Hjalmar Bonstrom

  Research Notes:

Modified Chronological:

Hjalmer Bonstrom, b 9 Apr 1890; died 11 Jun 1956, Hennepin Co
Married: 2 Jan 1916, Hennepin Co
Hulda Danilesson, b Dec 15 1894, Sweden; died 31 Oct 1979

Children:
[1] Elmer Lloyd Bonstrom, b 28 Feb 1917, Hennepin Co, died 9 Jun 1965, Hennepin Co, MN
[2] Howard Bonstrom, 6 Jul 1919, Hennepin Co, MN; died 13 Sep 1944 at sea
[3] Arthur Ragnar Bonstorm, b 12 Sep 1921, Hennepin Co ; died 18 Aug 2014, Brooklyn Center, MN
m. 7 Apr 1942, Hennepin Co; Phyllus L Perry, b abt 1926, MN; died 2006 Brooklyn Center, MN. 2 daughters.
[4] Hazel Lillian birth, 20 Mar 1925, Hennepin Co, MN
m. 29 Sep 1945, Hennepin Co; Nyle F Larson, b abt 1919, St Paul, Ramsey Co



Hjalmer MN death Certificate Number: 1956-MN-022358; June 11, 1956; Hennepin County, MN
Mother's Maiden Name: BONSTROM, b Apr 9 1890


Hjalmer Bonstrom OBIT, The Minneapolis Star, issue 11 Jun 1956, page 32
- died at age 66; residence 1060 22 Ave SE
- survived by his wife Hulda; 2 sons, Elmer and Arthur, Minneapolis; daughter, Mrs Nyle Larson, St Louis Park
- survived by a brother in Sweden
- interment at Hillside [but not recorded/listed on findagrave]

Hulda Bonstrom; OBIT The Minneapolis Star, issue 1 Nov 1979
- died age 84 [Dec 15 1894] at Central Nursing Home - formerly of 1060 22 Ave SE, Minneapolis
survived by son Arthur R of Minneapolis, and daughter Mrs Nyle (Hazel) Larson of New Brighton
- interment at Hillside
[died 31 Oct 1979; mother's - Hammerstrom]

Elmer L Bonstrom; OBIT, The Minneapolis Star issue 10 Jun 1965 [ 22
- died at age 48; residence 1060 22 Ave SE
- survived by his mother, Hulda; brother Arthur R, Brooklyn Center and sister Mrs Nyle F Larson, St Louis Park

MNHS: Elmer Lloyd Bonstrom
birth 28 Feb 1917; (mother's - Danielson); died 8 Jun 1965
Hazel Lillian birth, 20 Mar 1925, Hennepin Co

Hjalmer Bonstrom; address: 1809 Minnehaha Ave
Married: 2 Jan 1916, Hennepin Co
Hulda Danielson
marriage: from, Ebenezar Lutheran Church, Minneapolis; image 816

1930 US Census, Minneapolis, ED 0028; sheet 3B
Hjalmer Bonstrom, age 39 b in Sweden; age at marriage 25; emigrated in 1910;
repair man at railroad yards; own home with value of $3500
wife Hulda age 35 born in Sweden; emigrated 1912
son Elmar L age 13 b in MN
son Harold, age 10
son Arthur Ragnar age 8 [12 Sep 1921]
dau Hazel Lillian, age 5 [1925]

1940 US Census, Minneapolis, ED 89-29; sheet 5B, line 64
as above
Hjalmer - earned $1800 in 1939, worked 52 wks
Elmer L is a laborer at Railway yard, worked 16 wks earned $240
Harold, oiler at Railway yard, worked 20 wks earned $400
Arthur, stock boy in retail store, worked 2 wks, earned $40


1950 US Census; Minneapolis, Hennepin Co; ED 89-88; sheet 10; dw 105 [line 15]
Hjalmer Bonstrom [ancestry indexed as Hyalmon Barstrom], age 60 b in Swe; no occupation noted
wife Hulda, age 55 b in Swe
son Elmer L, age 33, single, b in MN; Hand Trucker with feedmil
son in law, Nyle Larson, age 31 b in MN; office clerk at Bank
dau, Hazel L age 25 b in MN; office clerk, Retail dept store

MOMS....
Arthur R Bonstrom, and Phyllus L Perry, married 7 Apr 1942, Hennepin

Hazel L Bonstrom, and Nyle F Larson, married 29 Sep 1945, Hennepin Co; he was from St Paul, age 26; b abt 1919 - from Star Tribune, issue 27 Sep 1945, marriage licence]
** I have not found any further information - likely they still are alive, as of 14 Mar 2021; nothing on newspapers.com, legacy.com, or ancestry.com

Arthur Ragnar Bonstrom [married: 7 Apr 1942, Hennepin Co]
died, 18 Aug 2014
his wife, Phyllis L ** - she died in 2006 at Brooklyn Center at age 84;
- survived by husband of 64 yrs, Arthur; daughters, Carol (Curt) Potter, Susan (Lynn) Bergfalk
Star Tribune issue 19 Mar 2006, page B6
her OBIT also posted: posted at https://www.washburn-mcreavy.com/obituaries/Phyllis-Bonstrom-17112570/#!/Obituary



U.S. Navy Casualites Books, image 1073
Bonstrom, Harold, Fireman 2c USNR parents, Mr and Mrs Hjalmer Bonstrom,
1060 22 Ave SE Minneapolis
- killed in action, died of wounds, lost lives as a result of operation movements
in war zones: WW 2
born 6 Jul 1919, Hennepin; died 13 Sep 1944
from: https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bonstrom=harold
died 13 Sep 1944; missing in Action
East Coast Memorial, NY [within Battery Park, New York City]
- memorial tablet
also: https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=69214


Also: The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, MN) issue 21 Sep 1944, page 13

Notice of son Harold, age 25F1c was lost when the USS Warrington sand in the hurricane off of the coast of Virginia, a week ago was received today by Mr and Mrs Hjalmer Bonstrom, 1060 22nd Ave SE. Bonstrom, a graduate of Marshall High School, had been in service since May. Two brothers are in the armed forces, Pfc Elmer in New Guinea, and Arthur S2c, in New York


2. Emigrated 26 Feb 1910
Värmlänningar i Nordamerika, by Måwe, Carl-Erik 1971; image 319
Hjalmar Bönström, b 1898; järnv. = järnvägsbetjening= service on a railway line ; died 11 Jun 1956
from Sörmark, Soldatbostället = the soldiers residence [that is, his oldest brother's home; Olof ..]
br. Bror Henning, emigrated 6 Sep 1917

- last address: 1060-22 Ae SE, Minneapolis; died 11 Jun 1956
- records his son, Arthur Ragnar at 5420, Knox Ave N; and
Hazel Lillian married Nele Franklin Larson, 3144 Kentucky Ave, St Louis Park

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Emigration, 1910: Leaving for North America, 26 Feb 1910, Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden. ^9286,9287 Leaving Östmark parish on 26 Feb 1910 for North America

Hjalmar married Hulda Danielsson on 2 Jan 1916 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States. (Hulda Danielsson was born on 15 Dec 1894 in Sweden, died on 31 Oct 1979 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, Minnesota, United States.)