CHRISTINA ERIKA FORSGREN 26 Apr. 1820-21 Feb. 1906

Alice Mariah Forsgren Eliason Hatch - Christina Erika's grand niece - said of Erika: "Aunt Reeky we called her. She became Grandpa Davis' second wife. She was the kindest, sweetest old lady in the world." And so this portrait of her seems to testify. I regret that I neither have, no know of, any other existing photo of her. We know very little detail of her life, but such as I know I will post to this blog, hoping that other descendants will be able to contribute information and impressions that I don't currently have in the Forsgren Family Association archives.

Please be patient as I continue to add information to this blog. The blogs for her brothers John Erik and Peter Adolph have so far consumed more of my time. John Erik was more colorful; Peter Adolph was more prolific....and I have not had as much dialogue with Erika's descendants.... but that said, please enjoy what is available now and feel free to contact me and contribute!

Adele Manwaring Austin,
Archivist of the Forsgren Family Assn., October, 2010

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About Me


Hi!  I am Adele Manwaring Austin - a Boise, Idaho native.  Typical Mormon lady and mom, compassionate, thoughtful, security conscious (I like my comfort zones).  I am a streams and mountains girl (as opposed to my California-born husband who is sun and oceans).  Appreciate nature, well-written literature, realistic fine art, musical theater and the cooking channel.   

Religious, steadfast.  Served an LDS mission to Guatemala as a single young woman (1966-1968) and another to Chile as a Senior missionary with my husband (2006-2007).    Feel we have LOTS of wonderful, interesting and quirky friends who also like to travel, discuss the world's problems & play games.

Career?  I am (was) a librarian from High School till I married and became a mom.  Always and foremost I am a genealogist.  I love the thrill of the hunt.  I love to learn about family history, I love to teach family history  and especially- I love to use all the wonderful on-line sources that are available to us in this amazing electronic age!   Now, in our retired years my other career is preparing my husband meals he delights in (and requests) and being a grandmother.

I am the Archivist for the John Olaf Forsgren Family Association and will be employing many means of getting all the "paper" at my house into a public format that can be used by all descendants.



Me in 1945

Age 5 - My "Johnny Whitaker" look


This is to represent the ugly years (you know, middle school, high school!)

Oahu overlook - 2008  (Cruising is one of the delights of retired life!)

Feel free to contact me at   vaustin4@centurylink.net
Let's work on this together!

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