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Camilla Kreiser married John Calene in 1890.
Camilla was born in 1869 and died in 1955, buried in Sylvan Grove Cemetery, Sylvan Grove, Lincoln Co, KS. John Calene, son of Lewis E. Calene and Christine ________ was born JUL-17-1856 in Stockholm, Sweden. He died in 1921 and is buried in Sylvan Grove Cemetery.
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John Calene
JOHN CALENE. The mercantile interests of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, are well represented by stable and intelligent business men, and one of these is John Calene, who is president of the Calene Mercantile Company and is identified with other enterprises of importance. Mr. Calene was born in Sweden, near the great City of Stockholm, July 17, 1856. His parents were L. E. and Christine Calene, both of whom were born in Sweden, the father in 1822 and the mother in 1825, and both died in Dickinson County, Kansas, the former in 1880 and the latter in 1907.
L. E. Calene grew to manhood in his native land and was married there. In 1866 he came to the United States with his family and for several years was a farmer in Henry County, Illinois. In 1870 he came to Dickinson County, Kansas, one of the early settlers in that section, and secured a homestead right to eighty acres of land and lived there until his death. In the meanwhile he had acquired other tracts and he left an estate of 240 acres when he died. He was a fine man in every way and was respected and esteemed by his neighbors in Dickinson County. Before he left Sweden he served as a soldier in the regular army, as the law provided, but was a quiet, peaceable man and a faithful member of the Lutheran Church. His family consisted of six children, namely: Erick, who is a farmer near Enterprise, Kansas; Anna, who lives on the old home farm in Dickinson County; Peter L. and Louis, both of whom are deceased; Christine, who is the wife of Fred Schermerhorn, a merchant at Wilson, Kansas.
The youngest of the family, John Calene, was ten years old when his parents came to the United States and he attended school for several years afterward and then worked on the farm of his uncle, P. E. Calene, in Dickinson County, for two years. At the age of fifteen years he decided to prepare for a mercantile career and with this end in view entered a store at Enterprise, in which he was clerk until 1880, when he embarked in business there for himself and continued until 1886.
In 1887 Mr. Calene came to Sylvan Grove and for the following four years was connected with the store of Schermerhorn & Lang, and subsequently, until 1903, was cashier in the Sylvan State Bank. In that year he bought a one-half interest in the Berger Brothers mercantile establishment here and in 1912 became the owner of the other half interest and still owns the controlling interest since the business was incorporated as the Calene Mercantile Company, he being president. He has a fine location on Main Street, his substantial building affording him floor space of 50x80 feet and additionally he has a basement and two storage buildings. The stock carried is large and carefully selected and his patronage comes from the city and a large outlying district. In the building up of this business Mr. Calene has demonstrated the effect of industry, honesty and perseverance. He is also a stockholder and one of the directors in the Sylvan State Bank.
Mr. Calene was married in Lincoln County, Kansas, in 1890, to Miss Camilla Kreiser, whose parents are deceased. Her father, Henry Kreiser, was formerly a merchant at Denmark, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Calene have five children, namely: Laona, who married Clifford Nogstrom, a native of Topeka, Kansas, who is managing engineer of the Southwestern Telephone Company, and they reside at St. Louis, Missouri; Glenn, associated with his father in business at Sylvan Grove; John, a student of medicine in Bush Medical College, Chicago; Edwin and Raymond, both of whom were graduated from the Sylvan Grove High School in 1917. Mr. Calene and family reside in their comfortable residence on Kentucky Avenue, a choice section of the city.
Mr. Calene has always been an active, interested and useful citizen, never accepting any public office except membership on the school board, but favoring all candidates who, in his opinion, have the good of the city at heart. Politically he is affiliated with the republican party. His connection with the Masonic fraternity has been of long standing and of great importance He belongs to Sylvan Grove Lodge No. 359, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is past master, Medicine Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, in Barber County, Kansas; Alderman Commandery, Knights Templar; and Wichita Consistory No. 2, thirty-second degree. He is also a Shriner, belonging to Isis Temple at Salina, Kansas. Additionally he is a member of Sylvan Grove Chapter, Eastern Star; Sylvan Grove Lodge, Ancient Order United Workmen, and to the Knights and Ladies of Security, being a valued member of every organization.
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A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997.
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No obit located for John. Camilla’s may be available from the Lincoln City Library.
Another son: Henry Kreiser(jr) died July 5, 1886 in Denmark, KS.
He was born 04-17-1855, buried in Lincoln City Cemetery, Lincoln, KS.
Lincoln Beacon
Lincoln, Kansas
July 8, 1886
Henry Kreiser
Upon Monday last, about 2:30 p.m., the report was circulated that Henry Kreiser, of this place, had taken poison, and was lying dead in his house, on Sixth Street. The known facts are as follows:
Between 1 and 2 o’clock Mr. Kreiser was conversing with a number of acquaintances, at the livery stable of Duncan & Frazell, near his house. He was very depressed in spirits and referred a number of times to his being discharged that morning from his situation as salesman in Green, Hammer & Co.’s store in consequence of the circulation of reports affecting his moral character, and which reports had served as the foundation for a criminal action which had been brought against him the day previous, he being at the time under arrest, having been in custody the night before. He seemed to be perfectly rational, but very badly broken in spirits. A little before 2 o’clock he went to his house and entered and in a few minutes called his sister, who was in their father’s house, the two houses standing not over 15 feet apart. She came to him when he told her that he had taken poison, not being able to live under the disgrace brought upon him, but that he was innocent of the charges brought against him. Miss Kreiser at once ran up town and informed Mr. Kreiser Sr., who running across Dr. Newton at that moment, took him to the house, where they found Henry going into convulsions and too far gone to make efforts to save his life of any avail. He was able to answer questions for a few moments, however, and in answer to all inquiries only reiterated his statement that he was an innocent man but could not live under disgrace and had taken poison. He died within 10 minutes after the arrival of his father and Dr., at about 2:30 p.m. and as near as can be ascertained, about half an hour or less after taking the poison. No inquest was held, which we think was a very grave error. The symptoms, however, all pointed to poisoning by strychnine. The funeral was held Tuesday, by the Rev. W.D. Ward, and the interment was made in the Lincoln cemetery.
The deceased, Henry S.J. Kreiser, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 17, 1855, and thus was 31 years, 2 months and 18 days old at the time of his death, on July 5, 1886. He lived with his parents, for a number of years, in Reikaivik, Iceland, and emigrated to this country in 1872. He came to Kansas in August 1884, and to Lincoln Center September last. He was very popular personally.
Henry Kreiser(sr) died before July 1892. Mrs Kreiser, Camilla and dau Emma were still in Lincoln Co at this time.
He died February 4, 1892, buried in Denmark, KS Cemetery.
No obituary located.
Ingeborg Kreiser, died December 31, 1910. Buried in Denmark Cemetery, No obituary located.
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