Apollo, Johan Svensson; Johansdotter, Maria

[Monica Sandberg Reuss]

My great grandfather, Per Alfred Apollo, was born in Hvarf, Tidaholme, Skaraborgslan, Jan 10, 1856, the son of Johan Svensson Apollo and Maria Johansdotter. Johan was born June 4, 1818 in Aklinga, Ekedalan (I don't know where that is); Maria was born May 15, 1819 in Hombs, Ekedalan. In the late 1870's, Per Alfred and his brothers Claus Otto and Sven Johan emigrated to the States and settled in Polk Center Twp (now Pennington County) Minnesota. P. A. and Claus took the surname Hallstrom, while the third brother became Sven Johan Naplin. Apollo was an army name, so presumably Johan Svensson's father's name was Sven. I would appreciate any help in tracing these people back farther, or connecting with any cousins in Sweden, the US, Canada or elsewhere. For full details, please visit Johan Svensson Apollo at www.my-ged.com/sandberg
 
Tim Sandberg
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Monica Sandberg Reuss]

I've had to revise my database, so the URLs have changed. The above link won't work anymore. Please use this one: Johan Svensson Apollo I'd also like to express my thanks to Kjell Henrysson in Tidaholm for helping me to connect to my Swedish cousins!
Tim Sandberg
Calgary, Alberta, Canada