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EMELIE LOGG Fotot taget omkring 1930. -------- Bilden till höger: Emeli Peterson Logg o George Logg Bainbridge Island Washington Juni 1930

EMIGRANTHISTORIA
(Barnbarnet Charles Paul Logg JR blev olympisk guldmedaljör för USA vid olympiaden i Helsingfors 1952)

Min farfar Nels P. Petersson emigrerade 1880 tillsammans med sin syster Emelia (Emeli) från gården Backagård i Dragaryd i Kånna socken (numera Ljungby stad) i Kronobergs län till Amerika. De reste med America Lines Ångfartyg Orlando som avgick från Göteborg mot Hull fredagen den 19 mars 1880 för vidare befordran till New York och sedan tåg över hela den Amerikanska kontinenten till Georgetown i Colorado. Deras farmor, faster och några kusiner hade emigrerat till Georgetown redan 10 år tidigare. Nels och Emelia hade för avsikt att stanna ett par år för att hälsa på och tjäna ihop lite pengar och sedan återvända till Sverige.

Min farfar återvände efter 4½ år och gifte sig i Sverige, men systern Emelia blev kär i en Skotte, George Logg, gifte sig juldagen 1882 och stannade kvar i Amerika. Hon var några år senare (1887) hemma i Sverige och hälsade på och hade då sina två små söner med sig. Efter några månader i Sverige återvände hon till Amerika och då följde också hennes 9-åriga lillebror Ted med som emigrant till Amerika.

Emelia och George Logg blev framgångsrika nybyggare och farmare i staten Washington. De fick sju söner och en av sonsönerna, Charles Paul Jr. Logg , blev bl.a. olympisk guldmedaljör i rodd - tvåa utan styrman - för USA vid olympiaden i Helsingfors 1952.

Emelis sondotter Grace Logg Larson i Santa Barbara i Californien har skrivit ner sina minnen om Emili och Georg Logg enligt följande:


GEORG OCH EMELI PETERSON LOGG
Historisk översikt

GEORGE LOGG var född i NewMilns, Skottland, den 24 juni 1851. Namnet har ändrats till NewMill och är beläget nära Balerno Banks väster om Edingburgh. Historien berättar att vårt Loggnamn kom från Loggan clanen, bosatt vid Loggan sjön i det centrala höglandet.

Från "Galston lists" har 1861 hämtats följande statiska uppgifter om släkten:

I.
William Logg , Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Skottland
h. Barbara McLauchl,Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Skottland. David Jemi (morfar), Loudoun, Ayrshire, Skottland
h. Jean Brown, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Skottland

II.
John Logg ( 45), Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Skottland
h. Jean Jemi (47), Loudoun, Ayrshire, Skottland. (Jemi blev Jemison på äldre dar)

III.
David, (22), NewMilns, Skottland
John (12), NewMilns, Skottland
George, (10), NewMilns, Skottland
Jane, (7), Galston, Skottland

Barnen gick i elementärskolorna och började arbeta redan när de var unga med ull- och bomullsverksamhet hos fadern. 1872 seglade George till Ottawa i Canada för att arbeta i det expanderande territoriet. Han återvände till Galston på grund av faderns sjukdom och död 1874. Året därefter tog Georg med sig sin syster Jane till Georgetown i Colorado där han fick en anställning som "mineral-elev" på kontoret hos Griffith Mine Company. Hans medborgarskap var beviljat den 8 juni 1886 i Clear Greek County i Colorado. Lillasystern Jane gifte sig med John Lloyd, en järnvägsingenjör, och flyttade till Omaha i Nebraska.


EMELIE PETERSON var född den 18 mars 1858 i Ljungby i Sverige. Hennes kända anor sträcker sig tillbaka till 1688. (Tillägg: "Numera ändrat till mitten på 1500-talet").

