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Hei! Min oldefar, Aksel Erik Nikolaus Holmqvist, ble født i Sverige i 1876. Jeg har en god del info om ham: jeg har funnet ham i svenske folketellinger, har fødselsår, -sted, familien hans i Sverige osv. Jeg har også funnet ham i den norske folketellinga i 1910. Samme år fikk han barn med min oldemor (leiermål), og i 1915 drar han til New York med skipet Oscar 2: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJWQ-C3J  / https://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/gen/vis/8/pe00000001153299

 

 

Så kommer problemene: Jeg har ingen informasjon om livet hans der. Jeg har forsøkt å søke på en uendelig rekke kombinasjoner av Aksel / Axel Holmqvist (med u, Hohmquist som han står som i innreisepapirene i Ellis Island, osv.) uten å finne noe - det er for mange med lignende navn. 

 

Det jeg har fått via MyHeritage: Axel gifter seg med Esther. Det har jeg alt i familietreet, men uten kilde (rart i seg selv, jeg er veldig streng på hva jeg legger inn. Så jeg mistenker at jeg hadde en god / troverdig grunn da, men siden jeg ikke husker denne, må jeg regne det som ikke kildebelagt). De skal ha fått datteren Bernice i 1920. (Trolig da mens han bodde i USA)

 

Jeg finner heller ikke Esther eller Bernice. 

 

En av grunnene til at jeg ønsker å finne ham, er at jeg potensielt kan ha gjenlevende familie i USA som jeg deler oldefar med. Men, jeg vet at mange også kom tilbake, så det er også mulig han returnerte til Norge, eller til Sverige. Jeg har ikke funnet ham hos gravminner eller lignende.

 

Hvis noen kan hjelpe meg - enten med å avkrefte eller bekrefte at han i USA gifta seg med en Esther (erindrer noe vagt om at jeg fant noen papirer fra USA hvor han var oppført med en Esther som "spouse", men finner det ikke igjen), eller å finne ham generelt, hadde jeg vært evig takknemlig!

 

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Din mann?

Her står Axel Holmquist med immigrasjonsår 1915.

Esther står med immigrasjonsår 1906.

Datteren Marie A er 12 år(f 1918)

 

Axel Holmquist

United States Census, 1930
Name Axel Holmquist
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 53
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Birthplace Sweden
Immigration Year 1915
Father's Birthplace Sweden
Mother's Birthplace Sweden
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 1
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Axel Holmquist Head M 53 Sweden
Esther Holmquist Wife F 46 Sweden
Bernard Holmquist Son M 25 Sweden
George Holmquist Son M 23 Illinois
Roland Holmquist Son M 18 Illinois
Marie A Holmquist Daughter F 12 Michigan

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Samme paret sin vielse?

Bruden står som Esther Claesen Blixt f 1883 i Sverige.

 

Axel Colmquist

mentioned in the record of Axel Colmquist and Esther Claesen Blixt
Name Axel Colmquist
Age (Expanded) 40 years
Birth Year 1876
Birthplace Sweden
Spouse's Name Esther Claesen Blixt
Spouse's Age (Expanded) 33 years
Spouse's Birth Year 1883
Spouse's Birthplace Sweden
Event Date 25 Sep 1916
Event Place Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name Nelson
Mother's Name Charlotte
Spouse's Father's Name Gustave
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TQ-6RT

 

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Men dette blir jo ren gjetning,siden jeg ikke vet navn på din Aksel sine foreldre.

Du bør oppgi alle opplysninger du har om Aksel.

 

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Samme familie i 1920?

Ser at det er en datter Bernice ,0 år i 1920.

Men her står Axel  med immigrasjonsår 1903.

Esther står med immigrasjonsår 1913.

(Kan være feil immigrasjonsår  på begge)

Ser ut til at det kun er de to yngste barna(Marian 2 år,og Bernice 0 år)som er felles barn av Axel og Esther.

