AKA Frans Oscar Fredricsson
Son of Fredrik Svensson(1810–1882) and
Louisa Persdotter(1813–1858)
Father of
Hulda Ericka Romain(1873-1885)
Anna Theresa Romain Lindholm(1876–1927)*
Emma Caroline Romain Olson(1878-1923)*
Ida Luise Romain Anderson(1880-1959)*
Hilda Marie Romain Peterson(1881–1934)*
Frank Oscar Romain(1884–1969)*
Martha Elizabeth Romain (1889–1953)*
...
Frans Oscar Romain, Oscar as he was commonly called, left Sweden to evade pulsory military service. A year later he sent for his wife & 5 children. Their trip from Sweden on a ship that carried cattle took 6 weeks.
Oscar worked making charcoals in the fields. Pits were dug, piled high with wood, covered with dirt & after the fire was started the pit was watched day & night, so the dirt cover would not break open.
In 1883 he took a homestead, 3 miles south of Bark River, on the banks of Silver Creek. His son, Frank, was born there in 1884 & was the 1st native while male born in Bark River.
Logs & hardwood timber were burned to clear the land for farming & a log cabin was built. In 1890 lumber was sawed for $1 a 1,000. Good lumber could be bought for $4 a 1,000 & pine shingles were $1 a 1,000.
In 1894 shoes cost 50 cents a pair & up. Overalls were 50 & 75 cents.
There were no roads, only trails, so flour & groceries were carried home on his back. He bought a cow for $15.
Farmers would leave their homes at 3 a.m. with 25 bushels of potatoes, follow the highlands to Section 1, from the Ford River switch (Hyde), south to Ford River Mills, then Escanaba. They peddled their potatoes from house to house for 35 or 40 cents a bushel. And returned home at 11 p.m.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
....
A.G. Erickson came to Bark River, Michigan in 1883 because some of his comrades in the Swedish Army had emigrated to America, settled in Bark River in 1881 & 1882 & liked it.
His comrades were: Hamelin Hult, A. Peterson, Adolph Kvist, Oscar Francis Romain, August Anderson & John Carlson.
Mr. Erickson sent for a grandson, Carl August Ahlin, who arrived November 27, 1901.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
Son of Fredrik Svensson(1810–1882) and
Louisa Persdotter(1813–1858)
Father of
Hulda Ericka Romain(1873-1885)
Anna Theresa Romain Lindholm(1876–1927)*
Emma Caroline Romain Olson(1878-1923)*
Ida Luise Romain Anderson(1880-1959)*
Hilda Marie Romain Peterson(1881–1934)*
Frank Oscar Romain(1884–1969)*
Martha Elizabeth Romain (1889–1953)*
...
Frans Oscar Romain, Oscar as he was commonly called, left Sweden to evade pulsory military service. A year later he sent for his wife & 5 children. Their trip from Sweden on a ship that carried cattle took 6 weeks.
Oscar worked making charcoals in the fields. Pits were dug, piled high with wood, covered with dirt & after the fire was started the pit was watched day & night, so the dirt cover would not break open.
In 1883 he took a homestead, 3 miles south of Bark River, on the banks of Silver Creek. His son, Frank, was born there in 1884 & was the 1st native while male born in Bark River.
Logs & hardwood timber were burned to clear the land for farming & a log cabin was built. In 1890 lumber was sawed for $1 a 1,000. Good lumber could be bought for $4 a 1,000 & pine shingles were $1 a 1,000.
In 1894 shoes cost 50 cents a pair & up. Overalls were 50 & 75 cents.
There were no roads, only trails, so flour & groceries were carried home on his back. He bought a cow for $15.
Farmers would leave their homes at 3 a.m. with 25 bushels of potatoes, follow the highlands to Section 1, from the Ford River switch (Hyde), south to Ford River Mills, then Escanaba. They peddled their potatoes from house to house for 35 or 40 cents a bushel. And returned home at 11 p.m.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
....
A.G. Erickson came to Bark River, Michigan in 1883 because some of his comrades in the Swedish Army had emigrated to America, settled in Bark River in 1881 & 1882 & liked it.
His comrades were: Hamelin Hult, A. Peterson, Adolph Kvist, Oscar Francis Romain, August Anderson & John Carlson.
