John Rundberg

RUNDBERG, RUNDBERG, ROSEN, RUSTON

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/19/2006 at 14:29:45

John Rundberg, furniture dealer, Ogden, was born in Sweden, August 19, 1831, and there grew to manhood, learning the trade of cabinet maker, he emigrated to the United states in October, 1868, and stopped in Pepin county, Wisconsin for six months, he then came to Boone in 1869, where he remained about four years, he was in Moingona for nine months previous to coming to Ogden in October 1874, and has since been engaged in the above business, and has been closely identified with the interests of Ogden, he has built up a large trade, and with great prudence and industry he has combined unswerving honesty and has always claimed the highest respect of his fellow-citizens, Mr R has been twice married first to Miss Joannah Rundberg, October 24, 1858, she died September 10,1877, leaving a family of five children: Augusta (now Mrs Charles Rosen), David, John Emma and Emil, he took for his second wife Hannah Ruston, January 5, 1879, she is also a native of Sweden, they have by this union one daughter, Jennie C, they are both members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

1880 Boone Co History Book