Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the postmaster of Santa Bárbara on the Isle of Pines in Cuba around 1910. When he returned to the United States in 1915 he worked as a building superintendent in the Bronx, New York City. In 1936 he moved to Los Angeles, California and worked as a plumber at the United States Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. He was a Free and Accepted Mason and a member of American Legion Post 763 in Desert Hot Springs. (b. April 05, 1886; 540 Canal Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, 10013-1304, USA - d. March 27, 1975; Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Fontana, San Bernardino County, California, USA) Social Security Number 562097554.
Name variations:
Tony Winblad, Anthony Winblad, and Anton Winblad.
Parents:
Anton was the son of John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Olsdatter.
Birth:
He was born on April 5, 1886 at 540 Canal Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York. A birth announcement was placed in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
Baptism:
He was baptized as a Lutheran on July 10, 1886 in Manhattan, New York City. He had his confirmation on March 6, 1900, at age 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 195 Claremont Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Theodora Winblad (1888-1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889-1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892-1892) who died as an infant; Marie Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) who died as a youth from pertussis; and Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) who was born in New Jersey and married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928) and Helen died giving birth to their only child, later Otto married Leah Maria Way (1901-1986).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
Anton was born in Greenwich Village, New York in 1886 and around 1898-1899 his family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey into a newly constructed two-family house on Wayne Street. The family appears on the 1900 Census living on Wayne Street and Anton is "learning making candy" as his occupation at age 14.
Suicide of fiancé:
Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey; on February 26, 1910: "Wedding Deferred; Commits Suicide. Prospective Bride-to-be, Fiance Gone, Takes Own Life in Grief. The postponement of the date set for her marriage to Anton Winblad, with whose parents she lived at 437 Wayne Street, caused Clara Minnie Olsen, 22 years old, to commit suicide by inhaling illuminating gas in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. The woman who is barely 22 years of age was discovered by Mrs. Selmine Winblad who detected the deathly fumes of gas coming from the bedroom. The girl was lying on the bed with one end of the gas tube fastened between her teeth and the other was connected to the gas jet over her head. Mrs. Winblad terrified at the sight of the body of the young girl ran out to the street and found Patrolman Johnson of the Seventh Precinct, whom she sent for a physician. When he examined the body the doctor said that the girl had been dead for some time. Six years ago at the death of her mother, when the suicide was left with a younger sister and brother an orphan, the Winblads took Minnie Olsen into their home. Her sister Julia, who is now 17 years of age, was sent to a home for orphans and her brother John became an apprentice in the navy. The girl was treated as a daughter by their friends and during the course of her stay at the home of the good people she fell in love with Anton, the only son of the Winblads, The couple were engaged to marry and the date was agreed upon, but Anton left the home of his parents and went to Cuba, where he is now. Since his departure from her side the young woman began to grieve for Anton and then, too, the news which she received through various sources that all was not well with her brother and sister, completely unnerved her and her suicide was the consequence. The funeral services will be conducted by I. L. P. Dietrichson, pastor of Trinity Scandinavian Lutheran Church at Monmouth and Colgate streets, who knew the girl as one of his own children. Miss Olsen was a teacher in the Sunday School of the church."
Isle of Pines, Cuba:
His father, John Edward Winblad moved the family to a ranch near Santa Bárbara, Isle of Pines Cuba around 1909-1910. Anton met Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) in Cuba and they married on Long Island on April 17, 1910. Eva was the daughter of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941). They had their first two children in Cuba, Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970). Many pictures and postcards survive of the family in Cuba. Anton's father didn't do well as a citrus farmer and both his father and mother died on a trip back to Norway in 1914. Anton was working as the postmaster at Santa Barbara, but he returned to the US in 1915 after his parent's death. Anton wrote on a postcard to his parents in 1914: "Dear Father & Mother. I am sending you [a] picture of Tony chasing chickens and ducks, Norman is pumping water for them. It is very quiet here and we are all looking [for] news about the war. But [I] guess you are having all kinds of trouble over there. Am sending you what papers I can get now for the people are coming back. Food has gone up double and sugar that grow[s] here is very scarce for they are sending it away. By the time you get this card I will be Postmaster of Santa Barbara, with Eva as assistant and it will be in Mr. Waha's store. Am sending Otto some more stamps. We are having [the] raining season now, it has been raining all week. Your loving son, Tony." On another card he wrote: "This is a picture of the shower, bath and tank and all my helpers. It is twenty feet high, the room is 8' 6" by 6' 3" and top is 6 ft by 4 ft. I will make [a] tank that will hold about 350 gallons. I bought a camera that take[s] this size picture so will send you some now and then. Your loving son, Tony." On a third card he wrote: "Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you don't get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony."
Marriage:
Clara died on February 26, 1910 and Anton would marry Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) on April 17, 1910, just 50 days later. They were married in Farmingdale, New York.
Return to the United States:
Anton appears on two ship's manifests arriving from Havana: May 19, 1915 where he is incorrectly listed as "Anthony J. Wimblad"; and again on July 06, 1915 arriving with Norman Winblad and Dewey Lattin. Anton's last child: Earl Vincent Winblad (1916-2004) was born in New York on October 09, 1916. Anton registered for the draft on September 16, 1918 when he was living at East 144th Street in the Bronx and was working as an "indexer" at New York Edison Company in the Bronx. He listed his birthday as "April 17, 1886" which conflicts with his birth certificate. He appears on the 1920 Census living at 163 East 144th Street in the Bronx and also appears in the City Directory. He is recorded in the 1930 Census also living in the Bronx. He worked as a building superintendent.
