Early Settlers: From Sweden to The Nebraska Prairie

  • Pictured is the Elias Wahl family in the late 1890s. Seated are Elias and Clara Wahl; standing behind their parents, from left, are Sophie, Dora, Edward, and Mary. (Photo courtesy Gothenburg Historical Society)
    Pictured is the Elias Wahl family in the late 1890s. Seated are Elias and Clara Wahl; standing behind their parents, from left, are Sophie, Dora, Edward, and Mary. (Photo courtesy Gothenburg Historical Society)
  • Early Settlers: From Sweden to The Nebraska Prairie
    Early Settlers: From Sweden to The Nebraska Prairie
  • ABOVE: Clara Johannson Wahl was born in Sweden in 1848 and died from pneumonia in 1921. BELOW: Elias Wahl, born in Sweden in 1850, brought his family to America and settled in Gothenburg. He lived on the land he homesteaded until he died in 1934.
    ABOVE: Clara Johannson Wahl was born in Sweden in 1848 and died from pneumonia in 1921. BELOW: Elias Wahl, born in Sweden in 1850, brought his family to America and settled in Gothenburg. He lived on the land he homesteaded until he died in 1934.

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