Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Jacob and Augusta Westlund, 8 South 43 West
In 1860 Copley, Knox County, Illinois, Olof Westlund is 49, Ingar 36, both born in Sweden, David 4 and Jacob 2 in Illinois.
Olof was naturalized in 1863 in Knoxville, Illinois.
In 1870 Knox County, Illinois, Oloff Westlund is farming, 58, with Ingra 46, David W. 15 and Jacob 12, all born in Sweden.
In 1880 Knox County, "Olaf Westlane" is 68, Emily 57, both born in Sweden, Jacob 22 in Illinois.
Olof Westlund 1811-1892 died in Oneida, Knox County, Illinois, per one tree, marrying Ingrid Jonsdotter 1824-1888.
He's buried in the Victoria cemetery, Knox County # 86358583.
One son was David William Westlund, another Jacob 1857-1891.
Jacob Westlund married Augusta Berggren in Knox County, Illinois on August 16, 1882.
She was the daughter of Carl Magnus Berggren and Sara Stina Lindstorm. He was the son of Olof Westlund and Ingrid Johnson>
Jacob cash-claimed a quarter in section 20, 8S 43W, Kit Carson County, in 1893, and timber-another in section 19 in 1896.
In 1900 Knox County, Illinois, Augusta Westlund is a day laborer, born October 1861 in Sweden. Lillie R. July 1883 in Illinois, Minnie L. Dec 1885 in Illinois, Cora M. June 1888 in Colorado, and Edna M. March 1891 in Illinois.
In 1920 Knox County, Augusta is 58, no occupation, Lillie 36 no occupation, and Minnie 34 is a teacher.
Jacob Westlund 1857-1891 is buried in Knox County, Illinois # 85093487,
with Augusta (Berggren) Westlund 1861-1928 # 85093421.
Augusta died May 5, 1928 in East Moline, Illinois, born October 18, 1861 in Sweden, a practical nurse.
FindaGrave # 86131311 says their daughter Cora M. (Westlund) Milligan 1888-1992 was born at Burlington, Kit Carson County>
December 22, 1962 Galesburg "Graveside services for Robert J. Milligan,
79, of Holyrood, Kan., formerly of Victoria and a retired Santa Fe Railway
foreman, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Victoria Cemetery.
Rev. Kenneth Young of the Victoria Methodist Church will officiate.
Service arrangements are in charge of the Hinchliff and Pearson Funeral
Home.
Mr. Milligan died Thursday at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home at
Ellsworth, Kan. A resident of Holyrood the past 35 years, he retired
from the rail road in 1946. Mr. Milligan was born May 19, 1881,
in South Worcester, N. Y., and was married to Cora M. Westlund
Nov. 14, 1907.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Charles Milligan of Victoria
and Willis Milligan of Wichita, Kan.; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Addis
of Galesburg; seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren."
April 1963 Galesburg "Mrs. Cora Milligan of Holyrood, Kan., is Visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milligan and other relatives."
December 1965 Hutchinson, Kansas letter to the editor
"I have just been reading the letters in the News Clock.
They were against smoking, drinking and shooting on television.
What can we expect of our children when they see such stuff regularly?
Most of those who wrote against these things did not want their
names used. I'm proud of the fact that I am against them.
I also have a number of friends that are. I read "TV Specials and
She-Men." I say let the men hop to it, what about all the
he-women who wear pants, shirt tails, smoke, etc., and think that
is all right. If the job calls for such clothes it may be
permissible, but not in public.
Mrs. Cora Milligan, Holyrood"
In January 1974 Mrs. Cora Milligan was admitted to a hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.
Mar 21, 2004 - Charles Milligan was born on Aug. 11, 1912, in Victoria, son of Robert and Cora Westlund Milligan. He married Vaun J. Pennington on Nov. 3, 1937, in Davenport. She preceded him in death on Nov. 4, 1988. He was reared and educated in Victoria and Kansas, graduating from the Holyrood High School in Kansas."
# 86358516 says another daughter Minnie was born 1885 in Illinois, dying 1935.
In 1909 Minnie Westlund was teaching at the Challman School # 16,
Edna M. (Westlund) Norburg 1891-1975 is another daughter buried in Victoria, Illinois # 85628297.
Edna, born at Copley, Knox County, married Nels Norgerg, son of Anddrew Norgerg, on March 7, 1918 in Galesburg, Illinois.
She died January 2, 1975 in Chicago, living at 1218 W. Albion, widowed, born March 14, 1891 in Illinois.
Lillie (Westlund) Schaller 1883-1973 is buried in Victoria # 86358465.
1959 Galesburg " Miss Clara Westlund of Chicago spent last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Moak. Miss Lillie Schaller, who had spent the past two weeks in Chicago, accompanied Miss Westlund to Victoria Saturday.
"Mrs. Liliie Schaller went to Chicago last week to spend
a few weeks with Miss Clara Westlund and her sister, Mrs. Edna Norberg. "
In 1900 Oneida, Knox County, David W. Westlund is an insurance agent, born June 1855 in Illinois, married 23 years to Cristeen J. 42 bborn in Illinois, Emma 22, Nellie 20, Lillie 18, Carl 15, Clara P. 11, and Lester W. 7 were all born in Illinois.
David 1855-1915 is buried in Oneida # 5766393>
March 3, 1959 "ONEIDA — Funeral services for Miss Nellie Westlund
of Chicago, who died in a hospital there Saturday, were conducted
Monday at 2 p.m. in the Hendricks Funeral Home at Oneida.
Burial was in Oneida Cemetery. The Rev. Eldon McKie of First Presbyterian
Church at Grand Ridge officiated. Mrs. Rcid Carson was organist.
Miss Westlund was born near Victoria, spent her early life in
the Oneida community and attended Oneida schools. She later lived in
Colorado and since 1943 in Chicago with a sister, Miss Clara Westlund.
Also surviving are two brothers, Lester W. Westlund of Rockford
and Carl Westlund of Peoria, and another sister, Mrs. Emily Geehen
of Chicago."
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