California:
His wife Eva went to California around 1934 or 1936 for a family wedding and enjoyed California so much that both her and her husband moved there.
Death of wife:
Eva died in 1939 in California.
Second marriage:
Within a year, Anton married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Margie Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a friend of Eva's from New York. She was previously married to George Staderman. The marriage announcement was in the Los Angeles Times on January 4, 1940.
Political Party:
He was a Democrat.
Occupation:
Anton worked at the Anderson Die Casting and Engineering Corporation and later worked as a plumber at the US Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. During the War he was sent to Hawaii, as a civilian, to repair ships.
75th birthday in 1961:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 21, 1961: "Anton J. Winblad, 66-442 Desert View, Desert Hot Springs, celebrated his 75th birthday this week. Visiting here for the big party is his brother, Otto Winblad from New Jersey; Mae Freudenberg, his sister; Perry Olsen, his cousin; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winblad his son and daughter-in-law, as well as Roy Winblad, his other son. Both Anton and Otto Winblad made a visit to the Sentinel because of the interest in the newspaper. Otto has worked for a number of newspapers in the East, including the Hudson Dispatch, Jersey Journal, New York Times, New York News, New York Mirror, New York World, and the Brooklyn Eagle."
Masonic Lodge:
The Coachella Masonic Center installed him as sergeant-at-arms on January 8, 1969.
Hit by car in 1969:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on March 20, 1969: "Winblads Better After Accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Winblad are both reported to be doing nicely after their recent accidents. Mr. Winblad was knocked down by a car at Horton's Parking lot on February 21, 1969. He suffered a broken hip and was taken to Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, California where a plate and two pins were put in. He is now at Fontana Convalescent Hospital, 17403 Marigold Ave., Fontana 92335. He says he will be happy to have visitors or receive cards. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mrs. Winblad had a bad fall, while at their son's, hurting both knees. Although she can get around, her knees still give her great pain. Cards can be sent care of Earl Winblad, 122515 Marine Avenue, Wilmington, California 90745." Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on June 19, 1969: "Winblads Back at Home Again. Mr. and Mrs Tony Winblad have returned to their home on Desert View, after three months for Mr. Winblad in the Fontana Hospital with a broken hip. Mrs. Winblad spent her time at their son's home in Wilmington. Both are doing nicely now but since they are house-bound would be glad to have friends drop in. Mr. Winblad received so many cards and letters while in the hospital that he said it was impossible to answer all of them. He had his 83rd birthday in the hospital as he did his 81st birthday."
Alzheimer's Disease:
He started to show signs of Alzheimer's disease in 1973-1974.
Death:
In 1975 he died of "cardiac arrest" with "diabetes mellitus" and "prostatic carcinoma" while in a nursing home. He was listed in the California Death Index as both "Anton" and "Anthony".
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 3, 1975: "Anthony Julius Winblad. Longtime Desert Hot Springs resident Anthony Julius Winblad, 88 of 66442 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs died Thursday, March 27, at Kaiser Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Winblad had resided in Desert Hot Springs 15 of his 25 years in California. The New York native was a retired plumber for the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island. Funeral services were held Monday morning, March 31, from the Desert Mortuary Chapel with George Hilla, senior warden, and Edward Gray, chaplain, Palm Springs Masonic Lodge, officiating. Internment was in Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, with Desert Mortuary in charge. Mr. Winblad is survived by three sons, Norman Winblad of Baldwin Park, Earl Winblad of Carson and Russell Staderman of Buffalo, New York."
Burial:
He was buried with Marge, his second wife in Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.
Memories about Anton Julius Winblad:
Carol Eleanor Winblad (1946- ) said in January 1999: "My grandfather lived in Los Angeles and then moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. One New Year's Eve we were visiting and we went outside to yell "happy new year" and granddad pulled us back inside the house because it was a retirement community and everyone was already asleep. I hated going there, because there were no kids. My parents would threaten to send me there when I was caught drinking. My granddad had Alzheimer's Disease, but it was diagnosed as 'hardening of the arteries' back then, and he was put in a home. One time I was staying at his house and he couldn't remember my name. He raised his cane up to block me from going to see why my baby was crying. My dad made the decision to put him in a home when he caught him threatening my child with his cane. He had taken the kids for a weekend and my granddad was standing over the crib with his cane raised as if to hit the child. Granddad died shortly after that. Occasionally he start remembering things and start telling rambling childhood memories."
Relationship:
Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the granduncle of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 16, 2003. Updated on June 9, 2010 with his obituary and the article on his 75th birthday. Updated on June 22, 2010 with the text from the Cuban postcards. Updated on August 8, 2014 with information on his Masonic lodge in California and on his 1969 accident where he broke his hip, and on his American Legion Post. Updated on July 24, 2015 with his baptism from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America records. Updated on April 5, 2016 with the text on the death of his fiance. Updated on May 5, 2017 with his political party from the California voter rolls. Updated on February 1, 2019 with the time between the death of Clara and the marriage to Eva. Updated on February 7, 2020 with information on his birth announcement in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
.
