Bonnie!

I posted a message for you on the grouppage of the group "Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden".

Cheers
Richard

Hi Bonnie!

I try and help as many as I can.
I do it as a kind of break from researching my own lineage.
I find it soothing and energizing to hel others.

Oh...I can tell you were you great-grandparents were born.

According to the 1900 census Frans Johansson were born in 1859 in Fyrunga Parish.
Kristina Persson were born in 1866 in Rättvik Parish.

He was born as Frantz. His family lived on the grounds of an estate called Bjärtorp. He had quite a few siblings.

These Google maps coordinates will show you the area in which that estate would have been: N 58º 15.981' E 013º 06.731'.

I'm not 100 percent sure on the following information, but I believe that Kristina was actually born Kerstin and later americanized it to Kristina.
I believe this is the fact because I can only find a Kerstin born on that date in Rättvik Parish.
She to had a lot of siblings.

Her family lived in a communty called Söderås.
Google maps coordinates: N 60º 50.710' E 015º 07.585'.

This is mining terratory back in those days.

Hope this helped you some.