John Zandell & Gustava Svensdotter

John Zandell and Gustava Svensdotter were born in Sweden where they met and were married.
They had three children in Sweden, Johan, Hildur, and Oscar. 
John travelled to the United States ahead of his family. He departed from Liverpool, England on the SS Laurentian sometime in August 1895 and arrived in Quebec on August 16 and then crossed the border to Vermont. He possessed $26 dollars at the time. Immigration records show he planned to go to Chicago and meet someone named G. Johanson. Ultimately Johan ended up in Minnesota.
Gustava and the 3 children, now aged 10, 9, and 6, followed 3 years later. They departed from Liverpool, England on the SS Californian on July 14, 1898. They arrived 9 days later in Quebec on July 23 where they crossed the border to Vermont. Gustava had $5 in her possession.
They had at least one more child, Caroline, born in Minnesota.
After John's death, Gustava lived with her daughter Hildur's family and Caroline lived with brother John's family.
Gustava's father's surname was Erickson. His first name was probably Sven since her maiden name was Svensdotter.
Johan was a carpenter.
== Summary ==
=== John (Johan) Albert Zandell ===
* Born September 1856 in Sweden
* Immigrated 1895
* Died 1918
* Links:
** FamilySearch.org
** Immigration
** Border Crossing Card
=== Gustava Svensdotter [Zandell] ===
* Born October 1855 in Sweden
* Immigrated 1898
* Died August 1, 1938 in St. Paul, MN
* Links:
** FamilySearch.org
** Immigration
** Border Crossing Card
** Border Crossing Index
== Children ==
There was one more child that was stillborn or died young before 1900.
=== John (Johan) Werner Zandell ===
* Married April 11, 1912
* Links:
** FamilySearch.org profile
** Find-a-Grave
** Immigration
** Border Crossing Card
** Minnesota Marriages
** Minnesota County Marriages
** Minnesota Deaths & Burials
** Minnesota Death Index
* Spouse: Esther Elizabeth Winblad
** Main page: Peter Winblad & Clara Magnuson (her parents)
** Born November 16, 1888 in Minnesota
** Died March 1, 1960
** FamilySearch.org profile
* At least 2 children
=== Hildur Zandell [Lake] ===
* Links:
** FamilySearch.org profile
** Immigration
** Border Crossing Card
** Border Crossing Index
** Minnesota Death Index (key source gives mother's maiden name)
** Social Security Death Index
** Find-a-Grave
* Spouse: Frank Odin Lake
** Born in March 6, 1886 Wisconsin
** Died December 16, 1978 in St. Paul, MN
** Both parents were born in Norway
** WWII Draft Registration
** Minnesota Death Index
** Find-a-Grave
=== Oscar Earl Zandell ===
* Married before 1920
* His WWI draft card describes him as having brown eyes and dark hair.
* Oscar owned a drug store for more than 40 years.
** His WWI draft card gives his occupation as "Pharmacist" employed by "F. A. Holcomb". His place of residence is "1024 Walsh, St. Paul, Minn" and his place of employment "960 Payne Ave." According to Google Maps his commute was a 7-minute walk.
** The 1920 Census gives Oscar's occupation as "Druggist" and industry as "Own Store".
** "Oscar E. Zandell, who has operated the Stocking Pharmacy at Stillwater for a number of years, will move his stock of drugs to a location on Rice Street, St. Paul, early in April." ("Northwestern Druggist", April 1922) Google Books
** The 1930 Census gives Oscar's occupation as "Proprietor" and industry as "Retail Pharmacy".
** The 1940 Census gives Oscar's occupation as "Druggist" and industry as "Own Store".
** His WWII draft card lists his employer as "Zandell Drugs" and his place of residence as "879 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN". It lists the same address as his place of employment so perhaps he and his family lived above it.
