Oscar Frithiof DAHLBERG

1887 - 1939  (52 years)

• Name	Oscar Frithiof DAHLBERG
  Birth	9 Feb 1887	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1939-MN-005498
  Occupation	Vulcanizer in own shop (1920), President, auto garage (1930)
  Death	30 Jul 1939	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	Groveland Cemetery, Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	Still single and living on his parents’ farm at the time of the 1910 census. Registered for the WWI draft on June 5, 1917, in West Minneapolis. His address was Hopkins, MN. He was self-employed with a plumbing and heating business in Hopkins. He was married with one child. He was of medium height and build with grey eyes and dark hair. He was slightly balding. Living with his wife, sons, and father in a rented duplex at 46 10th Avenue North in Minnetonka Township, West Minneapolis Village at the time of the 1920 census (January 8th). According to a St. Louis Park history: The 1921 Federal-Aid Highway Act first created the notion of a national highway system. St. Louis Park had no car dealers so many residents bought Fords from Dahlberg Brothers Ford at 1028/1023 Excelsior Ave., Hopkins. On February 1, 1921, Oscar Dahlberg, Hilmer Olson, and John Schwister took over the Ford agency from Harry Leathers, who had had a car probably in the oughts. In 1953, Ward F. Dahlberg was the Business Manager, and Earl A. Dahlberg was the General Manager. At one time, Hopkins was called the car capital of the area, since it had three major car dealers. Oscar was living in Minnetonka township, Hopkins village, at 216 11th Avenue North (a $5000 house that he owned) with his wife, sons, and mother-in-law at the time of the 1930 census (April 8th). The household had a radio. Oscar and his wife were each 26 when they married. Oscar’s occupation is shown as President, Auto Garage. Oscar was not a veteran.
  Person ID	I1129	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Frictiof (Fred) DAHLBERG,   b. Feb 1851, Sweden d. 23 Apr 1933, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary FAGER,   b. 8 Oct 1856, Sweden d. 7 Apr 1917, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1879
  Family ID	F3573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Josephine ANDERSON,   b. 25 Jan 1886, Deephaven, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 12 Jun 1984, Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1913	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Ward Frithiof DAHLBERG,   b. 1 May 1915, Deephaven, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 18 Nov 1999, Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)   2. Earl Anderson DAHLBERG,   b. 31 Dec 1917, Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 5 Oct 2000, St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2015