I.
Peter Svenson Peterson och Maja Erikson Peterson. (Emelias farfar o farmor)
Nels och Anna Brita Jonasson i Vittaryd, Sverige. (Emelias morfar o mormor)

II
Johannes Peterson (1835-1908) i Dragaryd, Sverige. (Emelias far)
h. Ingrid Kaysa Nelson (1836-1912) Vittaryd, Sverige. (Emelias mor)


Emeli, Nels, Sven, Johann, Kstav, Amanda, Frank, Anna, Enoch och Theodore Peterson. Emeli, Nels och Sven kom till Amerika i mars 1880 via Ellis Island (överstruket eftersom Ellis Island ännu inte hade byggts). (Emelias syskon)

Deras kusin Jones hade inbjudit dem till Georgetown, Colorado, där den guld-hårade, blå-ögda Emeli mötte George, en snäll, alldeles brunett man.

Våra värderade farföräldrar George och Emeli gifte sig på juldagen 1882 i Georgetown, Deras första hem var byggt i tallskogen vid "Biddle and Sixth". Det kariktaristiska huset hade bland annat en blommig, handmålad, ingraverad målning runt entredörren. Grannar var kusinerna Andersons och Joneses.

George och Emeli besökte i slutet av 1880-talet Northwest utställningen i Seattle och bestämde sig för att flytta till nordväst. De lämnade in en ansökan den 16 januari 1889 med begäran om tilldelning av 160 tunnland jungfrulig mark i Baird i staten Washington (Förmodligen gratis under vissa bestämda villkor). Gården är belägen 160 km väster om Spokane och 15 km väster om Coulee City. Familjen flyttade 1890 till sitt nybyggda hus. Med arbetsamhet, noggranhet och stor omsorg planterade de en stor fruktträdgård med grönsaksodlingar och gula rosor, som var Emilis favoriter. Skördarna på åkerfälten bestod av havre, vete, korn och råg. De födde upp mjölk- och biffkor, kycklingar och grisar: Säd var hemmets grund och allt bröd och alla bakverk var hemmagjort. Hästarna bestod av den lugne Morgans och den månganvändbare Kentucky som anskaffats speciellt för tungt arbete. Den totala arealen 1905 uppgick till 960 tunnland.

Eftersom alltfler familjer tillkom i området satte de tillsammans upp en grundskola för 50 studeranden benämnd Higland School Dictrict H 34. Under veckorna användes denna en-rums skolsal för utbildning: Jordbruksmöten på lördagarna och gemensamt kyrkligt arbete på söndagarna. Farfar var grundaren av kyrkan och ordförande i den nya skolstyrelsen. För att kunna användas under vintern byggdes ett stort stall för de hästar som reds av skoleleverna till och från skolan eller för de andra djur som farmarna använde för att med kärror, vagnar eller kälkar köra sina barn till skolan.(Stall för skolskjutsar, helt enkelt).

George och Emili var välsignade med sju stora och starka söner: William John, George Edward, Ernest Magnus, Clarence Albert, David Gladstone, Charles Paul och Frank Stanley. Upptagna med sitt privata arbete, kloka i affärer och med vänlighet arbetade de hellre på ranchen än att ta sig an olika andra uppdrag.

William blev spannmålshandlare och chef för Seattle Grain Company; George blev ranchägare, lantbruksmaskinhandlare, och ägare till en service station: Ernest pensionerade sig från sin ranch och flyttade till Passadena i Kalifornien och blev Chiropractor: Clarence var ranchägare och sedan hos Seattle Shipbuilding Trade: David tjänstgjorde i USA:s flygvapen under både första och andra världskriget och pensionerades som överste: Charles karriär gjordes på Princeton och Rutgers Univerisetet som "crew coach" och Franks profession tog honom till Los Angeles tillsammans med New York Life Incurance Co.

William gifte sig med Lottie Ballard: George med Edna Wynhoff: Ernest med Ethel Whitesides: Clarence med Bessie Hibel: David gifte sig med Esther Eddy: Charles med Anna Lewis och Frank gifte sig med Elizabeth Reid. Genom åren blev det 33 barnbarn, 16 pojkar och 17 flickor. Vi firade födelsedagarna med middag, spel och sånger. Alla tyckte om sångstunderna.

