Genealogy - Ångermanland county and Närke / Bosuns and Emigrants


Go to my maternal side , Mostly from the province Ångermanland in Northern Sweden Grandpa-The Grafström Family Or See the others from misc. parishes in Västernorrland and Kronoberg	Go to my paternal side. Mostly from the province Närke - Örebro county, in the Middle(s/w) , southern third of Sweden
The Last Bosun In Överlännäs Parish
Some useful Genealogy links	My search for american relatives
Surname list	Parish list
Dialect for Västernorrland county Hännä ärä sûbben at utbölinga. Döm kan vära bå dûrsk å ettret då dom kom, men ette n'vecke ha ne fese å, å dom e rakt glöret, sekamesa a. Swedish and English translation

Follow my Bosun research in the military archives.

Take a look at the Corporal no.149 Eric Bister (Edström) 1858-1929 , and some

of the Documents I found at the Military Archives - Krigsarkivet

Project of this year - Searching for my American ancestors

The actual start of the whole project was when I heard from my sisters husband
that some of my relatives had emigrated to America.
At first I had 3 different lines to investigate;
1) my gr.grandma who died in America but didnt know where.
2) A family with 8 children where 5 of them went to america.
3) I wanted to know exactly where my grandmas brother 'Gotfrid' was buried.

later on I found another familymember who also emigrated. (4)

Below is a summarize

Mission 2 :

These 5 sieblings are relatives on my paternal side.
All those was living in Jarsjo village, Kumla perish, Örebro County
In central southern Sweden.
(all the following adresses was valid 8 febr 1909)

Per Johan Johnson

b. 12 apr. 1857 to Usa 1879-05-02 (New york)
2884n hoyne av. Ravensvood,Chicago, Ill
d. 15 Oct. 1930
Buried at Memorial Park Cemetery

Per Johan Johnson

Found on 1910 census and at the house of emigrants ( swedish emigration institute):
and at Ravenswood covenant church

The family actually lived at 4959 N. Hoyne Ave.. (Chicago reorganized its street numbers)
Per was working as a foreman at a bridgeworks. He is listed as being able to speak English, and being able to read and write. He owned his own home (i.e., he did not rent) but he was still paying on a mortgage.
He was 53 years old, had been married for 24 years and he had completed the naturalization process by which one becomes a U.S. citizen., he emigrated in 1879.

Wife:
Kristina Emilie, b. 1868 feb. 19 , She emigrated in 1883 or 1884, married with Per in 1885 nov. 20
d. 1957

Arrived from Lake View in 1905 :

The complete Church record from Ravenswood covenant church Page1 and Page2 (200k each)

Children: (all born in Chicago)
Elsie Emilie, b. 1887 Aug 7
John Louis b. 1889 Aug. 13, was working as a machinist at a sewing machine shop.
Herold Benjamin , b. 1891 Aug. 6, was a "News Agent" for a "News Dealer"., d. 1932
Verner Oliver, b. 1893 dec. 3 , was a stenographer at a Broker's office. d. 1987 in Denver, Colorado
Walborg Linea, b. 1896 feb. 7 , d. 1899 apr. 5
Linette Anabel, b. 1899 oct. 10, d . 1992 (in cemetery record : Lynette J. Vogel)
m#1. Sims , m#2. Vogel

Anabel Sims

Inez Johanna, b. 1902 may 12, d. 1958
m. Sten Olaf Westerlind

Astrid Madeline, b. 1904 feb. 24, d. Jan. 1989 in Denver, Adams, CO
m. Anthony Hubert Comstock

Clifford Erik, b. 1905 may 25, d. 1906
Stuart Glener , b. 1906 oct. 13 d. apr. 1976 in Chicago

All this impossible without, and Many Thanks to : Lisa Porter, Eric Larson and Anna-Lena Hultman

This is A Cousin to my Grandma ; Perhaps she is a daughter to Per Johan !!!

Unknown Cousin

Lars Erik Jonson

b. 15 dec. 1858 to Usa 1880
112 E. mich st. , Marquette, Mich

Lars Erik Johnson

This is the relative we suspect had interest in an copper mine and when he died we inherited a small sum.
So I guess he didnt had any children.

Olof Johnson

b. 10 mar. 1870 to Usa 1889
742 Berwyn ave , Summerdale, Chicago, Ill
Olof Johnson

Lydia Johnson

b. 4 may. 1878 to Usa 1900-04-25 (Chicago)
II BitterSweet Place, Chicago, Ill

Lydia Johnson

We found 2 Lydia Johnson in 1910 census one was an stenographer, as her brothers son : Oliver
- just a coincidense or is it the right Lydia????

Maria Josefina Franson nee Johnson

b. 27 febr. 1861 in Järsjö, Kumla parish, to Usa 1882
Woodstock, Box 782, Ill

Maria Franson

More Research Methods Click Here
Progress and result Click Here

Mission 3 :

Lars Gottfrid Larson

Emigrated from Stene, Kumla parish, Sweden at age 16
Lived and worked as a carpenter in Chicago, spent his days as retired in Florida.
Buried at the Irving Park Cemetery in Chicago, Ill
Lars Gottfrid Larson ,birth date of January 20, 1887
SS# 326-05-8044
died : 30 January 1974
The SS# was issued in Illinois and the residence zip code is
33802 - Lakeland,Florida.

Helpful with finding him have been, and my thanks to:
Timothy & Sue Buckley, Eric Larson, Tom Moline, and Douglas L. Hatto
and all the others at swedes@smultron.com

Looking for more American ancestors

Adolph W.Olson

Born 24 may1864 in Järsjö, Kumla parish in Sweden
Emigrated 1885 to Kansas city, and traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska
where he died 31 Aug 1943.

With some wonderful help I also now know that he married and that he is buried at Wyuka cemetery in lincoln

Mission 1) this research is almost completed

Brita Katarina(Karin) Bister (daughter to the above mentioned bosun)

born 22 jan. 1881 in Sweden
dead 2 october 1918, in Laramie, Wyoming. (acc to death cert., spanish flu and typhoid fever)
Married to August Olson in Laramie and is Buried at GreenHill Cemetery
Helpful with the research have been, and my thanks to : Lesley Wischmann in Laramie
but also Julie Greenhill and all the others at swedes@smultron.com and at Root-l

Brita Katarina Bister