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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => US Lookup Requests => Topic started by: LNC on Friday 05 April 19 22:27 BST (UK)
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My great great great aunt Christina Palsdotter was born in Ausas, Skane, Sweden on 14 March 1845. She emigrated to America in mid 1870. I have found records about this. She was in the 1870 US census in La Porte Indiana (Christini Paulson female servant). She married Perry Johnson (also from Sweden?) on 11 Dec 1870 in La Porte city (Indiana marriage indexes - C. Pahlsson).
From then on she disappeared. Except that we have a photo that is labelled on the back as Christina. She was sitting with a man whom we have assumed was Perry Johnson even though he looks younger than Christina. Christina looks quite old and gaunt in her headscarf. The studio where the photo was taken was in Oskaloosa Iowa as this is embossed on the corner of the photo.
In my public tree on Ancestry I once put her death record as occuring on 30 Sep 1899 in Chicago and her burial in Graceland Cemetery. However, after my mother's cousin wrote to Graceland, that Christina turned out to be the wife of Reinhold Johnson, so maybe not the same person?
We have spent many hours trying to follow Christina and Perry in USA in vain. ???
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Hi
I took a look in Christina's mother Maria Lovisa's probate from 1885 and found that Christina was already deceased by that time.
Christina deceased in USA and has left behind 6 young children:
Sons:
Frits born 9 May 1872
Ådde born 14 June 1873
Viktor born 11 Nov 1877
Daughters:
Minne born 26 March 1879
Eufrosyne born 14 Dec 1880
Lovisa born 2 May 1883
If I understood it correctly Christina's brother Alfred was apparently with the children in USA overlooking their mention in the probate at some time.
Ian
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If the birth dates are correct, then Christina was alive on 2 May 1883.
Just pointing out the obvious.
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I'd like to post the image of the probate but for some reason there is no button to do so.
Ian
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I'd like to post the image of the probate but for some reason there is no button to do so.
Ian
Unfortunately you cannot post attachments on any of the look up boards.
Sandra
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Ok thanks Sandra. I didn't know that.
Ian
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Link to image:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=822455.0
Ian
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Thank you very much for this breakthrough, Ian :) I would never have thought of looking at Maria Lovisa's probate. Where are Swedish probate records kept? Are they available online? Was there anything about my great grandmother Matilda in it too?
I am trying now to find the births of these other children. Only Adde born 14 Jun 1873 matches the information I've already found. There does not seem to be a place for where they all are.
I have also asked a cousin to translate the excerpt of the probate that you sent. I have tried to find Alfred Palsson in America without much luck.
It is certainly harder for six children to disappear one would think, than just the one??
Thanks very much again,
Linda
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I have also asked a cousin to translate the excerpt of the probate that you sent.
Hi Linda and cheers.
Here is a more accurate translation:
"Christina who met her death and died in USA and has left behind 6 young children:
Sons:
Frits born 9 May 1872
Ådde born 14 June 1873
Viktor born 11 Nov 1877
Daughters:
Minne born 26 March 1879
Eufrosyne born 14 Dec 1880
Lovisa born 2 May 1883
To overlook the aforementioned minors Alfred who likewise was also in USA......"
Ian
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Was there anything about my great grandmother Matilda in it too?
Image:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=822455.0
It says that she is married to Ludwig Engdahl in Helsingborg.
Ian
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I have tried to find Alfred Palsson in America without much luck.
Alfred Pålsson died in Ausås, Sweden on 4 March 1946 and was married on 20 Dec 1902.
Ian
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Only Adde born 14 Jun 1873 matches the information I've already found.
What info do you have on him?
Ian
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Where are Swedish probate records kept? Are they available online?
They are online but only with a subscription at ArkivDigital: https://www.arkivdigital.se/
I have a months sub just.
Ian
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I think the problem is you are basing everything on Christina's marriage to Perry Johnson and looking for children, last name "Johnson"
It appears Christina got remarried (had a couple children w/ Perry Johnson) to a Benjamin Ekdahl who also had been previously married with a couple of kids. Benjamin & Christina had four children together. Benjamin died in 1889
This would be Christina with children named in probate in the 1880 census.
1880 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNQ-DDZ
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Benjamin's page a Find A Grave explains a lot of what happened, as well as linking several of the children listed in the mentioned probate record.
Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94888457/benjamin-ekdahl
There is also a tree at Family Search
Tree: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTJD-J21
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There's a one line snippet in the paper about guardianship of the children.
Sterling Standard
Sterling, Illinois
Thursday, March 20, 1890 - Page 3
"In re guardianship of the minor heirs of Benj. Ekdahl,
Guardian's inventory filed and approved"
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After Benjamin died, it appears the probate records were handled in Whiteside County.
Index to estates and guardians 1845-1919 vol 1: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01opj/
Guardianship record 1872-1897 vol B: page 309 - http://www.rootschat.com/links/01opk/
It appears Benjamin's oldest daughter (from 1st marriage) Anna(Ekdahl) Aldrich was given Guardianship of the minor children.
Bottom half- page 358
Probate records 1879-1903 vol A: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01opl/
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Hi Ian, Updating the search for Christina, I have finally discovered that the last four children were fathered by Benjamin Ekdahl in the Tampico area of Illinois. I did this by looking for on eof the sons using his first name and exact date of birth and eventually found them all in the 1880 census. Thank you again for your invaluable help. Linda :)
PS. Thanks also for your information RJ137 which unfortunately I was not aware of until now. I stumbled on the 1880 census by the above method.
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Hi Linda
Great to hear and you're welcome.
Ian