(Marian Holmquist sto skrevet som Marie A Holmquist i Census 1930)

 

 

Axel Holmquist

United States Census, 1920
Name Axel Holmquist
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 43
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Own or Rent Own
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Birthplace Sweden
Immigration Year 1903
Father's Birthplace Sweden
Mother's Birthplace Sweden
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 8
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Axel Holmquist Head M 43 Sweden
Esther Holmquist Wife F 36 Sweden
Bennie Holmquist Stepson M 15 Sweden
George Holmquist Stepson M 12 Illinois
Roland Holmquist Stepson M 8 Illinois
Marian Holmquist Daughter F 2 Michigan
Bernice Holmquist Daughter F 0 Michigan

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZWN-FX9

 

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Ser ut til at datteren Bernice døde i 1921.

 

Bernice Holnquist

Michigan Death Certificates
Name Bernice Holnquist
Event Type Death
Event Date 18 Oct 1921
Event Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender Female
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 28 Aug 1919
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated) 1919
Father's Name Axel Holnquist
Mother's Name Esther Clasor

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFWR-SWL

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Esther Holmquist er enke i Census 1940.

 

Esther Holmquist

United States Census, 1940
Name Esther Holmquist
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 8, Detroit, Detroit City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Sex Female
Age 56
Marital Status Widowed
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Sweden
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Last Place of Residence Same House

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH99-HG1

 

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Da er vel dette din mann.

 

Person: Aksel Erik Nikolaus Holmqvist

PERMANENT ID: pd00000009069344 
Løpenr:
2
Fornavn:
Aksel Erik Nikolaus
Etternavn:
Holmqvist
Rolle:
far
Stilling/stand:
armaturfabrik.arb. ug
Kjønn:
m
Bosted:
Strømsø.Drammen
Fødselsdato:
-
Fødested:
-
Fødselsår:
1876
Ekte/uekte:
-
Alder:
-
Gift:
-

Løpenr 1

Navn:
Dagny Eugenie
Rolle:
barn
Stilling/stand:
-
Fødselsår:
1910
Fødested:
-
Bosted:
-

Løpenr 2

Navn:
Aksel Erik Nikolaus Holmqvist
Rolle:
far
Stilling/stand:
armaturfabrik.arb. ug
Fødselsår:
1876
Fødested:
-
Bosted:
Strømsø.Drammen

Løpenr 3

Navn:
Martine Aneth Helliksen født Jansen
Rolle:
mor
Stilling/stand:
syerske enke
Fødselsår:
1867
Fødested:
-
Bosted:
Holm
ID:
hd00000001838957
Side:
103
Løpenr:
-
Stadfestet:
-
År:
1910
Introdusert:
-
Dåpsdato:
09-04
Sogn/kirke:
Sande
Dåpssted:
-
Melding:
-
Merknader:
Mors leiemålsnr.: 1.Fars leiemålsnr.: 1.

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000009069344

 

Vestfold fylke, Sande i Sande, Klokkerbok nr. 4 (1895-1918), Fødte og døpte 1910, Side 103
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060914080580
 

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En base med Esther Blixt f 18 april 1883 i Visby.

Hun står som død i Los Angeles,California.

Ser ut til at datteren Marie Ann døde i Anchorage,Alaska.

Hun står  feilaktig som datter av Albert Leinard Blixt.

 

(Axel og Esther ble gift 25 sept 1916.

Marian/Marie A sto som født 1918 i census 1920.

Marian/Marie A Holmquist sto som født 1918 i Census 1930.)

 

 

Marie Ann Holmquist står  som Marie Ann Holmquist(Presser) i basen.

 

 

Esther Blixt icn_world.gif?1432662810

Kjønn: Kvinne
Født: 18. april 1883 
Visby, Sweden, Gotland
Død: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nærmeste familie:

Hustru av Albert Leonard Blixt 
Mor til George Holmquist; Roland Holmquist; Marie Ann Holmquist og Albert Bernard Blixt, Sr. 

Lagt til av: Albert Bernard Blixt, Jr. 10. februar 2010
Administrert av: Albert Bernard Blixt, Jr.

https://www.geni.com/people/Esther-Holmquist/6000000007665989238

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Da kan vel dette være Marie Ann Holmquist i 1940.

Gift med Lloyd  Presser,f 1911 Missouri.

De bor i Tract 905,Highland Park City Wayne,Michigan i 1940.

