Elmgren, E.J., tailor – Portland – born in Långmåla
parish, Kalmar County, Oct. 22, 1884. In 1897, he moved to Finspång, where he
stayed for four years learning the tailor’s trade. He worked for one year as a
cutter in Bofors, Vermland. Early in 1904 he moved to Oskarshamn, from which he
immigrated to America. His first stay was in Nebraska. He worked as a tailor for
1½ years in Lincoln, Nebraska, and then moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1906.
After working for other tailors, he opened his own tailor shop in October 1909,
in suite 204 – 205 in the Macleay Building on Washington St., between 4th
& 5th, under the company name E. J. Elmgren Co. He owns a property in
Richmond and has his residence there at 594 E. 41 St. He is a member of Odd
Fellows. He married Marie Martinson from Nykjöbing, Denmark, in 1910, and they
have one son.