About tailor Carl Westman from Skövde,
Sweden (1879 - 1946)
The story
in Swedish
During our trip to USA 1998 we met my cousin
Violet and cousin Ruth's daughter
Marlene
in Florida. We even met my cousin Paul's three sons with families in Illinois
and Wisconsin.
Here is a short story
about my uncle Carl Westman and some of his descendants.
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Carl
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Alma Westman Carl Westman was born 1879 on block 43 in Skövde, Sweden. After he had served his apprenticeship with master tailor Hage in Skövde he moved to Kristinehamn and worked there some years as a tailor. He was 1900 married to Alma Lindström. She was born 1879 in Värsås, Sweden. Carl Westman and his family left Sweden for Chicago, USA, 1904. In the family were born eight children. Three of them were born in Sweden, five in USA. The youngest one was named Paul. Alma Lindström-Westman passed away in Chicago 1931 and Carl Westman at his daughter Ruth's home in Dayton, Ohio 1946. They are both buired on Montrose Cemetary in Chicago. |
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Paul and Marie Westman Paul, a son of Carl Westman, was born 1919 in Chicago. In 1942 he was married to Marie Voelker, born 1923 in Chicago. After the World War II they built a house and lived in Wauconda, Illinois. Paul passed away in Wauconda 1973 and his wife, Marie, in 1979. |
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The sons of Paul Westman were all born in Wauconda, Illinois. To the left: John, born 1957, lives i Wauconda. In the middle: Bill, born 1947, lives in Chicago. To the right: Richard, born 1949, used to live in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Lives from 2009 in Santa Rosa, California Publication of the photo is allowed by "the Westman brothers". |
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Richard is an owner of a firm that arranges short term villa rentals in the Caribbean islands. Click HERE To start |
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