Translated from the book “Svenska Adelns Ättartavlor III” See Family Chart
Adliga ätten GYLLENBERG, nr
1030,
(The Noble Family GYLLENBERG, no. 1030,)
Adlad 15/12/1682, introd. s. å.
(Knighted 15/12/1682, introduced the same year.)
Ätten har gemensamt ursprung med adliga och friherrliga ätterna
Palqvist, nr 670 och 123.
(The family has a common past with the noble and the
baron family Palmqvist, nr 670 och 123.)
Translation note: Knighted can
be translated Sired, Aristocrated, rose to Nobility or Lordship dubbed or
conferred upon.
TAB 1.
Erik Bergh,
later knighted Gyllenberg, (son of Erik Gustafsson, see
noble family Palmqvist, Tab. 1), to Gullbringa in Hålta
parish; born after 1622 in Kind; Väster-götland; chamber clerk of the municipal
court in 1649; chief clerk of chamber in Öland in 1652; recorder of chamber in
Örbyhus municipal 1656; bookkeeper for the Göteborg and Bohus counties 1638;
cornet on horse for the Västgöta regiment and a cavalry captain for the priest
rider company in Västgöta 1659; controller at the main Sea Customs in
Landskrona 1660; customs officer by the main Sea Customs at Marstrand 1663;
customs inspector by the main Sea Customs in Göteborg 1669; Chief inspector of
the main Sea Customs in the counties of Älvsborg and Bohus 1677; also in the
county of Halland 1678; was knighted 1682 (introduced see above no. 1030);
.chief inspector 1683; again customs officer at Marstrand 1688; Died 1691 and
buried same year in the church of Hålta.
As a military man he participated with great success in many attacks in
Norway and in 1675, during the war against Denmark, he supplied uniforms to the
men without any payment or recognition, he also helped the state with a lot of
gratifications. – Married to Christina Duberg, daughter of the chief of
Customs in Göteborg, Gabriel Jönsson Duberg.
Children:
Margareta: lived as a widow till May 1728. Married first time to Lieutenant-colonel Jacob Dreffensköld. . No. 639, whom she later divorced. He died 1714. (married 2nd 18/7/1689 to Erik Sparman, aristocrated Sparrsköld, no. 1195 his second marriage, born 1635 died 1698.)
Anna Maria: Married to lieutenant general Fredrik Köhler, baron Von Köhler, no. 167 died 1723.
Gabriel: Lieutenant
in the infantry 31/8/1700, captain, lived 1709 in April. – Married to Helena
Bagge af Söderberg, lived 1709 in April when she gave birth to their child
in Foss parish (Göteborg and Bohus county), daughter of the chief of
cavalry Gustaf Bagge af Söderby, no. 147 and Elisabet Nieroth.
Markus: corporal in the widow queen's guard
on horse 1685, corporal 15/6/1690, quartermaster 1696, and cornet
8/6/1700. Died childless 6/1/1705.
Gustaf: Lieutenant, died 1710 see Tab 2.
Helena Catharina: born 14/2/1680, died 16/4/1706, married
1/4/1702 on Leckö in Otterstad parish (Skaraborg) with major Carl
Fromhold Tallberg, no. 1757, his first marriage, born 1676 died 1735.
TAB 2.
Gustaf (son
of Erik Bergh, knighted Gyllenberg, Tab 1); Corporal by the widow queen's guard
on horse 1694; quartermaster 1699, cornet 1/8/1700, Lieutenant 7/3/1705, died
28/2/1710 in the battle of Hälsingborg – Married 7/10/1694 in Seglora church
(Älvsborg) to Beata Seglorin; who lived till 1731, daughter of the
priest and wicker in Seglora parish in Göteborg county, Sven Seglorin and Anna Argillanus.
Children:
Gustaf Adolf: born ~1695, captain, died 1768, see Tab 3.
Anna
Maria: died 6/1/1774 in Skara, married 2/9/1733 at
Silboholm with a cornet in Västgöta cavalry, Nils Tullberg, he died in
Bitterna parish 7/7/1766.
Gustaf: died as child.
Erik: died as child.
