i am trying to find info on the westerlings of chautauqua ny. who immigrated to the u.s. in 1850. so far no luck linda

Hi, My gt gt grandparents came from Sweden to Boston. Does anyone know if the local in Sweden would indicate that route. I am trying to find out where they came from in Sweden. It is so difficult to find any info and the name Olaf Johnson is so common. Thanks, Laura

It was a lot of emigrants who went to Boston from Sweden. Do you know when your gt gr grandparents emigrated, year and month? If so I will make a try in the CD Emigrant Popular, which says from which parish/place they emigrated from. Ancestry.com has it searchable on their site as well.

/Annelie J

My gt gt grandfather immigrated to U. S, in September 1853 from Sweden leaving from Goteborg to Boston, Massachussetts on the S.S. Lexington.and the ship was FULL of Swedes. He had a very common name, Gustaf Johnson, but luckily he was traveling with two sisters and one brother in law. One thing I found that helps is, if they lived in a Swedish community in the U. S., look to see where the other Swedes who immigrated at the same time came from.

Patricia, Do you know his and his siblings ages? It would help a a lot. Don't have any matches in Emigranten Popular, but maybe I find something in the CD Emibas.
/Annelie

Annelie, were you addressing the below message to me? I'm a he, not a she. :-) My ancestor, Gustaf Adolf Johnson, was born in Lommaryd, Jonkoping lan. He was the son of Johannes Johansson and Maja Stina Larsdotter. They moved from there to Vireda, Jonkoping lan in 1838.

The only family left in Sweden was his oldest brother Lars Johan Johansson who farmed at Blackarp, Vireda. Would be interested in finding descendants of Lars Johan. He had at least three children, Gustaf Alfred, Ida Kristina and Oscar August. Gustaf Alfred was still at Blackarp until at least 1896.

Patrick, I think that Annelie as well as myself thought with your initial posting that you were wanting help in locating Gustaf Johnson. I think Annelie lives in Sweden. She has been wonderful to help people who need some guidance. She has found at least one great bit of info for me and she also has a wonderful web site which centers mostly on the Falkoping area.(Skaraborgs Lan). She may want to correct my information!

Patrick, give me some time and I will try to help you.
In following addresses you can find some of Gustav Alfred's children.
http://www.jbgf.se/bocker/vireda/34c-05.htm
http://www.jbgf.se/bocker/vireda/34c-06.htm

Thanks, Leif. I appreciate any help. Maybe you or someone on here can answer a question that has been bothering me. Johnannes Johansson's birth place is listed at "V. Ryd". Is that Vastra Ryd in Ostergotland? Thanks again!

Thats correct Cheri, I thought Patrick (sorry for slipping on the keys and put an -a on your name) didn't know where his Gustaf Johnson and his siblings were born, none of that was in the original post.

The files Jönköping Gen Soc are soon at the end as they will take them of the website. This as there is so much errors in them. You really has to check with the original and see if the info are correct. The Gen Soc will produce a CD instead with the errors corrected.

Probably V Ryd means Västra Ryd in Östergötland,

Myself work on a database of emigrants from the Falköping are in Skaraborg, some of "found" emigrants are at my website www.emigrant.se (klick on the GB flag to find the english vers). /Annelie

Yes it is, Johannes lived at Hulu farm in V. Ryd, Ostergotland.

Leif. is there a Hulu farm in V. Ryd also? From 1818 - 1836 the family lived at Hulu farm in Lommaryd.

I just looked it up on the map and V. Ryd and Lommaryd aren't that far apart so it makes sense.

Thanks.

Patrick, You can look for " Hulu, Västra Ryd " on Google Earth

Thanks for your patience. What does Hulu mean? I've seen that there are numerous places named that. Didn't find anything in the Swedish - English online dictionary.

Patrick,
Hulu is a common farm name locally in Småland. I don’t know what it means.
If I find out I will let you know.

Can someone help me read a birth record? It's condition is poor and I can't make it out. Possible someone with experience with these records can make it out
.
The record is found at Genline Familyfinder, 1145.17.5100, [Jönköping] Vireda, C:2, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1729 - 1791, 52/0, Image 32 of 284

Stina Larsdotter was born on 13 Jan 1768 in Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden.
Lived at Boarp, Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden in 1792.

