Wallace, Alma T b1886 Sweden. Dead CA 1965 ?

[Scott Satterfield]

Alma T. Wallace born in Sweden 24 Apr 1886. Not sure where in Sweden she was born.  
She married my family member Edwin Oscar Turnquist on 5 Mar 1960 in Alameda, California.  
It looks like she died 8 May 1965 in LA, California.

[Helene Jorsell]

Scott!
 
In the California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, there are two marriages listed for Edwin O Turnquist on 5 March 1960 in Alameda, CA. The first one states that he married Alma M Wallace https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V62Z-QRS , the second one says her name was Alma M Granberg. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6GD-J3X
It indicates that her maiden name was Granberg and that she had previously been married Wallace.
 
This is probably the first marriage. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL6Y-7PT
 
However, her birth year seems to have been in or around 1890 since she was approximately 70 years old when she married Edwin and when she married William T. Wallace back in 1913, it says she was born in 1889. Do you have any other information that says she was born in 1886?
 
Helene

[Helene Jorsell]

Alma T Turnquist who died in LA, CA in 1965 is probably identical to an unmarried Alma T. Turnquist who was born in Sweden about 1886-1887 and lived in Los Angeles according to census 1930 and 1940. She is most likely to be identical with Alma Teresia Törnqvist, born April 25, 1886 in Södra Åby. She emigrated in June 1911 från Stockholm. (Source; EmiWeb).
 
Therefore, you must search for an Alma Maria/Marie Granberg who was born around 1890.
 
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[Helene Jorsell]

I can not seem to find any matching Alma Maria/Marie Granberg born in Sweden in or around 1890 who emigrated.  
 
However, in census 1910, there is a match; Alma M Granberg, born i Pennsylvania ~1889 and living in Fairview, Merced county, California with swedish born parents. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVLX-CRQ

[Scott Satterfield]

I do think that you are right.  I do find Alma Marie Granberg, who was born in Pennsylvania.  I find that she died 30 Jun 1978 in Seal Beach, Orange, California.  This must be her...

[Scott Satterfield]

I see that the father is Per Axel Granberg, born 18 May 1856, but I'm not sure where he's from in Sweden.  I did find information about the mother, Anna Wilhelmina Kullander.  Looks like she was born in May 1858 - some information said that she was from Söderala, Gavleborgs län.  I do see an Anna there born illegitimate.  Do you think it's her?

[Helene Jorsell]

From EmiWeb: Per Axel Granberg born 1856-05-19 in Skog. Emigrated 1882-04-27 from Söderala in Gävleborg.
 
From the CD Emigranten:
 
Efternamn:   GRANBERG
Förnamn:     PETER AXEL
Ålder:       25            Kön: M
Född: 1856/1857
Församling:  SÖDERALA    Län: X
Titel/Anm:    
Utresehamn:  GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag:  1882 05 05
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande:   NEJ
Källkod:     19:775:17686
 
From EmiWeb: Anna Vilhelmina Sundell born 1858-05-05 in Söderala. Emigrated 1883-07-13 from Söderala, Gävleborg. She left Söderala with the last name Sundell. However, looking at the 1880 census, her stepfather's name was  Kullander but it seems as if she was married since she traveled from Gothenburg with the last name 'Granberg'.  
 
Emigranten:  
 
Efternamn:   GRANBERG
Förnamn:     ANNA W
Ålder:       25            Kön: K
Född: 1857/1858
Församling:  SÖDERALA    Län: X
Titel/Anm:    
Utresehamn:  GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag:  1883 07 27
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande:   JA
Källkod:     23:92:32049
 
She traveled with her one year old daughter Anna;
 
Förnamn:     ANNA
Ålder:       1            Kön: K
Född: 1881/1882
Församling:  SÖDERALA    Län: X
Titel/Anm:   DOTTER
Utresehamn:  GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag:  1883 07 27
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande:   JA
Källkod:     23:92:32049
 
According to the United States Census 1900, Anna Wilhelmina Granberg was the mother of 7 children of which 6 were living. The daugter Anna, born in Sweden, is not with the family so I guess she tragically died.
 
Census 1900: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33L-9ZN
 
Helene
 
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