Erik Svante: born 1701, captain; died 1769 See Tab 31
TAB 31 details his military service, his wife (his cousin) Christina Sabina Virgin, born 30/11/1719, died 3/1/1757, and details their children, the third being Sofia who's second marriage was to her cousin Magnus Gabriel, son of Gustaf Adolf.
Christina: married to the tax collector Anders Ek.
two daughters: died as babies.
Carl
Gustaf: born 1709, corporal at the garrison regiment in
Göteborg, discharged 4/5/1731, second lieutenant in Älvsborgs regiment, died childless
3/6/1761 – Married 22/7/1739 in Gryteryds parish to Anna Beata Gyllenhammar
her first marriage (married 2nd 8/11/1765 in Torsby on Fjärås
with tailor and townsman in Kungsbacka Sven Olof Halin) born 1713, died
25/1/1793 in Granlid, Roasjön, daughter of captain Nils Gyllenhammar, no. 776
and Christina Barfod.
TAB 3.
Gustaf Adolf
(son of Gustaf, Tab. 2), born 24/3/~1695; volunteer in Västgöta cavalry 1712;
on horse in the Västgöta's threemen-cavalry 1715; corporal 27/3/1716; file
master at the life guard squadron 20/9/1721; body guard 26/1/1722;
Lieutenant at Västgötadal's infantry 15/10/1733 through an exchange came to
Jämtland's dragoon-regiment 20/10/1747, captain's discharge 9/5/1748; died
8/1/1768 in Kyrkebo. He was captured
1713 by the Danes but escaped by himself.
Married 12/1/1720 in Ledsjö to Christina Udd, her second marriage,
died 12/3/1775, daughter of captain of cavalry at Västgöta's threemen-cavalry
Anders Udd.
Children:
Gustaf Fredrik: born 1720, captain, died 1790 see Tab 4.
Anders: baptised
4/10/1722 in Ålbogården, Ledsjö, company officer at Västgötadal's
regiment: body guard – died single 8/9/1789.
Ulrika: born
19/8/1724 in Ålbogården, died single 3/6/1788.
Carl Fromhold: born 1726; major, died 1810. See
Tab 5.
Per: born
1728; Lieutenant; died 1797 See Tab 7.
Margareta:
born 1729, died 1742.
Sigrid Maria: born
1731 died 1742.
Magnus Gabirel: born 1732; captain
of cavalry. See Tab 30.
TAB 30 and 31 details Magnus Gabriel married cousin Sofia Gyllenberg
(her second marrage). She was the daughter of Erik Svante Gyllenberg
(TAB 31). Magnus and Sofia had a daughter Gustava Christina born
13/3/1769, died 16/7/1770.
Erik: born 1736, died the same year.
Gustaf Fredrik (son of Gustaf Adolf, Tab. 3), born 22/9/1720 in Ålbogården, Ledsjö; … died 16/1/1790 in Stockholm…
Carl Fromhold (son of Gustaf Adolf, Tab. 3), born 31/7/1726 in Ålbogården, Ledsjö; … died 3/4/1810…
Gustaf Jonas (son of Carl Fromhold, Tab. 5), born 29/9/1768 in Jämtland; … died 8/12/1849…
Per (son of Gustaf Adolf,
Tab. 3), born 3/5/1728 in Ålbogården, Ledsjö; drafted to the Army
1743; cornet in Östgöta's cavalry 2/5/1759; body guard 12/3/1766; Lieutenant
7/9/1768, discharged 10/7/1771; died 19/9/1797 at home in Stackebäck – Married
22/8/1769 in Skövde to Maria Margareta Hjerpe, born 1742, she died
22/6/1788 in Kyrkebo in Ledsjö, daughter of officer in the census registration
office Johan Hjerpe and Helena Christina Behmer.
Children:
Maria Albertina:
born 20/3/1770; died 25/11/1833; married 1797 to master sergeant at Västgöta's
regiment Samuel Fredrik Aurell, born 1/3/1772 in Storegården,
Åsaka; died 28/4/1818.
Gustaf Adolf:
born 8/4/1771. Died 10/2/1773.
Johan Fredrik:
born 26/4/1772, died 15/1/1773.
Margareta Sofia:
born 29/10/1773, died single 18/10/1820.
