 b in SK
dau Violet, age 5 b in SK

1921 Canada census, Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle dis, sub-dis 02; page 2; dw 19/20 [line38]
Thild Berglund, age 49, b in US; em 1902; at home; this records her martial "D" divorced; own home, stone/wood,
6 rooms
dau Carry, age 18 b in Sask, clerk drugstore
dau Hilda, age 14 b in SK
dau Alfa, age 11 b in SK
dau Violet, age 9 b in SK
and a lodger, age 13, student


1926 Canada, MB SK AB; SK, Qu'Appelle, sub-dis 4, Kennedy Village, page 3; dw/fam 24 [line 12] [familysearch]
Tilda Berglund, lot 18, block 3, age 53 b in US; marital status - LS - Legally separated
dau Violet, age 14 b in SK

1931 Canada, SK, Qu'Appelle; sub - dis 4, Kennedy village, page 4; dw/fam 37/38 [line 1]
Thilda L ? Berglund, 1ot 17, block 3; age 59 b in US; martial status: M [but choices - S, M, Wd, D]; laborer - odd jobs;
own house, stone/wood, 7 rooms; value $1000
dau Violet, age 20 b in SK, at home

----- 2 sons

1921 Canada Census, Saskatchewan Qu'Appelle, sub dis 03, page 14; dw/fam 123/123; Sec 13-12-4-2
Walter Berglund [lodger, head Louis Cancade], age 30, b in US; labor on farm
wife Dorsi, age 30 b in Eng
son Sinclair, age 8 b in SK
dau Mury [?], age 6 b in AB
dau,Jenny, age 5 b in AB
dau Irene, age 4 b in SK
son, William age 2 b in AB

1921 Canada Census, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia; sub-dis 49; page 2; dw/fam 17; Sec 16-11-4-2; Hazelwood RM
William Berglund, age 27 b in US; em 1921 farmer, own farm; own house, stone wood, 6 Rooms
wife Elizabeth age 25 b in Eng; em 1919
son Thomas age 1 b in SK
dau May age 14 days b in SK


---- west of Hilda, Alberta ---

Sub-district 22: Twp 17, Range 3, W 4th
That portion of the district situated north of Township 14, south of Township 22, east of the South Saskatchewan River and west of the fourth meridian

1916 Canada Census, MB, SK, AB; Alberta, Medicine Hat, sub 22; page 20; [enumeration as of 1 Jun 1916]
on line 4, dw 251/251
Walter Berglund, age 25 b in US; em 1902; farmer
wife Doris, age 25, b in England; em 1905
son Sinclair age 3 b in SK [b abt 1913]
dau Elizabeth, age 3 mos b in AB [b abt Mar 1916; thus family moved to this area between 1913 and 1915-16]
on line 9 dw 252
Willie Berglund, age 22 b in US, single, farmer ?
on line 10, dw ?
Roland Berglund, age 21 b in US, single, farmer
on line 11, dw?
John Berglund, age 52 b in Swe, married; em 1902, farmer

1921 Canada Census, Alberta, Medicine Hat, sub dis 25, page 1; dw/fam 5 [line 15]; 27-17-3-4
John Berglund, age 56 b in Swe; marrital status L-S - likely legally separated; em 1902; na 1906; farmer - own farm; house stone/wood, 1 room

then 3 lines down, dw/fam 8 [line 19],
Roland Berglund, age 26 b in US em 1902, na 1907; sec 34-17-3-W4; own home stone wood, 1 room; owns farm

1926 Canada Census, Alberta, Medicine Hat, sub dis 51, page 9; dw/fam 72 [line 7]; 27-17-3-4
John Berglund, age 61 b in Swe; marrital status M [???]; em 1901 ?; na 1906; farmer
Roland Berglund, age 30 b in US em 1901 ?, na 1907; dw/fam 71/71; page 9 sec 35-17-3-W4

1931 Canada Census, Alberta, Medicine Hat, sub-dis 47; page 17; 152/152 [line 44] ; sec 27-17-3-4
John E Berglund, age 66 b in Swe; M - married ?; em 1902 na 1905; farmer; own house, stone and wood, 3 rooms, value $200
son Roland, age 35 b in US; single; em 1902-1905; farmer


