Selma Tillavill Meyer1,2
b. May 15, 1857, d. Oct 30, 1926
| Father | N. P. Meyer1 b. 1817, d. Dec 3, 1906 |
| Mother | Marta S. (?)1 b. 1820, d. before 1909 |
Selma Tillavill Meyer was born on May 15, 1857 in Krisdala, Kalmar Lan, Sweden.3,2,4
Selma and Emma immigrated with the N. P. Meyer family in 1868 to Andover, IL.1,2
Selma Tillavill Meyer was confirmed in 1872 in Andover, IL; she was confirmed by Pastor Jonas Swenson.2
The family moved in 1873 to Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.1,2
Selma Tillavill Meyer married Henry Gunnerson, son of Magnus Gunnerson and Maria Jonasdaughter, in 1876 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.1,5,2,6
Selma was listed as Henry Gunnerson's wife on the 1880 Census in Smoky View Township, Saline Co, KS.5
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson moved in 1883 to Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.7
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson was left a widow by Henry Gunnerson's death on Jan 20, 1895 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS; he died from consumption, which he had contracted the previous spring. He had just returned from Texas, where he had hoped to recover.7,8
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson died on Oct 30, 1926 in Yates Center, Woodson Co, KS, at age 69.2,4 An obituary was published on Nov 4, 1926 in the Lindsborg News - Record in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.2
Selma's funeral was held on Nov 5, 1926 at Bethany Church in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.2 She was buried on Nov 5, 1926 at Elmwood Cemetery, in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, in KS.2,4
Selma and Emma immigrated with the N. P. Meyer family in 1868 to Andover, IL.1,2
Selma Tillavill Meyer was confirmed in 1872 in Andover, IL; she was confirmed by Pastor Jonas Swenson.2
The family moved in 1873 to Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.1,2
Selma Tillavill Meyer married Henry Gunnerson, son of Magnus Gunnerson and Maria Jonasdaughter, in 1876 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.1,5,2,6
Selma was listed as Henry Gunnerson's wife on the 1880 Census in Smoky View Township, Saline Co, KS.5
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson moved in 1883 to Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.7
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson was left a widow by Henry Gunnerson's death on Jan 20, 1895 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS; he died from consumption, which he had contracted the previous spring. He had just returned from Texas, where he had hoped to recover.7,8
Selma Tillavill Gunnerson died on Oct 30, 1926 in Yates Center, Woodson Co, KS, at age 69.2,4 An obituary was published on Nov 4, 1926 in the Lindsborg News - Record in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.2
Selma's funeral was held on Nov 5, 1926 at Bethany Church in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.2 She was buried on Nov 5, 1926 at Elmwood Cemetery, in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, in KS.2,4
Photo by Julia Langel, 6/2003
Selma Gunnerson
Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg KS
Selma Gunnerson
Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg KS
Family | Johannes Gunnerson b. August 19, 1851, d. January 20, 1895 |
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Citations
- [S778] Alfred Bergin, Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas, (Ruth Billdt, translator): p. 64.
- [S1337] Lindsborg News - Record, November 4, 1926, page 5, columns 2 & 4.
- [S1323] 1880 U.S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Smoky View Township, ED 297, sheet 165B, line 8, dwelling 234, family 241, Kansas, Saline County, this source suggests 1851.
- [S1347] Selma Myer Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
- [S1323] 1880 U.S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Smoky View Township, ED 297, sheet 165B, line 8, dwelling 234, family 241, Kansas, Saline County.
- [S1340] Lindsborg News - Record, November 25, 1957, page 2, column 1.
- [S1324] Lindsborg News, January 25, 1895, page 3, column 4.
- [S90] Gunnerson Family Bible.
- [S1349] Daisy Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
- [S1353] Lilly Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
- [S1351] Ebenezer Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
- [S1341] Lindsborg News, May 8, 1891, page 3, column 2.
- [S1350] Clarence Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.