Stina married Sven Svensson son of Sven Svensson and Ingrid on 24 Jun 1792 in Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden. Sven was born on 1 May 1766 in Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden.

He lived at Almeberg, Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden in 1792.
After marriage lived at Hestra, Vireda, Jönköping län 1792 to at least 1799
Lived at Grankarr, Vireda, Jönköping län, Sweden in 1804, 1806,1808.

Stina is my maternal ancestor and I'm trying to extend her maternal ancestry as far as possible. I'm participating in a mDNA project and wanting to contribute to an ongoing conversation.

Thank you. Pat

Pat, I will check this out on Thursday and see if I can do anything with it. It is 4 am here and I heading to bed. Will get back to you and I am sure a couple others here will look at it also. It never hurts to have more than one opinion on difficult records anyway. Good Luck.

Cheri

Patrick,
I need to send a gedcom file; I haven’t your e-mail address!
It will be easier for me to show you new materials:

Leif,

Leif,

I sent you message with my e-mail address. Let me know if you didn't get it.

Thanks, Pat

Thanks for your e-mail address. I just sent over a Gedcom file,
About 1145.17.5100. It's not easy to read. Are you looking for Stina's parents?

Leif,

Does anyone know if Daul is a coomon name in Sweden? My gt gt gt grandmother's name was Daul Krauer. Thanks

Laura

Patrick,
Did you get the help needed form Leif to read the record ? I can make out most of the record so let me know if you still need help. Cheri

Cheri,
Please help Patrick read the record, it's not my skill.
Leif,

I don't have Genline, I use ArkivDigital instead as the pictures are much better as they have taken photos of the original books. So when you write about pagenumbers I prefer the one in the original book, not Genlines numbers.

I don't think I'm the best person to help out with writtings in the 1700ties but I can make a try.

Stina b 13th Jan. Parents Lars Jonsson and Sara L? in ..arp, Vtbg I think it means Boarp, Västergården.

/Annelie

Patrick,
Annelie has the correct record and I did not on the first try! It's a very hard one to read for sure. The only thing I can add is under witnesses, there is a (hustru) Maria and a (pigan)Stina. I can not make out their last names. I believe the "witnesses' are all from Solberga, there is a "Norra,( North) and a Sodra,(South) Solberga

How about a twitter and a blogg about genealogy, I doing both.
The blogg at http://tagesdotter.wordpress.com
The twitter at http://twitter.com/tagesdotter

Any one more here who do the same?

/Annelie

I blog at CanadaGenealogy, or, Jane's Your Aunt

Some of my Swedish relatives are shown here,

That link didn't work! Some of my Swedish relatives are listed here:

AXNER, BROSTRÖM, ERIKSSEN, JOHANSON, LÖFHOLM, RYDBERG & ZETTERB...

Oops, try this--
I research mainly in Floby Parish and surrounding Parish areas of Skaraborgs Lan and also some in Loftahammar, Kalmar Lan Sweden. My blog, Those Old Memories often has stories and pics of Swedish ancestors or research.

Those Old Memories

You Go Genealogy Girls

Twitter

My family is mostly from Malmohus, Kristianstad and Halland... so the very bottom part of Sweden.

I'm a professional researcher and would be happy to help anyone frustrated with their Swedish roots to help them be located. Email me.

Have updated my website Emigrant.se with new lists of emigrants from Falköping, Skaraborg. It's two type of lists. One sorted by born parish the other in the state/country the emigrants died in.

http://emigrant.se/en/english.html

/Annelie

I have a Peter/Petter Krut, born September 1794; a soldier in the Regiment Smalands Grenadjar Bataljon, Company Sunnerbo, Parish Goteryd, File Snarhult. He was married to Sara Nilsdotter; they had a daughter Anna born November 20, 1820 at Snarhult Dragontorp. Apparently, he moved to Goteryd from Hinneryd in 1813 at which time he also changed his name from Rask to Krut. The couple had two other daughters, Stina (10/23/1815) and Johanna (8/10/1825).

I'm trying to find the name he was born with and his parents names and info... Any help would be appreciated. Tak.

Ron

There are no Peter/petter born in either Hinneryd or Göteryd september 1794

I need your complete file of him if you want my help

Thanks for checking, Kennert... All I really have are a couple of responses I got on the Swedish GenForum... I'm posting what they sent me...