När den äldste sonen började på Seattle Business College byggde vår farfar ett sommarhem i Rolling Bay, Bainbridge Island 1905. Från sin utsikt kunde de se alla de båtar som kom in till Seattle från alla världens hörn. Trätrappa och en gångstig byggdes ner till strandbanken till vår egen privata strand för att lättare kunna klättra, fiska, åka båt och simma. En båt, båthus och en dykflotte gjorde det extra trevligt för familjen att under sommaren träffas här. Farfar skötte fruktträden, vinddruvorna, trädgården och de många rosbuskarna. Farmor gjorde marmelad, gelé och juice och broderade linnen: Hon vävde mattor och gjorde förkläden för att ge bort. De var mycket trofasta medlemmar i Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church där farfar fanns med som "de äldre". (Tillägg "Förmodligen var det här på Brainbridge Island, som sonsonen Charles Paul Jr utvecklade sitt intresse för och sina kunskaper i rodd")

1914 köpte de en bostad i Universitetsdistriktet i Washington vid 5002 20th Ave. N. E. Seattle och bosatte sig där. De tre yngsta sönerna tog examen vid universitetet. De svarade för University Christian Church's utåtriktade gästfrihet mot många vänner och familjer. Emeli o George återvände till Rolling Bay hemmet som permanent bostad 1924.

Farfar slutade sina dagar den 15 december 1938 och farmor den 31 januari 1941. Viloplatsen är Kane-kyrkogården, Bainbridge Island. Vår farfar och farmor var speciella personer, tålmodiga, älskvärda och godhjärtade och med genuin känsla och förmåga till anpassning till andra människor på samma sätt som deras influens och anpassning var väl känd i samhället och högt uppskattad också av deras älskade familjer.

Sammanställt och redigerat till hågkomst och minne.

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Följande berättelse om Emelie Loggs sons, Ernest Logg, liv innehåller också en hel intressanta uppgifter om Loggfamiljen.

ERNEST & ETHEL LOGG & FAMILY:

Ernest Magnus Logg was born on May 26, 1889 in Waterville, Washington. Ernest's father, George Logg, came from Galston, Scotland to Georgetown, Colorado where he was a mineral assayer in the Griffith Silver Mine. Ernest's Mother, Emeli Peterson, arrived in Georgetown in March 1880 coming from Ljungby, Sweden. She resided with her Aunt Johanna (Ann) Peterson family. Emeli and George were married on Christmas Day 1882. They moved to Eastern Washington State in 1888 where they homestaded 160 acres of virgin land at Baird, located 10 miles west of Coulee City, a pioneer town and trading post. By 1904 the Ranch consisted of 960 acres in the Highland section of the Big Bend Country, 100 miles west Spokane.

Ernest was the third of seven sons born to George and Emeli Logg. They were William, George, Ernest, Clarence, David, Charles and Frank. Everyone performed daily chores: fed the livestock, milked the cows twice daily, and cared for the garden and large orchard. One day Ernest saw a crippled chicken under a feeding horse. As he stopped to retrieve the chicken the frightene horse kicked him above his eyes, imprinting a lifetime line across his forehead. He lay unconscious for days and productive life. Grandma applied cream poultices which reduced the scar.

Because Ernest was more fragile than William or George he helped with the cooking and housework. He ground the grains into cereals and flour for the daily bread, which he kneaded and baked, becoming a good baker. Their home was known as the "hospitality house" and he wished our home to be the same. His father ande the neighbors built the large one room schoolhouse (Highland), which was also the Grange on Saturday and Church on Sundays. In 1908 and 1909 Ernest studied business management and bookkeeping at Seattle Business College. The family resided on Bainbridge Island at this time so he commuted on the Puget Sound passenger ships to Seattle from Rolling Bay pier.

