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A Biography of a McCullough [sic] Co. Pioneer (open access)

A Biography of a McCullough [sic] Co. Pioneer

Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document contains spelling errors, and grammatical errors throughout the seven pages.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Willis, Joe Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Nelin + Johnson Families (open access)

Biography of Nelin + Johnson Families

Biographical accounts about Carl John Nelin and P. N. Johnson by Dalmer E. Nelin, Carl John Nelin's widow and P. N. Johnson's daughter, who, during her 83rd year, observes that both men had come to America expecting to find a "pot of gold" in a "land of milk and honey."
Date: [1958..2000]
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
System: The Portal to Texas History
C. J. Nelin Farm History (open access)

C. J. Nelin Farm History

A history of the ownership of the C. J. Nelin farm from 1882-04-24 when it was purchased by Peter Getziller until 2000-03-?? when it was sold to Bobye Hurd.
Date: [1958..2000]
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of O. G. Dahlberg's Will] (open access)

[Copy of O. G. Dahlberg's Will]

Official copy of O. G. Dahlberg's will with a note from Sam McCollum addressed to his wife and children. Also included is a strip of paper with a series of numbers and the envelope that this document was delivered in.
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: McCollum, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
"The History of East Sweden" - By Diane Johnson (open access)

"The History of East Sweden" - By Diane Johnson

Copy of an essay written by Diane Johnson, depicting the journey of Swedish immigrants, Charles Conard and Mina (Gustafson) Johnson, to the East Sweden area in 1887, where they, and other Swedish immigrants, played important roles in the development of a thriving community.
Date: 1950
Creator: Johnson, Diane
System: The Portal to Texas History