 

Marie Presser

United States Census, 1940
Name Marie Presser
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Tract 905, Highland Park, Highland Park City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Sex Female
Age 22
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Birthplace Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Lloyd Presser Head M 29 Missouri
Marie Presser Wife F 22 Michigan

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHM4-G1P

 

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Om Marie Ann Holmquist og Lloyd O. Presser.

 

 

Married: Lloyd O. Presser and Marie Ann Holmquist

 
Replies: 5

Re: Lloyd Presser

Posted: 03 Aug 2007 05:02AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Presser
I have a picture of a Lloyd Presser. It was in my grandmothers collection of pictures. I am not related in any way and would like to get the picture back to family members if possible.
 

Married: Lloyd O. Presser and Marie Ann Holmquist

 
Replies: 5

Married: Lloyd O. Presser and Marie Ann Holmquist

Posted: 25 Feb 2003 06:41AM
Classification: Marriage
Surnames: Presser, Holmquist

LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Fri. July 17, 1936

PRESSER -- HOLMQUIST

Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Presser of Esther are announcing this week the marriage of their youngest son, Lloyd O. Presser of Detroit, to Miss Marie Ann Holmquist, also of Detroit, which took place on May 27th, 1936 in the reception room at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. Moore, pastor of a Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio. They were unattended and had planned to keep their marriage a secret but friends learned of the wedding a few days ago.

Lloyd is a graduate of Esther High School and Flat River Junior College and for the past three years has had employment in Detroit. He holds a position as Fuel Oil salesman for the Standard Oil Co. in Detroit. His bride was reared in Detroit and has had employment the past three years as secretary and office assistant to a doctor in Detroit. They will make their home in Detroit. The many lead belt friends of Lloyd wish for him and his bride many years of happiness.
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Lloyd O Presser

mentioned in the record of Lloyd O Presser and Marie Ann Holmquist
Name Lloyd O Presser
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Jun 1936
Event Place Lucas, Ohio, United States
Age 26
Birth Year (Estimated) 1910
Father's Name John G Presser
Mother's Name Ada M Smyth
Spouse's Name Marie Ann Holmquist
Spouse's Age 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1914
Spouse's Father's Name Axel Holmquist
Spouse's Mother's Name Esther Glaessen

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q4Z-6K4

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Lloyd Oliver Presser

Michigan Death Index
Name Lloyd Oliver Presser
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jan 1993
Event Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Residence Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Gender Male
Birth Date 03 Dec 1910
Certificate Number 000292

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZB2-H4Y

 

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Lloyd O Presser

United States Social Security Death Index
Age 83
Given Name Lloyd
Middle Name O
Surname Presser
Birth Date 03 Dec 1910
State Michigan
Last Place of Residence Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code 48235
Event Date Jan 1993

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKZ1-7NT

 

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Lloyd O Presser

United States Public Records
Name Lloyd O Presser
Residence Date 01 Sep 1994-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Detroit, Michigan, United States
Birth Date 03 Dec 1910
Address Detroit, Michigan 48207
Address Date 01 Sep 1994-01 Jan 2004
2nd Address Detroit, Michigan 48235
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1993-01 Jun 2001
Possible Relatives Carol Presser, Lo Presser
Record Number 170139647

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KYWK-N2P

 

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Lloyd Oliver Presser

Birth: Dec. 3, 1910Death: Jan. 10, 1993trans.gif
Lloyd O. Presser b.3 December 1910 Missouri d. 10 January 1993 Detroit son of John L and Ada M Presser m. 1936 Toledo OH, Marie Ann Holmquist 
 Burial:
Unknown 
Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] 
Created by: Time_angel
Record added: Jun 19, 2013 
Find A Grave Memorial# 112598384

https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=presser&GSfn=lloyd&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=112598384&df=all&

 

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Alle opplysninger jeg har lagt inn er med forbehold om at det er din Aksel Erik Nikolaus Holmqvist som er funnet i Michigan.

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Nå fant jeg dette:

Axel Erik Holmquist

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name Axel Erik Holmquist
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Detroit City no 14, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Nationality Sweden
Birth Date 03 Jul 1876
Birthplace , , Sweden

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6NG-M4H

 

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Samme som ble lagt inn i  #  8:

 

 

Er det din Axel Holmquist som bor i Drammen i 1910?

