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Gustave Edward Berg Bio
- 1. Biography of GustaveEdward Berg 1884-1968 Compiled from biographies of: Ruby (daughter) Mae (daughter) Harold (son) Shirley (daughter)
- 2. 3 Generation Berg/Andersen Pedigree
- 3. Grandparents Gunder EriksenBerg and Ellen Jacobsen
- 4. Parents ➲John Edward Berg BornAug. 30, 1859in Trondheim, Trondelag, Norway ➲Anna Eriksen Paulsen Born Mar. 22, 1860 in Gausdal, Opland, Norway ➲Both converts
- 6. Married in EndowmentHouse on Jul. 21, 1881
- 7. Gustave Edward Bergborn Sept. 1, 1884
- 9. Gustave Edward Berg ➲Proud,even boastful, of his Norwegian heritage ➲Parents taught him well the Gospel of Jesus Christ ➲Only allowed to go through the 4th grade and then was expected to get a job and bring in some income ➲He was interested in math and mechanical drawing in school
- 10. Family Life ➲Lived onthe Island (open Google Earth) ½ block from Logan River 2 block SE of Logan Temple Deseret Flour Mill to north west SW was a big forest he played in with friends Stood on bridge and caught fish with a pitch fork Skated on ponds in nearby cow pasture in winter Drinking water taken from Logan River Helped his mother rock the babies, scrub the floors and wash the dishes
- 11. Anna Drowned inLogan River 1888 • Gustave never forgot about his sister’s drowning. • His Mother blamed him for it, saying he should have jumped in and saved her even though he was only 3 years old at the time. • He said his Mother was always reading novels and didn’t spend enough time watching her children.
- 12. Father Left forMission 1890 ➲John Edward, his father, was called on a 2 year mission to Norway ➲His third daughter, Bertha Eleanor, was born shortly after he left ➲Gustave went to town to get sugar and cocoa ➲On the way home, he fell into a creek and lost the groceries ➲He cried and prayed he could get more sugar ➲A man came by and asked why he was crying ➲He took him to town and bought him more groceries. People knew his father was on a mission
- 13. JE Berg’s Mission1890-1892 From “Legacy of Sacrifices: Missionaries to Scandinavia, 1872-1894”
- 14. Father Returned fromMission 1892 ➲When he came home, the family was about $500 in debt for living expenses. John Edward was re-employed at the Oregon Short Line as a carpenter and they got along quite nicely after that.
- 15. Father Returned fromMission 1892 ➲When John Edward, Gustave’s father came back from his mission he brought back a ➲family of converts with him, and let them live in two of the rooms of his house. ➲One day Gustave saw the father of the family dragging one of the children on the floor on top of a big family Bible with a rope tied into it. He had borrowed it from Gustave’s father. ➲That family later left the church. ➲When Gustave was 8 years old, in 1892, the family moved to Salt Lake City
- 16. His Father’s Work ➲In1893 there was a panic and he made only $8.00 a week. He was paid $2.00 a day and worked four days a week.
- 17. Gustave’s Brothers • Becauseof personality differences, he had trouble relating to his brothers later in his life
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- 21. Albert Harriman Ordaineda Teacher 1912
- 22. Orson Cornelius Born1893 Orson and his wife, Hattie
- 23. Misc. Family TempleRecords
- 24. Gustave’s Sisters • Healways got along well with his sisters: Mary, Nora and Bessie
- 25. Moved to SLC-1892 ➲Familymoved to Idaho Falls for a few years then back to Logan, then to SLC in 1892.
- 26. Baptized and ConfirmedJuly 2 1894 ➲ Gustavewas baptized in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Sept. 2, 1892 by Joe Keddington
- 27. Aaronic Priesthood Service ➲When Gustave was twelve years old, he was ordained a Deacon ➲It was the Deacon’s duty to go around and collect for ward expenses ➲When they went to collect from the grocery man, he said, “You can take money from the tithing I pay, to help with the ward expenses.” ➲It was also the Deacon’s job to keep the ward clean and keep the fires going in the winter, because there was no janitor. ➲They chopped wood for the widows. One time they chopped wood for one of Lorenzo Snow’s wives ➲When Gustave was Ordained a teacher he had a new responsibility, he went “block teaching.” ➲When he was a Priest, he blessed the Sacrament.
- 28. School Years ➲During his school years, drawing and math were his favorite subjects. ➲He was allowed to only attend school to the 4th grade, then he was expected to work to bring in income for the family ➲As an adult, he took a correspondence course in mechanical drawing
- 29. Books ➲Some of the books Gustave had liked to read are, Washington Irving’s Works and he enjoyed reading church books, including the Book of Mormon and the Life of Heber C. Kimball. ➲As a child his favorite books were wild west and Indian adventures.
- 30. A Young Man1904-1907 ➲Hanging in Ken and Cathy Berg’s living room under unique oval convex glass.
- 31. A Young Man1904-1907 ➲ Charles Daddley and Chester Knight were Gustave’s favorite pals. ➲They would often play billiards and bowling and would dance at the Salt Air Pavilion and also Waldamer Park. ➲They learned new dance steps at Russell’s Hall.
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- 34. Agnes Josephine Anderson ➲Ata dance in the 22nd Ward, Gustave met a very sweet girl, Agnes Andersen. ➲He wanted to take her home but she refused to go home with strange fellows. ➲ He met her the second time at the 16th Ward’s dances. After this they became very close friends ➲When Agnes, (his girl friend) went to Wolf Point, Montana; he went with her as far as Butte.
- 35. Agnes Josephine Anderson ➲Ca1906,about the time she emmigrated to America
- 36. Agnes Josephine Anderson ➲They went together to Lagoon, Salt Air, Waldamer and different wards. ➲Sometimes they would rent a horse and buggy from the livery stable and take rides into the ➲Canyons.
