Elbern Martin Gustafson was born to Beda Otillia Jaënsson and Johan Gustaf Johansson (aka John Gustafson) in Day Township, Montcalm, MI. Both parents were immigrants from Sweden. They married in Chicago and later bought a farm in MI that remains in the family. All four of their children had the initials E.M., but Elbern changed his name to Alburn because his sister Elsie Margaret thought it was "more modern."
Alburn was an educator and historian. He was a good friend of my grandfather who married Alburn's sister, my grandmother, Ellen Maria. His younger sister was Eva Mae.
Alburn married Ferne E. Wilson who died in 1970. He later married Jessie A. Andersen. While living in Tucson, AZ, Alburn volunteered to serve with the Marines in Saipan. He was the principal of the University Heights and Blenman schools of the Tuscon school board before taking leave.
He published and edited several books under the name A.M. Gustafson: "Douglas, A Michigan Township," "The Ghost Towns of Westville and Slaight's Mill," and "John Spring's Arizona."
This bio is taken from one of the books:
"Since 1971 A.M. Gustafson has been retired from the public schools of Tucson, Arizona, and now resides in his native state of Michigan on the banks of the Flat River south of the village Six Lakes. During his tenure with the schools, including five years at Edmore, Michigan, he served as teacher, principal, and director of pupil personnel services. He is the author of "Schools for a Frontier State," which appeared in the Arizona Teacher; the editor of "John Spring's Arizona," published by the University of Arizona Press; and a contributor to "Changing Dimensions of International Education," edited by Robert Paulson, Dean of the University of Arizona College of Education. The author holds a B.A. degree in history from Wheaton College, Illinois; his M.A. in history and Ph.D in education, both from the University of Arizona."
Alburn was an educator and historian. He was a good friend of my grandfather who married Alburn's sister, my grandmother, Ellen Maria. His younger sister was Eva Mae.
Alburn married Ferne E. Wilson who died in 1970. He later married Jessie A. Andersen. While living in Tucson, AZ, Alburn volunteered to serve with the Marines in Saipan. He was the principal of the University Heights and Blenman schools of the Tuscon school board before taking leave.
He published and edited several books under the name A.M. Gustafson: "Douglas, A Michigan Township," "The Ghost Towns of Westville and Slaight's Mill," and "John Spring's Arizona."
This bio is taken from one of the books:
"Since 1971 A.M. Gustafson has been retired from the public schools of Tucson, Arizona, and now resides in his native state of Michigan on the banks of the Flat River south of the village Six Lakes. During his tenure with the schools, including five years at Edmore, Michigan, he served as teacher, principal, and director of pupil personnel services. He is the author of "Schools for a Frontier State," which appeared in the Arizona Teacher; the editor of "John Spring's Arizona," published by the University of Arizona Press; and a contributor to "Changing Dimensions of International Education," edited by Robert Paulson, Dean of the University of Arizona College of Education. The author holds a B.A. degree in history from Wheaton College, Illinois; his M.A. in history and Ph.D in education, both from the University of Arizona."
Elbern Martin Gustafson was born to Beda Otillia Jaënsson and Johan Gustaf Johansson (aka John Gustafson) in Day Township, Montcalm, MI. Both parents were immigrants from Sweden. They married in Chicago and later bought a farm in MI that remains in the family. All four of their children had the initials E.M., but Elbern changed his name to Alburn because his sister Elsie Margaret thought it was "more modern."
Alburn was an educator and historian. He was a good friend of my grandfather who married Alburn's sister, my grandmother, Ellen Maria. His younger sister was Eva Mae.
Alburn married Ferne E. Wilson who died in 1970. He later married Jessie A. Andersen. While living in Tucson, AZ, Alburn volunteered to serve with the Marines in Saipan. He was the principal of the University Heights and Blenman schools of the Tuscon school board before taking leave.
He published and edited several books under the name A.M. Gustafson: "Douglas, A Michigan Township," "The Ghost Towns of Westville and Slaight's Mill," and "John Spring's Arizona."
This bio is taken from one of the books:
"Since 1971 A.M. Gustafson has been retired from the public schools of Tucson, Arizona, and now resides in his native state of Michigan on the banks of the Flat River south of the village Six Lakes. During his tenure with the schools, including five years at Edmore, Michigan, he served as teacher, principal, and director of pupil personnel services. He is the author of "Schools for a Frontier State," which appeared in the Arizona Teacher; the editor of "John Spring's Arizona," published by the University of Arizona Press; and a contributor to "Changing Dimensions of International Education," edited by Robert Paulson, Dean of the University of Arizona College of Education. The author holds a B.A. degree in history from Wheaton College, Illinois; his M.A. in history and Ph.D in education, both from the University of Arizona."
Alburn was an educator and historian. He was a good friend of my grandfather who married Alburn's sister, my grandmother, Ellen Maria. His younger sister was Eva Mae.
Alburn married Ferne E. Wilson who died in 1970. He later married Jessie A. Andersen. While living in Tucson, AZ, Alburn volunteered to serve with the Marines in Saipan. He was the principal of the University Heights and Blenman schools of the Tuscon school board before taking leave.
He published and edited several books under the name A.M. Gustafson: "Douglas, A Michigan Township," "The Ghost Towns of Westville and Slaight's Mill," and "John Spring's Arizona."
This bio is taken from one of the books:
"Since 1971 A.M. Gustafson has been retired from the public schools of Tucson, Arizona, and now resides in his native state of Michigan on the banks of the Flat River south of the village Six Lakes. During his tenure with the schools, including five years at Edmore, Michigan, he served as teacher, principal, and director of pupil personnel services. He is the author of "Schools for a Frontier State," which appeared in the Arizona Teacher; the editor of "John Spring's Arizona," published by the University of Arizona Press; and a contributor to "Changing Dimensions of International Education," edited by Robert Paulson, Dean of the University of Arizona College of Education. The author holds a B.A. degree in history from Wheaton College, Illinois; his M.A. in history and Ph.D in education, both from the University of Arizona."
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