Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden

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Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 23, 2011 at 6:33pm

I also have several money order receipts from A. P. Svensson to Sven Jonsson, Hökagården, Tolanda, Vedum, in Skaraborg. issued between 1888 and 1890.

Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 20, 2011 at 7:02pm

Thank you so much, Steven--or should I say, Tack så mycket!

Comment by Steven D Koehler on February 20, 2011 at 2:16pm

Kristen,

Anders Peter Svensson was born 26 May 1856 on the farm Hjelltag in Bitterna and baptized the following day.  His father was Sven Jonasson and the mother was Britta Stina Jonasdotter.  I was unable to pinpoint the family in the household examination roll for roughly the same time period.

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Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 15, 2011 at 7:49pm

I have one more in Skaraborg (all the rest are from Kalmar, so that will be a challenge), my father's maternal grandfather. I have an immigration certificate that lists him as:

Anders Peter Svensson, from Bragnum Frostag: (?) of Lekåsa Moderförsamling (assembly). The document was entered in Lekåsa of Skaraborg on Oct. 12, 1887.

Anders Peter Svensson was born on  26 May 1856 in Bitterna församling of Skaraborg. As a sad note, he was killed in a mining accident in Rock Springs, WY when my grandmother was about 14 months old.

Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 15, 2011 at 2:55pm

Thank you SO much--this is wonderful information!

Comment by Steven D Koehler on February 15, 2011 at 11:40am

I did some additional checking in Genline for the Johannes Magnusson family.  His birthdate and baptismal date were verified in the baptismal register C:4, p. 129.  The birth date and baptismal date for his wife Ingrid Andersdotter were verified in the baptismal register C:4, p. 153.

An internet search for "Johannes Magnusson" Baltorp resulted in an interesting land ownership document for the area.  It lists the years of birth for the children, as well as the years of emigration for some of the children (which you apparently already have).  It is noteworthy that the brother Andreas, born 1853, seems to have taken over the family farm.  The Swedish death index indicates he remained in Sweden and died there.  There is also a listing of the other children from the earlier generation, that is of Magnus Svenningsson and Maria Jonsdotter / Jansdotter.

The father of Magnus Svenningsson was Svenning Heljesson, born in 1730 (the exact birthdate is in the household examination roll but is difficult to decipher).  He died on 19 March 1809 at the age of 79 (household examination roll AI:1 (1808-1814), p. 52.

Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, I checked the records available at ancestry.com before proceeding further.  Bingo!  There are four separate family trees that contain information on your family, one of which is quite complete and nicely sourced.  It was compiled and submitted by another descendant in the family, Jennifer Diane Brink.  You will probably want to check on the information available on ancestry.com and contact her for further leads.  Her research extends back yet another generation, to Helje Andersson, born in 1689.

Let me know if you have questions about any of the above and good luck with your research.   

Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 14, 2011 at 9:35pm

Thank you SO much! This helps to explain some of the mementos that I have. I look forward to anything else you can find out, and again, Thank you!

Comment by Steven D Koehler on February 11, 2011 at 10:04pm

Hi Kristen,

 

Here's a preliminary report on your family. Most of the following information is from the household examination rolls and should be verified in the original church records.  There were at least eight children in the family:

1.  Anders Petter, born 1 April 1846

2.  Britta Stina, born 31 August 1848

3.  Anna Stina, born 22 January 1850

4.  Svante, born 10 October 1851

5.  Andreas, born 30 May 1853

6.  Johanna, born 5 July 1855

7.  Lotta, born 20 November 1859

8.  Augusta, born 5 February 1862

 

Father:  Johannes Magnusson, born 12 October 1815, baptized 15 October 1815, son of Magnus Svenningsson (born 22 August 1778, died 22 April 1829) and Maja / Maria Jansdotter (born 23 September 1786, died 7 January 1859).  Johannes Magnusson died 24 February 1885.

 

Mother:  Ingrid Andersdotter, born 20 March 1819, baptized 21 March 1819, daughter of Anders Svensson and Annica Andersdotter.

 

More details later.

Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on February 10, 2011 at 6:31pm

Here are a few names and dates. I realized that the confirmation date I have is from a relative in Norway, so that doesn't apply here.

I think that these are all sisters and brothers, but I am not sure; they all list Åsaka as their birthplace. I do know that Johanna and Anna are sisters (they were my great-grandmother and great-great-aunt). They also had a brother, Swan (Sven) Johnsson, and a sister, Augusta, for whom I do not have birth dates yet. All of the above emigrated to the U.S. and remained here.

Anna Stina Johansdotter, b. 22 January 1850 in Åsaka congregation in Skaraborg

Johnanna Johansdotter, b. 7 July 1855 in Barne Åsaka congregation in Skaraborg

  this is one of the two I'm not sure of:

Anders Petter Johansson, b. 1 April 1846 in Åsaka

Lotta Johansdotter, of Baldorp, Skattegården--buried 5 May 1912

  All except for Lotta (for whom I have only a funeral invitation) had immigration papers from Lekåsa. Anders Petter Johansson's was signed by Sven Sundborg (vice pastor?).

The others were signed by August W, Ternstedt, pastor.

Anna's obituary listed an Andrew Johnson in Sweden as a brother/survivor, so I wonder if it is the same as Anders Petter. He would have been about 100 when she died, so I don't know (she was 96 when she died, and Swan/Sven was 99).

I hope this wasn't too involved!!

To make matters more complicated, I have an immigration document from another person of whom I have never heard, whose paper was in with Anna's, and her certificate was issued the same day from the same parish. I don't know if it was a relative or a friend. There is also a funeral notice (from Sweden) for someone who has the same last name as this woman.

Pigan (Maid) Mathilda Andreasdotter, b. 19 April 1856 in Åsaka congregation of Skaraborg.

Ingrid Andersdotters was buried 14 April 1901 from Baltorp.

 

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