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Note: Emil came to America in 1884 when he was 17 yrs old and worked on farms around Ida Grove, Iowa, and saved enough money to send for the rest of the family of seven. He married Augusta Salmonson around 1894, and moved to Sioux City, Iowa in 1898 from Minnesota. he was a farmer and cement mason. He moved to Eugene, Oregon in 1923, then to California in 1926 where he died in 1936. Freed is spelled Fred in Sweden and pronounced FRAID. In Swedish, it means PEACE.
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This is what I could find on the Emigrant CD:
Förnamn: GUST.
Efternamn: FRED
Ålder: 17 år Kön: M
Församling: TISSHAMN Län: P
Titel/Anm:
Utresehamn: GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag: 1884 04 25
Destination: OAKLAND
Källkod: 24:417:32202
Freed is a Swedish name given to men in the Army or Navy and had honor in regard to the King. He gives you a name that is to be the same throughout generations.
Also spelled FRED/FREJD/FRIJD/FRID/FREET/FRIED/FREAD/FRIEDT[GEFred.FTW]
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There were some Freds that lived in Hungerford Twp in the 1900 Census for Plymouth county. Listed are Charley (33, head) Selma (27, wife) Ruth (daughter) Harold? (son) another daughter, unreadable, John (son) and Oscar (22, brother).
1914 Sioux City Directory shows Freed Emil G (Augusta) , mason, r 1422 Dale. Also in the same directory, Eva Freed, Clk, b 1422 Dale, Freed Harry, b 1422 Dale, Freed Alma, b 1422 Dale, and Freed Clara, clk Graber D G Co, rms 1000 Jennings. b may stand for boarder, r may be renter.
1920 Census shows Emil, Augusta, Harry, Leonard, Walter, Lloyd, Edward and Dorothy living in Floyd township.
1930 Census shows Emil, Augusta, Walter (27), Edward (24), Lloyd (21), Dorothy (18), Forest P (grandson 2 1/2), and Albertina (21, daughter in law), in Los Angeles California, district 85. Albertina and Forest both born in California. Albertinas parents both born in California. Forests father was born in Iowa.
Emil was listed as a laborer, Walter as a laborer, Edward as a tile setter, Lloyd as a laborer at the Country Club, Dorothy as a sales lady at a Dept Store.
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