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Elma Carolina Johnson was born 20 June 1872 in Granon, Vasterbotten, Sweden, and died 04 Jan 1944 in South Dakota, Find A Grave Memorial# 69832549.  She was married in South Dakota, about 1892, to John J. Qualm.  He was born 22 July 1856 in Lesjaskogen, Gudbrandsdalen,,Norway, died: 25 Jan 1940 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, Find A Grave Memorial# 69832550. John & Elma are buried in Trefoldighed Cemetery, aka. West Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,  Charles Mix Co., SD.  His parents were Lewis and Ida Qualm.

John and Alma had 13 children:

1.  Tilda Melinda Qualm, b: 22 Feb 1893 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, d: 30 Aug 1980 in Pennington Co., SD. 

2.  Agnes Cecila Qualm, b: 02 Apr 1894

3.  Lena Caroline Qualm, b: 17 Mar 1895, d: 06 Nov 1991.

4.  Andrew Leonard Qualm, b: 15 Nov 1896 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, d: July 1978 in Charles Mix Co., SD.  Find A Grave Memorial# 69832547

5.  Anna Elizabeth Qualm, b: 12 Jan 1898 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD,  d: 01 Mar 1979 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD, bur: West Trinity Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix, SD (Find A Grave Memorial# 69832488).  m: 22 Sept 1934 in Reno, Washoe, NV to Cecil Franklin Bell.  He was b: 01 Dec 1899 in Artesia, Los Angeles, CA, d: 11 Jan 1980 in Hayward, Alameda, CA, bur: West Trinity Cemetery, Platte, Charles Mix, SD (Find A Grave Memorial# 69832488).  His parents were Franklin Archibald Bell and Nettie Wood.

6.  John Albert Qualm, b: 11 Nov 1899, d: 12 May 1994.

7.  Alvin Jacob Qualm, b: 18 Nov 1902 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, d: 01 May 1990 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, bur: 04 May 1990 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD. Find A Grave Memorial# 69832548

8.  Theodore Roosevelt Qualm, b: 29 Feb 1904, d: 07 Nov 1990 in Charles Mix Co., SD.

9.  Edith Viola Qualm, b: 05 Nov 1905 in Charles Mix Co., SD, d: 18 Oct 2007 at Platte, Charles Mix, SD. She was  unmarried.  Find A Grave Memorial# 69832552

10.  Enoch Nicholai Qualm, b: 03 Mar 1908, d: 11 Aug 1989

11.  Joseph Raymond Qualm, b: 05 Feb 1910, d: 26 Oct 1991 in Des Moines, Polk, IA, bur: Pipestone, Pipestone, MN (Find A Grave Memorial# 47140153). m: Harriet May Engwall, daughter of Swan Engwall & Hildur Boquist  She was b: 09 May 1922, d: Jan 1991 (Find A Grave Memorial# 47140140).   Joseph & Harriet had 2 children.

12.  Irene Josephine Qualm , b: 05 Sep 1911 in Platte, Charles Mix, SD, d: 05 Feb 2004 in Whittier, Los Angeles, CA  (Find A Grave Memorial# 82917525)  She married Martin Rubin Johnson b: 04 Dec 1903 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, d: Nov 1974 in Whittier, Los Angeles, CA (Find A Grave Memorial# 82917627).

13.  Esther Eudore Qualm, b: 28 April 1914, d: 90 May 2003 in Mesa, Maricopa, AZ. (Find A Grave Memorial# 63672327)  m:  Rev. Alfred Ingolf Kvamme (b: 05 May 1915 in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail, MN, d: 06 Dec 1998 in Mesa, Maricopa, AZ,Find A Grave Memorial# 63672326).  Alfred's parents are Rasmus & Anne J. Kvamme.  Esther & Alfred had  4 children.