Samuel Christian Backman and his wife Anna Johanna Andersson were parents to seven. I have named them in earlier posts, but now I endeavor to provide a portrait of each, as best I can.
Swen Samuelsson Backman lived a mere two years, the entirety in Gotheborg, from 16 March 1860 to 22 August 1862. I do not at this time have the burial place, but presume it would be associated with the parish where they lived. I will keep this in mind as I continue researching.
Berta Carolina Backman succumbed to illness months after arriving in the Great Salt Lake valley. Salt Lake City death records, book #8452, p 212 state of whooping cough while a biography of Annie W Backman states that "mother's little sister, whom she loved very dearly, contracted measles on [the move from Sweden] and died soon after arriving in the states." Berta was just over three years old: 16 June 1875 to 30 July 1878.
The remaining children lived into adulthood and left a legacy of their pioneering lives.
Anders Solomon Backman - for whom I have seen various spellings and iterations, including Andrew Soloman - lived out his life in the Salt Lake Valley. It would have been easy, it was a city built up from scratch, and where there was need there were people to create for that need. Anders lived from 8 June 1862 until 20 March 1940. I show records that he is buried in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Millcreek, Utah.
Anders' death certificate states he was a bookkeeper, 1930 US Federal Census gives "bookkeeper in the hides industry" which is unsurprising. Another of my ancestors was an early tanner and shoemaker in Salt Lake City. He had also worked as an abstractor on a law firm, perhaps his brother's.
Anders married in 1879 Johanna Margarete Larson (26 January 1859 or 1860 to 17 August 1941) also an immigrant from Sweden. She was known by Hannah. Even in the 1930 census they were both described as Swedish speaking. They had one child: Samuel Andrew Backman. They lived in various homes such as in 1900 on E Brigham Street (South Temple now) and near 8th East and Sixth South in 1910 and 1920.
They were naturalized citizens in 1880.
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