Johan (John) Bernhard "Ben" Hagberg

Johan Bernhard (John Bernard) was known to family as "Ben", which is the name that is on his gravestone (which he shares with his parents).

He was born in Dalarna, Sweden. Floda kyrkoarkiv, Dalarnas län https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/F0008969_00210#?c=&m=&s=&cv=....

He immigrated to the U.S. in 1885 (source: 1930 Census).

He was a schoolteacher in the Milwaukee Public School system.

He and his wife, Loreta Boies Hagberg, lived in Shorewood, Wisconsin, until they retired and moved to Phoenix, Arizona.

They had one child, Elizabeth "Betty" Boies Hagberg, who was born in Madison, Wisconsin. When Betty was young, she spent her early years growing up in Puerto Rico. Her mother, Loreta, was the first Home Economics teacher in Puerto Rico.

• born/född: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/F0008969_00210#?c=&m=&s=&cv=...

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• Ben Hagberg Find A Grave Memorial# 40163050
• Graceland Cemetery, Superior Village, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
• Plot: C6