Name variations:
Tony Winblad, Anthony Winblad, and Anton Winblad.
Parents:
Anton was the son of John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Olsdatter.
Birth:
He was born on April 5, 1886 at 540 Canal Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York. A birth announcement was placed in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
Baptism:
He was baptized as a Lutheran on July 10, 1886 in Manhattan, New York City. He had his confirmation on March 6, 1900, at age 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 195 Claremont Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Theodora Winblad (1888-1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889-1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892-1892) who died as an infant; Marie Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) who died as a youth from pertussis; and Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) who was born in New Jersey and married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928) and Helen died giving birth to their only child, later Otto married Leah Maria Way (1901-1986).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
Anton was born in Greenwich Village, New York in 1886 and around 1898-1899 his family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey into a newly constructed two-family house on Wayne Street. The family appears on the 1900 Census living on Wayne Street and Anton is "learning making candy" as his occupation at age 14.
Suicide of fiancé:
Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey; on February 26, 1910: "Wedding Deferred; Commits Suicide. Prospective Bride-to-be, Fiance Gone, Takes Own Life in Grief. The postponement of the date set for her marriage to Anton Winblad, with whose parents she lived at 437 Wayne Street, caused Clara Minnie Olsen, 22 years old, to commit suicide by inhaling illuminating gas in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. The woman who is barely 22 years of age was discovered by Mrs. Selmine Winblad who detected the deathly fumes of gas coming from the bedroom. The girl was lying on the bed with one end of the gas tube fastened between her teeth and the other was connected to the gas jet over her head. Mrs. Winblad terrified at the sight of the body of the young girl ran out to the street and found Patrolman Johnson of the Seventh Precinct, whom she sent for a physician. When he examined the body the doctor said that the girl had been dead for some time. Six years ago at the death of her mother, when the suicide was left with a younger sister and brother an orphan, the Winblads took Minnie Olsen into their home. Her sister Julia, who is now 17 years of age, was sent to a home for orphans and her brother John became an apprentice in the navy. The girl was treated as a daughter by their friends and during the course of her stay at the home of the good people she fell in love with Anton, the only son of the Winblads, The couple were engaged to marry and the date was agreed upon, but Anton left the home of his parents and went to Cuba, where he is now. Since his departure from her side the young woman began to grieve for Anton and then, too, the news which she received through various sources that all was not well with her brother and sister, completely unnerved her and her suicide was the consequence. The funeral services will be conducted by I. L. P. Dietrichson, pastor of Trinity Scandinavian Lutheran Church at Monmouth and Colgate streets, who knew the girl as one of his own children. Miss Olsen was a teacher in the Sunday School of the church."
Isle of Pines, Cuba:
His father, John Edward Winblad moved the family to a ranch near Santa Bárbara, Isle of Pines Cuba around 1909-1910. Anton met Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) in Cuba and they married on Long Island on April 17, 1910. Eva was the daughter of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941). They had their first two children in Cuba, Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970). Many pictures and postcards survive of the family in Cuba. Anton's father didn't do well as a citrus farmer and both his father and mother died on a trip back to Norway in 1914. Anton was working as the postmaster at Santa Barbara, but he returned to the US in 1915 after his parent's death. Anton wrote on a postcard to his parents in 1914: "Dear Father & Mother. I am sending you [a] picture of Tony chasing chickens and ducks, Norman is pumping water for them. It is very quiet here and we are all looking [for] news about the war. But [I] guess you are having all kinds of trouble over there. Am sending you what papers I can get now for the people are coming back. Food has gone up double and sugar that grow[s] here is very scarce for they are sending it away. By the time you get this card I will be Postmaster of Santa Barbara, with Eva as assistant and it will be in Mr. Waha's store. Am sending Otto some more stamps. We are having [the] raining season now, it has been raining all week. Your loving son, Tony." On another card he wrote: "This is a picture of the shower, bath and tank and all my helpers. It is twenty feet high, the room is 8' 6" by 6' 3" and top is 6 ft by 4 ft. I will make [a] tank that will hold about 350 gallons. I bought a camera that take[s] this size picture so will send you some now and then. Your loving son, Tony." On a third card he wrote: "Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you don't get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony."
Marriage:
Clara died on February 26, 1910 and Anton would marry Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) on April 17, 1910, just 50 days later. They were married in Farmingdale, New York.
Return to the United States:
Anton appears on two ship's manifests arriving from Havana: May 19, 1915 where he is incorrectly listed as "Anthony J. Wimblad"; and again on July 06, 1915 arriving with Norman Winblad and Dewey Lattin. Anton's last child: Earl Vincent Winblad (1916-2004) was born in New York on October 09, 1916. Anton registered for the draft on September 16, 1918 when he was living at East 144th Street in the Bronx and was working as an "indexer" at New York Edison Company in the Bronx. He listed his birthday as "April 17, 1886" which conflicts with his birth certificate. He appears on the 1920 Census living at 163 East 144th Street in the Bronx and also appears in the City Directory. He is recorded in the 1930 Census also living in the Bronx. He worked as a building superintendent.
California:
His wife Eva went to California around 1934 or 1936 for a family wedding and enjoyed California so much that both her and her husband moved there.
