Gustave Otto Gustafson

1860 - 1886  (25 years)

• Name	Gustave Otto Gustafson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Birth	25 Oct 1860	Jönköpings L Solberga   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	5 May 1876	Göteborg, Göteborg Och Bohus, Sverige   [15, 19]
  Residence	1880	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA   [20]
  Residence	1882	Des Moines, Iowa, USA   [11]
  Residence	1885	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single
  Residence	Abt 1886  [17]
  Burial	Aug 1886	Woodland Cemetery, Woodland Hills, Polk County, Iowa, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 18, 21]
  Death	17 Aug 1886	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 18, 21]
  20 Aug, 1886 - The Des Moines Register (Iowa)	20 Aug 1886	Des Moines, Iowa   [22]
  		20 Aug, 1886 - The Des Moines Register (Iowa)
  Arrival	North America   [15]
  Arrival	Hull, England   [19]
  FSID	K85N-CBQ
  Person ID	I154	SistermanFamily
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Gustaf Andersson,   b. 13 Feb 1808, Dalstorp, Västra Götaland, Sweden d. 16 Apr 1885, Norra Solberga (F) (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maria Katarina Karlsdotter,   b. 28 Mar 1817, Norra Solberga (F) d. 6 Mar 1862, Norra Solberga (F) (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Mar 1837
  Married	10 Dec 1839	Norra Solberga (F)
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline Anna Erdman,   b. 4 Dec 1855, Hanover, Germany d. 6 Jan 1935, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1885	Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Florence Evelyne Otis,   b. 20 May 1886, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America d. 2 Dec 1968, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Gustafson Otis,   b. Abt 1859, Sweden d. Sep 1882, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1882	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America   [16]
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1880 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Residence - 1882 - Des Moines, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single - 1885 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA Marriage - 14 Apr 1885 - Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gustave and Caroline Otis - Wedding Day Wedding Day - Otis and Caroline Otis. Caroline's birth name is Caroline Anna Erdman. She was raised from a very young age by the Schroth Family and went by 'Schroth' until marrying Gustave and by Erdman after his passing in August of 1886.
  		20 Aug, 1886 - The Des Moines Register (Iowa)
  		Florence Otis - Polk County Iowa - Birth Records
  		1881.9.28 - Gustave Otis - Naturalized Citizen Certificate Certificate of Naturalization of Gustave Otis
  		Gustave Otis
  		Gustave Otis - Portrait This charcoal portrait of Gustave was found among other artwork in his daughter's longtime home many years after her passing. It is approximately 2'H x 1'W.
  		Gustave Otis - 1886 Obit

  
  

  Documents

  Gustave Otis - Woodland Cemetery - Block 11A_Lot 145

  
  

• Notes

  Swedish birth name - Gustave Otto Gustafson Name in the U.S. - Gustave Otis

  
  

• Sources

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