- 37. Married Agnes onOct. 30, 1907 in SL Temple The 30th day of October in 1907, he went to the Salt Lake Temple and was married to the true and faithful convert from Norway, Agnes Andersen. She had been in America only a year. They paid a lady to make their temple suites.
- 38. Ordained an Elder-1907 Hewas ordained an Elder when he was twenty-three years old, just a few weeks before he was married.
- 39. First Home at300 N 300 W
- 40. Children They were blessedwith a family of seven children.
- 41. Homes ➲When Nephi was nine Months old, they moved from 3rd North and 3rd West to their new home on 17th South. This was in June 1909.
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- 43. Home at 743E. 1700 S.-1908 ➲Bought this home and moved here in June 1909. Nephi was 9 mos. old ➲Agnes, Florence, Ruby, Mae, Jennie and Harold born here
- 44. Birth of RubyIrene 1915
- 45. Birth of MaeViola and Jennie Alvera 1918
- 46. His Dad Retiresfrom Kennecott-ca. 1920
- 47. Home at 738Logan Ave. ➲In the summer of 1920, Gustave cut out part of the orchard in the back yard and began construction of a new home that faced Logan Ave.
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- 49. Birth of HaroldMarcus 1924
- 50. Birth of HaroldMarcus 1924
- 51. 738 Logan Ave. ➲Movedhere in 1924 ➲Gustave did all design and construction work except brick ➲First ranch home raised 4 feet above grade (high basement for protection against water in basement) ➲Hand made all wood trim ➲Front entrance room had double doors with glass on each side-one to living room and one to dining room ➲Main entrance on west side of home ➲Eaves were unusual 2 foot extension from outside walls ➲Had several features that were ahead of it's time
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- 58. Death of MotherAnna 1927
- 59. Death of FatherJohn 1929
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- 61. ➲Family lived thereuntil Agnes said she wanted to move to Holladay or she would die in that house
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- 73. Moved to Holladay1933 In 1933 they moved out to Holladay, Utah.
- 75. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 76. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 77. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 78. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 79. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 80. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
- 81. Death of WifeAgnes 1935
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- 84. Florence and AndrewMarry 1937
- 85. Moved to Omaha •Gustave moved to Omaha to work in the UP headquarters after Agnes died. • He met Louise Loertscher at a dance in Salt Lake City.
- 86. Married Louise inCouncil Bluffs, IA 1939 Louise Loertscher-age 20. She was 41, he was 55 when they married.
- 87. Birth of RayGeorge - 1940 Ray was born in 1940 when they lived on Chicago St. in Omaha.
- 88. Shirley Born in1942 They had moved to Corby St. when Shirley was born.
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- 91. Corby St., Omaha-1942 Shortly after Shirley’s birth, Florence, Louise’s daughter from a previous marriage, visited them. They told her they were naming their daughter “Anna” after Gustave’s mother’s name. She suggested they name her “Shirley” instead, and they did.
- 92. Moved to 2411Washington St., Bellevue, NE in 1943
- 93. Moved to 2411Washington St., Bellevue, NE in 1943
- 94. Bellevue, NE 1947 Theyhad many friends in Bellevue. Best friends were the Slaters who a furniture store in town and the Hansens who owned a auto repair shop. Another family, the Otto’s were friends, and lived about a block away. The Otto family had several tragedies. Mr. Otto was incarcerated for drinking. The family home burned to the ground, on a cold, snowy, winter night, killing 3 of their 6 children. The mother, Anna, survived but was severely burned. After spending months in the hospital she recovered but had severe facial scarring. The was a tragic loss for Gustave and Louise. They later donated many things to the surviving family
- 95. Bellevue, NE 1947 members.It was later determined that the fire had been caused by the landlady plugging the oil heater chimney with snow.
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- 99. Moved to SLCat 1020 Ramona Ave.-Aug. 1947 Gustave loved this location. It was only a block from Sugarhouse business district. He would walk there to by a paper when not working out of town. He had a free pass on the UP. He would leave Omaha after work on Friday afternoon and get to SLC on Sat. night. On Sunday morning he would board the train and be back to work in Omaha on Monday morning.
- 100. Sugar House He continuedworking in Omaha for a few years until he retired. Gustave took his family with him to Omaha occasionally to spend the summers. The also travelled to Sedro-Woolley, WA, where Gustave worked making patterns. They also enjoyed many trips to Los Angeles, CA and Spokane, WA.
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- 103. Sugar House ca1949 The family had many summer picnics in the large backyard in Sugar House. Gustave made outdoor furniture for these occassions.
- 104. SugarHouse ca 1949 Gustaveremodeled the bathroom and kitchen here. He also put new supports in the basement and shored up the house’s sagging structure.
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- 121. Building the Shop Whenhe retired from UP he started construction of his wood pattern shop. He did all the work himself, except the electrical, which Nephi did. Main
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- 127. 1st Pattern Outin 1953
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- 129. Travelling Gustave always enjoyedhiking, dancing, and traveling. He has been to Los Angeles several times, to Stockton, California; San Francisco; Yellow Stone National Park; Kansas City’ Independence, Missouri; Omaha. When Agnes, (his girl friend) went to Wolf Point, Montana; he went with her as far as Butte. He as also been to Pocatello, Idaho several times on business trips.
- 130. Leaving Sedro Wooley,WA Fall 1951
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- 136. Christmas 1962 Gustave enjoyedplaying checkers, especially at Chrismas time. He was good at it and was seldom defeated.
- 137. Louise at Organca 1960’s?
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