Reverend, Journalist David Emanuel Wahlberg

David Emanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) was a sports writer and later a Lutheran minister in both Buenos Aires, Argentina and Långsele, Sweden. (b. September 9, 1882; Ytterlannas, Sweden - d. March 7, 1949; Långsele, Sweden)

Parents:

Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) and Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852-1927).

Birth:

He was born on September 9, 1882 in Ytterlannas, Sweden.

Siblings:

Anton Bernhard Wahlberg (1878-1957) who was born on April 19, 1878 and married Lovisa Karolina Viktoria Eneman (1881-1961); Ester Elisabeth Wahlberg (1880-1942) who was born on April 19, 1880; Gertrud Maria Wahlberg (1884-1957) who was born on April 13, 1884 and married Erik Håkan Dahl (1879-1961); Karl Gunnar Wahlberg (1886-1980) who was born on February 06, 1886 and married Nanny Bergström (1889-1983) and he died on July 26, 1980; Sigrid Johanna Wahlberg (1887-1980) who was born on July 18, 1887 and married Ivar Moen (1889–1953); Bertha Kristina Wahlberg (1888-1969) who was born on November 29, 1888 and married Karl Oscar Ohde (1873-1941) on May 26, 1914; Per Gustaf Wahlberg (1891-1949) who was born on September 24, 1891 and married Olga; and Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) who was born on September 12, 1900 and married Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (1894-1977) on July 18, 1920, and lived in Sundsvall where she died.

Education:

University of Chicago, Master of Arts in 1904, then Augustana College in Illinois.

First marriage:

Jenny Katarina Wågberg (1887-1927) on August 3, 1909. She was born on January 14, 1887 in Själevad and she died on September 15, 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was the daughter of Johan Wågberg (1855-?) and Katarina Olofsdotter (1853-?). Johan was a steam boat captain.

Children:

Birgit Davidsdotter Wahlberg (1910-1984); Ingrid Davidsdotter Wahlberg (1915-?) who was born on March 2, 1915; Nils Ingemar Davidsson Wahlberg (1916-1969) who was born on August 27, 1916 and died on June 30, 1969; and Svante Jarl Olof Davidsson Wahlberg (1921-1983) who was born on April 12, 1921 and died on January 29, 1983.

Second marriage:

Bertha Debora Engström (1900-1989). She had been his housekeeper and was 18 years younger than him.

Writings:

In 1942 he wrote: "En krönika över Långsele sockens skolväsende: 1842-1942" with Torsten Sundvall and Urban Ölander.

Death:

He died on March 7, 1949 in Långsele, Sweden.

Burial:

He was buried in Långsele kyrkogård with Bertha Debora Engström. The grave number is "LK D 290".

Memories about David Wahlberg:

Jenny Lena Ingemarsdotter Wahlberg (1941- ) wrote on August 29, 2009: "He actually went to Chicago in 1901 to study at the University of Chicago, Master of Arts in 1904, then Augustana College and Theological Seminary in 1905 after which he returned to Sweden and worked as a language teacher and journalist until 1916. He was a very well known sports journalist during the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. It has been said that when his mother was dying she made him promise to become a minister and so, in 1917, he was ordained and worked in Sundsvall. In 1923 he became the Swedish pastor and Seamen's pastor in Buenos Aires. September 15, 1927, his wife Jenny Katarina (f. Wågberg) died there and on February 28, 1929 he left Argentina with his four children and went back to Sweden where he eventually married the housekeeper, Bertha Debora (f. Engström). He worked for a few different congregations until 1936 when they moved to Långsele and that became his permanent congregation and where he died in 1949."

Relationships:

David Emanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949) is the first cousin two times removed from Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ). He is the grandfather of Jenny Lena Ingemarsdotter Wahlberg (1941- ).

Source:

Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave and loaded here at Geni.com on October 3, 2009.