IVA ETHEL WHITESIDES was born in Bayham, Ontario, Canada on March 26, 1886 to Marietta & Oliver Whitesides. Marietta was a great granddaugthter of Abraham Stouffer, founder of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada in 1805. Marietta became a nurse and served at the tuberculosis sanatorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she died in 1901. Ethel's father, Oliver Edwin Whitesides, was a steam fitter engineer in Port Huron, Michigan where he built large ships which sailed to world ports. Ethel's Gt. Gt. Grandfather Abraham Stouffer was founder of the Stouffer Mill in Stauffentown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Jacob Stouffer, of Philadelphia, who started the Stouffer Foods in that area in 1750.

Grandfather and Grandmother Brown moved to Spokane in 1902, coming west by train with daughters Anna and Rosa and Marietta's children Clara. Ethel and Arthur. The children were ages eighteen, sixteen and fourteen respectively. In downtown Spokane the Browns opened a designer dress and milliner's SHOPPE. Susan Brown created beautiful gowns and hats for the ladies while Grandfather Brown designed velvet drapes and lace curtains for the new homes in the expanding community. The children assisted in the SHOPPE and learned to sew which is a useful and needed talent. Ethel enjoyed this special talent all of her adult life.

While young, Ethel received permission to drop her name "Iva". The teasing school children called her "poison ivy" which offended her greatly. She attended Cheney Normal School (Teachers' College) then transferred to Bellingham State with her employers' family. She was governess to the Doctor's two children at that time. Upon receiving her credential's she returned to Spokane where she became a seamstress (Teacher).

In June 1910 Ethel visited her college roomate Edna Wynoff at the Logg Ranch. Edan married George Logg Jr. and taught at the Hughland School. Ethel applied for the teaching position but declined as Ernest's proposal of marriage was much more important to her. Ernest was polite, blue-eyed gentleman with curly red hair who escorted her to every country event that summer in his new buggy drawn by two very fine Morgans, "Belle and Bird". The Logg brothers liked to sing around the organ which was played by Ethel and one of the favorites was "Down By The Old Stream".

Ernest and Ether were married on Christmas Day in 1910 at her Aunt Eliza Gerlach's spacious home in Spokane. Ethel was a petite five feet two inch brunette with deep brown eyes and lustrous brown hair. Her beautiful profile was complimented with a peaches and cream complexion. The newlyweds managed the original Logg Rach until 1915 when they purchased their own ranch three miles east of Highland School. Their own family grow with the arrival of Grace Marietta on September 20, 1911, Lester George on June 1, 1913 and Arthur Ernest on May 12, 1915.

Meanwhile Ernest and Ethel enlarged their new home by putting two country houses together and added an indoor bathroom and large front veranda. Kerosene lamps were put in the new storage room when ceiling lighting came from an enginebattery system known as "Delco Power". The same engins ran the washing machine in the washroom where we also operated the milk separator. On the cool end of that room Ernest built closed cupboards for 200 jars of home canned fruits such as peaches, pears, tomatoes, pickles, apple, butter and jellies.

In order to produce food supplies the large garden acre was plowed, harrowe and planted in early spring after a few sunny days warmed the soil to sprout the seeds. Our deep well supplied plantiful water to irrigate the new garden, orchard and spring flowers. The windmill pumped the water to the horse trough and we carried buckets of fresh water to the ditches or rings around the single plants and trees. The spring vegetabiles were very tasty after a winter with no fresh veggies, which was normal in those days. An indoor floor door led down steps to the cellar which was well ventilated to keep the apples, potatoes, pumpkins, vegetables, dried beans and corn. We had easy access to our supplies in hot or cold weather.

It was our duty to hoe weeds and bring in the new foods to the wash room every summer day. We milked the cows and churned cream into butter for the tasty, fresh bread baked every day. Saturday was bake day for guests on Sunday. In the winter we put new, clean snow in a bowl of fresh thick cream, added a bit of sugar and vanilla stirred very gently for tasty ice cream. It was a delicacy. Our kitchen was always a busy place as the warmest room for the babies or Mother and helpers in food preparation and the DISHES.

