Notes:

Peter and Elsa lived at 225 Spruce Street in Ceresco NE. The home is still there (July 2004). Elsa caught her clothing on fire while cooking in this home in Ceresco NE. She died from the burns later that day. She was starting a fire in her cob stove using kerosene. Somehow she caught on fire and ran outside to neighbors for help. Her daughter Edith was close by and rode in the ambulance with her to Wahoo. Elsa, in great pain, sang hymns in Swedish all the way to the hospital. She sppoke a very broken English. Swedish was spoken by all while in her home. On the death certificate, George Ecklund gave her fathers name as Nels Pearson. The dates of birth and death on the death certificate differ from others I have collected buut they are what I have used here. It listed her name as Elsie. She came to America in 1887 and settled in Mead NE. Her obituary says she had 1 sister and 1 brother in Sweden at the time of her death. Her marriage date was listed as Oct 7 1887 iin that obituary. It also listed two surviving brothers, Ole Nelson of Fremont NE and Louie Nelson of Valparaiso NE. It said she had one sister and one brother in Sweden. Leonard Palm stayed with Peter and Elsa as a child. He said Elsa was nearly blind with cataracts when she died. Leonard said Peter was bedridden for a very long time before he died.
In the 1900 census, she said she had born 5 children and 4 were living. Her gravestone reads Elsie, so I added that name to my record.

(Elsie) married Peter P Eklund on 9 Oct 1887 in USA. Peter was born on 16 Oct 1861 in Ostra Espings, , Sweden; died on 2 May 1932 in Wahoo, Saunders, NE; was buried on 4 May 1932 in Swed. Luthr. Cem, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edith Eleanora Ecklund was born on 2 Oct 1888 in Weston, Saunders, NE; died on 21 Dec 1947 in Ceresco, Saunders, NE; was buried in Dec 1947 in Swed. Luthr. Cem, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE.
2. Infant Eklund was born in 1890 in Valparaiso, Saunders, NE; died in 1891; was buried in 1891.
3. Esther Victoria Ecklund was born on 25 Feb 1892 in Weston, Saunders, NE; died on 17 Jul 1929 in , Polk, MN; was buried in Jul 1929 in St. Petri Cem., Nielsville, Norman, MN.
4. Minnie Augusta Ecklund was born on 22 Nov 1894 in Weston, Saunders, NE; died on 7 Sep 1969 in Nebraska City, Otoe, NE; was buried in Sep 1969 in Swed. Luthr. Cem, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE.
5. Olga Elvira Ecklund was born on 30 May 1896 in Weston, Saunders, NE; was christened in , , NE; died on 23 Sep 1974 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE; was buried on 26 Sep 1974 in Swed. Luthr. Cem, Swedeburg, Saunders, NE.
6. George Albert Ecklund was born on 10 Jun 1900 in Valparaiso, Saunders, NE; died on 24 Dec 1963 in Mead, Saunders, NE; was buried in Dec 1963 in Sunrise Cem., Wahoo, Saunders, NE.

Nels married Hannah. Hannah was born in , , Sweden; died in , , Sweden; was buried in , , , Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]