Death of wife:
Eva died in 1939 in California.
Second marriage:
Within a year, Anton married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Margie Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a friend of Eva's from New York. She was previously married to George Staderman. The marriage announcement was in the Los Angeles Times on January 4, 1940.
Political Party:
He was a Democrat.
Occupation:
Anton worked at the Anderson Die Casting and Engineering Corporation and later worked as a plumber at the US Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. During the War he was sent to Hawaii, as a civilian, to repair ships.
75th birthday in 1961:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 21, 1961: "Anton J. Winblad, 66-442 Desert View, Desert Hot Springs, celebrated his 75th birthday this week. Visiting here for the big party is his brother, Otto Winblad from New Jersey; Mae Freudenberg, his sister; Perry Olsen, his cousin; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winblad his son and daughter-in-law, as well as Roy Winblad, his other son. Both Anton and Otto Winblad made a visit to the Sentinel because of the interest in the newspaper. Otto has worked for a number of newspapers in the East, including the Hudson Dispatch, Jersey Journal, New York Times, New York News, New York Mirror, New York World, and the Brooklyn Eagle."
Masonic Lodge:
The Coachella Masonic Center installed him as sergeant-at-arms on January 8, 1969.
Hit by car in 1969:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on March 20, 1969: "Winblads Better After Accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Winblad are both reported to be doing nicely after their recent accidents. Mr. Winblad was knocked down by a car at Horton's Parking lot on February 21, 1969. He suffered a broken hip and was taken to Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, California where a plate and two pins were put in. He is now at Fontana Convalescent Hospital, 17403 Marigold Ave., Fontana 92335. He says he will be happy to have visitors or receive cards. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mrs. Winblad had a bad fall, while at their son's, hurting both knees. Although she can get around, her knees still give her great pain. Cards can be sent care of Earl Winblad, 122515 Marine Avenue, Wilmington, California 90745." Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on June 19, 1969: "Winblads Back at Home Again. Mr. and Mrs Tony Winblad have returned to their home on Desert View, after three months for Mr. Winblad in the Fontana Hospital with a broken hip. Mrs. Winblad spent her time at their son's home in Wilmington. Both are doing nicely now but since they are house-bound would be glad to have friends drop in. Mr. Winblad received so many cards and letters while in the hospital that he said it was impossible to answer all of them. He had his 83rd birthday in the hospital as he did his 81st birthday."
Alzheimer's Disease:
He started to show signs of Alzheimer's disease in 1973-1974.
Death:
In 1975 he died of "cardiac arrest" with "diabetes mellitus" and "prostatic carcinoma" while in a nursing home. He was listed in the California Death Index as both "Anton" and "Anthony".
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 3, 1975: "Anthony Julius Winblad. Longtime Desert Hot Springs resident Anthony Julius Winblad, 88 of 66442 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs died Thursday, March 27, at Kaiser Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Winblad had resided in Desert Hot Springs 15 of his 25 years in California. The New York native was a retired plumber for the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island. Funeral services were held Monday morning, March 31, from the Desert Mortuary Chapel with George Hilla, senior warden, and Edward Gray, chaplain, Palm Springs Masonic Lodge, officiating. Internment was in Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, with Desert Mortuary in charge. Mr. Winblad is survived by three sons, Norman Winblad of Baldwin Park, Earl Winblad of Carson and Russell Staderman of Buffalo, New York."
Burial:
He was buried with Marge, his second wife in Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.
Memories about Anton Julius Winblad:
Carol Eleanor Winblad (1946- ) said in January 1999: "My grandfather lived in Los Angeles and then moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. One New Year's Eve we were visiting and we went outside to yell "happy new year" and granddad pulled us back inside the house because it was a retirement community and everyone was already asleep. I hated going there, because there were no kids. My parents would threaten to send me there when I was caught drinking. My granddad had Alzheimer's Disease, but it was diagnosed as 'hardening of the arteries' back then, and he was put in a home. One time I was staying at his house and he couldn't remember my name. He raised his cane up to block me from going to see why my baby was crying. My dad made the decision to put him in a home when he caught him threatening my child with his cane. He had taken the kids for a weekend and my granddad was standing over the crib with his cane raised as if to hit the child. Granddad died shortly after that. Occasionally he start remembering things and start telling rambling childhood memories."
Relationship:
Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the granduncle of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 16, 2003. Updated on June 9, 2010 with his obituary and the article on his 75th birthday. Updated on June 22, 2010 with the text from the Cuban postcards. Updated on August 8, 2014 with information on his Masonic lodge in California and on his 1969 accident where he broke his hip, and on his American Legion Post. Updated on July 24, 2015 with his baptism from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America records. Updated on April 5, 2016 with the text on the death of his fiance. Updated on May 5, 2017 with his political party from the California voter rolls. Updated on February 1, 2019 with the time between the death of Clara and the marriage to Eva. Updated on February 7, 2020 with information on his birth announcement in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
.
Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the postmaster of Santa Bárbara on the Isle of Pines in Cuba around 1910. When he returned to the United States in 1915 he worked as a building superintendent in the Bronx, New York City. In 1936 he moved to Los Angeles, California and worked as a plumber at the United States Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. He was a Free and Accepted Mason and a member of American Legion Post 763 in Desert Hot Springs. (b. April 05, 1886; 540 Canal Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, 10013-1304, USA - d. March 27, 1975; Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Fontana, San Bernardino County, California, USA) Social Security Number 562097554.