Ron

I will take a look at it as soon as I come home from a party

Thanks, Kennert...

Have fun at the party! My wife & I visited Sweden in 1996 and spent some time in Goteborg... My FarFar's folks came from Torestorp & Grimmared...

I am looking for information about: Johan Malkus Carlsson b March 28, 1896 Skaraborgs County Bitterna . Looking for the whole famliy tree. He had some sisters. Her name might be Anna Emila Carlsdotter b 1897. Or her name might be Stina. The farhter's name is Carl Johnson. If anyone could help I would so greatful. Thank You Cynde

Bitterna is a parish in Vara district. More about this we might discuss in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry - Sweden. There you find more about genealogy in Skaraborg. And there is a special discussion for Vara.
/Annelie

Bitterna Parish where can I find more info on this parish. Like its address does it have a cemetary?

Cynde: The family According to Census 1900
Larsson, Karl Johan worker B. 1873 i Barne-Åsaka (Skaraborgs län)
Wife Gustafsdotter, Lotta B. 1873 i Bitterna (Skaraborgs län)
Children
Johan Malkus B. 1896 i Bitterna (Skaraborgs län, Västergötland)
Anna Emilia B. 1897 i Bitterna (Skaraborgs län, Västergötland)
They live at Kyrketorp N:o 7, Bitterna (Skaraborgs län, Västergötland)

From CD "Begravda i Sverige" Buried in Sweden
Larsson, Karl Johan B. 24/12 1873 SSNI 18731224-5918
D 8/11 1950, B 17/11 1950
Larsson, Lotta B. 21/2 1873 SSNI 18730221-5905
D 14/4 1955 B 23/4 1955

Buried at Bitterna church cemetery, kv. C, nr. 196-197
Vara kyrkliga samfällighet (Vara kn, Västra Götalands län)
vara.pastorat@svenskakyrkan.se

Death Index: The sister married Ottosson and lived at her death in Herrljunga D 21/5 1992. Widow (21/4 1987). There is a chanse to get to know if she had any children. You have to contact the taxoffice as they run the national registration of persons in Sweden.

/Annelie

Wow thank you so much for the information:) Annelie. My grandfather had other sisters is there any trace of them? One of them might be named Stina Carlsdotter before marriage.

My Greatgrandfather's name was Carl Johansson I have never heard of Larrson.

Hi, Cynde...

I can give you some folks (from DISBYTE database) to email who have Johan Malkus & Anna Emelia in their lineage. Let me know.

Ron

Cynde: No trace of any Johansson, but Carl Johan's father might had that name. It didn't go to father to son as Patrynomicon is used by this time in Sweden. Please check out Hans Högman's Genealogy in Sweden to find out more about swedish genealogy.

The info I gave you about the family is of Census 1900, I can also make a look in 1890 but if there is siblings born after 1900 I can't find them in the sources other then as Ron's source of a database Disbyt, if someone have made a contribution to it.

/Annelie

yes Ron I would be interested in anything I can learn. well someone from Sweden gave me the info on Anna Emelia as my Grandfathers sister. My Grandfather had older sisters. He left Sweden in at 19. There was another sister born after him her name was Stina Carlsdotter b 1897 . So I'm not really sure if Anna Emelia is related to me. Although I don't know the names of the older sisters.

Thank You everyone for your help. Cynde

Annelie is Bitterana Church in Vedum?

This is the closest I could find for Stina... There were many more hits for Kristina, but none this close to 1897:

Släktdata
Utdrag ur Släktdatas födelseregister
Tryck på länken efter notisen för att se posten!
Phone:
Last updated: 2006-08-01
Email:
Web address: http://www.slaktdata.org
Personal data of Stina [Karlsdotter Segerberg]
Stina [Karlsdotter Segerberg]
b 1898-04-17 Västra Tunhem, Älvsborgs län (*) ;
Släktdata

For Johan M:

Helge Svantesson
Larv Faleberg 3
534 62 LARV
Phone: 0512-92492
Last updated: 2009-11-07
Email: helge.svantesson@telia.com
Personal data of Johan Malkus Karlsson
Johan Malkus Karlsson
b 1896 Bitterna, Skaraborgs län (*) ;

Ron

Ron thank you so much you gave me a lead that took me to a whole tree. Going back to 1685. Cynde

Glad I could help, Cynde...