McManamon Family Tree

2/11/96 per Evelyn Davis Lundblad. Bill is 100% Swedish. His father wasborn in Stockholm, Sweden, worked with wood then later was a stone mason.Bill's mother was born in Gottenburg, Sweden, moved to USA and later metand married her husband. Bill was born in Cleveland, Evelyn is not sureif it was at home.

Bill inherited his father's artistic and wood working abilities. Theyboth could carve wooden ships in bottles.

Bill worked at General Electric at 152nd St. in Cleveland as a mechanic.Evelyn also worked for G.E. and was transferred to his department. Theydated around 6 months, then married. There was no fancy ceremony, herparents never did things that way. Evelyn's best friend gave the weddingparty.

Bill was in the Army in WWII from 1942 to 1946 with the 80th artillerydivision, radio repair. Bill was stationed across the US at first, withEvelyn following him to different bases. Jan was conceived in ?Illinois.Bill went overseas to Germany and generally followed General Patton'spath, including to the Battle of the Buldge. He got a few metals and wasnot injured. When Germany surrendered, Bill was there and took picturesof the Nazi's during the surrender. Evelyn still has those pictures.

When Bill's father died, he inherited the father's big two storey handbuilt stone house in Twinsburg, Jean remembers how magnificent the housewas, when Dorothy, Net and other relatives went to play poker. Bill ownedUnited Photo Engraving, doing lithography photo plates for newspapers.Bill did the picture of Jean and Joan when they graduated from nursingschool and also a picture in their Civil Air Patrol uniforms forCollinwood High School.

Later Bill bought property on 5 acres in the country, had a house builton a hill overlooking a private spring. They had a lake bed dug, anchoreda centered diving and sunning platform in the center of the spring fedlake.

Bill drew pictures and carved wooden figures. Jean loved the realistichand he carved, complete with veins. He had a closet full of art booksand drawings. Very talented man. Visiting this house was like going intoa nature preserve. On the downstairs coffee table, with sliding glassdoors to the lake, was the first time Jean had ever seen a NationalGeographic Magazine. Bill was likable, quiet and easy to talk and getalong with. They had big friendly german shephard dogs skidding on thelinoleum kitchen floors, while licking and greeting guests.

Offset printing took away two of Bill's biggest clients and was a deathnell for hand lithography. Evelyn had gone to California in 1960 andloved the warm weather. She convinced Bill to sell the business and moveto Escondido, California, in 1970, instead of investing in new businessequipment.

Bill was offered a job in printing in San Diego, but refused to drive the35 miles on freeways. He was unemployed for 1 year while Evelyn worked,barely making enough to pay the bills. Bill eventually saw an ad andworked for the Times Advocate in maintainence, working his way up tocabinet making, which he loved well suited him.

Per note written by Jan Lundblad Viers June 1991: William A. Lundblad, born 9/16/16 in Cleveland, Ohio passed away 8/26/88.Dad served in the second world war as a radio operator in GeneralPatton's 3rh Army. He married my mother in April the 26th 1941. Aftergetting out of the service Dad became a photo engraver. He had his ownbusiness for many years. He and mom moved to Escondido, Ca in April of1969. They lived there for 14 years before moving to Oregon in 1984.Dad's hobbies were wood working and also carving with wood. He alsoenjoyed fishing with Roy after moving to Oregon.