BOOSTED

The Family of John S. BOSTEDT/BOOSTEDT

John S. BOSTEDT (b. ca. 1841, Sweden; d. 8-19-1880, Kenosha, Wisconsin; m. Efva Ulrika/Ullicka (Eva or Ava) LUNDSTROM/LANDSTROM (b. 8-11-1846, Sweden; d. 08-02-1926, Kenosha, Wisconsin), Kane County, IL; 2m. John Sodergren); they had: Alfred, Emil, Selma and Henry.

Gustave Axel Sodergren (son of Eva Lundstrom and John Sodergren) was born 14 June 1887; m. Elizabeth Rieter (Miller); d. 10-05-1949, Kenosha, Wisconsin; bur. Green Ridge Cemetery, Lot 2, Block54, Division S.E. [Note: Not a blood relative -- legally changed name to BOOSTEDT (his father left his mother when he was very young].

Selma S. BOOSTEDT (dt. John) (b. 1872; d. 1872, age 1 month, 21 days; bur. Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin).

Henry John BOOSTEDT (s. John) (b. 12-1874, Aurora, Illinois (Kane County); listed as a boxmaker living at 540 N. Ridgeway in Chicago's 1910 Directory; d. 8-15-1926, Kenosha, Wisconsin (v. 11, pg.1633); bur. Green Ridge Cemetery, lot 2, box 54, division S.E., listed as John H in 1880 census).

Alfred Gustaf BOSTEDT (s. John) (b. 09-09-1878 (vol. 1, pg 131 #33378), Kenosha, Wisconsin, d. 01-19-1879, bur. Green Ridge Cemetery).

Emil Olrick BOOSTEDt (s. John) (b. 02-04-1876, Wisconsin, d. 02-27-1913) m. Bessie WATTLES, dt. Frederick Wattles and Sarah SPROULE, 09-20-1898, Kenosha, Wisconsin; they had: Austin Delos BOOSTED.

Boosted Brothers: Machine Shop
Motorcycle, Bicycle and General Repairing
Corner Jenne Street and Freemont Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Emil at the front

Emil Olrick BOOSTEDt

Austin Delos BOOSTED (b. 05-26-1900, Wisconsin; d. 2-1980, Earlville, Illinois) m. Kathryn Emily LAMB, dt. Amos Ithamer Lamb and Bertha Jesse FISHER; they had: Esther Jean, Austin, Jr., Russell Ormand, and Marjorie Kathryn

Russell O. BOOSTED (b. 11 Jan 1928, Chesterton, IN; d. 16 April 2002, Mena, AR), B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1968; M.A. Northern Arizona University; m. Barbara May HAEGELE, 31 Dec 1949, Brookfield, Cook Co., IL, dt. Frederick Haegele and Bessie JOHNSON, AA Culinary Arts, Elgin Community College; members of Downers Grove (Illinois) Friends (Quaker)Meeting; they had: Kathryn I. and Gary Russell; divorced; 2m. Carol Powell (1m. Gary Leaver), dt. Edmund Powell & Elizabeth (Betty) unknown; 3m. Paul Gray, Mena, AR