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ODEBOLT SURNAME LINKS ON THE INTERNET The following are the result of searches I have done on
various search engines for Odebolt and Sac County related genealogy and
history. In some cases I have copied pertinent information
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| Bruce Brynteson Cranston Hanson Krusenstjerna |
Lind/Lindquist Levell/Leavell McQuistan Mummey |
Smith Teaquist |
Biography of the Cranston Family from Guernsey
County, Ohio GenWeb
(excerpt) John CRANSTON was born in Ireland around 1759, probably
somewhere in Ulster and possibly in Co. Monaghan, Tyrone, Cavan, or
Fermanagh.......... ... 1a John B. CRANSTON*, M b. 20 NOV 1816, Oxford
Twp., Guernsey Co., OH d. 28 DEC 1899, Odebolt ...
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/bios/cranston.html
The Mummey Family (including Smiths)
http://fruitjar.org/Mummey/
Known descendants of John I. Smith. This family intermarried with the Mummey family in Morgan County, Ohio. Five of the interrelated families moved to Iowa in 1863. http://fruitjar.org/Mummey/Smith1.html
Swedes in Odebolt - from Kiron Kountry pages Taken from: Swedish Settlements in Iowa, Their Founding and Development and Some of their Noted Men and Women, A Booklet by O. M. Nelson
In the early history of the town the Swedes were not very numerous in Odebolt, but a considerable number of them have moved in from the adjoining settlement in later years. In 1885, when the town had a population of 954, only 89 of them were registered as born in Sweden. Now the population of Odebolt is 1,388, of whom about one third are of Swedish nationality. The town is well planted with shade trees, and its residence section and its boulevards are very creditable. for a community of this size.
Several of the Swedish residents of Odebolt have made themselves noted for the active part they have taken in the development of the town. Among them is Henry Hanson, who came here in 1874 from New York, acquired a tract of land, and, when Odebolt was started, established himself as a grain dealer in the new town, and became the owner of a grain elevator and a mill. For a while he was mayor of the town, and did much for its beautifying by the construction of the Hanson Boulevard, and the planting of a park which is a credit to the town. Although now past eighty (he was born in Höja, Skåne, in 1849) he is still active, and enjoying the fruit of his labor. Albert E. Teaquist, who at 4 years of age came here with his parents in 1879, and settled near Odebolt, has become famous as the leading auctioneer in Sac and Crawford counties. He moved to Odebolt in 1899.
Alfred Krusenstjerna, whose name indicates his noble Swedish ancestry, was born in Helgebodafors, Värmland, in 1856, emigrated to America in 1880, and was engaged in grain and stock business in Odebolt during a number of years. He is now retired, but a son of his is proprietor of one of the hardware stores in Odebolt. Another Swede with noble blood in his veins who spent his last years in Odebolt, and died there in 1882, was Carl Fredrik Lind of Hageby, known here by the more common name of Lindquist. In company with a son he went to America in 1869, resided first in Kansas City, Mo., and then in Vail, Ia., locating finally in Odebolt. He died there in 1882, and his son in 1910, and the remains of both rest in the Odebolt cemetery. Another son still living, resides in Sioux City, Ia.
Noteable among the Swedes in Odebolt are also the Brynteson family, consisting of three brothers, Olof, Per and Brynte, and a sister, Mrs. Betty Williams. Another brother, Nels Brynteson, resides in Sioux City, Ia. Brynte Brynteson is proprietor of a clothing store in Odebolt. The Brynteson Brothers were all born in Eda parish, Värmland, and were nephews of the above named Carl Fredrick Lindquist, junior, and children of Brynte Olson, who, according to Swedish Genealogies (Svenska Ättartal) was fourth cousin of John Ericsson, the inventor of the, Monitor, and was able to trace his ancestry back to the fourteenth century.
Levell, Leavell Family Tree
http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/KirtleyLeavells.html
WILLIAM LEAVEL was born Abt. 1755, and died January 11, 1820 in
Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, England. He married ELIZABETH
RUTTER......................(several connections to Odebolt)
Bruce - McQuistan - at
Rootsweb Worldconnect
Andrew Bruce, youngest son of John and Stuart Bruce, was born November
4, 1860, at Manchester, Iowa. At the age of fifteen years he moved with
his parents and three brothers to Odebolt, Iowa. Margaret (
McQuistan ) Bruce was born June 9, 1865, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
McQuistan in Campbeltown, Scotland. She came to America with her parents
in 1875, landing in Quebec and continuing to Rockford, Illinois, where the
family lived for five years. In 1880 they moved to Odebolt, Iowa. (more)