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AMIL R.DANIELSON

There was a time at Moline, Ill., when a day's search would be required to find natives of Sweden among its citizenship. but that period has long since passed and among the leading and representative men, in every line, in this rich and prospering city, will be found either native born Swedes or their immediate descendants. The race possesses those sturdy qualities which result in advancement. Amil E. Danielson, who, in partnership with William E. Furgie, is in the undertaking business at No. 1212 Fifth avenue, Moline, was born at New Windsor, Henry county. III., July 7, 1876. and is a son of D. A. and Ida 0. (Swanson) Danielson.

D. A. Danielson was seven years old when he was brought from Sweden to America. his parents settling for a year at Jamestown, N. Y., and then came as far west as Andover, Henry county. Ill., where the father subsequently died, after which the mother of D. A. Danielson and her six children, came to Rock Island county.

The youth was thrown on his own resources, after one day of school attendance, when twelve years old. He worked until he earned money enough to buy a horse-power threshing machine and this he operated for some rive years and then secured employment under the Government as a teamster on the Island and hauled a great amount of the rock that was used in the construction of the present buildings. He moved then to New Windsor, Ill., and engaged in farming there until 1899, when he came to Moline, where he was interested in the grocery trade from 1900 to 1904. His death occurred January 15, 1912. He married Ida C. Swanson, who was also born in Sweden, and they had a family of five children, namely : Edward George. of Girard, Ill.; Albert N., deceased; Amil E.; Mrs. Ella Lipton, of Chicago; and Arthur E., of Oatman, Ariz.

Audi E. Danielson obtained a district school education and in 1899 came to .Moline and took a course in a business college, afterward embarking in the grocery business. In 1901 his father became his partner in the grocery, and continued until 1903, when Amil E. Danielson went on the road for a year selling coal for the Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal and Fuel Company. After returning to Moline he worked for one year in a local grocery house. In 1905 he bought the undertaking business of Mr. Esterdahl in partnership with Mr. Fogelstrom, which continued until 1908, since when he has been associated with William E. Furgie. Mr. Danielson has been very active politically and is identified with the progressive party. For sev eral years he has served as ward committeeman, has been judge of elections ever since coming here and is chairman for the city central committee.

On October 31, 1912, Mr. Danielson was married to Miss Anna M. Granquist of Moline, Ill. He is identified prominently with a number of fraternal orders, belonging to the Knights of Pythias, the Elks, the Red Men, the Odd Fel lows, Eagles and Moose, the M. W. A. and the Pythian Sisters. In the Knights of Pythias he has passed all the chairs, has been county deputy for .four years and has been elected to serve in his second term as state deputy, and was representative to the Grand Lodge at Rockford, Ill., in 1912, and is also local deputy for the Order of the Moose. Mr. Danielson has served as a trustee of Grace Lutheran church of Rock Island and as president of the Tri-City Lutheran League.

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