Name variations:
Tony Winblad, Anthony Winblad, and Anton Winblad.
Parents:
Anton was the son of John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Olsdatter.
Birth:
He was born on April 5, 1886 at 540 Canal Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York. A birth announcement was placed in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
Baptism:
He was baptized as a Lutheran on July 10, 1886 in Manhattan, New York City. He had his confirmation on March 6, 1900, at age 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 195 Claremont Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Theodora Winblad (1888-1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889-1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892-1892) who died as an infant; Marie Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) who died as a youth from pertussis; and Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) who was born in New Jersey and married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928) and Helen died giving birth to their only child, later Otto married Leah Maria Way (1901-1986).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
Anton was born in Greenwich Village, New York in 1886 and around 1898-1899 his family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey into a newly constructed two-family house on Wayne Street. The family appears on the 1900 Census living on Wayne Street and Anton is "learning making candy" as his occupation at age 14.
Suicide of fiancé:
Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey; on February 26, 1910: "Wedding Deferred; Commits Suicide. Prospective Bride-to-be, Fiance Gone, Takes Own Life in Grief. The postponement of the date set for her marriage to Anton Winblad, with whose parents she lived at 437 Wayne Street, caused Clara Minnie Olsen, 22 years old, to commit suicide by inhaling illuminating gas in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. The woman who is barely 22 years of age was discovered by Mrs. Selmine Winblad who detected the deathly fumes of gas coming from the bedroom. The girl was lying on the bed with one end of the gas tube fastened between her teeth and the other was connected to the gas jet over her head. Mrs. Winblad terrified at the sight of the body of the young girl ran out to the street and found Patrolman Johnson of the Seventh Precinct, whom she sent for a physician. When he examined the body the doctor said that the girl had been dead for some time. Six years ago at the death of her mother, when the suicide was left with a younger sister and brother an orphan, the Winblads took Minnie Olsen into their home. Her sister Julia, who is now 17 years of age, was sent to a home for orphans and her brother John became an apprentice in the navy. The girl was treated as a daughter by their friends and during the course of her stay at the home of the good people she fell in love with Anton, the only son of the Winblads, The couple were engaged to marry and the date was agreed upon, but Anton left the home of his parents and went to Cuba, where he is now. Since his departure from her side the young woman began to grieve for Anton and then, too, the news which she received through various sources that all was not well with her brother and sister, completely unnerved her and her suicide was the consequence. The funeral services will be conducted by I. L. P. Dietrichson, pastor of Trinity Scandinavian Lutheran Church at Monmouth and Colgate streets, who knew the girl as one of his own children. Miss Olsen was a teacher in the Sunday School of the church."
Isle of Pines, Cuba:
His father, John Edward Winblad moved the family to a ranch near Santa Bárbara, Isle of Pines Cuba around 1909-1910. Anton met Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) in Cuba and they married on Long Island on April 17, 1910. Eva was the daughter of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941). They had their first two children in Cuba, Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970). Many pictures and postcards survive of the family in Cuba. Anton's father didn't do well as a citrus farmer and both his father and mother died on a trip back to Norway in 1914. Anton was working as the postmaster at Santa Barbara, but he returned to the US in 1915 after his parent's death. Anton wrote on a postcard to his parents in 1914: "Dear Father & Mother. I am sending you [a] picture of Tony chasing chickens and ducks, Norman is pumping water for them. It is very quiet here and we are all looking [for] news about the war. But [I] guess you are having all kinds of trouble over there. Am sending you what papers I can get now for the people are coming back. Food has gone up double and sugar that grow[s] here is very scarce for they are sending it away. By the time you get this card I will be Postmaster of Santa Barbara, with Eva as assistant and it will be in Mr. Waha's store. Am sending Otto some more stamps. We are having [the] raining season now, it has been raining all week. Your loving son, Tony." On another card he wrote: "This is a picture of the shower, bath and tank and all my helpers. It is twenty feet high, the room is 8' 6" by 6' 3" and top is 6 ft by 4 ft. I will make [a] tank that will hold about 350 gallons. I bought a camera that take[s] this size picture so will send you some now and then. Your loving son, Tony." On a third card he wrote: "Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you don't get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony."
Marriage:
Clara died on February 26, 1910 and Anton would marry Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) on April 17, 1910, just 50 days later. They were married in Farmingdale, New York.
Return to the United States:
Anton appears on two ship's manifests arriving from Havana: May 19, 1915 where he is incorrectly listed as "Anthony J. Wimblad"; and again on July 06, 1915 arriving with Norman Winblad and Dewey Lattin. Anton's last child: Earl Vincent Winblad (1916-2004) was born in New York on October 09, 1916. Anton registered for the draft on September 16, 1918 when he was living at East 144th Street in the Bronx and was working as an "indexer" at New York Edison Company in the Bronx. He listed his birthday as "April 17, 1886" which conflicts with his birth certificate. He appears on the 1920 Census living at 163 East 144th Street in the Bronx and also appears in the City Directory. He is recorded in the 1930 Census also living in the Bronx. He worked as a building superintendent.
