HEADSTROM

OLOF HEADSTROM, wagon and carriage manufacturer, Stromsburg, also dealer
in farm machinery, was born in Sweden, September 21, 1850, and here
learned the trade of wagon and carriage manufacturing. He came to the
United States in July, 1871, first locating in Henry County, Ill., where
he worked at different kinds of work until 1873, at which time he came
West to Nebraska and took up a homestead in Polk County, on Section 2,
Town 13, Range 3 west, Stromsburg Precinct. Here he lived on the farm
until the fall of 1878, when he moved to the town of Stromsburg and
started a wagon and blacksmith shop, under the firm name of Headstrom &
Olson, so continuing until November, 1881, when they dissolved,
and Mr. H. started in business for himself. He served as Assessor of
Stromsburg Precinct in 1879, and is at present Secretary of Stromsburg
town. He was married in 1879, to Miss Jennie Falk, who was born in
Sweden, and by whom he has one son--Fridolf Leonard. 

Source: Andreas' History of Nebraska, Polk County, Town of Stromsburg
Submitted by Susie Martin-Rott
rootbound2@geocities.com


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