Axel Holmquist el ug Metalarbeider (armaturfabrik) 05.07.1876 Sverige

http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste.aspx?ft=1910&knr=0602&kenr=014&bnr=0015&lnr=02

 

Ser at fødselsdato avviker med 2 dager  i forhold til fødselsdatoen til Axel Holmquist i Michigan.

 

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Her stemmer fødselsdatoen med telling 1910.

 

Axel E Holmquist

Michigan Death Certificates
Name Axel E Holmquist
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Oct 1936
Event Place Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States
Gender Male
Age 60
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 05 Jul 1876
Birthplace Sweden
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3F-FWY

 

 

 

 

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Første ekteskapet til Esther:

 

Albert Leonard Blixt

mentioned in the record of Albert Leonard Blixt and Ester Eugene Klausen Or Klauson
Name Albert Leonard Blixt
Titles and Terms Mr
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 24 Jun 1906
Event Place Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Age 25
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Father's Name J R Blixt
Mother's Name Anna ? Lindstrom
Spouse's Name Ester Eugene Klausen Or Klauson
Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1882
Spouse's Father's Name Anders G Klauson
Spouse's Mother's Name Maria G Klintberg
Page 328

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-2YW4

 

Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940
GS Film Number 001914053
Digital Folder Number 005203203
Image Number 00676

 

 

 

 

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Angående barna til esther i hennes første ekteskap:

 

Roland Holmquist

Son

United States Census, 1920

birth:
1912
Illinois
residence:
1920
Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan, United States
father:
Axel Holmquist
mother:
Esther Holmquist
other:
Bernice Holmquist, Marian Holmquist, George Holmquist, Bennie Holmquist

 

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Roland Holmquist

Son

United States Census, 1930

birth:
1912
Illinois
residence:
1930
Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States
father:
Axel Holmquist
mother:
Esther Holmquist
other:
Bernard Holmquist, George Holmquist, Marie A Holmquist

 

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Roland Holmquist

Head

United States Census, 1940

birth:
1912
Illinois
residence:
1940
Livonia Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States
spouse:
Helen Holmquist
children:
Judith Holmquist, Danley Holmquist

 

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Albert Bernard Blixt, Sr. icn_world.gif?1374097518

Kjønn: Mann
Født: 9. januar 1905 
Visby, Gotland, Sweden
Død: 21. oktober 1961 (56) 
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Begravet: Southfield, Michigan, United States
Nærmeste familie:

Sønn av Albert Leonard Blixt og Esther Holmquist 
Ektemann til Ella Nora Blixt 
Far til Albert Bernard Blixt, Jr. 
Bror av George Holmquist; Roland Holmquistog Marie Ann Holmquist 

Lagt til av: Albert Bernard Blixt, Jr. 16. mars 2009
Administrert av: Albert Bernard Blixt, Jr.

https://www.geni.com/people/Albert-Blixt-Sr/6000000003198474619?through=6000000007666185375

 

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Al Blixt, Sr *

Inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2014


BlixtSrAlwcamera1948 72(1905 – 1961)

