Correction of name: His name was
Ontel (not Bertil, Antil or Onkel) which appears in family archives and genealogy programs). He was my grandfather's brother. Both my grandfather James and father Lennart mentioned his name sometimes when I was younger. When Ontel emigrated to the United States in 1901, he changed his name to Ontel Walfrid Grahn. Ontel died in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mysterious? Ontel's mother, Sofia Cecilia Evelina (not Paulina) (sometimes called Hedqvist) with birth name
Bergström. "Otto Valfrid Gran has declared himself to be the child's father." Ontel's birth is 14 APR 1882 in Västerås, BUT according to the church archives, Otto emigrated to America 12 APR 1880 and came back to Sweden 6 JULY 1882. Can't find him in the 1880 passenger list from the Ellis Island archives. I am guessing that Otto never actually went to America but that he stayed in Sweden, perhaps in the Västerå region. Otto is listed as the father of Ontel before Otto is entered as an immigrant to "Humle XII, Malmö Caroli, Malmöhus län (Skåne county)" 6 JULY 1882 from America. Conclusion: The timeline is not correct according to the archives. Otto to America 12 APR 1880. Ontel born 14 APR 1882. Otto to Sweden 6 JULY 1882.