The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 908 LOUIS M. NYSTROM. Louis M. Nystrom, an orchardist and farmer of Yakima comity, was born in Sweden on the 4th of January, 1868, and is a brother of Nels Nystrom, mentioned elsewhere in this work. His parents were Per Olson and Martha Nelson, natives of Sweden, who on coming to the united States made their way first to Omaha, Nebraska, and in that city both passed away. The father devoted his life to farming and blacksmithing and in the pursuit of those occupations acquired a comfortable competence. He was a son of Olaf Larson, whose father, Lars Monson, was a native of Vermland, Sweden, and devoted his life to farming. Louis M. Nystrom acquired a public school education in his native country and carne, to the United States in 1887, when a young man of about nineteen years. After spending three months in Kansas he removed to Omaha, Nebraska, where he followed carpentering and contract work. Later he became proprietor of a grocery store in Omaha, where he successfully carried on business for eighteen years. On the expiration of that period he resumed carpenter work, in which he was engaged for three years, and in 1914 he made his way to Yakima county, where in 1912 he had purchased ten acres on Academy Heights. he planted four acres of this tract to apples, built a pleasant residence and substantial barns and began the further development and improvement of the place. he is now successfully engaged in the raising of fruit, beets and potatoes. He also engages in raising hogs and his business is carefully and successfully conducted. On the 29th of May, 1895, Mr. Nystrom was united in marriage to Matilda Nelson, a native of Sweden and a daughter of Magnus and Anna Sophia (Anderson) Nelson, who are still residents of Sweden. To Mr. and Mrs. Nystrom have been born the following named: Ruth Elizabeth, the wife of Jay Hinkle, a resident of Wiley City, Washington; Rudolph Emanuel, who is in a United States training school, in the drafting department; Wilbur Magnus, at home; Paul Hilmar; Martha Evangeline; Anna Niamie; and Elmer Phillip. Mr. Nystrom and his family are members of the Swedish Evangelical Mission church and are interested in the work of the church and in all that pertains to the moral progress and development of the community, Mr. Nystrom gives his political allegiance to the republican party but he does not seek nor desire office, preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his business affairs. He is truly a self-made man and one who has been very successful. In addition to owning and cultivating the home place he also rents forty acres, which he has sown to hay. His business interests are wisely and carefully conducted. He attacks with thoroughness everything that he undertakes and his determination and keen sagacity have also been strong elements in his continued success. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.