** "879 Rice Street was a drug store owned by Oscar Zandell for more than four decades. As of this writing (spring 2013) it is Ron’s Bar." (St. Paul Historical) saintpaulhistorical.com
** Frank Holcomb:
*** "FRANS AUGUST HOLCOMB, the popular druggest at 960 Payne avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, is doing a prosperous business among his countrymen who reside on Arlington Hill, the Swedish stronghold of he country. Mr. Holcomb was born April 29, 1865, in Chisago county, Minnesota, and belongs to one of the first Swedish families to settle in this state, some mention of whom will be found in the biographical sketch of Dr. O. W. Holcomb above. After attending the public schools in his native county, Mr. Holcomb entered Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, where he finished the academic course in 1887. On leaving college, he went to work in a drug store at River Falls, Wisconsin, where he remained a yer and a half, afterward working three years in a drug store at Barron, Wisconsin. Feeling the need, however, of further preparation for his work, he entered the Minnesota Institute of Pharmacy, and in due time completed the regular course in that institution, and in the month of April, 1890, passed examination before the State Board of Examiners in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. After this he worked three years for Frederic Scott, a prominent druggist of Stillwater, Minnesota; a year and half for P. Q. Boiden, a druggist of Hudson, Wisconsin, and a year and a half for John Bodine of St. Paul, Minnesota. His next move was to Lindstrom, Minnesota, where, during the Cleveland administration, found business so dull that for a time he was unoccupied. Later, returning to Stillwater, he entered the employ of Alexander Richard, with whom he remained three years, until business prospects were brighter. September 1, 1889, he returned to St. Paul. At that time a drug store on Payne Avenue - the oldest drug store in the city - was for sale, and in partnership with Edward C. Magnusson, he purchased it. Two years later he bought his partner's interest and he has since successfully conducted the establishment under his own name. October 31, 1894, he married Miss Jennie C. Magnusson, a native of Stillwater, and a sister of his former partner. Mr. Holcomb is a member of Norden Club, the East Side Commercial Club, the Modern Woodmen, the Masonic Order (including the thirty-second degree), the Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees. Both he and his wife belong to the First Swedish Lutheran church of St. Paul. (A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota, Volume 2; written by Algot E. Strand; published 1910; page 967) Google Books
*** "F. A. Holcomb, 960 Payne avenue, has a seven-passenger touring car in which he was taking a ride March 17th. In turning a corner, he lost control of the machine, which went through the front of A. Dietrich's confectionary store, 640 East Minnehaha street. Mr. Holcomb escaped without injury. The car was damaged approximately $800. The front of the store was wrecked, and a show-counter inside was pushed back about ten feet by the automobile. (NARD Journal; March 29, 1917) Google Books
*** "Clarence Gerber, formerly with Frank A. Holcomb at 960 Payne avenue has accepted a position at the Stocking Pharmacy, Stillwater." (Northwestern Druggist; February 1918) Google Books
* Links:
** FamilySearch.org
** Find-a-Grave
** Immigration
** Border Crossing Card
** BorderCrossing Index
** WWI Draft Registration Card
** WWII Draft Registration Card
** Minnesota Deaths and Burials
** Minnesota Death Index
* Spouse: Genevieve F. Nelson
** Born May 24, 1892
** Died December 28, 1984
** Find-a-Grave
* Child: Betty Jane Zandell
** Born c. 1920
=== Caroline Zandell ===
* Links:
** Minnesota Births and Christenings
* Maybe her:
** Married George Olson
** 1930 US Federal Census
** 1940 US Federal Census
** Minnesota Birth Index (her son)
== Timeline ==
September 	1856 	John A. Zandell is born in Sweden
October 	1855 	Gustava is born in Sweden
 	c. 1887	John and Gustava are married
August 	1887 	son John W. is born in Sweden
February 8	1890 	daughter Hildur is born in Sweden
December 1	1891 	son Oscar is born in Sweden
 	1895 	John travels to Minnesota ahead of his family
August 	1895 	John departs Liverpool on the SS Laurentian
August 16 	1895 	John arrives in Quebec and crosses to Vermont
 	1898 	Gustava and her three children travel to the United States to join John
July 14 	1898 	Gustava and the children depart Liverpool on the SS Californian
July 23 	1898 	Gustava and the children arrive in Quebec and cross to Vermont
May 20 	1899 	daughter Caroline is born in Minnesota
April 11 	1912 	John W. marries Ester Winblad
June 5 	1917 	John W. and Oscar register for WWI draft
 	1918 	John A. dies
January 1 	1926 	John W. dies
August 1 	1938 	Gustava dies
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Missing ===
* Oscar in the 1905 Census
* Oscar in the 1910 Census
* Hildur in the 1910 Census
* Carolina in the 1930 Census
* Carolina in the 1940 Census
* Ester in the 1940 Census
=== 1900 US Federal Census ===
* FamilySearch.org
* John is a carpenter.
