August Axel BERG

1874 - 1933  (58 years)

• Name	August Axel BERG
  Born	2 Aug 1874	Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States
  	Axel's World War I Draft Registration shows that he was a native born citizen. All census records show that he was born in Michigan as well as his death certificate, his son's birth certificate, and a travel document. The membership register for Bethany Lutheran Church, the John J. Berg family Bible, his obituaries, his Find A Grave memorial, and other sources all provide the detail that he was born in Ishpeming, MI which is located in Marquette county. His birth was not recorded at the courthouse for Marquette County, Michigan.
  Christened	Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Jun 1880	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	1880 Federal Census
  Confirmation	1890	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	He was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Bethany Lutheran Church by Reverand Beckman (Beckban in Axel's obituary in the Glenwood Herald). The Bethany Lutheran Church membership register shows that the year he was confired was 1890.
  Occupation	Between 1895 and 1910	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Farm laborer
  	The 1895 Minnesota State census shows that he was a farmer. Both the 1900 Federal census and the 1905 Minnesota State census identifies August A. Berg as a farm laborer in the household of his parents. In 1910 Axel was a farm laborer "working out" while his other brothers also living in their parents household were described as working the home farm. He was not out of work on 15 Apr 1910 and had not been unemployed in 1909.
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	1900 Federal Census
  Residence	1876-1912	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	In 1876 Axel came with his parents to Pope County where they settled on a homestead in section 24 township of Walden where he grew to manhood. Jessie's obituary indicates he was from Starbuck, which is the closest town, prior to marriage. The application for a marriage license dated 1 Apr 1912 states that he is a resident of Pope County, MN as does the marriage license.
  Travel	11 Jul 1913
  	Axel travelled from Starbuck to Winnepeg on the train with his father.
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Hodges Township, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States
  	1920 Federal Census
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	1930 Federal Census
  Occupation	1913-1933	, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Farmer
  	The Lashway book shows that Axel was a farmer.
  Died	4 May 1933	Villard, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Cause: carcinoma of the stomach/metastasis to liver and surrounding tissues
  	Although the MNHS Death Index shows his date of death as 4 Mar 1933, the certificate itself correctly shows 4 May 1933. The death certificate states that he died at 7:45 am.
  Funeral	7 May 1933	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Funeral services were held at the home of Axel's brother, Eddie L. Berg and at the Bethany Lutheran Church. Reverand A. L. Chell officiated at the funeral.
  Name	A. A. Berg
  Name	Agust Berg
  Name	August A. Berg
  Name	August Berge
  Name	Axel A. Berg
  Name	Axel August Berg
  Name	Axel Berg
  Name	Axel R. Berg
  Name	Axle A. Berg
  Name	Axle Berg
  Reference Number	C4
  Religion	lutheran
  	The Lashway book shows that Axel was a lutheran.
  Buried	7 May 1933	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Cemetery Pope County, Minnesota, USA Find A Grave Memorial 73548750
  Notes	WikiTree Profile Berg-1373
  Person ID	I1	BergSletten
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	John J. BERG,   b. 2 Sep 1839, Born, Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden ,   d. 27 Jun 1927, Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Anna Katherina CARLSDOTTER,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Högfors hytta, Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden ,   d. 12 Nov 1927, , Pope County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1870	Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America
  Church	3 Sep 1870	Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America
  	Bethania Församling
  Residence	1870-1876	Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America
  	From Lashway book: They lived in Ishpeming, Michigan until 1876 when they moved to Walden Township in Pope County, sec. 24, near the present town of Starbuck, Minnesota, where Mr. Berg had earlier filed a homestead claim.
  Residence	Between 1876 and 1927	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	The Bethany Lutheran Membership Register shows that the John J. Berg Family arrived in Pope County from Ishpeming, Michigan in 1876. The Berg family is found on the 1880 and 1900 census in Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota. The 1895 Minnesota State census shows that John had lived in Walden Township for 18 years and 1 month, since May 1877. Anna, John, Anna, August, and Johanna had lived there for 18 years. Apparently John came a month before the rest of the family. The rest of the children were all born in Minn and had lived there all of their lives. There was also a Gustaf Johnson living with them who had lived in Minnesota for 13 years but had only just come to live with the Berg family. The 1900 census shows that he owned the farm, free from mortgage. The 1905 Minnesota State census, taken in June 1905, shows that John had lived in Walden Township for 29 years and 2 months, since Apr 1876. Anna, John E., and Axel had lived in Walden for 29 years and 1 month, since May 1876. The rest of the children were born in Minnesota and had lived there all their lives. The 1910 census shows that they lived on a farm they owned free from mortgage. When John J. Berg crossed the