Kalle,
Tack så mycket! Thank you so very much. I too read Säderstad and found no such place. I tried to find something likely and tried Segerstad which gave no results. But Särestad proved to be the answer. I found not only the birth of the daughter I had hoped to find, but also the marriage of Sigge. While not proven yet, I'm very excited as this may be the beginning of the solution to what has been a very elusive "brick wall" line.
With regard to the words on the birth record, is there a special word in Swedish for the birth of a child after the father has died?
Also,where is Särestad relative to Råda or Mellby? I couldn't find it in my atlas.
Again, thank you very much,
mvh
Martha