August Wedell
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August Wedell (1863-1919) was born in Husaby, Västra Götaland Län, Sweden on August 18, 1863 and emigrated in 1887. August's last name was originally Svensson, but was changed to Wedell when he arrived in the United States. A family story recounts that the surname was changed because there were too many incoming Swedes with the name Svensson.
August Wedell and his wife, Emma Svensdotter
Photograph courtesy of Michael Wedell
Wedell-Svensdotter Marraige Certificate, 1891
Document image courtesy of Lisa Wedell Ueki
Emma, Gustave and August Wedell, cira 1899
Photograph courtesy of Michael Wedell
Wedell family circa 1911 - Emma, Gustave & August
Photograph courtesy of Michael Wedell
Toolbox handed down from August Wedell to his grandson, Robert Wedell. Note the carpenter's square projecting from the bottom of the box through a hole on the left side.
Photograph courtesy of Robert Wedell
These tools and toolbox were handed down from August Wedell to his grandson Robert. They include pry bars, a drill and two soldering irons, one with a corncob handle, that would have been heated in a fire before use.
Photograph courtesy of Robert Wedell
Chisels and hammers suitable for stone work, belonging to August Wedell from his tool box
Photograph courtesy of Robert Wedell
Christmas tree stand, marble, 43 pounds, made by August Wedell, presumably out of scrap stone from the Capitol construction.
Photograph courtesy of Robert Wedell
Wedell monument, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN
Photograph courtesy of Lisa Wedell Ueki
S.S. Hekla, ship that brought Emma Svensdotter to New York
Image courtesy of Lisa Wedell Ueki
Wedell home at 391 Banfil Street, St. Paul
Photograph courtesy of Robert Wedell
