August Lindbergh
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August Lindbergh (1808 – October 14, 1893) was a Swedish-born farmer and politician. He was the father of Charles August Lindbergh, and the grandfather of Charles Lindbergh.
August Lindbergh was born Ola Månsson near Simrishamn in Skåne, Sweden. As a wealthy farmer he was elected to the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates, representing the farmers' estate. He also worked as a bank officer. When accused of bribery and embezzlement, Månsson changed his name to August Lindbergh. He left his wife Ingar Jönsdotter and their seven children, and fled to the United States with his mistress (the waitress Lovisa Jansdotter Carlén) and their illegitimate infant son Carl in 1859. Lovisa became Louisa and little Carl became Charles August. They settled in Melrose, Minnesota, where August worked as a farmer and a blacksmith. August became a widower in 1864 at the death of his first wife who had remained in Sweden. August and Louisa had six more children born in Minnesota; the couple married in 1885.[1]
Two of August Lindbergh's sons by his first marriage, Måns and Per, also changed their surnames to Lindbergh while attending college in Sweden. Around 1862, these two and a third son (August Olsson) immigrated to the United States, answering a request for help from their father who had lost an arm in a sawmill accident in 1861. Per came to live on the family farm in Minnesota, but Måns joined an Illinois unit of the Union Army in the American Civil War following which he returned to Sweden. There, Måns organized a group of about 200 immigrants who he brought to Sherburne County, Minnesota. Måns then returned to Sweden to stay.
August Lindbergh became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1870, joining the Republican Party. He advocated the use of English language by immigrants.[2]
August Lindbergh died in Little Falls, Minnesota. His wife Louise, thirty years his junior, died on April 22, 1921.
[edit] References
- ^ CHARLES A. LINDBERGH AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Historical Society (1808-1987). Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- ^ Larson, Bruce L. Charles A. Lindbergh: The Swedish connection. Scandinavian Review, Summer 2002
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lindberg, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Månsson, Ola (birth name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Farmer, politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simrishamn, Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1893 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Melrose, Minnesota, United States |