California:
His wife Eva went to California around 1934 or 1936 for a family wedding and enjoyed California so much that both her and her husband moved there.
Death of wife:
Eva died in 1939 in California.
Second marriage:
Within a year, Anton married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Margie Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a friend of Eva's from New York. She was previously married to George Staderman. The marriage announcement was in the Los Angeles Times on January 4, 1940.
Political Party:
He was a Democrat.
Occupation:
Anton worked at the Anderson Die Casting and Engineering Corporation and later worked as a plumber at the US Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. During the War he was sent to Hawaii, as a civilian, to repair ships.
75th birthday in 1961:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 21, 1961: "Anton J. Winblad, 66-442 Desert View, Desert Hot Springs, celebrated his 75th birthday this week. Visiting here for the big party is his brother, Otto Winblad from New Jersey; Mae Freudenberg, his sister; Perry Olsen, his cousin; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winblad his son and daughter-in-law, as well as Roy Winblad, his other son. Both Anton and Otto Winblad made a visit to the Sentinel because of the interest in the newspaper. Otto has worked for a number of newspapers in the East, including the Hudson Dispatch, Jersey Journal, New York Times, New York News, New York Mirror, New York World, and the Brooklyn Eagle."
Masonic Lodge:
The Coachella Masonic Center installed him as sergeant-at-arms on January 8, 1969.
Hit by car in 1969:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on March 20, 1969: "Winblads Better After Accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Winblad are both reported to be doing nicely after their recent accidents. Mr. Winblad was knocked down by a car at Horton's Parking lot on February 21, 1969. He suffered a broken hip and was taken to Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, California where a plate and two pins were put in. He is now at Fontana Convalescent Hospital, 17403 Marigold Ave., Fontana 92335. He says he will be happy to have visitors or receive cards. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mrs. Winblad had a bad fall, while at their son's, hurting both knees. Although she can get around, her knees still give her great pain. Cards can be sent care of Earl Winblad, 122515 Marine Avenue, Wilmington, California 90745." Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on June 19, 1969: "Winblads Back at Home Again. Mr. and Mrs Tony Winblad have returned to their home on Desert View, after three months for Mr. Winblad in the Fontana Hospital with a broken hip. Mrs. Winblad spent her time at their son's home in Wilmington. Both are doing nicely now but since they are house-bound would be glad to have friends drop in. Mr. Winblad received so many cards and letters while in the hospital that he said it was impossible to answer all of them. He had his 83rd birthday in the hospital as he did his 81st birthday."
Alzheimer's Disease:
He started to show signs of Alzheimer's disease in 1973-1974.
Death:
In 1975 he died of "cardiac arrest" with "diabetes mellitus" and "prostatic carcinoma" while in a nursing home. He was listed in the California Death Index as both "Anton" and "Anthony".
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 3, 1975: "Anthony Julius Winblad. Longtime Desert Hot Springs resident Anthony Julius Winblad, 88 of 66442 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs died Thursday, March 27, at Kaiser Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Winblad had resided in Desert Hot Springs 15 of his 25 years in California. The New York native was a retired plumber for the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island. Funeral services were held Monday morning, March 31, from the Desert Mortuary Chapel with George Hilla, senior warden, and Edward Gray, chaplain, Palm Springs Masonic Lodge, officiating. Internment was in Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, with Desert Mortuary in charge. Mr. Winblad is survived by three sons, Norman Winblad of Baldwin Park, Earl Winblad of Carson and Russell Staderman of Buffalo, New York."
Burial:
He was buried with Marge, his second wife in Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.
Memories about Anton Julius Winblad:
Carol Eleanor Winblad (1946- ) said in January 1999: "My grandfather lived in Los Angeles and then moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. One New Year's Eve we were visiting and we went outside to yell "happy new year" and granddad pulled us back inside the house because it was a retirement community and everyone was already asleep. I hated going there, because there were no kids. My parents would threaten to send me there when I was caught drinking. My granddad had Alzheimer's Disease, but it was diagnosed as 'hardening of the arteries' back then, and he was put in a home. One time I was staying at his house and he couldn't remember my name. He raised his cane up to block me from going to see why my baby was crying. My dad made the decision to put him in a home when he caught him threatening my child with his cane. He had taken the kids for a weekend and my granddad was standing over the crib with his cane raised as if to hit the child. Granddad died shortly after that. Occasionally he start remembering things and start telling rambling childhood memories."
Relationship:
Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the granduncle of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 16, 2003. Updated on June 9, 2010 with his obituary and the article on his 75th birthday. Updated on June 22, 2010 with the text from the Cuban postcards. Updated on August 8, 2014 with information on his Masonic lodge in California and on his 1969 accident where he broke his hip, and on his American Legion Post. Updated on July 24, 2015 with his baptism from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America records. Updated on April 5, 2016 with the text on the death of his fiance. Updated on May 5, 2017 with his political party from the California voter rolls. Updated on February 1, 2019 with the time between the death of Clara and the marriage to Eva. Updated on February 7, 2020 with information on his birth announcement in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
.
Name variations:
Tony Winblad, Anthony Winblad, and Anton Winblad.
Parents:
Anton was the son of John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) and Salmine Sophia Severine Pedersen (1862-1914) aka Salmine Olsdatter.