* John and Gustava have been married 13 years.
* Gustava is the mother of 5 children, 4 of which are living.
Name 	Role 	Sex	
Date of Birth	Age	Immigrated	Birthplace
John Sandell 	Head 	M 	September 1856	44 	1895 	Sweden
Augustava Sandell	Wife 	F 	October 1855 	45 	1898 	Sweden
Werner Sandell 	Son 	M 	August 1887 	13 	1898 	Sweden
Hilda Sandell 	Daughter	F 	February 1890 	10 	 	Sweden
Oscar Sandell 	Son 	M 	December 1891 	9 	1888 [sic]	Sweden
Caroline Sandell 	Daughter	F 	May 1899 	1 	 	Minnesota
=== 1905 Minnesota State Census ===
* FamilySearch.org
* Address: 825 Jessamine Street 
Name 	Sex	Age	Birthplace	Years Lived
in State	Years Lived
in District	Occupation
J A Zandell 	M 	48 	Sweden 	7	1	Carpenter
Gastawa Zandell 	F 	49 	Sweden 	7	1	House Wife
John W Zandell 	M 	17 	Sweden 	7	1	
Hildur Zandell 	F 	15 	Sweden 	7	1	
Carolina Zandell	F 	6 	Minnesota 	6	1	
=== 1910 US Federal Census ===
* FamilySearch.org
* John and Gustava have been married 23 years.
* Gustava is the mother of 5 children, 4 of which are living.
* John and the children speak English but Gustava only speaks Swedish.
* John A. and John W. are both farmers. In 1900 John was listed as a carpenter.
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace	Immigrated
John A Zandell 	Head 	M 	53 	Sweden 	1895
Gustava Zandell 	Wife 	F 	53 	Sweden 	1898
John W Zandell 	Son 	M 	21 	Sweden 	1898
Carolina Zandell	Daughter	F 	10 	Minnesota 	
=== 1920 US Federal Census ===
John passed away in 1912. Hildur and her husband live with Gustava. John W. is married and has two children; Caroline lives with their family. Oscar is also married.
==== Gustava Zandell; Hildur Lake ====
* FamilySearch.org
* Milaca, MN
* Their home is owned and mortgaged.
* Gustava is now able to speak English.
* Frank's parents were both born in Norway. He is a farmer on a dairy farm.
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Immigrated	Birthplace	Naturalized
Gustava Zandell	Head 	F 	64 	1898 	Sweden 	1904
Frank O Lake 	Son-in-law	M 	33 	 	Wisconsin 	
Hildur Lake 	Daughter 	F 	29 	1898 	Sweden 	1904
==== John W. Zandell; Caroline Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
* John received his naturalization in 1900.
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
John W Zandell 	Head 	M 	31 	Sweden
Esther Zandell 	Wife 	F 	31 	Minnesota
Ruth Zandell 	Daughter	F 	7 	Minnesota
Emilie Zandell 	Daughter	F 	4 	Minnesota
Caroline Zandell	Sister 	F 	20 	Minnesota
Leonard Elmquist	Roomer 	M 	22 	Minnesota
==== Oscar Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar E Zandell 	Head	M 	28 	Sweden
Genevieve Zandell	Wife	F 	27 	Minnesota
=== 1930 US Federal Census ===
==== Ester Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
* John W. Zandell passed away in 1926.
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
E Esther Zandell	Head 	F 	41 	Minnesota
Ruth Zandell 	Daughter	F 	17 	Minnesota
Emly Zandell 	Son 	M 	14 	Minnesota
B May Rendell 	Roomer 	F 	23 	North Dakota
Earl Klinge 	Roomer 	M 	22 	North Dakota
==== Oscar Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar E Zandell 	Head 	M 	38 	Minnesota
Genevieve Zandell 	Wife 	F 	37 	Minnesota
Betty Jane Zandell	Daughter	F 	10 	Minnesota
==== Hildur Lake; Gustava Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
* St. Paul, MN
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Frank Lake 	Head 	M 	44 	Wisconsin
Hildur Lake 	Wife 	F 	35 	Sweden
Gustava Zandell	Mother-in-law	F 	74 	Sweden
=== 1940 US Federal Census ===
==== Oscar Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar E Zandell 	Head	M 	48 	Minnesota
Genevive Zandell	Wife	F 	47 	Minnesota
==== Hildur Lake ====
* FamilySearch.org
* St. Paul, MN
Name 	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Frank Lake 	Head	M 	54 	Wisconsin
Hilgur Lake	Wife	F 	48 	Sweden
=== WWI Draft Registration ===
==== John Werner Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
name 	John Werner Zandell
age 	28
home address 	1513 Thomas, St. Paul, MN
birth date 	August 17, 1888
citizenship 	Nat. by father acquiring papers
birth place 	Margistad, Sweden [?]