Our chores were assigned according to our abilities to perform them. Feedeing the chickens and gathering eggs from those pecking nest hens and feeding the cats, kittens, dogs and puppies were easy jobs until promoted to milking the cows. They always swished their tails at the ever present flies and knocked Lester's cap off which he replaced over and over again. I suggested that he wear a man's bandana handerchief as I did and that solved the situation. We laughed over many things but not while milking the cows, or they wouldn't let down their milk for us som sometimes we sang softly to them ... just practice.

In the spring our mailman delivered crates of baby chicks to our setting hens to nurture in the wire runway coops. The fluffy, yellow chicks were checked often for food, water and safety from the tomcats, rodents and hawks. They grew rapidly becoming delicious fried chicken dinners while the pullets were saved for an egg laying career. We were given new ponies for obedience training, feeding and curry sessions. They were rewarded with rolled cats from our denim pockets when we calles their names and they obeyed. They nibbled at us for more and often not too gently. We were so proud of our beatiful, obedient Morgans. Our favorite was named Bird who produced colts with fur like sable and the most gentle dispositions.

Our family grew with the addition of Ralpd David on October 27, 1916, Howard Staley on July 26, 1918 and our second girl, Violet Emily on December 22, 1919. Ernest's hired men during harvest were his youngest brothers: David Charles and Frank who enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World Was I. They returned from service at Kelly Field, Texas and border patrol: marched in the Seattle parade up Fourth Avenue and returned to the University of Washington.

In 1920 a freight truck frpm a Spokane Music Store delivered our first piano, a P.S. Wickes in blond oak. A Pathe' Victrola produced Sousa marches, solos by Caruso, music by vollege glee Clubs and Hymns which we enjoyed around the clock. Our first radio was a crystal set purchased in time to hear Charles Lindbergh land his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, in France in may 1927.

Whetner at home or Chuch our Mother Ethel played the organ or piano. We learned solos and group singing for programs when invited. Papa was active in the St. Andrew's Grange so we sang often and the most exciting times were at the super box socials. The Grange is a farmers' Co-operative group for farmer's information district meetings. To share singing with his lusty tenor voice. He was also the Sunday School Superintendent with a concern that all children have Bible training. Prayer requests from our area were written on our home blackboard and relayed to those neighbors interested in family prayer time.

During harvest time long days were spent in the large Harrington harvester combine. Ernest was supervisor: Lester (14) was stationed at the sack sewing platform: Arthur (12) was the header tender by turning the wheel which raised and loweredthe header cutter to the carrier belt which relayed the grain to the sack sewer while Grace (16) drove the twenty horse team. Our father said that we were the best crew ever and we liked to believe that as few children have ever experienced such a huge responsibility. We served in this capacity for several yars.

After harvest our family travelled by car, bag and baggage, to our Grandparents for summertime reunions. We relished those special, happy days in swimming, clamming, fishing and boatin together at LOGG beach on Bainbridge Island. Our family occupied the three room summer house for privacy. Potluck dinners were served on our Grandparents east lawn at the big house across the lane, dayly. Rolling Bay has always been our second home.

The third set of children delivered Edwin Magnus on September 23, 1924, Edith MaBelle on September 6, 1925 and Ruth Helen on November 25, 1926. While small children they appeared as triplets.

Ernest and Ethel's third son was Ralph David: at age two he was diagnosed with polio meninitis and became a smiinvalid. He died with pneumonia at age twelve on May 27, 1928 and was laid to rest at Highland Cemetery. This land was given to the community from George and Emeli Logg in the 1890's.

