August (John August) Brodd
1872 - 1961 (89 years)Person ID: I247 | Tree: Marlys Jones - Pearson Family | Last Modified: 3 Jul 2018
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Name August (John August) Brodd Notes
August Brodd was born in Sweden. He came to this country with his parents and 2 sisters. They moved to Wyoming and lived there several years. The family moved to Nebraska in 1882. Hilma Greenberg arrived in Swedeburg from Sweden in 1894. August farmed Mr. J. W. Johnson's farm for several years. August was president of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator of Ceresco for many years and donated many hundreds of hours of work to keep it intact during the depression years and in making it develop later into a strong business organization to serve the farmers of the community.
THE NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL - FEBRUARY 14, 1898
August Brodd is having a tussle with a spell of sickness at present and is under the care of the doctor.
Birth 26 Mar 1872 Broddetorp Parish Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden 
Gender Male Died 28 Sep 1961 Buried Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska -
Parents
Father Anders Carl Gustaf (Johanson) Brodd (ID:I146), b. 16 Mar 1848, H d. 3 Oct 1933, Rural Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother Gustafva (Johansdotter) Johnson (ID:I147), b. 23 Jun 1840, KungsLena Parish, Vanderborgs V d. 19 May 1930, Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1869 Sweden Children (Siblings) 1. Anna Matilda Brodd (ID:I246), b. 26 Dec 1869, Broddetorp Parish Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden d. 24 Sep 1963, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 93 years)2. August (John August) Brodd (ID:I247), b. 26 Mar 1872, Broddetorp Parish Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden d. 28 Sep 1961 (Age 89 years)3. Augusta Charlotta Brodd (ID:I248), b. 8 Aug 1874, Broddetorp Parish Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden d. 9 Feb 1916, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 41 years) -
Family
Wife Hilma Gronberg (ID:I263), b. 17 Jun 1875, Riseberga, Sweden d. 9 May 1946, her home in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 70 years) Marriage 25 Jan 1899 Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska Children 1. Herbert Franklin Brodd (ID:I264), b. 28 Dec 1899, Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 23 Mar 1988, Saunders County Community Hospital, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 88 years)2. Mildred Victoria Brodd (ID:I265), b. 26 Jun 1902, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 27 Jul 1902, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 0 years)3. Harold Manfred Brodd (ID:I266), b. 20 Aug 1903, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 13 Jul 1990 (Age 86 years)4. Emeline Nora Brodd (ID:I267), b. 5 Feb 1905, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 20 Sep 1981, Saunders County Community Hospital, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 76 years)5. Evald Conrad Brodd (ID:I268), b. 27 Sep 1906, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 18 Apr 2003, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 96 years)6. Ella Florine Brodd (ID:I269), b. 28 Feb 1908, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 13 Sep 1951, Lincoln General Hospital, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 43 years)7. Henry Verner Brodd (ID:I270), b. 25 May 1909, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 25 Apr 1921 (Age 11 years)8. Ethel Hannah Brodd (ID:I271), b. 19 Feb 1911, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 2 Dec 2004, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 93 years)9. Carl Gustaf Brodd (ID:I272), b. 5 Mar 1913, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 23 Jun 1983, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 70 years)10. Edith Dorothea Brodd (ID:I273), b. 29 Nov 1914, Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 27 Jan 1992, Saunders County Community Hospital, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 77 years) -
Other Personal Events
Baptism 26 Mar 1872 Broddetorp Parish Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden Confirmation 18 Jul 1886 Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska -
Event Map
Buried - - Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska 
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