1905 Born January 9 in Visby, Sweden, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. Became a journeyman electrician in 1922.
1924 Photographed first auto race at Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
1925-31 Photographed at numerous Michigan & Ohio tracks including Ann Arbor, Jackson, Toledo and AAA big car races at Michigan State Fair Grounds.
1932 Began documenting Michigan auto racing at the new VFW Speedway (later Motor City Speedway) in Detroit. Photographed early stars like Bert Karnatz, Carmine Frazzini, & Wilbur Shaw. Married Ella Nora Erlandson.
1935 Began photographing midget racing including all the great drivers of the era including Wally Zale, Curly Mills, Howard Dauphin, Glen Myers, Johnny Wohlfeil, Eddie Ostwick, Ronney Householder, Jake Jacobson, Johnny Ritter, Jimmy Brock, Tony Willman and many many others.
Blixt,Al#16Fronty 1935 721937 First photos published in National Auto Racing News (later National Speed Sport News).
1938 Hired by Walter Bull to be the Michigan Representative for the new Illustrated Speedway News. Began covering races throughout the Midwest. Contributed stories, driver bios and a weekly column until 1952. Often working five or six events per week, Blixt reported and photographed races at Motor City Speedway as well as oval in Flint, Milford, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Lansing, Davison, Northville, Jackson, Toledo, Winchester, Terre Haute, Greenville, Dayton, Cleveland, Chicago, Windsor (Ontario) and many more.
BlixtAlwMidgets1930sCp 721938 Blixt photos of Wilbur Shaw’s Indy 500 victory fill the front page of the Illustrated Speedway News.
1938-51 Publishes up to 100 stories and columns per year in Illustrated Speedway News (except during WWII) until his retirement from racing. His ISN stories put Michigan in the front page of the nation’s racing news nearly every week.
1940-41 Becomes Michigan Representative for Central States Racing Association (CSRA). Officiated at numerous CSRA races in Michigan. Publicity Director for Bigelow Field in 1941.
1942-45 Worked in Meadville, PA and Plymouth, IN as electrical foreman building defense plants. Son, Albert B. Blixt, Jr. born January 25, 1945.
1946 Appointed Program Director at Motor City Speedway joining promoter Andy Barto, starter Big Bill Mitchell and announcer Carson Zeiter when it reopened after WWII. Motor City Speedway hosted races three nights week including midgets & motorcycles and later roadsters (hot rods).
BlixtAl Logo A 721946-51 Key member of the management team that saw Motor City Speedway draw up to 225,000 fans per year to see midget stars such as Sam Hanks, Duke Nalon, Duane Carter, Al Bonnell, Carl Forberg, Art Hartsfeld, Ralph Pratt, Neal Carter and Iggy Katona. Also covered a new generation of drivers like Jack Goodwin and Rollie Beale was now competing with old-times like Al Miller and Paul Russo.
1949-50 Served as AAA Steward for 100 Mile National Championship races at Michigan State Fair Grounds.
1952 Retired from racing at the end of 1951 and died ten years later at the age of 56. His legacy lives in the scrapbooks of hundreds of drivers and race fans of his era and in the many books written since about the period by race historians like Jack Fox and Buzz Rose.

http://www.mmshof.org/inductees/al-blixt-sr/

 

 

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Al (Ace) Blixt was involved in auto racing from the 1920's to the 1950's as a driver, car owner, photographer, writer and racing official. In 2014 he was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sport Hall of Fame.

As a reporter, photographer and columnist for the Illustrated Speedway News, he covered races throughout the region, including the Indianapolis 500.  This site is devoted to his memory and to the history of racing in his era.  Read on to learn more about Al (Ace) Blixt. Photo Credit: George Vargo. 

All written content and photos are copyright Al Blixt with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.  Contents are not for reproduction, publication or sale. Photos on this site are low resolution scans. You are welcome to download web images for personal use only.  High resolution prints are available for purchase.  Please email me for more information.

Al Blixt was born in Visby, Sweden in 1905.  He came to Rockford, Illinois with his parents at the age of three.  He left school when his father died and went to work at the age of 12 in a hardware store.  His mother, Esther, remarried a few years later to a man named Axel Holmquist.  The family moved to Detroit and Al was given his step father's name.  Al Holmquist finished high school at night at Northern High while working as an apprentice electrician.  He began going to races about 1924.  I am still trying to locate his diaries from this period to learn more about what he was doing in the late 20's.  In his day job, Al was working on some of the biggest construction projects in the Detroit area including the famous Fisher Building, still a Detroit landmark.

Here is a photo from 1925 showing Al's best friend, Clarence Baum at Mt. Clemens, Michigan.  Clarence was a fellow electrician.  He was killed on the job when another worker failed to disconnect the 12,000 volt line he was working on.  Even years later, my dad would recall Clarence's death with a combination of grief and anger. But clearly, on this day, it is the thrill of speed that was on the minds of these young men.

Al, who now was known to his friends as "Ace", met the love of his life, Ella Nora Erlandson, at Sunday school about 1925.  She was in nurses training at Highland Park Hospital. They would have wed quickly but they had to wait until she finished nursing school.  At the time nursing students would be expelled if they married. Al and Nora were married in 1931 at the bottom of the great depression. I believe it was at this time that Al Holmquist changed his name back to Blixt.

