Bio of Magnus SWANBERG (b.1837), Wright Co., MN

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This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II,
Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge.
Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html
Under HISTORY.

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be some typos.


383              HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 

Magnus Swanberg was born in Smaaland, Sweden, April 23, 1837, and came 
to the United States in 1867. After staying a short period in St. Paul 
he came to Cokato township and took a homestead of eighty acres of land. 
The tract was covered with woods. He erected a log cabin, and moved into 
it before he had the roof put on. With his ox team he began to clear the 
land. Later he was able to buy additional land until he owned 210 acres. 
He worked early and late, and as the years passed developed a good farm. 
He died in 1907. He was a trustee of the Swedish Lutheran Church at 
Cokato, and a useful citizen. For several years he was treasurer of 
Cokato township. Mr. Swanberg was married July 3, 1870, to Bertha Olson, 
born October 26, 1833, in Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Swanberg have had four 
children: Fred, August, Anna, now Mrs. August Wadenstin, of Minneapolis;
and Emma, wife of August Salberg. She died at the age of twenty-five. 
Mrs. Bertha (Olson) Swanberg was the daughter of Erick and Bertha Olson. 
The mother died in Sweden and the father came to the United States and 
died here. In the Olson family there were six children: Ole, Andrew, 
Erick (deceased), Bertha, Carrie and Betsy. Ole died in Sweden, and the 
rest came to the United States.