Gustaf Adolf:
born 1774; captain; died 1843. See Tab 8.
Per:
born 11/8/1775, vice corporal Västgöta's cavalry regiment; died 30/7/1795.
Johan:
born 10/9/1776; died 28/4/1781.
Carl: born
4/10/1777; died 26/11/1784.
Magnus Gustaf:
born 7/10/1778; died 3/10/1779.
Ulrika:
born 21/11/1779; died 26/2/1826; married 2/12/1800 in Vårfruhem's church
with commission land surveyor in the county of Skaraborg Lars Ljunggren,
born 1769, died 1825 in Backgården, Våmb (Skaraborg).
Magnus Gabriel:
born 16/3/1781; died same year.
Jonas:
born 1782; major; died 1838. See Tab 10.
Helena Louise: born
16/9/1784 in Ledsjö; died 14/9/1824; married to the army surgeon of Västgöta's
regiment Gustaf Abraham Bourdin, born 25/6/1785, died 29/4/1861 in
Fågelås (Skaraborg).
Carl Magnus:
born 26/8/1786, died 3/10 the same year.
TAB 8.
Gustaf Adolf
(son of Per, Tab. 7), born 7/7/1774 in Risa; sergeant of the Skaraborg's free
corps 16/1/1789; volunteer in Västgöta's cavalry regiment 1/11/1790; corporal
20/6/1791; staff cornet 28/8/1798; cornet 9/2/1805; staff lieutenant 15/2/1808;
left as captain 4/2/1812; died 5/12/1843 in Skövde. – Married 23/9/1803 to Anna
Maria Brisman born 1777, died 27/6/1843 in Hasslum, Skövde; daughter to the
shop owner and member of the municipal court Jacob Brisman and Catharina Holmer.
Children:
Catharina Margareta: born 5/5/1806; diocese maiden; died 19/2/1871
in Skövde. – Married 17/10/1841 to paint factory worker Nils J. Rosenberg,
born 5/7/1809, died before 1871.
Anna Gustava:
born 23/3/1807 in Skövde; diocese maiden; died 8/6/1881 in the same town. –
Married there 27/12/1831 to her cousin master sergeant at Västgöta's regiment,
swordsman Jonas Gustaf Aurell, born 14/1/1802 in Skövde, died there
3/7/1890.
Lovisa Sofia Ulrika:
born 23/9/1809; died 30/5/1810 in Skövde.
Jakobina Petronella Christina: born
22/8/1812 in Skövde, died single 3/8/1896 in Sventorp Parrish (Skaraborg).
Per Johan Gustaf:
born 21/11/1813; died 21/1/1816.
Jakob Carl Adolf:
born 1819, inspector of sugar factories; died 1898 See Tab 9.
TAB 9.
Jakob Carl Adolf (son of Gustaf
Adolf, Tab. 8), born 29/4/1819;
inspector at D. Carnegie & Co sugar factory in Göteborg; died 10/1/1898.
Married there 6/11/1853 to Anna Maria Stålnacke, born 9/2/1825 in
Visnum parish (Värmland), died 5/5/1907 in Göteborg.
Children:
Gylina Maria:
born 9/10/1844 in Visnum parish; died 13/1/1910 in Göteborg. Married there 12/12/1874 to a shop
bookkeeper Carl Vilhelm Felldin born 15/4/1841 in Stockholm, died
26/9/1904 in Göteborg.
Carl
Gustaf: born
18/3/1855 in Göteborg, as the following sisters and brothers; mechanic.
Anna
Gustava, born
18/3/1857; office clerk; died single 15/4/1915 in Göteborg.
Matilda
Charlotta, born
9/1/1859; sales clerk of the Garden Association of Göteborg.
Johan
Gottfrid, born
4/8/1861; salesman in Chicago; died there October 1926. – Was married.
The book goes on to detail other distant relatives, decendants of Per (Tab. 7), Gustaf Adolf (Tab. 3) and Gustaf Gyllenberg (Tab. 2).
