The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 724 
A portrait of Fingal A. Gothberg appears in this publication.

FINGAL A. GOTHBERG.

Fingal A. Gothberg is prominent among the citizens of Swedish birth who have
contributed in such large measure to the development of Academy Heights and
other sections of Yakima county. He is winning substantial success as an
orchardist and his life record should serve to inspire and encourage others,
showing what can be accomplished through individual effort and determination.
Mr. Gothberg was born in Sweden, October 25, 1870, a brother of Gottfreid
Gothberg, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. He remained a resident of his
native country until he had attained his majority, coming to the United States
in 1891. He first took tip his abode in Chicago, where he was employed at sheet
metal building work, and in 1900 he made his way to Nome. Alaska, where he
remained for about seven years, owning a fine mine near Nome. Eventually,
however, he disposed of his mining interests there and in 1909 visited Sweden.
As he did not care to remain, however, and after spending some time in pleasant
association with relatives and friends of his early life he returned to the new
world. He visited for a brief period in California and then came to Yakima
county, where he purchased twelve acres of land on Academy Heights, and in
connection with two others purchased four hundred and fifty acres here, which he
developed and sold in small tracts. In this undertaking he was associated with
F. Nelson and L. Stephenson and the undertaking proved one of substantial
profit. They have sold about two-thirds of the entire amount and are now
developing the balance, selling it in small lots. They recognized the value of
the land when properly developed and knew that there must come a demand for it.
They, have thus realized a good income on their investment. Mr. Gothberg has
also greatly improved his private holdings. He built a fine home upon his place,
also erected large barns and in fact has added all modern equipment. His
interests in association with his partners are conducted under the name of the
Jupiter Investment Company, with Mr. Gothberg as the vice president. This
company also still owns mining interests in Alaska, together with the orchard
property in the Yakima valley.

On the 4th of February, 1913, Mr. Gothberg was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth S. Isaacson, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of August and Emma
Isaacson, the former now deceased, while the latter resides in Minnesota, to
which place the family removed during the early girlhood of Mrs. Gothberg. They
were farming people, the father always devoting his life to general
agricultural pursuits. To Mr. and Mrs. Gothberg have been born two children,
Inna Elizabeth and Dagmar Marie. The parents are members of the Swedish Mission
church, in the work of which they are deeply interested, doing all in their
power to promote its growth and extend its influence.

Mr. Gothberg supports the republican party but has never been an office seeker.
He was the first man to break land on Academy Heights and his example as a
pioneer settler has been followed by many, so that the district in which he
took the initial step along the line of cultivation and improvement has been
transformed into one of the productive regions of the Yakima valley. Mr.
Gothberg has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new,
world, for he here found the opportunities which he sought and in their
utilization he has advanced steadily toward success.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.