Brief Life History of Edith Martha Sofia
When Edith Martha Sofia Forslund was born on 7 October 1887, in Eskilstuna, Södermanland, Sweden, her father, August Forslund, was 28 and her mother, Ida Carlson, was 27. She married Ary Everett Ranstead on 17 May 1911, in Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in La Grange, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Lyons, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 29 October 1930, in Western Springs, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Parkholm Cemetery, La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Edith Ramstead in household of Ary Ramstead, "United States Census, 1920"
- Edith M. Ranstead, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Edith Forslund, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892
Historical Boundaries: 1892: Cook, Illinois, United States
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Helmer, Hilmer, Nils, Sven, Walfrid.
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements fors‘waterfall’ + lund ‘grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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