Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: George O. Bergstrom

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views
of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1172

George O. Bergstrom, of the firm of Bergstrom Bros. & Co.; was born in
Norway, March 16, 1849; came to Neenah in 1852; engaged in blacksmithing
and manufacturing plows until 1878, when the present firm was organized.
He is now serving as Alderman of the Second Ward.  In November, 1874, he
was married in Neenah to Alice D. Smith, a native of New York.  They have
two children- Edwin George and Lucy Seymour.

Bergstrom Bros. & Co., manufacturers of stoves, hollow-ware and plows; they
employ from seventy to seventy-five men, and use in the manufacture of
their goods from 1,800 to 2,000 tons of iron per annum.