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Otto Severene Johansson Chellberg was born in 1862 in at Tossene Parish, Bohus-Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland Co., Sweden, . He was a son of Otto C. Johanas Kjellberg. In 1882On April 20, 1883, he departed from Gothenburg on the ship ''Orlando'' to Hull, England. emigrated to the U.S. to [[Minnesota]], by 1886 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 a Raven exclusive assembly 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. By 1940, he was residing in Corpus Christi, Texas, and died in 1952 in San Antonio.
=Chellberg Family=
* Otto Severene Chellberg (b. 1862 Sweden - d. 1952 San Antonio, Bexar, [[Texas|TX]]).
* Caroline Elizabeth Johansdotter Chellberg (b. 1864 Askum, Göteborg och Bohus (Västra Götaland), Sweden, emig. 1885)
** Alfred Sidney Chellberg (b. 1886 MN). Wife: Elizabeth Hass Chellberg (b. 1891 IL)
*** William Henry Chellberg (b. 1911 Sioux City, [[Iowa|IA]] - d. 1988 Olmsted, [[Minnesota|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, MN) & 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)
**** William Sidney Chellberg (b. 1935 Elmhurst, IL)
**** Donna Sue Chellberg (b. 1939 Chicago). Husband: Lloyd Ralph Paskewitz (b. 1937 Redwood, MN), son of Paul Paskewitz (b. 1901 Canada - d. 1991 Hennepin Co., MN) & Bertha Louise Schwelm Paskewitz (b. 1911 Redwood Co., MN - d. 1998 Edina, Hennepin, MN).
=Johansdotter family=