National Archives and Records Administration
Researched by Kevin Gyllenberg 17/8/1999
Johan Gottfrid Gyllenberg was born in Sweden on 4/8/1861. He sailed
on the ship Romeo on 19/8/1881 from Goteborg to Chicago. He was married to Jennie
Soderbeck in 1885 and was naturalized as a US citizen on 30/9/1889 as John
G. Gyllenberg. Certificate no. R23 P. 250, witness Charles Molsen at the
Circuit court, Cook C. Ill. Johanna Charlotta (Jennie) Soderback was
born in Finspang(Risinge), Sweden on 19/2/1858, came to the US in 1880 with her
half sister Ulrica Mathilda Soderback (Gillstrom). Her parents were Per Erik
Soderback born in Fjellmo 14/3/1829 and Gustafva Nanfeldt born in Bodarne
10/9/1826.
As of 1892 they rented at 328 W. Clybourn, he is listed as a driver. As of 1896
they rented at 434 N. Lincoln, he is listed as a driver As of 1/6/1900 they rented
at 78 Crystal St., City of Chicago. He worked as a milkman. As of 1/1/1920 they
rented at 2737 Francisco Ave., City of Chicago. He was no longer working and
Irving and Roland were still living at home. John died October 1926 in Chicago,
Jennie moved to 5445 Fisher Ave., Detroit Michigan in 1928 and died there in
the 1940s.
Children:
(Wallace) Waldemar: born Aug 1889 in Chicago. Died July 1966 in Detroit. Wife's name: Gertrude, Had two daughters, Mildred and Irene.
Hazel: born 18 Dec 1892 in Chicago. Died 08/12/1956 in California, Husbands name: Frank Maloney, Had two children, Benjamin and Virginia.
Irving: born 22/11/1895 in Chicago, as of 1920, worked as a photographer. Married Ruth Margaret Theis 14/2/1920. He died 16/3/1960. Had three children. (see TAB 9b)
(Gale) Benjamin: born Dec 1896 in Chicago, as of 1920, lived at 2720 Albany., City of Chicago, household of father-in-law Edward Meyer. Wife Mable born 1901?, died Dec 1999, daughter Jean born 1920, lived at Albany 2720 until 4 years old, came back later to live upstairs of 2 flat.}
four more children died before 1900: one from running and falling with a lollypop in her mouth.
Roland W.: born 20/3/1901 in Chicago, as of 1920, worked as a mechanic. Wife's name: Ethel Theresa Procknow, Had one daughter, Marilyn. He died 18/2/1967.
Irving: born 22/11/1895 in Chicago, as of 1920, worked as a
photographer. Married Ruth Margaret Theis 14/2/1920. He died 16/4/1960
in Gages Lake Illinois.
Children:
Robert Irving: born 21/11/1920 in Chicago, Married Bette Gloria
Piehler 1/5/1941, had one daughter Karyn. Bob died Sept 1983 in Calfornia.
Gloria Ruth: born 11/9/1924 in Chicago, Married William Maute
Died, had two sons and one daughter.
Jack Richard: born 4/3/1927 in Chicago, Married Dorothy Mae
Sonders 4/3/1950, had four children, died 25/11/1984. (see TAB 9c)
TAB 9c.
Jack Richard: born 4/3/1927 in Chicago, Married Dorothy Mae
Sonders 4/3/1950, died 25/11/1984 at home in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Children:
Carol Linda: born 26/12/1950 in Chicago, Married Charles Pytlarz
19/6/1977, they have one daughter: Courtney Ann.
Kevin Richard: born 20/2/1954 in Chicago, Married Sheila Catharine
Ward 24/10/1986, I have three daughters and one son. (see TAB 9d)
Pamela Lynne: born 5/8/1960 in Chicago, Married 14/6/1986, she has three daughters: Janae Lynne, Hannah and
Morgan Amy.
Jacalyn Amy: born 28/1/1966 in Chicago, Married Sean Kevin Moran
17/9/1994, have two sons: Jack Timothy and Ian Patrick.
TAB 9d.
Kevin Richard: born 20/2/1954 in Chicago, Married Sheila Catharine
Ward 24/10/1986.
Children:
Ayala April: born 9/4/1991 in Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Naomi Keren: born 10/11/1993 in BneBrak, ISRAEL
Ateret Eden: born 3/10/2003 in KfarSava, ISRAEL
Uziel Eitan: born 26/8/2005 in KfarSava, ISRAEL