Al and his friends had owned a "big car" and raced it in the late 1920's. One condition Nora had for getting married was that Al would stop driving race cars.  Nora had no interest in becoming a young widow.  Racing duties were turned over, as I recall, to Gayle Lanker and Al turned to photographing cars rather than driving them.

 

Here is Al or one of his buddies getting close to the action in the early 1930's.  These photos are at an unidentified track. 

 

 

This is a shot from one of my dad's photo albums.  Contents were entered between 1927 and 1949.  This is a photo of Al Blixt (left) with racing writer and photographer Len Milde in 1940 at an unknown race track.  Milde is a member of the National Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Note the snappy two-toned shoes.

 

 

 

This photo from the same album is of Al Blixt and Duke Prince at Toledo in 1938.Note again the fancy shoes and neck ties worn by photogs at the time. I have no information yet Prince.  Please let me know if you can identify him.

That's my mom, Nora Blixt, on the left.  On the right is my Aunt, Marie Ann.  Marie was Al's half sister but he loved her dearly. Looks like they are at a party but the location isn't named.  The year is 1937 or 1938. Don't you love those hats?

Al began writing for the Illustrated Speedway News about the time it began publication about 1938.  He listed himself as the "Michigan Representative" but actually covered races throughout Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana.   Here, in a humorous shot, he sits at our dining room table with his typewriter and an assortment of photos and papers waiting for an idea to come to him.  Although he never went to college, Al was an excellent and prolific writer.  His by-line appeared several times each week for years along with his regular column, "Thru the Lens".

More soon.

August 04, 2015 in About Al Blixt, Sr. | Permalink

 

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Namn:

Ester Eugene Klausen Or Klauson
Kön: Female (Kvinna)
Ålder: 24
Födelsedatum: cirka 1882
Vigseldatum: 24 Jun 1906
Vigselort: Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Fader: Anders G Klauson
Moder: Maria G Klintberg
Make/maka: Albert Leonard Blixt

 

 

Axel Holmquist er begravet i Detroit

http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16317coll1/id/725938/rec/2

 

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7 timer siden, Jenny Dahl Bakken skrev:

Hei! Min oldefar, Aksel Erik Nikolaus Holmqvist, ble født i Sverige i 1876. Jeg har en god del info om ham: jeg har funnet ham i svenske folketellinger, har fødselsår, -sted, familien hans i Sverige osv. Jeg har også funnet ham i den norske folketellinga i 1910. Samme år fikk han barn med min oldemor (leiermål), og i 1915 drar han til New York med skipet Oscar 2: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJWQ-C3J  / https://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/gen/vis/8/pe00000001153299

 

 

 

Så kommer problemene: Jeg har ingen informasjon om livet hans der. Jeg har forsøkt å søke på en uendelig rekke kombinasjoner av Aksel / Axel Holmqvist (med u, Hohmquist som han står som i innreisepapirene i Ellis Island, osv.) uten å finne noe - det er for mange med lignende navn. 

 

Det jeg har fått via MyHeritage: Axel gifter seg med Esther. Det har jeg alt i familietreet, men uten kilde (rart i seg selv, jeg er veldig streng på hva jeg legger inn. Så jeg mistenker at jeg hadde en god / troverdig grunn da, men siden jeg ikke husker denne, må jeg regne det som ikke kildebelagt). De skal ha fått datteren Bernice i 1920. (Trolig da mens han bodde i USA)

 

Jeg finner heller ikke Esther eller Bernice. 

 

En av grunnene til at jeg ønsker å finne ham, er at jeg potensielt kan ha gjenlevende familie i USA som jeg deler oldefar med. Men, jeg vet at mange også kom tilbake, så det er også mulig han returnerte til Norge, eller til Sverige. Jeg har ikke funnet ham hos gravminner eller lignende.

 

Hvis noen kan hjelpe meg - enten med å avkrefte eller bekrefte at han i USA gifta seg med en Esther (erindrer noe vagt om at jeg fant noen papirer fra USA hvor han var oppført med en Esther som "spouse", men finner det ikke igjen), eller å finne ham generelt, hadde jeg vært evig takknemlig!

