The Family of Axel and Hannah Seger

Axel Enoch Svenson/Seger was born December 5, 1864 in Smaland, Sweden. He died June 7, 1955 in Merrill, WI. In his teen years Axel changed his surname from Svenson to Seger (Swedish for English "Victor") Johanna Sophia Anderson Seger was born August 1, 1870 in Norrkoping, Sweden. She died February 6, 1954 in Merrill, WI.

Axel and Hannah were married September 23, 1889 in Norrkoping, Sweden. In 1890 Axel left Sweden to seek opportunities in the New World, arriving first in New York (then New Amsterdam.) He moved to Connecticut in 1891 where he was joined by Hannah. Seeing opportunities in the lumbering industry they soon moved to Merrill where Axel established a career in carpentry. They had ten children. All were born in Merrill. (Vald, the first child, died in infancy in 1894.) See summaries on each child by clicking on the picture of each one on the previous page.


Axel and Hannah Seger's 50th Wedding Anniversary 1941
Help us identify the missing names. Each person has a number.


1. Jerris Berard 12. Lorraine Holster 23. Bill Berard
2. Valerie Seger 13. Edwin Seger 24.
3. Elmer Seger 14. Bud Holster 25. Jack Seger
4. Rosemary Seger 15. Einar Seger 26. Joyce Thompson
5. Signe Berard 16. Eleanor Berard
Vander Geest		 27. Jack Berard
6. Paul Thompson 17. Ida Nelson Carlson 28. Bob Johnson
7. Esther Seger (Ivar's wife) 18. Great Aunt Ellen Wickstrom 29. Ray Thompson
8. Wallace Johnson 19. Axel Seger 30. Joe Seger
9. Hannah Seger 20. Ellen Seger Johnson 31. Dorothy Case
10. Margaret Seger 21. Ivar Seger 32. Pauline Thompson
11. Hilda Seger 22. Agnes Thompson 33.