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Male, born 1880-10-23, died 1961-09-01
Résumé
Moberg lived in Seattle, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver, BC, working as both an architect and engineer between 1905-1920.
Principal, Otto W. Moberg, Architect, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1911-1913. He had his office at 423 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, BC, in 02/1913. (See "Public Building, Churches, Schools, Etc.," Contract Record and Engineering Review, 02/26/1913, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 66.) The web site, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950, stated of his time in Vancouver: "He came to prominence in Canada in early 1911 when he won a major competition for new buildings in Stanley Park including several animal houses, a concert pavilion, a refreshment pavilion, and the layout of four acres in the park for recreational purposes. The Dining Pavilion (now called The Tea House), situated at the Georgia Street entrance to the Park, was designed in rustic timber style with accommodation for five hundred patrons. The largest and most substantial work by Moberg was the vast Transportation Hall at Hastings Park (1913), a highly eclectic design created for the display of motor vehicles produced by North American auto manufacturers." (See Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950, "Moberg, Otto W.," accessed 09/19/2017.)
Draftsman, Babcock and Wilcox Company, Charles G. Moore and Company, San Francisco, CA, c. 1918. Charlles G. Moore and Company sold and serviced Babcock and Wilcox boilers in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 20th century, and had its offices in the Sheldon Building. (See "Government Purchases," The Iron Age, vol. 76, no. 22, 11/30/1905, p. 1484.) Moberg worked in the Bay Area for at least two years, 1918 and 1919.
Principal, Otto W. Moberg, Mechanical Engineer, Norrköping, Sweden, c. 1935.
Relocation
Otto W. Moberg, born in Bällefors, (sometimes written "Bellefors,") Sweden, came to North America by at least 1909. They probably arrived in Seattle, WA, in 1909. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1909; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1205; Line: 1; Page Number: 24, accessed 09/19/2017.)
As per the 1910 US Census, taken in Seattle, WA, on 04/16/1910, Moberg and his Swedish wife, Frida, lived in a Seattle apartment building at 1454 Harrison Street. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Seattle Ward 7, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1660; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1375673, accessed 09/19/2017.) According to another entry in the 1910 US Census, recorded on 04/30/1910, Moberg was working in Chicago, IL, living in an apartment at 235 Dearborn Street. His profession was listed as a mechanical engineer in the building industry, and Frida was not listed as residing with him, suggesting that he was working on a project there temporarily. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 1, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_241; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1374254, accessed 09/19/2017.)
Moberg worked in Vancouver, BC, Canada, for about three years, from 1911 until 1913. He and Frida returned to the US via Blaine, WA, in 10/1913; they had lived in Canada, but were bound for a return to Seattle. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 232, accessed 09/19/2017.)
Moberg and Frida lived in San Diego, CA, the year of its Panama-California Exposition, 1915, at 4335 Avalon Drive. (See San Diego, California, City Directory, 1915, p. 812.)They resided at 1030 Post Street in San Francisco, CA, in 1918-1919. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1918, p. 1203.) The San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1919, indicated that Moberg was working as a "mach" usually an abbreviation for machinist at the time. (See San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1919, p. 1149.) This was probably a misprint, and he actually worked as a mechanical engineer.
He and Frida arrived in Southampton from New York aboard the United American Liner S.S. Resolute on 06/14/1924. He was a resident of the US at this time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 775; Item: 46, accessed 09/19/2017.)
In 1936, a passenger manifest documented that he and Frida traveled from Yokohama, Japan, aboard the S.S. Tatsuta Maru, to San Francisco, CA, arriving in the latter city on 04/25/1935. He was a Swedish national at this time, residing permanently inNorrköping, Sweden. He worked as a mechanical engineer in Sweden. He and Frida were in Yokohama during 03-04/1935, at least. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 09/19/2017.)
The couple sailed again on the S.S. Tatsuta Maru between Hong Kong and San Francisco, arriving in the latter place on 02/10/1937. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 09/19/2017.) While the Mobergs lived in Sweden,
Parents
His father was Karl Daniel Moberg, his mother, Maria Sofia Wilhelm Krasse. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Roll/Fiche Number: Sweden, Selected Indexed Household Clerical Surveys, 1880-1893, VS-571; Volume Number: AI:93; Page Number: 277, accessed 09/19/2017.) He had one brother, and three sisters: Karl Johan Viktor Moberg, Emilia Karin Maria Moberg, Agnes Maria Moberg, Ruth Margareta Moberg.
A 1909 ship's manifest for the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, indicated that Otto and Frida Moberg traveled from Bremen to New York, arriving in the latter city on 02/16/1909. This document noted that Otto's next of kin was his mother, Marie Moberg, who lived in "Sodertilje," Sweden. This may have been Södertälje, Sweden. The couple was bound for Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1909; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1205; Line: 1; Page Number: 24, accessed 09/19/2017.)
Spouse
He married Julia Alfrida Östergren (b. 07/23/1879 in Sweden-d. 11/26/1939). They married on 02/10/1909 in Norrköpings Hedvigs kyrka (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; Swedish Church Records Archive; GID Number: 344.74.8800; Roll Number: CK5922, accessed 09/19/2017.) Otto always referred to her as "Frida." She may have been born in Södertälje, Sweden, outside of Stockholm. A border crossing manifest of 10/1913 indicated that Frida had been born in "Sodertelge, Sweden." (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 232, accessed 09/19/2017.) Another passenger manifest from 1936, indicated that she had been born in Norrköping, Sweden. This listing noted that she was one year older than her husband. A 1909 ship's manifest noted that she was 27, while Otto was 28. Frida died at age 60 inKungsholm eller Ulrika Eleonora, Stockholm.
Her mother was Anna Cecilia Götilda Tjusberg, her father, Johan Alfred Östergren.
Biographical Notes
His middle name would have been written "Vilhelm" in Swedish, but "Wilhelm" in German.
Moberg traveled alone on the M.S. Venus from Southampton, UK, to Madeira, Portugal, on 04/01/1950. He continued to live in Sweden at this time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, accessed 09/19/2017.)
According to his World War I draft registration card, Moberg was tall with a medium build, blonde hair and gray eyes. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: California; Registration County: San Francisco; Roll: 1544261; Draft Board: 12, accessed 09/19/2017.)
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