Ohman, John (1844 - 1911), Clark County, Wisconsin History & Genealogy

John Ohmen, a resident of this village (Thorp arrival 1891) for over twenty years, died of cancer of the liver on Monday, March 21, 1911, after an illness of about four months, during which time he was a great sufferer. Mr. Ohman was born in (Gävleborg) Sweden on May 28, 1844, and was therefore nearly 67 years of age. He leaves a wife (Christine Engberg Ohem) and seven children. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the house, Rev. J. B. Bachman officiating.

*The June 1900 Thorp, Wisconsin Census #6, recorded John and Christine's 15 years of marriage with 9 children born to them and 6 still living.

Parents: Pehr Jonsson Öhman (14 Maj 1818, Löten, Mo, Gävleborg, Sverige•–24 Feb 1885, Kyrkbyn, Mo, Gavelbor, Sverige) & Lisa Jonsdotter (1816–1878)

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Vital • Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920
Name Jonas
Sex Male
Birth Date 28 May 1844
Father's Name Pehr Jonson Ohman
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Lisa Jonsdr
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Christening
Event Date 2 Jun 1844
Event Place Mo, Gävleborg, Sweden
Event Place (Original) Mo Socken, Gavleborg, Sweden

1900
Christina May 1886
Emil Aug 1890
Hattie Nov 1891
Emma Dec 1894
Ennis Nov 1896
Ephraim 1898

1905
Hattie 14-1891
Emma 11-1894
Anna 10-1898
Ada 6-1899
Ida 2-1903
Emil 15-1890
Ephriam 5-1900

John Ahman 66 1844
Christina Ohman 44 1866
Emil Ohman 19 1891
Emma Ohman 15 1895
Anna Ohman 14 1996
Ephram Ohman 11 1899
Ada Ohman 9 1901
Ida Ohman 6 1904
Eda Ohman 4 1906

1920
Anna Olman 24-1896 RR Operator
Ada Olman 19-1901 Post Office Clerk
Tila Olman 15-1905
Edith Olman 13-1907

Emily E. "Emma" Ohmen was born in 1894 to John and Christian Engbert Ohmen. She married Edward Witt who was a year older then her. At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, they were living in the township of Beaver, Clark Co., Wisconsin, not far from where she was born and grew up in a large family of ten children. Her parents were hard working immigrates from Sweden. She and "Ed" were the parents of Evelyn (1917 and Lorraine Enid (1918).

After experiencing life on this earth for over seventy-two years, Emma passed away and was buried in the Prairie View Cemetery (also known as the Lafayette Cemetery), Lake Hallie, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. She and Edward had both entered life in 1894 and passed away in 1967.

Anna Mae Ohmen Ostberg (28 Dec 1895-15 Aug 1979) died at the age of eighty-three in Skagit County, Washington. She is buried in the Hawthorne Memorial Park
Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington. Her husband, Frank Alcot Ostberf was a private in the Quartermaster Corps during World War ! (23 Aug 1894--28 Sept 1963).

Birth: May 1886 Sweden
Death 4 Aug 1948 (aged 62), Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA

Burial: Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, Riverside Cemetery
Plot: Block: BL05 Plot: 00 Lot: 121 Grave: 14-0

Christine Margaret Ohmen Morris-Tallman was the daughter of John and Christian Engbert Ohmen, born in Sweden, May 1886, prior to the family's immigration to the United States. She was twice married. Her first husband and the father of her children, was Leighton O. Morris (1874-1913). Their children were: Leighton Daniel Morris (1904–1985); Vera Ione Morris Wilson (1907–2001) and their youngest, Lillian Christine Morris Russ-Schultz (1910–1991). She is buried with her second husband, Elmer J. Tallman (1867-26 Aug 1947). He passed away just before he turned eighty and was buried Riverside Cemetery, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. The following year, Christine died in Goodhue Co., MN and was then laid to rest in the plot next to Elmer.

It is said that the good die young and if it is true, it would include Ennis Olmen, the son of John and Christian Engbert Ohmen. They lost their son before he could grow to manhood. At the time he was one of seven children in the family of three boys and three girls. His time on earth was spent on the family farm and in the fields outside of Thorp, Wisconsin. Now, he lays in wait of a rebirth in the Germania Cemetery in Worden Twp., Clark County, Wisconsin.

The 1900 Federal Census for Clark Co., Wisconsin listed these children for John and Christine Olmen: May 1886; Emil Aug 1890; Hattie Nov 1891; Emma Dec 1894; Ennis Nov 1896; and Ephraim 1898.

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Engberg, Olmen

----Sources: Family Records

Ephraim Ohmen (30 May 1898-19 Sep 1944) died as a single man of 46 yrs. in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. His parents, John and Christian Engbert Ohmen, were Swedish immigrants who settled in Thorp, Wisconsin where they raised a large family while tilling the soil on their farm. His father was fifty-four years old when Ephraim was born and his was laid to rest when the boy was a teenager. Ephraim moved west to the great state of Washington where he made his living as a Machinist at the Todd Pacific Yards. His days on earth ended in the fall of 1944, at 9 a.m., September 15th in the Hospital at 1112 South Fife. He resided in that community for 2 years. That morning was his last sunrise.

Note: His sister Ada Ostberg signed was the listed informant.

