. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. ; is the Siiperintend-(| ent of the Rockford Machine Comiian3-, of ^^«^ Rockford, which he established in Novem-ber, 1889. Two years later, it incorporatedwith a capital stock of !^lfl,000, since which timehe has been President and Superintendent, while¥. A. Liudstedt occupies the position of Secl?etarJ^Their plant is located at Nos. 9
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. ; is the Siiperintend-(| ent of the Rockford Machine Comiian3-, of ^^«^ Rockford, which he established in Novem-ber, 1889. Two years later, it incorporatedwith a capital stock of !^lfl,000, since which timehe has been President and Superintendent, while¥. A. Liudstedt occupies the position of Secl?etarJ^Their plant is located at Nos. 902 and 904 TenthStreet, and thej thirteen men, who are en-gaged in the manufacture of wood-working ma-chinery, a specialtj of that used in furni-ture factories. Mr. Forsberg was born in Sweden, September 2,1856, and is a son of Gustaf Forsberg, who wasborn in that country in 1834, and there makes hishome. He is one of the old railroad engineers ofhis native land, and is a practical machinist andsuccessful inventor. His wife, whose maiden namewas Caroline Lendstedt, died in Sweden in 1877. Our subject is the only member of the familyresiding in this couiitiy. The da3s of his boyhoodand \0uth were in Sweden, where, at the w. (fUy:iyi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 821 age of thirteen, he began learning the machiniststrade, which he followed for some years. Subse-sequently, he became an engineer on board anocean steamer in tlie European waters, sailing asfar north as Hammerfest. He lias been in thenorthern regions, where the sun has shone formonths, and visited many ports in those 1880, he determined to try his fortune inAmerica, and sailed for New York. The followingyear became to Rockford, where he has since madehis home. Mr. Forslierg was united in marriage in this citywith Miss Emma Anderson, who was born inSweden, October 9, 1858,and came to this countryin 1881. Soon afterwards, she gave her hand inmarriage to our subject, and their unio
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