The Johnson & Swanson Family of West Central Illinois

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Johnson's & Swanson's from Skaraborg Län, Sweden to Galesburg, Illinois. Contact me if you are related or need more information.
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  • ID: I3
  • Name: Selma SWANSON 1
  • Name: Selma SVENSDOTTER 1 2 3
  • Name: Selma JOHNSON 4
  • Sex: F
  • Change Date: 04 AUG 2010
  • Note:
    Different records show differing ages for Selma. Some records have her 2 years older than Frank, where others have her the same age.

    The death certificate states that Selma lived in Galesburg for 34 years.
  • Birth: 24 JUN 1865 in Grolanda Parish, Skaraborg Län, Sweden 5 1 2 3
  • Death: 03 JUN 1924 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
  • Note: Suicide by drowning in neighbors cistern 6 7 8
  • Burial: 05 JUN 1924 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA 7
  • Emigration: 19 MAR 1894 Brobacken, Grolanda Parish, Skaraborg Län, Sweden 9
  • Birth: JUN 1866 in Sweden 10 11



    Father: Johanes Sven ANDERSSON b: 17 AUG 1823 in Hålltorp, Jäla Parish, Skaraborg Län, Sweden
    Mother: Maria Christina ANDERSDOTTER b: 15 JUN 1825 in Gårestorp, Grolanda Parish, Skaraborg Län, Sweden

    Marriage 1 Frank X. JOHNSON b: 18 AUG 1866 in Grolanda Parish, Skaraborg Län, Sweden
    • Married: 30 AUG 1894 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    • Note:
      The marriage took place at First Lutheran Church, Galesburg, Illinois. This was their first marriage. Claus and Clara Johnson were the witnesses.

      The 1884-1896 Household Examination Records - Grolanda (pg, 92, 93) shows that Selma Svensdotter and Frans Emil Johansson were in the same location - Simonstorp about 1887.
      12 13 14
    Children
    1. Has Children Hilmer Carl JOHNSON b: 11 MAR 1895 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    2. Has No Children Florence A. JOHNSON b: 18 MAR 1897 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    3. Has No Children Arvid Wilhelm JOHNSON b: 20 MAR 1899 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    4. Has Children Anna Olivia JOHNSON b: 24 JUN 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    5. Has No Children Alice Jean JOHNSON b: 03 FEB 1908 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
    6. Has Children Harold R. JOHNSON b: 14 APR 1911 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA

    Sources:
    1. Title: AI:9 Household Examination 1884-1896 - Grolanda, Record Type: The Husförhörslängderna, Site Name: Genline, Location: Sweden, Skaraborg Län, Grolanda Parish, Url: www.genline.com
      Abbrev: AI:9 Household Examination 1884-1896 - Grolanda
      Repository:
        Name: Genline AB Sweden

      Page: Brobacken - Page 130, Wådbåcken - Page 92
    2. Title: AI:8 Household Examination Record 1873-1884 - Grolanda, Record Type: The Husförhörslängderna, Site Name: Genline, Location: Sweden, Skaraborg Län, Grolanda Parish, Url: www.genline.com
      Abbrev: AI:8 Household Examination 1873-1884 - Grolanda
      Repository:
        Name: Genline AB Sweden

      Page: Brobacken, Page 111
    3. Title: AI:7 Household Examination Record 1861-1872 - Grolanda, Record Type: The Husförhörslängderna, Site Name: Genline, Location: Sweden, Skaraborg Län, Grolanda Parish, Url: www.genline.com
      Abbrev: AI:7 Household Examination 1861-1872 - Grolanda
      Repository:
        Name: Genline AB Sweden

      Page: Brobacken, Page 91, Erikstorp, Page 133
    4. Title: Marriage of Frank Johnson and Selma Swanson, Record Type: Marriage License, Spouses' Names: Johnson-Swanson, Number: 10966
      Abbrev: Marriage of Frank Johnson and Selma Swanso
      Publication: August 30, 1894
      Repository:
        Name: Office of the Knox County Clerk
    5. Title: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Abbrev: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Publication: No. 11850
      Repository:
        Name: Office of the Knox County Clerk

      Page: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
    6. Title: Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950), Record Type: Death Record Index, Site Name: Illinois State Archives, Url: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
      Abbrev: Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950)
    7. Title: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Abbrev: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Publication: No. 11850
      Repository:
        Name: Office of the Knox County Clerk

      Page: Galesburg, Knox County, Illlinois
    8. Title: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Abbrev: Death certificate of Selma Johnson
      Publication: No. 11850
      Repository:
        Name: Office of the Knox County Clerk
    9. Title: AI:9 Household Examination 1884-1896 - Grolanda, Record Type: The Husförhörslängderna, Site Name: Genline, Location: Sweden, Skaraborg Län, Grolanda Parish, Url: www.genline.com
      Abbrev: AI:9 Household Examination 1884-1896 - Grolanda
      Repository:
        Name: Genline AB Sweden

      Page: Brobacken, Page 130
    10. Title: 1920 United States Federal Census, Record Type: Census Record, Site Name: Ancestry.com, Url: www.ancestry.com, Film: T625
      Abbrev: 1920 U.S. Federal Census
      Repository:
        Name: The Generations Network, Inc.

      Page: Knox County, Galesburg, Illinois
    11. Title: 1900 United States Federal Census, Record Type: Census Record, Site Name: Ancestry.com, Url: www.ancestry.com, Film: T623
      Abbrev: 1900 U.S. Federal Cenus
      Repository:
        Name: The Generations Network, Inc.

      Page: Knox County, Galesburg, Illinois
    12. Title: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Record Type: Marriage Record Index, Site Name: Illinois State Archives, Url: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
      Abbrev: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
    13. Title: First Lutheran Church, Church Records, Galesburg, Illinois
      Abbrev: First Lutheran Church, Church Records, Galesburg,
      Repository:
        Name: Augustana College, Swenson Swedish Imigration Research Center, Rock Island, Illinois
    14. Title: Marriage of Frank Johnson and Selma Swanson, Record Type: Marriage License, Spouses' Names: Johnson-Swanson, Number: 10966
      Abbrev: Marriage of Frank Johnson and Selma Swanso
      Publication: August 30, 1894
      Repository:
        Name: Office of the Knox County Clerk

      Page: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
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