Karl Magnus and Emma Wallentin
Son of Henrik Wallentin and Brita Petersdotter. Born at Ramtveten, Married 1887, Dec 16 to Emma Justina Tobiasdotter from Trinnemyr, Esperöd. Their son, Herman Julius was born 1888, Aug. 12.
We do not know when Karl Magnus left Sweden, but in the church records there is a note ”the husband has been in the US for nine years”. Emma remains with her son at her fathers, Tobias Johanson, house at Trinnemyr.
There is different information regarding Emmas emigration. We have found information on Emma and a son Carl Thomas, who is 2,5 years old, in a norwegian archive. In 1903, July 3, Emma and her son are on the ship Angelo with Boston as destination. At this time Emma says she is living in Norway. American census states she arrived in Kansas 1902.
One of Emmas grandchildren in Sweden says that Emma left far earlier, 1893-1894, to join her husband. She left her son Herman Julius with her parents at Trinnemyr. In 1903 it was her intention to bring Herman to the US, but so many years have passed, and Herman did not want to go with Emma to America.
Emma and Karl Magnus settled in Virginia, Minnesota. He was working as diamond driller and passed away 1921, March 5. The cause of death was chronic arthritis and pneumonia. He is burried at Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia. The cost of the funeral was $155.00 dollars, but there is no information who paid for the funeral.
Emma became very old and passed away in December 1858 at the age of 98. She spent her last years at different nursing homes in Virginia. The cost for Emmas funeral was $2,300.00 dollars, and her estate was handled by Gertrude Cyrol, Count clerk. She is burried at the family grave at Greenwood Cemetery. She left three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren in California.
Carl Thomas
Due to American information, he was born in Sweden 1900, August 3. There is no information that he was born in Bullaren. Carl was married to Bernice Tibbets, and they had three children. Carl died in March 1937.
The following information is from a local newspaper: Mr Wallentine has been living in this city since his childhood. He came to this country from Sweden in 1900, and lived in Kansas before he settled here. He attended public school in Virginia.
Carl took his life on Tuesday morning at 6.30 am, in his home, by shooting himself through the right temple with a .22 caliber gun. He had asked his wife to call the Fruit Service Company where he was working as a driver, and report him sick. While she was using their neighbors phone, he shot himself. Members of the family heard the shot and hurried to help, and an ambulance came and took him to the hospital where he died the same day at 11.20.
Axel B. Dahl, the local detective, that investigated the suicide reports that Wallentine had told many of his friends that he suffered from bad health and that he was going to do something about it. Wallentine is mourned by wife and three children.
After his death, the wife and three children moved to Oregon. In a letter to the undertaker, Bernice says that she has no money to pay for her husbands funeral. She is working as a cook at a ranch, and is only paid $15.00 dollars per month, and the money just pays for food and clothes for the children.
We have two letters from Emma to her son, Herman Julius, in Sweden, written 1936 and 1937.
Virginia Oct. 15, 1936
Beloved son Herman,
Just want to write some lines and tell you how we are. Every are healthy and I wish you are the same. Thomas is living here now again with his family. It has been hard times here in America for a long time but they say it is going to be better soon. It is election for president again. This summer had a severe drought. I wonder how you all are and how things are at Trinnemyr, my home where I spent my childhood. Please give my love to them from me.
Thomas has been lucky and had work permanently. He is driving a tractor for a fruit company and had done this for nine years now.
Love from your mother and from Thomas and his family.
Virginia June 21, 1937
Dear Herman. I wonder if you are alright at home. I call it home, because I long for my home, my childhood and my child and the people back home. I am now alone. Thomas is dead as you know and his wife and children has moved to Oregon.
Please Herman, write to me! I want so much to hear from you. I am not well and is seeing a doctor in Duluth. So please write and tell me how everthing is back home. My regards to Johan and his family.
Sincerely your mother Emma Wallentine.
