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Zetterstedt |
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| Gust Zetterstedt, dealer in foreign and domestic liquors, cigars, etc. at Big Rapids, was born in Sweden, April 20, 1837, a son of Emanuel and Mary Zetterstedt. In 1852 he was 15 years old, he was place in a mercantile establishment to serve a regular term of years, under instructions preparatory to a commercial life, and at 21 he was at the head of an establishment for the sale of general merchandise, liquors, and the variety usually found in that class of business in the countries. This he managed until 1864, when the entire town (Ronneby), built wholly of wood burned down, and he suffered total loss of everything. Mr. Zetterstedt came to the United States and to Big Rapids in 1871, having received while at home reports of the place which recommended it as having for him a future of promise. He was employed on a construction corps of the G.R.&I. Railroad, he was connected with the repair force about three years, then he went to Grand Rapids and was engaged in the freight department. In 1878 he came to Big Rapids and was employed by P. Erikson about two years. He opened his present business in the fall of 1880. Mr. Zetterstedt was married June 4, 1882, to Anna Peterson, a native of Sweden, born Sept. 12, 1855. They have one child. The family attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Zetterstedt is a member of the Kronan’s Collding, a Swedish society. |