Death Certificate - 1944

Name	Ephraim Ohmen
Sex	Male
Age	46 years
Residence Place	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Death Date


Death Place	Tacoma, Pierce
Birth Date	30 May 1898
Birthplace	Thorpe, Wisconsen
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Machinist
Race	white
Ethnicity	American
Father's Name	John Ohmen
Father's Sex	Male
Father's Birthplace	Sweden
Mother's Name	Christian Engberg
Mother's Sex	Female
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Event Type	Burial
Event Date

Tila Ohem is buried in the Germania Cemetery, Worden, Clark County, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of John and Christian Engbert Ohmen who had imigrated from Sweden and were farming in Thorp, Wis. at the time of her birth. Her time of birth fell between the 1905 and 1910 census, but family records include her with a birth date of 1905, so she must have been born after that census was taken in June. Since she was no longer a part of the family in 1910, she must have died sometime before she was five years old and she is buried along with two other siblings, Hattie (b. 1891) and Ennis (b. 1896) in what is now a rather abandoned grave site.

1905 Wisconsin State Census-#20

1905
Hattie 14-1891
Emma 11-1894
Anna 10-1898
Ada 6-1899
Ida 2-1903
Emil 15-1890
Ephriam 5-1900

John Ahman 66 1844
Christina Ohman 44 1866
Emil Ohman 19 1891
Emma Ohman 15 1895
Anna Ohman 14 1996
Ephram Ohman 11 1899
Ada Ohman 9 1901
Ida Ohman 6 1904
Eda Ohman 4 1906

Hattie Ohman, b. Nov. 1891
Sex Female
Birth Date
Birthplace Sweden
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Father's Birthplace Sweden
Mother's Birthplace Sweden
Event Type Census
Event Date 1900
Event Place
Event Place (Original) ED 30 Thorp town Thorp village, ED 30, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Line Number 12
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 6
Affiliate Publication Number T623
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Marriage • Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019

Groom: George Paulos (15 Jun 1893, Greece)
Race White
Number of Previous Marriages 2
Father's Name Dan Paulos
Mother's Name Catherine
Spouse's Name Ada Ohmen (16 Dec 1900, Wis.)

Residence: Chicago, IL
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number 1
Spouse's Father's Name John Ohmen
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Christine Engburg
Certifier's Name Lewis Keller
Officiator's Name Bruce Bornholt
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 22 Dec 1937
Event Place Porter, Indiana, United States
First Page Number Yes
George Paulos's Parents and Siblings
Father: Dan Paulos
Mother: Catherine
George Paulos's Spouses and Children
Name Ada Ohmen
Birthplace Wis.
Other People on This Record
Lewis Keller, Bruce Bornholt, John Ohmen, Christen Engburg (Engberg)

When the 1940 Census was taken, Ada and George Diamento Paulos were living and working in Chicago, Illinois. He was a restaurant manager and she was a cook. She was thirty-nine and he was forty-six. George had immigrated from Greece and was a naturalized citizen. He'd been married three times and this was Ada's third marriage and it was in its 3rd year. Ada had grown up in Thorp, Clark Co., Wis. where her parents, John and Christian Engbert Ohmen, owned a farm after leaving Sweden in the early 1890's. Ada had a large family and parents who had a twenty year separation in age. We don't yet know if her father was married prior to marrying her mother or if he might have had other children. It would seem likely.

Four years after this particular census was taken, Ada was in Seattle, WA where she signed her brother Ephraim's death certificate with her maiden name. However, at the time of the 1950 census, she and George were living in Oak Park, IL at 350 Harrison Rd. where George was the proprietor of a restaurant. Ada wasn't listed as having any employment. He was fifty-six and she was forty-five.

George Diamento Poulos
Sex Male
Age 57 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1893
Birthplace Greece
Marital Status Single
Occupation Cook
Race W
Citizenship Status yes
Industry Restaurant
Relationship to Head of Household Lodger
Event Date 10 April 1950
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original) Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Mrs. Christine Ohmen died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Witt, northeast of the village (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) on Sunday last, Oct. 9, 1938, having reached the age of 73 years. She had been suffering from diabetes for several years, and for some time past resided with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Witt in the town of Withee.

Christine Engberg was born in Gutenberg, Sweden, on Dec. 3, 1864. She was joined in marriage to John Ohmen in 1885. They came to America in 1891 and settle in Thorp, where she has resided for the past 47 years. She was preceded in death by her husband many years ago.

Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Christine Tallman, Ladysmith; Emil Ohmen, Oshkosh; Mrs. Harriet Schafer, Milwaukee; Mrs. Emma Witt, Thorp; Mrs. Anna Ostberg, Tacoma, Washington; Ephraim Ohmen, Green Grove; Miss Ida Ohmen and Mrs. Ada Paulos, Chicago and Mrs. Edith Donnor, Gilman; two brothers and two sisters in Sweden; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. James Irish at the Methodist Church here, Tuesday afternoon and interment took place in the village cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Smitke, Mike Kronberg, Jerry Asselin, Wm. Glasshof, Alfred Burkhardt and Amos Sisco.

*The June 1900 Thorp, Wisconsin Census #6, recorded John and Christine's 15 years of marriage with 9 children born to them and 6 still living.

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