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Skriv ut sidan - Olson, Peter b1835 Sweden. Emigr approx 1864
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Titel: Olson, Peter b1835 Sweden. Emigr approx 1864
Skrivet av: David Carlson skrivet 2015-07-01, 18:07
I am trying to trace Peter and his family back to Sweden. Peter's granddaughter was my grandmother. I have already found my grandfather in Sweden as someone had previously found him. I have used ArkivDigital and this forum to trace him and his family back to the mid-1700's. Here is everything I know about this family.
Per the US 1870, 1880, and 1900 census (the US 1890 census was destroyed by fire) a family with the following individuals immigrated to the USA in 1864 (maybe 1865), probably all together. The only names I have are the ones they used in the USA. They were in Chicago Illinois in 1870 and Rock Island County, Illinois and nearby areas after that.
The family name is sometimes Olson, and other times Oleson or Olsen. Peter and Ellen said they were married in 1860. In some cases I have a birth month as it was collected in the 1900 census (Peter died by then and I am unsure of what happened to Anna-still working on her). Nels has an exact date from his death notice. As usual with dates, be careful as people sometimes changed dates for various reasons. The years are more likely accurate within 1 year (as the US census asks only for age).
Peter O Olson 1835 father, a tailor in the 1880 census Ellen Olson March 1831 wife Nels N 27 May 1862 son Anna or Annie 1863 daughter Olaf or Olof May 1864 son (he is my direct ancestor) (they had several more children after coming to North America)
I have tried to find them on ships. I have tried to find their births in Sweden using Ancestry.com but without knowing the Swedish surname and exact birthdates, that is almost impossible. Any suggestions on how to proceed would we helpful. Thank you.