Mr. Erickson sent for a grandson, Carl August Ahlin, who arrived November 27, 1901.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
AKA Frans Oscar Fredricsson
Son of Fredrik Svensson(1810–1882) and
Louisa Persdotter(1813–1858)
Father of
Hulda Ericka Romain(1873-1885)
Anna Theresa Romain Lindholm(1876–1927)*
Emma Caroline Romain Olson(1878-1923)*
Ida Luise Romain Anderson(1880-1959)*
Hilda Marie Romain Peterson(1881–1934)*
Frank Oscar Romain(1884–1969)*
Martha Elizabeth Romain (1889–1953)*
...
Frans Oscar Romain, Oscar as he was commonly called, left Sweden to evade pulsory military service. A year later he sent for his wife & 5 children. Their trip from Sweden on a ship that carried cattle took 6 weeks.
Oscar worked making charcoals in the fields. Pits were dug, piled high with wood, covered with dirt & after the fire was started the pit was watched day & night, so the dirt cover would not break open.
In 1883 he took a homestead, 3 miles south of Bark River, on the banks of Silver Creek. His son, Frank, was born there in 1884 & was the 1st native while male born in Bark River.
Logs & hardwood timber were burned to clear the land for farming & a log cabin was built. In 1890 lumber was sawed for $1 a 1,000. Good lumber could be bought for $4 a 1,000 & pine shingles were $1 a 1,000.
In 1894 shoes cost 50 cents a pair & up. Overalls were 50 & 75 cents.
There were no roads, only trails, so flour & groceries were carried home on his back. He bought a cow for $15.
Farmers would leave their homes at 3 a.m. with 25 bushels of potatoes, follow the highlands to Section 1, from the Ford River switch (Hyde), south to Ford River Mills, then Escanaba. They peddled their potatoes from house to house for 35 or 40 cents a bushel. And returned home at 11 p.m.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
....
A.G. Erickson came to Bark River, Michigan in 1883 because some of his comrades in the Swedish Army had emigrated to America, settled in Bark River in 1881 & 1882 & liked it.
His comrades were: Hamelin Hult, A. Peterson, Adolph Kvist, Oscar Francis Romain, August Anderson & John Carlson.
Mr. Erickson sent for a grandson, Carl August Ahlin, who arrived November 27, 1901.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
Son of Fredrik Svensson(1810–1882) and
Louisa Persdotter(1813–1858)
Father of
Hulda Ericka Romain(1873-1885)
Anna Theresa Romain Lindholm(1876–1927)*
Emma Caroline Romain Olson(1878-1923)*
Ida Luise Romain Anderson(1880-1959)*
Hilda Marie Romain Peterson(1881–1934)*
Frank Oscar Romain(1884–1969)*
Martha Elizabeth Romain (1889–1953)*
...
Frans Oscar Romain, Oscar as he was commonly called, left Sweden to evade pulsory military service. A year later he sent for his wife & 5 children. Their trip from Sweden on a ship that carried cattle took 6 weeks.
Oscar worked making charcoals in the fields. Pits were dug, piled high with wood, covered with dirt & after the fire was started the pit was watched day & night, so the dirt cover would not break open.
In 1883 he took a homestead, 3 miles south of Bark River, on the banks of Silver Creek. His son, Frank, was born there in 1884 & was the 1st native while male born in Bark River.
Logs & hardwood timber were burned to clear the land for farming & a log cabin was built. In 1890 lumber was sawed for $1 a 1,000. Good lumber could be bought for $4 a 1,000 & pine shingles were $1 a 1,000.
In 1894 shoes cost 50 cents a pair & up. Overalls were 50 & 75 cents.
There were no roads, only trails, so flour & groceries were carried home on his back. He bought a cow for $15.
Farmers would leave their homes at 3 a.m. with 25 bushels of potatoes, follow the highlands to Section 1, from the Ford River switch (Hyde), south to Ford River Mills, then Escanaba. They peddled their potatoes from house to house for 35 or 40 cents a bushel. And returned home at 11 p.m.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
....
A.G. Erickson came to Bark River, Michigan in 1883 because some of his comrades in the Swedish Army had emigrated to America, settled in Bark River in 1881 & 1882 & liked it.
His comrades were: Hamelin Hult, A. Peterson, Adolph Kvist, Oscar Francis Romain, August Anderson & John Carlson.
Mr. Erickson sent for a grandson, Carl August Ahlin, who arrived November 27, 1901.
(Information taken from - Memories That Linger: Bark River Bicentennial 1871-1971)
(Courtesy of klh)
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