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Gustaf "Gus" Albert Lindgren was born 14 November 1875 near Galesburg, Knox, IL. He died 02 April 1932 at Fairfax, Gregory, SD, and is buried with his wife in the Messiah Lutheran Church Cemetery at Baker, Boyd, NE. Find A Grave Memorial # 66141355 He married Angelina "Angie" Helen Hoaglund on 26 March 1908 in Boyd Co., NE. Angelina was the daughter of Peter O. and Anna H. Hoaglund. She was born June 1879 in Sweden, and died 22 Feb 1935 in Gregory County, SD. Find A Grave Memorial # 66141961. Gus and Angie were farming near Hamill, Tripp, SD, at the time of his
registration for the WW1 draft in 1918. His card describes him as medium
height, stout build, with blue eyes and brown hair. By the time of the
1920 & 1930 Censuses, He was farming near Fairfax, Gregory, SD. Oral
history indicates that Angie was legally blind. By the 1930s, money was tight
for the family, but it was said that Gus had the habit of spending any spare
money on chewing tobacco. One day, he visited his sister-in-law, Minnie.
During the conversation, he said that he had no more money and hinted that
perhaps Minnie could lend him some. Minnie had no cash on hand and told
him that. Gus apparently made the rounds of other neighbors and received
the same answer. That night, he went home, had one last meal with his
family, then went out to the barn and either hanged himself or ingested Paris
Green (a highly toxic inorganic compound used as a pesticide and also as a
pigment). His plan was that
the community would then step up and care for his family, which they did.
Daughter, Helen, began caring for Angie, who was wheelchair bound. Gus and Angie had children: 1. Judith Elizabeth Lindgren born 28 Apr 1908, died 27 May 1950 2. Julius Bernard Lindgren born 20 April, 1910, died 20 January 1947. 3. Helen Olive Lindgren born 14 Jul 1912, died 23 July 1982 4. Reuben Lindgren, died as an infant Twin to Ruby. 5. Ruby Lindgren, died as an infant. |