border into Canada at Emerson on a trip with his son, Axel, on 11 Jul 1913, it showed his residence as Starbuck, Minnesota. From Lashway book: They lived in Ishpeming, Michigan until 1876 when they moved to Walden Township in Pope County, sec. 24, near the present town of Starbuck, Minnesota, where Mr. Berg had earlier filed a homestead claim. In 1875 he visited the site and built a house and barn and had some good hearted neighbors break up a few acres which he seeded in the spring of 1876. The grasshoppers took his crop. He stuck it out and broke more land after they moved in. The following year he seeded some wheat and oats and got a very good crop. The father of Ole, Iver and Andrew Barsness thrashed his first grain crop. The next year, together with John Bloom and Fredrick Chalenburg, they got a used horse-power thrasher and they thrashed together a few years. John Berg later bought a horse-power thrasher in company with Fred Fredrickson, Brent Wold and Otteson and they thrashed some years together.
  Church	6 Apr 1877-1927	, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Lutheran Church
  	Mr. and Mrs. John J. Berg were present at the organizational meeting of the Bethany Lutheran Church on 6 Apr 1877. The Bethany Lutheran Membership Register shows that the John J. Berg family was received into the congregation in 1877.
  Albums		BERG-CARLSON (24) Media pertaining to John J. Berg and Anna Kathrina Carlsdotter and their descendents.
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Minnie REESE,   b. 21 Jun 1893, , Faribault County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 19 Jun 1938, , Pope County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 44 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1912	, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Jessie's obituary in the Glenwood Herald and the Pope County Tribune incorrectly gives the marriage date as April 10, 1911. According to the marriage return, J. Ed Nelson and N. W. Nelson witnessed the marriage. The Bethany Lutheran Church membership register incorrectly gives the date of their marriage as 5 April 1912. The Dokken-Rollofson book shows that Axel and Jessie were married in Hancock. The Lashway book shows that they were married 10 Apr 1912 in Hancock, Stevens County, MN. They were actually married at the home of the bride's parents, which was in Pope County with a post office address of Hancock.
  Residence	1913-1914	Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Residence	1916-1920	Hodges Township, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	R. F. D. 3 Hancock (near Cyrus)
  Residence	1921-1922	New Prairie Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	near Cyrus
  Church	1912-1923	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Lutheran Church
  	The Bethany Lutheran Church membership register shows that they were members, presumably from the time of their marriage, until 15 Jan 1923 when their membership was removed to Cyrus. Shortly after this they moved physically moved to Lowry. It is unknown what the status of their church membership was then.
  Residence	Villard, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Residence	1924-	Lowry, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Residence	1923-	White Bear Lake Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	about one mile north of Starbuck
  Residence	Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	east shore of Lake Amelia
  Residence	1930	Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Children	1. Florence Marion Adeline BERG,   b. 21 Nov 1912, Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 21 Dec 1983, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States  (Age 71 years)   2. Violet Bernice Lucille BERG,   b. 29 May 1916, Hodges Township, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 19 May 1981, Sun City, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States  (Age 64 years)   3. Merlin Francis BERG,   b. 28 Apr 1917, Hodges Township, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 28 Dec 1999, Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Albums		BERG-REESE (16) Media pertaining to Axel Berg and Jessie Reese and their descendents.
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Confirmation - 1890 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Church - Bethany Lutheran Church - 1912-1923 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Died - Cause: carcinoma of the stomach/metastasis to liver and surrounding tissues - 4 May 1933 - Villard, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Funeral - 7 May 1933 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Buried - 7 May 1933 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		August Axel Berg The date of this photograph is unknown, but it looks like Axel is wearing the same outfit he was wearing in the John J. Berg family photograph that was taken when his sister was married in 1897. The photographer is also unknown.
  		Eddie and Alfred Berg's Threshing Crew This photo was given to Bud Berg by Esther Olson, daughter of Eddie Berg. The people in the photo are: Rear row (left to right): Melker Overby, Carl Branch, Oscar Kleven, Axel Berg Front row (left to right): Eddie Berg, Emil Friedman, Alfred Berg, Oscar Lund Carl Branch died in 1915, so the photo was taken before then.
  		Axel and Jessie Berg Wedding Photograph Axel and Jessie Berg were married 10 Apr 1912.
  		Axel Berg The date and occasion of this photograph of Axel Berg is unknown. As shown on the front of the photograph, it was taken by Anderson in Morris, MN.
  		Johnny Berg and Axel Berg This photo of the Berg brothers is undated.

  
  

  Headstones

  Axel Berg Grave Marker This image shows the stone that marks the grave of Axel Berg in the Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery located in Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota.