Ancestors:
John was the 3rd great-grandson of Anders Örbom (1675-1740). Anders was a Captain in the Swedish Army.
Birth:
John was born in 1856 in Ytterlännäs to: Anton Julius Winblad I (1828-1901); and Elsa Maria Elisabeth Näslund (1829-1907).
Siblings:
His siblings include: Karl Israel Winblad (1857-?); Johanna Winblad (1859-?) who married Per Olof Bernhard Vahlberg (1852-aft1890) and had children; Anton Teodor Winblad (1862-?) who became a Lieutenant in the military; Maria Elisabet Winblad II (1865-1937) who married the storekeeper Jonas Kempe (1861-1918) and had children; and Frideborg Winblad (1869-c1950) who never married and became a teacher in Ytterlännäs.
Prästbordet, Sweden:
On January 24, 1866 at 10 years old, John was a student and his family moved to Prästbordet, Anundsjö, Västernorrland, Sweden. The family oral tradition has been that John ran away from home rather then study to be a priest like many of the members of his mother's family. The records show that John didn't move with his family, and perhaps this is when he ran away from home.
Norway:
John officially changed his residency on November 10, 1879, from Sweden to Farsund, Norway.
Marriage:
While in Farsund he met and married Salmine Sophia Severine Olesdatter Pedersen (1862-1914) around 1884. Salmine was the daughter of Ole Mathias Pedersen (1820-1914); and Thea Johanne Torstensdatter (1825-1864).
United States:
They moved to Greenwich Village in Manhattan in New York. On September 04, 1884 Salmine, listed as "Salmine Wemmeland", and her father, Ole Pedersen are travelling outside Norway.
Children:
Together Salmine and John had the following children: Anton Julius Winblad (1886-1975) aka Tony Winblad, who married Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) and latter married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Marge Van Rensselaer Schuyler; Theodora Winblad (1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892) who died as an infant; Marie Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) aka Mae Winblad, who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) aka Eddie Winblad, who died as a youth from pertussis; and Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) who was born in New Jersey, and married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928) and after her death he married Leah Maria Way (1901-1986).
Salmine Visits Norway:
On April 27, 1894 Salmine traveled from Kristiansand, Norway to New York City, New York. She was listed as "Salmine Sofie Vinblad". She was travelling with her son: Anton Julius Winblad.
Jersey City, New Jersey:
Around 1898-1899 John moved out of Greenwich Village in New York and moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, where it was quieter and more rustic. He had a two-family house built at 439 Wayne Street. He appears in the 1899 City Directory of Jersey City.
Trip to Norway:
On August 02, 1901 John made a trip from Kristiansand, Norway to New York aboard a Cunard liner, perhaps coming home from visiting his sick father. John's father died on October 30, 1901.
Isle of Pines, Cuba:
The family appears in the US Census for New Jersey on April 23, 1910, and after that, John and Salmine went the Isle of Pines in Cuba. John's son, Anton, married Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) in 1910. They returned from their first trip on March 21, 1911 aboard the ship "Saratoga".
Julia Lattin (1880-1960), Eva's sister wrote the following in 1960:
In the year (1909) my parents moved to the Isle of Pines, just south of Cuba, which was populated at that time by 90% Americans. They had expected that the United States would take it over, but several years later it was turned over to Cuba. My parents (Jarvis Andrew Lattin and Mary Jane Puckett) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary (October 15, 1924) there, and my sister Eva, [Earl Winblad,] and I made them a suprise visit. They were so happy to see us. The boat made only two trips a week between Cuba and the island. we had our luggage inspected in Havana and spent one night there. It took about two hours to cross Cuba by train, and the boat was waiting for us. It was just an overnight trip to the Isle of Pines, and it was so calm there was hardly a ripple on the water. But we did experience a very bad hurricane while there. every one boards up their windows when they see the storm approaching. [They returned from Havanna, Cuba aboard the Ship 'Siboney' on November 08, 1924]. After Cuba took over the island, many of the Americans left and went back to the States as my parents did.Maria and Otto Return to New Jersey:
His children, Maria and Otto, stayed about a year and returned on March 26, 1912 and they then lived in Jersey City, perhaps at a rental property that the family still owned.
Wedding of Daughter:
In 1914 John and Salmine left Cuba to attend the wedding of their daughter, Maria in New Jersey and from there they went to visit family in Norway and Sweden.
Postcards from Anton:
Anton wrote his father around 1914 the following: "Dear Father & Mother; I am sending you [a] picture of Tony chasing chickens and ducks, Norman is pumping water for them. It is very quiet here and we are all looking [for] news about the war. But [I] guess you are having all kinds of trouble over there. [I] am sending you what papers I can get now, for the people are coming back. Food has gone up double and sugar that grow[s] here is very scarce for they are sending it away. By the time you get this card I will be Postmaster of Santa Barbara, with Eva as assistant and it will be in Mr. Waha's store. [I] am sending Otto some more stamps. We are having [the] raining season now, it has been raining all week. Your loving son, Tony".
In October 1914 Anton wrote to: "Mr. & Mrs. John E. Winblad, Farsund, Norway via New York. Am sending you papers three times a week. That is some banana plants in the background, Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you dont get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered Mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony." The postcard was mailed before Anton learned of his father's death.
Death:
John died of cancer on September 24, 1914 while in Farsund, Norway. He was there for the death of his father-in-law: Ole Pedersen, who had died on August 24, 1914.
Burial:
He was buried on September 30, 1914 in Vanse parish in Farsund.
Hannah Olson:
Salmine's sister Hannah Eline Olson (1860-1938) aka Lena Olson, who married Andrew Havig Jensen (1860-1930) also went to Norway on this trip and she took her son Alvin Jensen. Lena and Alvin returned on September 30, 1914.
Death of Widow:
Salmine died on December 12, 1914, and was buried at Vanse parish in Farsund.
Relationship:
John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) was the maternal great-grandparent of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
