John Eric Baggstrom (1870-1943), Architect
John Eric Baggstrom was born on January 10, 1870 in Hamilton Couty, Iowa to parents Erne and Ellen Baggstrom. Baggstrom moved to Wausa, Nebraska and married Nelly Andersson in May of 1903. He was an architect in Wausa during the second decade of the twentieth century, then appeared in the 1920 census as the manager of the local telephone company. Nelly and John Baggstrom had 4 daughters and a son together. Baggstrom died on February 23, 1943.[2][3]
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Contents
[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Wausa, Nebraska, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917
Educational & Professional Associations
1909-1917: architect, Wausa, Nebraska.
1920: manager, telephone company, Wausa, Nebraska.[1]
Buildings & Projects
Notes
References
1. 1920 United States Census, s.v. “J. E. Baggstrom,” Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska, accessed through HeritageQuestOnline.com.
2. "John Baggstrom," Findagrave.com accessed December 7, 2017 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66294960?search=true
3. "John Eric Baggstrom," Ancestry.com Public Member Trees, accessed December 7, 2017 via https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/84991852/person/34509784758/facts?ssrc=
Page Citation
Catherine Cramer & D. Murphy, “John Eric Baggstrom (1870-1943), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 7, 2017. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 9, 2025.
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