2. b. Alberta homesteads

AB Homesteads: homestead area is about 10-12 kms west and south of the hamlet of Hilda, AB [north of Medicine Hat]; seems to be fairly marginal - crops likely grass, maybe some barley
Willie Victor; NE 23-17-3-4 ; reel 2405; image 183
- entry 4 Dec 1913, house and res Jan 1914; wife and 1 child; enlisted in 1916, discharged 15 Sep 1919
- patent issue 21 Feb 1921 - address, Kennedy Sk
Walter RicardNE 26-17-3-4; reel 2434; image 1236
- entry, 21 Aug 1913; house Aug [sod - 14 x 30], res 1 Sep 1913 - wife and 4 Children
- stable and corral, well worth $25; 1.5 mile fence
- by 1917 - he had 54 acres in cropped; can't make out cattle/horses
- lived on homestead, summer and winter
- patent. 10 Jan 1918; address Hilda, AB
RolandSW -35-17-3-4, reel 2434 im 1234
- entry 21 Aug 1913; house fall 1914, res 1 Mar 1915; single - when not with father homestead, NE 24-12-4-W2
- by 1917, 60 acres cropped; 7 horses
- house 14x20 lumber value $300; granary, $70; stable $100; well $50; 13 miles fence value of $100
- patent 17 Jun 1918, address, Hilda, AB



3.

Walter- born 1891 North Dakota; ; married 1912; died 22 Apr 1977 in Saskatchewan; buried Kennedy Cemetery; id 110649571
- wife: Doris Muriel Farquhar, b 18-1 England, died 1968 at Kipling, SK; buried Kenney Cemetery; id 110649172
- links to son Sinclair and his wife

Roland- born 1896, died, 1946, Medicine Hat, AB [ancestry - AB death index, 1870-1970 - from AB Provincial Archives ]
- findagrave, 110649508; at Kennedy Cemetery; obit posted aby "Erik Persson" - click on his bio - he is a cousin

Oliver Dewey - b 14 May 1898, Sheyenne, ND; side 26 Jun 1971, Lethbridge, AB; findagrave, 96431569; posted obit

4. Hilda's Golden Heritage; Hilda, AB; local history
Hilda Town and Country Ladies Club, 1974
BERGLAND, Roland "Mick"

* not on UofC digitalization; copy at Medicine Hat and Camrose Public Library, and Medicine Hat Genealogical Association

5. US Tract Books, [familysearch]
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WS-8Z1Y?i=73&wc=M7WQ-YWG%3A356164401%2C356179001&cc=2074276 ; North Dakato; Vol 73, image 73

homestead quarter: SW¼ Sec 2, Twp 150N, Range 66W; 160 acres; first payment of $10, 19 Dec 1891; final 4 May 1898*
then on image 77, two other parcels with the name John Berglund
1st: SW and SE and W½NE and SW and NW quarters of Sec 12, 150 N 66W; 160 acres; $10 payment, 4 Jun 1886; final 12 Jan 1893
2nd: E½NE and N½SE, Sec 12, 150 N 66W; 14 June 1888; 160 acres purchase of $200 on 8 Aug 1899
* it is not clear if the last 2 entries on image 77 are John E Berglund or his father, Jonas P Berglund

This land on Sec 2 is what is recorded on BLO Glo records, with patent issued 9 Oct 1898. I believe that this land
was initially taken out by Nels Uranus Hanson, and then he cancelled on 19 Dec 1891 and then it was "taken over" by