Birth:
He was born on April 5, 1886 at 540 Canal Street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York. A birth announcement was placed in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
Baptism:
He was baptized as a Lutheran on July 10, 1886 in Manhattan, New York City. He had his confirmation on March 6, 1900, at age 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 195 Claremont Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Siblings:
His siblings include: Theodora Winblad (1888-1888) who died as an infant; Mary Winblad (1889-1889) who died as an infant; Otto Edward Winblad (1892-1892) who died as an infant; Marie Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) who married Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968); John Edward Winblad II (1897-1899) who died as a youth from pertussis; and Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977) who was born in New Jersey and married Helen Louise Hollenbach (1905-1928) and Helen died giving birth to their only child, later Otto married Leah Maria Way (1901-1986).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
Anton was born in Greenwich Village, New York in 1886 and around 1898-1899 his family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey into a newly constructed two-family house on Wayne Street. The family appears on the 1900 Census living on Wayne Street and Anton is "learning making candy" as his occupation at age 14.
Suicide of fiancé:
Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey; on February 26, 1910: "Wedding Deferred; Commits Suicide. Prospective Bride-to-be, Fiance Gone, Takes Own Life in Grief. The postponement of the date set for her marriage to Anton Winblad, with whose parents she lived at 437 Wayne Street, caused Clara Minnie Olsen, 22 years old, to commit suicide by inhaling illuminating gas in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. The woman who is barely 22 years of age was discovered by Mrs. Selmine Winblad who detected the deathly fumes of gas coming from the bedroom. The girl was lying on the bed with one end of the gas tube fastened between her teeth and the other was connected to the gas jet over her head. Mrs. Winblad terrified at the sight of the body of the young girl ran out to the street and found Patrolman Johnson of the Seventh Precinct, whom she sent for a physician. When he examined the body the doctor said that the girl had been dead for some time. Six years ago at the death of her mother, when the suicide was left with a younger sister and brother an orphan, the Winblads took Minnie Olsen into their home. Her sister Julia, who is now 17 years of age, was sent to a home for orphans and her brother John became an apprentice in the navy. The girl was treated as a daughter by their friends and during the course of her stay at the home of the good people she fell in love with Anton, the only son of the Winblads, The couple were engaged to marry and the date was agreed upon, but Anton left the home of his parents and went to Cuba, where he is now. Since his departure from her side the young woman began to grieve for Anton and then, too, the news which she received through various sources that all was not well with her brother and sister, completely unnerved her and her suicide was the consequence. The funeral services will be conducted by I. L. P. Dietrichson, pastor of Trinity Scandinavian Lutheran Church at Monmouth and Colgate streets, who knew the girl as one of his own children. Miss Olsen was a teacher in the Sunday School of the church."
Isle of Pines, Cuba:
His father, John Edward Winblad moved the family to a ranch near Santa Bárbara, Isle of Pines Cuba around 1909-1910. Anton met Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) in Cuba and they married on Long Island on April 17, 1910. Eva was the daughter of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941). They had their first two children in Cuba, Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970). Many pictures and postcards survive of the family in Cuba. Anton's father didn't do well as a citrus farmer and both his father and mother died on a trip back to Norway in 1914. Anton was working as the postmaster at Santa Barbara, but he returned to the US in 1915 after his parent's death. Anton wrote on a postcard to his parents in 1914: "Dear Father & Mother. I am sending you [a] picture of Tony chasing chickens and ducks, Norman is pumping water for them. It is very quiet here and we are all looking [for] news about the war. But [I] guess you are having all kinds of trouble over there. Am sending you what papers I can get now for the people are coming back. Food has gone up double and sugar that grow[s] here is very scarce for they are sending it away. By the time you get this card I will be Postmaster of Santa Barbara, with Eva as assistant and it will be in Mr. Waha's store. Am sending Otto some more stamps. We are having [the] raining season now, it has been raining all week. Your loving son, Tony." On another card he wrote: "This is a picture of the shower, bath and tank and all my helpers. It is twenty feet high, the room is 8' 6" by 6' 3" and top is 6 ft by 4 ft. I will make [a] tank that will hold about 350 gallons. I bought a camera that take[s] this size picture so will send you some now and then. Your loving son, Tony." On a third card he wrote: "Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you don't get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony."
Marriage:
Clara died on February 26, 1910 and Anton would marry Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) on April 17, 1910, just 50 days later. They were married in Farmingdale, New York.
Return to the United States:
Anton appears on two ship's manifests arriving from Havana: May 19, 1915 where he is incorrectly listed as "Anthony J. Wimblad"; and again on July 06, 1915 arriving with Norman Winblad and Dewey Lattin. Anton's last child: Earl Vincent Winblad (1916-2004) was born in New York on October 09, 1916. Anton registered for the draft on September 16, 1918 when he was living at East 144th Street in the Bronx and was working as an "indexer" at New York Edison Company in the Bronx. He listed his birthday as "April 17, 1886" which conflicts with his birth certificate. He appears on the 1920 Census living at 163 East 144th Street in the Bronx and also appears in the City Directory. He is recorded in the 1930 Census also living in the Bronx. He worked as a building superintendent.
California:
His wife Eva went to California around 1934 or 1936 for a family wedding and enjoyed California so much that both her and her husband moved there.
