Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-03-29
OF s'TuAR
MRS. ERICK PAULSON.

Mrs. Johanna Lundborg Paulson, pio-
neer woman of county, and survivor
of West Lake Massacre Of 1862, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin
Quamme, in township of Kerkhoven. on
Monday, March 20, after being i'll for
about four weeks. She has, however,
been failing in health for several years.
She was born December 21, 1848, st
Sk6fde socken, Algustorp Pastoral VAS
| terg6tland, Sweden. With her parents,
Andreas and Lena Lundborg, and her
| brothers Johannes, Andreas, Gustaf,
Lars and little Samuel. she came to this
| country in 1861, where the family set
tied near West Lake, Kandiyoht. county,
Minnesota.
In the Indian outbreak on the Goth Of
August, 1852, her brothers Anders, Gus
taf and Lars were killed and Samuel
was wounded. The nearly heartbroken
parents then left, with their two re-
naming children. for St. Paul where
they resided about a year. In 1868, the
family came to Carver where they stay
ed until Johanna was confirmed. In the
fall of 1865, the Lundborg family came
to Nest Lake and the following spring
settled again on their old homestead
near West Lake. Later Johanna went
to st. Cloud to attend school, making
her home with family by the name CT
Bennett. Here she stayed until her
mothers illness necessitated her return
home.
In 1869 she was married to Ericl
Paulson, who had served in the army
during the Civil War. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Lundblad at the
old log church near New London. The
young couple bought the Lundborg farm
in Section 6, town of Arctander, settled
there and with hard work and skillful
management, made this farm one Of the
finest in the county. Eight children were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paulson of which
five are now living and all married; the
children are Samuel of Ortonville, Peter
Of Willow City, N. D.. Lewis on the old
homestead, Emma, now Mrs. Martin
Quamme of Kerkhoven township and
Selma, now Mrs. A. G. Spiess of Garvin.
MINI. There are nine grandchildren.
The eldest daughter, Lena, with whom
Mrs. Paulson lived for six years died
about a year ago. She was married to
Mr.. Bernt Thompson and lived at Swift
Falls.
The funeral, which took place at the
Quamme home and West Norway Lake
church, Saturday. March 25, was, in
spite Of the very bad roads, we'll at
tended. The floral contributions were
the most beautiful seen in the church.
Miss Cora Syse played some beautiful
selections at the piano, and Rev. Soten-
dahl conducted the funeral sermon at
the church and the solemn rites at the
grave where the remains rest in tho
West Norway Lake cemetery.
The pail bearers were Jacob RAM
stad. Andrew Johnson, John Eliason.
Thosten Quamme, P. A. Gandrud and
Ole El!ingboe. --..
/ All the children Of the deceased were
present, her husband and her aged bro.
ther, Samuel Of Cologne, MINI. Mr..
Lundborg, who has all his life felt the
painful effect Of the wound received
when boy Of nine, is now lonely
man, his wife having died a few weeks
before his sister.
Mrs. Paulson was a kind warm heart
ed Christian woman, and she will he
missed not only by her near relatives
but also the many friends and neigh
bors in this community.