occupation 	teamster
employer 	[?]
supporting family 	Wife & 2 children
marital status 	Married
race 	Caucasian
military service 	None
claiming exemption	Yes, wife & children to support
height 	tall
build 	Medium
eyes 	brown
hair 	dark brown
bald 	no
disabled 	no
place 	St. Paul, MN
date 	June 5, 1917
==== Oscar Earl Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
name 	Oscar Earl Zandell
age 	25
home address 	1024 Walsh, St. Paul, MN
birth date 	December 1, 1891
citizenship 	Naturalized
birth place 	Sweden
occupation 	Pharmacist
employer 	F. A. Holcomb
supporting family 	Wife
marital status 	Married
race 	Caucasian
military service 	None
claiming exemption	
height 	Medium
build 	Medium
eyes 	Brown
hair 	Dark
bald 	
disabled 	
place 	St. Paul, MN
date 	June 5, 1917
=== Minnesota Deaths and Burials ===
==== John W. Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
name 	John W. Zandell
death date 	January 1, 1926
death place	St. Paul, MN
age 	37
spouse 	Esther Zandell
father 	John Albert Zandell
=== Minnesota Death Index ===
==== John W. Zandell ====
* FamilySearch.org
name 	John W. Zandell
death date 	January 1, 1926
death place	Ramsey, MN
== Sources ==
=== John A. Zandell ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	John Albert Zandell	Minnesota Deaths and Burials - John W. Zandell (son)
 	 	J. A. Zandell 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	John Sandell 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	 	
birth 	date 	September 1856 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	c. 1857 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	place	Sweden 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	Sweden 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
occupation	 	Carpenter 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
=== Gustava Svensdotter ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	 	
 	 	Gustawa Zandell 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	Augustava Sandell	1900 US Federal Census
birth	date 	October 1855 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	c. 1856 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	place	Sweden 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	Sweden 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
=== John Werner Zandell ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	John Werner Zandell 	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	John W. Zandell 	Minnesota Deaths and Burials
 	 	John W. Zandell 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	Werner Sandell 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	August 17, 1888 	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	August 1887 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	c. 1888 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	c. 1889 	Minnesota Deaths and Burials
 	place 	Margistad, Sweden [?] 	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	Sweden 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	Sweden 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
death 	date 	January 1, 1926 	Minnesota Deaths and Burials
 	 	January 1, 1926 	Minnesota Death Index
 	place 	St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN 	Minnesota Deaths and Burials
 	 	Ramsey, MN 	Minnesota Death Index
physical description	physical description	brown eyes; dark brown hair; tall	WWI Draft Registration Card
spouse 	spouse 	Esther Zandell 	Minnesota Deaths and Burials
=== Hildur Zandell ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	 	
 	 	Hildur Zandell	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	Hilda Sandell 	1900 US Federal Census
birth	date 	February 1890 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	c. 1890 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	place	Sweden 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	 	1900 US Federal Census
=== Oscar Zandell ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	Oscar Earl Zandell	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	Oscar Sandell 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	December 1, 1891 	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	December 1891 	1900 US Federal Census
 	place 	Sweden 	WWI Draft Registration Card
 	 	Sweden 	1900 US Federal Census
occupation 	occupation 	Pharmacist 	WWI Draft Registration Card
physical description	physical description	brown eyes; dark hair;
medium height & build	WWI Draft Registration Card
=== Caroline Zandell ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	 	 	
 	 	Carolina Zandell	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	 	Carolina Sandell	1900 US Federal Census
birth	date 	May 1899 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	c. 1899 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
 	place	Minnesota 	1900 US Federal Census
 	 	Minnesota 	1905 Minnesota State Cenus
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