John Axel Vigor^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1858 - 1939  (80 years)

• Name	John Axel Vigor  [5, 6]
  Born	3 Nov 1858	Andover, Henry County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Sep 1939	Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois   [5]
  Buried	Andover Lutheran Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois
  	Burial is in Andover Lutheran Cemetery, Andover, Henry County, Illinois. Drive through the gate marked "Methodist-Lutheran" to the back of the cemetery - the southwest end. The family area is on the south side of the road where the road curves from west to north and in about three rows. Buried here are Swan Vigor and his wife Carolina Nelson, Swan's son Arthur Vigor and his wife Gerda Nelson, Swan's son John A. Vigor, Arthur's daughter Gertrude Vigor and her husband Harold Olson.
  Notes	John was blind, as verified by 1880 Census records and family word-of-mouth. He never married and lived as a boarder with another Anover family after his parents died. See 1920 Andover Census, household of Frank A. Johnson.
  Person ID	I147	Vigor Family Tree | Matthew Vigor's side of the family tree
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	Swan August Vigor,   b. 26 Jan 1832, Tidersrum, Östergötlands län, Sweden ,   d. 1 Dec 1910, Andover, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Carolina Sophia Nelson,   b. 18 Nov 1834, Horn, Östergötlands län, Sweden ,   d. 28 Jan 1911, Andover, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 76 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1858	Horn, Östergötlands län, Sweden
  Family ID	F065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover Township, 1900 Page 16 of 23. Election district 2.
  		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover Township, 1910 Page 17 of 25. ED #106.
  		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover Township, 1920 Page 7 of 18. ED #111.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone for John A. Vigor Together in family plot in Andover.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1843] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1900, 16 of 23. [S1844] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1910, 17 of 25, ED#106. [S1845] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1920, 7 of 18, ED#111. [S1895] Vigor research purchased by Me. Vigor, Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois, Books #1 - 4., Books #1 through #4, 4 Jul 2006. [BOOK 1] S. Johan Axel Born: Nov. 3, 1858 in Andover [BOOK 2] S. Johan Axel B: 11/3/1858 [BOOK 3] G. Johan Axel B: 11/3/1858 [BOOK 4] S. Johan Axel B: 11/3/1858 What does the "G" designate? [S1819] Illinois Statewide Death Index, Certificate #0000177 (Reliability: 2). [S1] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1880, 21 (Reliability: 2), 23 Oct 2013. John A. Vigor, 21 year old male living at home with parents Sven A. and Carrie S. Vigor and siblings Mary C. (15) and Frank (13) on June 22, 1880.