John Berglund on the same date since that was the date of John's first payment

6. Our Heritage .... Sheyenne local history
https://digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsl-books/id/87065/rec/374

page 228, image 231 - photo of Jonas Berglund and Helena Berglund family including son John
- had emigrated from Sweden to Kandiyohi Co in 1880
- 1887 came to Sheyenne and homesteaded in Gates Twp, NE¼ of Sec 12
- one son Peter had come earlier and homesteaded on Sec 6 of Bush Twp
- other 2 sons, John and Olaf homesteaded in the area
- note: the rest of the submission is about Olaf Berglund

note: a sister to John - Carrie married Hans J Norin - see page 160, image 163



7. From: "Grandma remembers", The Leader-Post [Regina, SK] issue 1 Feb 1949, page 2 [newspapers.com]

- took the family 14 weeks to cross the Atlantic [3.5 months]
- arrived at Quebec, Quebec - likely in later part of Aug [they left Östmark parish on 26 Apr 1864; 14 wks -10 Aug]
arrival at Quebec is probably correct
[ BUT note: Canada passenger lists start in 1865; from the Ships List, arrivals at Quebec in 1864 - in Aug, some of the ships are from Liverpool or Glascow; BUT there isn't a record of passengers for Quebec, 1864 on the Ships List;
through Hamburg ??? or Olso ???; Gotenburg ?? ]

- took a train to Minneapolis, with the cost of the trip a total of $21. In todays dollar, this would be closer to $400+;
this is likely for all of them, 2 adults and 3 children. [ See my document .... Family travels from Quebec to Minnosota [written in Aug 2023];
my PC .... Grue Family Tree ....]

- settled at Cokato ... many wolves and bears in the area
- her father [Per Halstensson, b 1823], hunted them since they were likely to eat sheep ... the settlers depended on sheep for the wool for clothing and for mats/carpets - sometimes they sold carpets for 35 cents a yard.
- Per Halstensson made bullets by melting down the metal spoons they had
- the above article says that neighbors of her parents were Jesse and Frank James .... but a very general google search doesn't mention living in the Wright Co area of MN .... Northfield is more like 150 kms or so south and east .... at one time they were captured at Medina, about 135 kms south .... it might be possible that that they stayed in the vicinity for a short time, but this may also be a 'story'
- came to Canada in 1902 ... on CPR land at Kincaid, later moving to Kennedy* was Kincaid a local community name or an early school district, although it appears there wasn't a school district called Kincaid [the town of Kincaid, SK is west of Assiniboia], but it is still possible there was a community district

See my document .... Family travels from Quebec to Minnosota [written in Aug 2023];
my PC .... Grue Family Tree



8. RE: Berglund - a very short chronology, re: Sheyenne, Eddy Co

Gen 1 Jonas Pehrsson Berglund b 1835, d. 1902 at Sheyenne; married to Helena Eriksdotter, b 1833, d. 1923 at Sheyenne
- from Bersjö parish, Gävleborg (this is about 140 kms west of Los; and about 25 kms to the Baltic Coast)
- first to Cakota MN area 1880, then 1887 to Sheyenne area in ND

Gen 2
Peter Berglund, [homestead, Sec 6, 7, initial 28 Mar 1896; 150N 65W; with patent issused 3 Jul 1902; .01909
John Berglund, likely Jonas Erik, b 1864 and moved to Canada
Olaf
Anna
Carrie


1900 US Census, Eddy Co, Sheyenne Twp, ED 225; sheet 8B, dw and fam 160; line 96
Jonas Berglund, b 1835 in Sweden; married 41 yrs em 1880
wife Helena, b Dec 1833 in Sweden; mother of 12 children 5 living
son, Ole, b Aug 1870 in Sweden; em 1880
Ole's wife, Lena b Sep 1877 in Sweden, mother of 1 living 1
Ole's son, John A b Sep 1899 in ND

son Peter Berglund, 1900 US Census, ED 225; sheet 9B, dw and fam 169; line 96, line 58 * see church "cheat sheet"
Peter Berglund, b Nov 1860 in Sweden, married 7 years, em 1879
wife, Anna b Feb 1869 in Sweden, em 1892; mother 4, 3 living
Lillie, b Sep 1893
Ethel M b Oct 1896
Elmer C b May 1899

family 157 is John Berglund and Tilda Hanson

Thilda married Jonas Erik Berglund on 12 Dec 1890 in Sheyenne, Eddy Co, North Dakota, United States ⁸⁸⁷⁹.^,8880 (Jonas Erik Berglund was born on 22 Dec 1864 in Bergsjö, Gävleborg län, Sweden, died on 10 Sep 1946 in Canada and was buried in Kennedy Cemetery, Kennedy, Saskatchewan, Canada.)