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Peter Mathias Lindberg: Augustana Alum of 1886 Nicole Kunz Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Anna Matava Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Rebecca Casad Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

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This Poster Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by Augustana Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Celebration of Learning by an authorized administrator of Augustana Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Genealogical Study of Peter Mathias Lindberg: A 1886 Graduate of Augustana College Researched by Rebecca Casad, Nicole Kunz, and Anna Matava

Peter Mathias Lindberg was born on 24 May 1864 in Liden, Source List

Sundsvall, Sweden, where he attended Sundsvall High School. Augustana College Catalog 1884-1885. Augustana College. Special Collections. Rock Island, Illinois.

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Rock Island, Illinois. His father, Mathias Lindberg, was a farmer and moved the family Nothstein, Ira O., A.M. My Church: An Illustrated Lutheran Manual. Vol. 4. Rock Island, Illinois, Augustana Historical Society, 1918.

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to Anoke, Minnesota in September of 1881. He graduated from Bergendoff, Conrad. The Augustana Ministerium: A study of the careers of the 2,504 pastors of the

Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod/Church 1850-1962. Rock Island, Illinois, Augustana Historical

Society, 1980. Augustana College in 1886 before continuing to his theological “United States Census,” 1910, database with images, FamilySearch, Peter M Lindberg, Omaha Ward 12, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 17B, family 275, NARA

microfilm publication T624, roll 844; FHL microfilm 1,374,857.

“Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930,” database with images, FamilySearch, Peter

studies in Augustana’s Seminary, graduating in 1889. Matthias in entry for Matts Lindberg, 1880 - 1891; from "Sweden Household Examination Books,

1860-1920," database and images, MyHeritage; citing 1880 - 1891, 108364309, Gustav Adolf AI8b,

various Lutheran parishes, Sweden.

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no. 140869367, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA ;

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“Liden AI:6 (1833-1842)”. Database of images. ArkivDigital. http://www.arkivdigital.net : 2019.

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“Ljustorp C:2 (1814-1844)”. Database of images. ArkivDigital. http://www.arkivdigital.net : 2019. Acknowledgments We thankfully acknowledge the kind help of Emma Lincoln, Special Collections Librarian, Augustana College Peter Mathias Lindberg, privately held by swenson Jill Seaholm, Head of Genealogical Services, swedish immigration research center, Rock Island Swenson Swedish Immigration Center Illinois. Profile portrait of Rev. P. M. Lindberg Susan Titus, Head of Library Services, (1864-1918). He is wearing pastoral garb. Peter Mathias Lindberg with his family. This is from a Swenson Swedish Immigration Research parish record in Sweden Center Augustana College Catalog 1884-1885, p. 12-103, volume Lisa Huntsha, Archivist/Librarian, bound in Augustana College Catalogue 1871-1891, Aug. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Inst., LD 271, A6651, C3, 1871-1891; Augustana College, Center Tom Bengtson, Mathematics Professor, Special Collections, Rock Island, Illinois. All the students in Augustana College the senior class are listed with birthplaces and year of birth.

Registration Card for Peter Mathias Lindberg Peter Served as pastor in Peter began his studies Marinette-Oconto-Peshtigo, at Augustana College Wisconsin and Peter served as Professor and Theological Menominee-Wallace, of Christianity at In 1917, Peter Seminary in 1882. Michigan in 1889. Augustana until 1898. remarried to Deaconess Anna Flint.

Peter Mathias Peter immigrated from Peter Graduated from Peter married Maria Charlotta He returned to liturgical Peter died 6 August Lindberg was born Sweden to Anoke, Augustana College in Olson in Menominee, Michigan service in Omaha in 1906. 1918 at the age of 54 in 24 May 1864 in Minnesota in 1881. 1886. on 29 August 1889. He shifted to Omaha, Douglas Liden, Sundsvall, administrative work County, Nebraska, Sweden. USA. Celebration of Learning, Augustana College, 1 May 2019.