Bernice Chilberg - Privatized Viani/Hoster Family Tree 2/18/25

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Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Father	Axel Kihlberg Chilberg (1842-1891)
Mother	Elna Dorothea Schelin (1859-1912)
Spouse	William Henry (Billy) Friend (1883-)

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Female
Name	Bernice Chilberg
Father	Axel Kihlberg Chilberg (1842-1891)
Mother	Elna Dorothea Schelin (1859-1912)

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail
Birth	Jul 2, 1886	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Marriage	Jan 3, 1914	William Henry (Billy) Friend (1883-), Los Angeles CA
Death	1933	Ocola, Florida, United States

Note

1900 US Census: listed as step-son (Bernice?)

CHILBERG FAMILY: Bernice (Chilberg) Friend
By Donna Nix

Bernice Chilberg worked at the telephone office in Jamestown, ND, and lived with Hosters. She was very fond of Dorothy and sent gifts to her after she left North Dakota. These gifts included, necklaces, crystal beads, an ostrich fan, dresses, a seed pearl necklace, amber on a chain, and a gray satin dress. Bernice married Billy Friend. He was a radio operator on a battleship in WWI. They lived in New York City. They didn't get along and were separated but not divorced. Bernice was a Christian Science nurse and had been in Science for many years before she died in Florida, in 1933, of a fistula.