Alexander Emil Fogelqvist

Plåtslagare. Blev 57 år.

Äktenskap med Marie Rasmusen (1885 - 1957)

Noteringar

- Alexander Emil (Sandy) FOGELQUIST
- född i Vasa enligt hans dödsruna.

Lived in Superior, Wisconsin, where they had a hardware store. Were living there when Cora came to Minneapolis. She said her dad was up to see them and she was up to see them and "they were very nice people." She adds, "even Grandpa Al couldn't find any fault with them. In fact he was rather proud of them." {Cora must have been referring to Frank Fogelquist who was nominally Sandy’s father. Frank is shown in the 1900 Superior city directory as being a tinsmith and owning a business as a bicycle builder and repairer. But Sandy and his family were clearly in Minneapolis by 1905.}

{Frank Fogelquist may have been Sandy’s father although that is doubtful unless Frank was in Kånna in late 1880. Frank is shown in the 1900 city directory for Superior, Wisconsin, as “tinsmith, bicycle repairer and builder, 1123 North 5th, residing at 1209 Winter.”} There were no Fogelquists in the 1891-1892 Superior City Directory.

Alexander Fogelquist is shown in the 1896 Superior city directory as “feeder, Superior Wave, b 911 n 5th.” The address is the home of his father and also the address of his father’s business.

In the 1897 city directory, Alexander Fogelquist and Charles Fogelquist reside at 412 Fisher Av, the home of Frank Fogelquist.

In the 1899 Superior city directory, he is Alexander Fogelquist, “repr F Fogelquist”, residing at 912 Baxter Av, the home of Frank Fogelquist. Charles Fogelquist, a laborer, also resides there.

In the 1900 census, Sandy was living in Superior in, apparently, a two-family dwelling at 1209 Winter Street in Superior. Everyone in both families had been born in Sweden (except Sandy, who is shown as having been born in Wisconsin, and the roomer Gust) and had come to this country in 1879. One family was Francis and Emily Fogelquist. Francis, born in April of 1853, was a bicycle repairer. Emily was born in October, 1844. Emily and Francis had been married for 21 years and Emily had had 13 children, seven still alive. Living with Emily and Francis were two single men listed as “son” but, because of their ages, must have been Frank’s or Emily’s sons from a previous marriage. The two sons were Gostfred (sp?), born in November of 1867 and Carl, born in February of 1870. The other family in the dwelling was headed by Oscar Carlson, born in August of 1869, and Oscar’s wife Lina, born in June of 1874. Oscar and Lina had been married for one year and had no children. Living with Oscar and Lina were Frank Fogelquist, born in May of 1857, a “roomer”, Gust Carlson, single, a “roomer” born in June of 1873, and Sandy Fogelquist, single, shown as “brother” and born in August of 1879. All the men were shown as “day laborer” for occupation except Francis and Lina, who was shown as “domestic.”

The 1900 Superior city directory lists an Alexander E. Fogelquist as a machine operator for Doud & Co. and with a business address of 1209 Winter which is the residence of Frank Fogelquist. Alexander is listed in the 1905 Minneapolis city directory as Alexander E. Fogelquist, tinner, residing at 506 Cedar Avenue. He is listed in the 1908 Minneapolis city directory as Alex E. Fogelquist, tinner, residing at 607 20th Ave. S. He is listed in the 1910 Minneapolis city directory as Alex E. Fogelquist, tinner, still residing at 607 20th Ave. S. He is listed in the 1914 and 1915 Minneapolis directories as Alex E. Fogelquist, tinner, residing at 3905 11th Avenue S. He is listed in the 1917 Minneapolis city directory as residing at 3900 12th Avenue S., with “foreman, N W Bakers Supply Co.” as his occupation. He is listed in the 1919 Minneapolis City directory as “tinner, N W Bakers Supply Co.” and residing at 3901 12th Ave. S. He is listed in the 1920 Minneapolis city directory as “foreman, N W Bakers and Confec” and residing at 3901 13th Avenue S.

In the 1901 Superior city directory, he is Alexander Fogelquist, tinner Frank Fogelquist, b 1209 Winter.

Veteran of Spanish-American War.

Could not find Sandy and family in either the 1905 Wisconsin state census or the 1905 Minnesota state census.

In the 1910 census, the family resided at 601 20th Avenue in Minneapolis in a rented apartment. Irene, 6, as well as both of her parents are all shown as having been born in Minnesota. Alex, 28, and Mary, 24, had been married for 7 years and this was the first marriage for each. Alex was a tinner at a bakery supply company.

Sandy registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918, at “Local Board for Division No. 7” in Minneapolis. His birthday is shown as August 2, 1881. He is living at 3901 13th Avenue South and is employed by F.A. Watson, 521 3rd Street South, as a sheet metal worker. He lists his nearest living relative as his wife Mary Fogelquist. He is described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. The form did not ask for information about previous military service.

In the 1920 census, Alex E. Fogelquist is living with his family at 3904 or 3901 13th Avenue S. in Minneapolis in a home that he owns. He is 38, his wife Marie is 34, and his daughter Irene E. is 15. Marie was born in Norway and came to this country in 1886. She was naturalized in 1891. Irene was born in Wisconsin. Sandy is a tinsmith with a baker supply company.

His obituary appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune on Wednesday, May 17, 1939. This was a paid obituary, presumably written and paid for by Sandy’s half-sister Ide. The obit says that he died at his home at 98th and Nicollet. {This was one of Id’s houses. DHC remembers it as a farm. This is probably where John Carlson lived for a brief period of time in the late 1930s.} The funeral was to be at 2 PM on Thursday, the 18th, at the Barney Anderson & Son funeral home. The obit says that Sandy was born in Vasa, Minnesota. Sandy was a member of the Zarathian Lodge AF & AM (presumably, a Masonic lodge) “and of the Scottish rite.” The lodge was to be in charge of the funeral services. Indicated as surviving him were “a daughter”, Ide, three brothers: John Quist of Canada, Al Carlson, and Oscar Carlson “and a grandson.”

According to his death certificate, for which Ida Deiters was the informant, Sandy was divorced, wife was Mary. He had been a sheet metal worker at a baker supply company for 35 years and had last worked in 1938. He died of coronary heart disease. Ida gave his father as Frank Fogelquist and his mother as Emma Lundberg.

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