 

Med vennlig hilsen

Jenny Dahl Bakken

 

 

Ser at Axel bodde i Drammen i 1900 også.

 

"

Axel Holmqvist el ug Metaldreier 1875 Vestergylland"

 

  • Tellingsår: 1900
  • Kommune: Drammen
  • Kommunenummer: 0602
  • Gatenavn: Schwenckegade
  • Gatenr: 78ll
  • Bydel:
  • Gårdeier:
  • Antall leiligheter: 4

Antall personer registrert på bostedet: 21


  Navn Familie-stilling Sivil-stand Yrke Fødselsår Fødested Etnisitet
  Emil Braathen hf g Snedkersvend 1865 Modum Bu  
tidslinje.gif Anette Braathen hm g   1866 Modum Bu  
tidslinje.gif Gurine Urholt Mor, Svigerm. e Gaardeier Lever af gårdens indkomster 1828 Modum Bu  
tidslinje.gif Sigurd Braathen s ug   1888 Drammen  
tidslinje.gif Alfa Braathen d ug   1892 Drammen  
  Karn Mathea Eriksen el ug Vaskepige 1854 Vinger %Holt% Kongsvinger Hed  
  Rebekka Johansen hm e Melk og Brødhandel 1853 Dalsland  
  Axel Holmqvist el ug Metaldreier 1875 Vestergylland  
  Karl Lindstrøm el ug Metaldreier 1874 Vestergylland  
  Brita Marie Larsen Tjenestepige ug Tjenestepige Husgjerning 1869 Dalsland  
  Peder Olsen hf e Skomager Egen forretning 1824 Drammen Bu  
  Otto Julius Olsen s ug Kontorist v/Handelsktr 1857 Drammen Bu  
  Johanne Olava Olsen d ug Husgjerning 1868 Drammen Bu  
  Carl Gustav Olsen s ug Tomtearbeider 1875 Drammen Bu  
tidslinje.gif Jørgen Jansen hf g Gaardskarl 1868 Drammen Bu  
tidslinje.gif Anna Jansen hm g Husgjerning 1870 Stønerud JL  
tidslinje.gif Klara Jansen d ug   1893 Drammen Bu  
tidslinje.gif Margit Jansen d ug   1890 Drammen Bu  
tidslinje.gif Asta Jansen d ug   1897 Drammen Bu  
  August Johansen el ug Gaardsgut 1875 Sverige  
  Karl Eriksen el ug Kjørekarl 1878 Sverige

http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste.aspx?ft=1900&knr=0602&kenr=021&bnr=0013&lnr=02

 

 

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Oi, her var det ekstremt mye samtidig. Ja, jeg har jo at han er far til Dagny, hun er min bestemor :P det eneste jeg mangler er det som skjedde etter 1915. Her er hans foreldre / svenske familie:

 

https://www.myheritage.no/research/collection-10180/svenske-husholdningsundersokelser-1880-%E2%80%93-1920?s=408299651&itemId=20107636-&groupId=fdc685547d44cd7343f36c1fcd48c079&action=showRecord  Foreldrene heter altså Magnus og Stina Lotta.

 

Takk for at du har funnet så mye fra USA - er nok den folketellinga fra 1930 jeg har funnet tidligere.

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1 minutt siden, Jenny Dahl Bakken skrev:

Oi, her var det ekstremt mye samtidig. Ja, jeg har jo at han er far til Dagny, hun er min bestemor :P det eneste jeg mangler er det som skjedde etter 1915. Her er hans foreldre / svenske familie:

 

https://www.myheritage.no/research/collection-10180/svenske-husholdningsundersokelser-1880-%E2%80%93-1920?s=408299651&itemId=20107636-&groupId=fdc685547d44cd7343f36c1fcd48c079&action=showRecord  Foreldrene heter altså Magnus og Stina Lotta.

 

Takk for at du har funnet så mye fra USA - er nok den folketellinga fra 1930 jeg har funnet tidligere.

 

Kilden din gir meg ingen opplysninger,siden  man må betale for  å se disse opplysningene.

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