Otto Severene Chellberg

Otto Severene Johansson Chellberg was born in 1862 at Tossene Parish, Bohus-Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland Co., Sweden. He was a son of Johan Andersson Kjellberg (1822-1863 Malmon Island, Bohus Lan, Sweden) & Maja Britta Svensdotter Andersson (1822-1863 Malmon Island, Bohus Lan, Sweden). Otto was also a paternal descendant of Asmund Andersson, who was born in 1675 on Malmön Island, Västra Götaland Co.  His mother died when he was a baby, and his father, a fisherman, died with some of Otto's siblings, drowning. He was adopted by a family in a stone-cutting village, which would explain his later occupation.

On April 20, 1883, Otto departed from Gothenburg on the ship Orlando to Hull, England then emigrated to the U.S. to Minnesota, by 1885 in St. Paul, unmarried. In 1887, he changed his last name from Kjellberg to Chellberg. He was primarily employed in the building trade industry as a stone cutter, with a specialty in slate roofs, he contracted for P.F. O'Halloran in 1887, the Lauer Brothers in 1888, and James A. Young & Son in 1889.

In 1890, Otto removed to 5726 Atlantic, in Chicago, still employed as a stonecutter. About 1895 he was sitting inebriated on a curb, and some young ladies passed by him that were singing hymns, and he followed them back to the Chicago Meeting Room where he was saved and accepted into fellowship. In 1896, he was living at 1177 W. Adams, employed as an electrician. 1897-1899, he lived at 212 S. Washtenaw Ave., employed as a locksmith. In 1900, he had removed to 1068 W. Jackson Blvd., still employed as a locksmith. Then in 1901, at 217 S. Campbell Ave., returning as a stonecutter. In 1909 he became a naturalized citizen, while residing in Berwyn, IL, witnessed by Alfred Johnson & George Evertson Calsey. By 1920, he was residing in Corpus Christi, Texas, and died in 1952 in San Antonio. When he removed to Texas, it is believed he left the PB. Alfred was the only one of his children to remain in the PB afterward.

In 1956, one of his son Alfred's grandsons started a printing business in Chicago, presently managed by a son, and in the 1980's a branch developed known as Bibles, etc. printing out-of-print PB writings, and in 2022 the ministry was gifted to a younger brother in the Lord to continue.

Chellberg Family

• Otto Severin Chellberg (b. 1862 Sweden - d. 1952 San Antonio, Bexar, TX).
• Carolina Elisabeth Johansen Dietrick Chellberg (b. 1864 Askum, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sweden, emig. 1885, d. 1941 Corpus Christi, Kleberg, TX), daughter of Johan Ditrik Börgesson (b. 1837 Sweden - d. 1910 Malmön, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sweden) & Anna Britta Andersdotter (b. 1838 Bohus-Malmön, Askum, Sweden - d. 1910 Malmön, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sweden).
  • Blanche Mignonette Chellberg Young (b. 1886 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN - d. 1971 Rockford, Winnebago, IL). Husband: Edward George Young (b. 1889 Bartlett, DuPage, IL - d. 1972 Belleville, St. Clair, IL), son of Johann George Young (b. 1852 Rodheim-Bieber, Wetzlar, Germany - d. 1940 Elgin, Kane, IL) & Marie Wilhelmine "Mary" Voltz Young (b. 1854 Rodheim, Hessen, Germany - d. 1926 Elgin, Kane, IL). Married 1912 @ North Berwyns, Cook, IL.
  • Alfred Sidney Chellberg (b. 1886 St. Paul, MN - d. 1972 Chicago, IL). Wife: Elizabeth H. Hass Chellberg (1891-1970 Chicago, IL), daughter of Jacob Hass (b. 1844 Freudenfier, Deutsch Krone, Germany - d. 1913 Kingston, Frontenac, ON) & Bertha Hanneman Hass (b. 1850/1857 Freudenfier, Deutsch Krone, Germany - d. 1905 Admaston, Renfrew, ON). The Hasse family was R.C.
    • William Henry Chellberg (b. 1911 Sioux City, IA - d. 1988 Olmsted, MN). Wife: Irene Gertrude Bailey Chellberg (b. 1910 St. Paul, IN - 2000 Wheaton, IL), married 1930 @ Indiana. Irene was a daughter of James William Bailey (b. 1875 Noble, Shelby, IN - d. 1925 St. Paul, Decatur, IN) & Ida Louise Stickford Bailey (b. 1874 Ripley Co., IN - d. 1961 IN). James's parents were Absalom Bailey (b. 1844 IN - d. 1904 St. Paul, Decatur, IN) & Christiana A. Catherine "Cassie" Lefler Bailey (b. 1849 Adams, Decatur, IN - d. 1894 St. Paul, Decatur, IN)
    • Sidney Harold Chellberg (b. 1917 Ardmore, IL - d. 1995 Melrose Park, Cook, IL). Wife: Marie Violet Ray Chellberg (b. 1919 Indianapolis, Marion, IN - d. 2012 Melrose Park, Cook, IL), daughter of John Calvin Ray (1875-1946 Indianapolis, IN) & Mary Nancy Rosetta Hilton Ray (b. 1875 Hiltons, Scott, VA - d. 1941 Indianapolis, IN).
  • Arthur Carl Chellberg (b. 1889 St. Paul, MN - d. 1960 Naperville, DuPage, IL). Wife: Florence Engelbrecht (b. 1899 Chicago, IL - d. 1986 Leland, LaSalle, IL), daughter of William Englebrecht (b. 1862 Germany, m. 1890, emig. 1897, d. 1924 Chicago, IL) & Augusta Engelbrecht (b. 1867 Germany - d. 1952 Naperville, DuPage, IL).
  • Florence Alice Chellberg Faber (b. 1891 Chicago, IL - d. 1955 Corpus Christi, Nueces, TX). Husband: Victor Walter Faber (b. 1886 Finland - d. 1943 Fontana, San Bernardino, CA). 1920-1925, Victor & Florence lived in Junction City, KS where Victor owned a tailor shop. In 1930, they lived in Leavenworth. 1938-1943 @ Fontana, San Bernardino, CA where he operated a ranch.
  • Benjamin Alfred Chellberg (b. 1892 Chicago, IL - d. 1962 Avalon, Catalina Island, Los Angeles, CA). Wife: Mary Alice McLaughlin Chellberg (b. 1901 Grand Junction, Mesa, CO - d. 1981 Avalon, Catalina Island, Los Angeles, CA), daughter of James Francis McLaughlin (b. 1866 Boston, MA - d. 1938 Santa Barbara, CA) & Cora Evalina Hoover McLaughlin (b. 1874 Villisca, IA - d. 1944 Santa Barbara, CA).
  • Ruth Ann Gertrude Chellberg Gubernator (b. 1896 Chicago, IL - d. 1980 San Antonio, TX). Husband: Henry Edward Gubernator, Sr. (b. 1872 IL, 1880 @ Castle, McPherson, KS, d. 1954 San Antonio, TX), son of Georgius Edward Gubernator (b. 1833 McSherrystown, Adams, PA - d. 1888 Springfield, Greene, MO) & Anna Maria Noel Gubernator (b. 1834 MO). Henry retired as an railroad engineer.
  • Alice M. Chellberg (b. & d. 1900)

Sources

• Ancestry.com