Berggren/Taylor Family Page

This family page provides a brief look at our direct ancestors.  Below you will find first my husband's line, Norman Gene Berggren; followed by my line - Tempe Taylor Berggren. Follow the links to share more family data,  interests and genealogy helpers.

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Norman's  Family:   Norman Gene Berggren, b. March 25, 1936 in Osceola, Nebraska Berggren-Veach Father:  Victor Berggren,  b. March 10, 1891 in Aurora, Nebraska d. March 29, 1974 in Portland, Oregon Mother:  Louella Veach, b. July 15, 1897 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska d. September 21, 1972 in Portland, Oregon Brother:  James Myron Berggren b. January 17, 1927 in Osceola, Nebraska d. January 5, 1996 in Portland, Oregon Sister:  Sheila Ann Berggren b. March 23, 1940 in Osceola, Nebraska Berggren-Olson Grandfather:  Oscar Berggren, b. November 18, 1855 in Ringshyttan, Sweden d.  March 23, 1947, Aurora, Nebraska Grandmother:  Anna Sophia Olson, b. March 3, 1853 in Magnor, Eidskog, Norway d.  May 19, 1943, Aurora, Nebraska Veach-Aynes Grandfather:  James Monroe Veach, b. March 10, 1856 in McGregor, Iowa d. August 10, 1925 in Filley, Nebraska Grandmother: Mary Catherine Aynes, b. October 21, 1861 in Joplin, Missouri d. May 12, 1937 in Osceola, Nebraska Berggren-Lundin Great-Grandfather:  Carl Johan Oscar Berggren, b. September 3, 1813 in Karlskoga, Sweden d.  September 20, 1867 in Vastmanland, Sweden Great-Grandmother: Carin Lundin, b. July 24, 1827 in Nora City, Sweden d. April 28, 1914, Hellbergstorp, Sweden Olson-Andersdtr Great-Grandfather: Ole Larsen Linaasen, b. Norway Great-Grandmother: Marthe Andersdtr, b. Norway - Linaasen Farm Veach-Parks Great-Grandfather: Asa Veach, b. November 25, 1820 in Danville, Indiana  d. October 19, 1902 in Falls City, Nebraska Great-Grandmother: Nancy Parks, b. July 14, 1825 in Indianapolis, Indiana  d. March 5, 1865 in McGregor, Iowa Aynes-Rice Great-Grandfather: William Aynes, b. 1836 in Hancock County, Indiana d. January 10, 1902, Crab Orchard,  Nebraska; Buried near Verdon, Richardson County, Nebraska    Great-Grandmother: Josephine Rice, b. February 1, 1832 in Illinois, probably Coles County d. February 25, 1877 in Richardson County, Nebraska, Buried Maple Grove Cemetery              Many Berggren ancestors are buried in the Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Nebraska and the Monroe Church Cemetery also in Hamilton County, Nebraska.  Veaches are found in Steele Cemetery, Falls City, Nebraska, Evergreen Cemetery in Beatrice, Nebraska and Green Crest Memorial Park, Sheridan, Oregon.   Aynes are found in Nemaha Cemetery, Nemaha Nebraska and Fir Crest Cemetery, Monmouth, Oregon.

More Family Data can be found at:

Mel Odom's Page

(For more on Taylor, Sammons, and many more ...)

The AYNES Family Ledger

(Scroll down to Nemaha and the Aynes Hdw. link.)

An Asa VEACH bio.

TEMPE'S  FAMILY:   Tempe Gwendolyn Taylor, b. January 24, 1937 in Greenville, South Carolina Taylor-Hill Father:  Charles Franklin Taylor, b. December 12, 1913 in Taylor, South Carolina d. August 17, 1987 in Tigard, Oregon Mother: Bertha Louise Hill, b. October 24, 1904 in Greenville, South Carolina d. April 15, 1970 in Eugene, Oregon Taylor-McCain Grandfather:  Francis Marion Taylor, b. December 20, 1869 in Chick Springs, South Carolina d. March 28, 1960 in Taylors, South Carolina Grandmother: Minnie Laura McCain, b. January 10, 1874 in South Carolina d. January 13, 1914 in Taylors, South Carolina Hill-Sammons Grandfather: Herbert Harris Hill, b. July 18, 1876 in Atlanta, Georgia d. October 5, 1935 in Greenville, South Carolina Grandmother: Minna Lee Sammons, b. June 11, 1882 in Taylors, South Carolina d. April 23, 1960 in Salem, Oregon Taylor-Enlow Great-Grandfather: Jesse James Taylor, b. September 25, 1823 in Greenville County, South Carolina d. May 23, 1904 in Greenville County, South Carolina Great-Grandmother: Elizabeth Catherine Enlow, b. April 24, 1833 in Newberry District, South Carolina d. July 22, 1880 in Greenville County, South Carolina McCain-Hamilton Great-Grandfather: William James McCain, b. 1840; d. 1916, Chick Springs, Greenville County, South Carolina Great-Grandmother: Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, b. 1846; d. 1901, Chick Springs, Greenville County, South Carolina Hill-Bryan Great-Grandfather: Henry P. Hill, b. 1837 in Franklin County, Georgia; d. 1891 probably in Central, Pickens County, South Carolina Great-Grandmother: Sarah Amanda Bryan, b. 1848 in Georgia; d. after 1900 probably in Greenville, South Carolina Sammons-McAlister Great-Grandfather: John J. Sammons, b. February 1864 in Chick Springs, Greenville County, South Carolina d. January 22, 1917 in Chick Springs Township, South Carolina Great-Grandmother:  Frances (Fannie) McAlister, b. April 1850 in Chick Springs, Greenville County, South Carolina d. June 11, 1932 in Greenville, South Carolina McAlister-Green GGGrandfather: John McAlister,b. March 9, 1812; d. June 7, 1885 in Chick Springs Township, South Carolina GGGrandmother: Elizabeth Green, b. 1817; d. June 11, 1889 in Chick Springs Township, South Carolina Sammons-Gibson GGGrandfather: Dudley Clark Sammons, b. August 16, 1804; d. 1862 in Greenville County, South Carolina GGGrandmother:  Susan Elizabeth Gibson Taylor Sammons, b. June 28, 1822; d. April 1892 in Greenville County,      South Carolina Most of these ancestors are buried at Taylors First Baptist Church Cemetery or Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylors, SC; except for my parents and my maternal grandmother, Minnie Sammons Hill who are interned at Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon.  Many Hill members are buried at Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, Banks County, Georgi

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