Death of wife:
Eva died in 1939 in California.
Second marriage:
Within a year, Anton married Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1891-1972) aka Margie Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a friend of Eva's from New York. She was previously married to George Staderman. The marriage announcement was in the Los Angeles Times on January 4, 1940.
Political Party:
He was a Democrat.
Occupation:
Anton worked at the Anderson Die Casting and Engineering Corporation and later worked as a plumber at the US Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, California. During the War he was sent to Hawaii, as a civilian, to repair ships.
75th birthday in 1961:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 21, 1961: "Anton J. Winblad, 66-442 Desert View, Desert Hot Springs, celebrated his 75th birthday this week. Visiting here for the big party is his brother, Otto Winblad from New Jersey; Mae Freudenberg, his sister; Perry Olsen, his cousin; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Winblad his son and daughter-in-law, as well as Roy Winblad, his other son. Both Anton and Otto Winblad made a visit to the Sentinel because of the interest in the newspaper. Otto has worked for a number of newspapers in the East, including the Hudson Dispatch, Jersey Journal, New York Times, New York News, New York Mirror, New York World, and the Brooklyn Eagle."
Masonic Lodge:
The Coachella Masonic Center installed him as sergeant-at-arms on January 8, 1969.
Hit by car in 1969:
Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on March 20, 1969: "Winblads Better After Accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Winblad are both reported to be doing nicely after their recent accidents. Mr. Winblad was knocked down by a car at Horton's Parking lot on February 21, 1969. He suffered a broken hip and was taken to Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, California where a plate and two pins were put in. He is now at Fontana Convalescent Hospital, 17403 Marigold Ave., Fontana 92335. He says he will be happy to have visitors or receive cards. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mrs. Winblad had a bad fall, while at their son's, hurting both knees. Although she can get around, her knees still give her great pain. Cards can be sent care of Earl Winblad, 122515 Marine Avenue, Wilmington, California 90745." Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on June 19, 1969: "Winblads Back at Home Again. Mr. and Mrs Tony Winblad have returned to their home on Desert View, after three months for Mr. Winblad in the Fontana Hospital with a broken hip. Mrs. Winblad spent her time at their son's home in Wilmington. Both are doing nicely now but since they are house-bound would be glad to have friends drop in. Mr. Winblad received so many cards and letters while in the hospital that he said it was impossible to answer all of them. He had his 83rd birthday in the hospital as he did his 81st birthday."
Alzheimer's Disease:
He started to show signs of Alzheimer's disease in 1973-1974.
Death:
In 1975 he died of "cardiac arrest" with "diabetes mellitus" and "prostatic carcinoma" while in a nursing home. He was listed in the California Death Index as both "Anton" and "Anthony".
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the Desert Hot Springs Sentinel of Desert Hot Springs, California on April 3, 1975: "Anthony Julius Winblad. Longtime Desert Hot Springs resident Anthony Julius Winblad, 88 of 66442 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs died Thursday, March 27, at Kaiser Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Mr. Winblad had resided in Desert Hot Springs 15 of his 25 years in California. The New York native was a retired plumber for the U.S. Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island. Funeral services were held Monday morning, March 31, from the Desert Mortuary Chapel with George Hilla, senior warden, and Edward Gray, chaplain, Palm Springs Masonic Lodge, officiating. Internment was in Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, with Desert Mortuary in charge. Mr. Winblad is survived by three sons, Norman Winblad of Baldwin Park, Earl Winblad of Carson and Russell Staderman of Buffalo, New York."
Burial:
He was buried with Marge, his second wife in Desert Memorial Park Cemetery in Cathedral City, California.
Memories about Anton Julius Winblad:
Carol Eleanor Winblad (1946- ) said in January 1999: "My grandfather lived in Los Angeles and then moved to Desert Hot Springs, California. One New Year's Eve we were visiting and we went outside to yell "happy new year" and granddad pulled us back inside the house because it was a retirement community and everyone was already asleep. I hated going there, because there were no kids. My parents would threaten to send me there when I was caught drinking. My granddad had Alzheimer's Disease, but it was diagnosed as 'hardening of the arteries' back then, and he was put in a home. One time I was staying at his house and he couldn't remember my name. He raised his cane up to block me from going to see why my baby was crying. My dad made the decision to put him in a home when he caught him threatening my child with his cane. He had taken the kids for a weekend and my granddad was standing over the crib with his cane raised as if to hit the child. Granddad died shortly after that. Occasionally he start remembering things and start telling rambling childhood memories."
Relationship:
Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) was the granduncle of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 16, 2003. Updated on June 9, 2010 with his obituary and the article on his 75th birthday. Updated on June 22, 2010 with the text from the Cuban postcards. Updated on August 8, 2014 with information on his Masonic lodge in California and on his 1969 accident where he broke his hip, and on his American Legion Post. Updated on July 24, 2015 with his baptism from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America records. Updated on April 5, 2016 with the text on the death of his fiance. Updated on May 5, 2017 with his political party from the California voter rolls. Updated on February 1, 2019 with the time between the death of Clara and the marriage to Eva. Updated on February 7, 2020 with information on his birth announcement in Hernösand-Posten on May 21, 1886.
.
Family Members
Siblings