In December 1928 Ernest becames ill with a high fever and pneumonia but to our surprise and horror X-rays found it to be active tuberculosis. He traveled by train to a Seattle specialist who sent him to bed cure at his parent's home and away from the children. In the fall of 1929 all of out family moved from the ranch to the summer house while our trusty hired man lived in the bunkhouse at the ranch and cared for the livestock and pets. A closeout auction was held in August 1931 when everything was sold. It was most difficult to tell our hirses "goodbye" since we had known them most of our young lives. The pets were given to friends who promised to take good care. We kept one dog and one cat for a mouser.

The doctors advised us to move to Suthern California for the warm winter. We loaded the truck with the piano, trunks, pictures, clothing and food. The mattresses were placed on top for eight passengers who observed the sights thru the two week journey to the Southwest. We camped along higway 99 overnight and cooked our meals over the open campfire. Lester was our most efficient driver and put a large sign in the back of our Mack truck, vintage 1915, chich read to our dismay, "California or Bust".

On September 12, 1931 we arrived in the fragrant orange grove city of San Gabriel where we enjoyed the warm weathe, sunshine, our rented home and many new friends in schools and San Gabriel Church. The folks slept in a tent in the backyard as stipulated by the County Health Authorities. Altho' Papa's lung collasped he was well enough now to begin the LOGG moving service to convey oranges from the orchards to the packing sheds. From these business contacts the men became involved in moving families from place to place in San Gabriel Valley. Our family moved to Pasadena in 1932 for the older sons to attend Pasadena City College. It was known as the "Queens City" in those days.

Ethel's favorite hobby was pictures. She made an album for each child and kept records. The dates were written on back of each print which has proven helpful to us. While Ernest was the photographer Ethe organized the subjects according to heights and associations. Ernest's hobby was collecting maps of the States. They visited Uncle Charles and family in New Jersey in 1953, acquiring twenty (20) maps for his collection.

In 1931 they purchases a home on Bates Ave. East Hollywood. They sang in the Los Angeles Civic Chorus of 200 voices giving impressive concerts twice annually. They were faithful members of thei Church Choir where Ethel was leader of the alto section and Ernest enjoyed the tenors. He graduated from Los Angeles Chiropractic College at age 57 on June 1, 1946 and cared for his patients at thei home. Both received degrees from L.I.F.E. Bible College, L.A.: Ethel with a summa cum laude degree and Ernest with a magna cum laude degree.

Their adult family included the following:
1. Grace and Robert Larson: Son, Kenneth
2. Lester and Edith Olin Logg: Gary, Barbara, Richard, Grant, George, Linda and Susan
3. Arthur and Lillian Noel Logg: Vickie and David
4. Howard and Lynne Pearson Logg: John and Pamela
5. Violet and Clovis Yost: Steven, Stanley and Sterling
6. Edwin Logg: not married
7. Edith and Frank Johnson: Sharon and Paul
8. Ruth and James Fairall: Peggy and Scott (dec. Jan 24 1994)

There are eighteen (18) grandchildren and fortyfour great grandchildren. Ethel had seven nieces and nephews and Ernest had twentyfour Logg Nieces and nephews.

Ethel, our mither, bacame ill with heart disease in 1952 and lived ti age seventyone (71) until November 26, 1957. Several years later Ernest sold the home and moved to Santa Barbara to be near family until his homegoing on September 7, 1975. Forest Lawn, Glendake is their resting place until the RESURRECTION. Our parents touched many lives in their sojourn with kindnesses, frienship and love. We honor their memory with gratitude for all their love to us and for the godly lives they endeavored to live before the world.

"REMEMBERING"

There are indeed many things in life that we cannot understand, but we must trust God's judgment and be guided by His hand. And every day I find new evidence that nothing in life is by "Chance or Happenstance" but by "Divine Designe". Things that baffled med for many years suddenly become clear and I se what I thought was a tragedy was a gift from God that addes new dimensions to my life and widened my vision.
by Helen Steiner Rice

Psalm 139:14
"I will praise thee: for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are they works: and that my soul knoweth right well."

(Written by Grace Logg Larson, May 1, 1994, Santa Barbara, Ca.)


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