Anderson, Andrew (Anders ?) b1863 Sweden

[Håkan Andersson]

Our Anderson Grandparents
We are in search of my Swedish grandparentâEUR(TM)s place of birth and their forbears. We have attempted to access birth records in Sweden via the Internet only to find that there is not any central records of births in the 1800s. We know that in the 1800 in Sweden like most of Europe the parish churches documented the births, marriages and death of their citizens.
 
Andrew Anderson was my grandfather. When he immigrated to the United States in 1890s, the US immigration agent must have changed his name because we know that Andrew is not a Swedish given name. What I do know is that he was born in Sweden on December 20, 1863.
From the evidence we do have we believe he was from one the villages around Lake Sijan in central Sweden.
 
One of our keepsakes is a photo album dated December 23 1893 containing 38 pictures from Sweden. Twenty of the photographs were from the towns of Falun 10, Rättvick 5, Djura 3 and one each from Insjön and Leksand in the county of Kopparbergs, near Lake Sijan in Dalarna County in central Sweden. One from Gävle, Gävleborg County on the East Coast and seventeen from Borås 16 and one from Göteborg, Västra Göteland County on the West Coast.
I suspect Andrew Anderson was born near Lake Sijan moved to Göteborg area to work before immigrating to the US either in late 1880s or early 1890s.
Andrew Anderson immigrated to the Chicago area. He met and married my grandmother Hanna Kjell in La Grange, Illinois in 1895. My Swedish born grandmother maiden name was Hanna Kjell she also used the German name of Schull was born on December 7, 1865. Her place of birth is unknown.
Andrew Anderson became an American citizen on September 11, 1896. Andrew Anderson was a carpenter and cabinetmaker whose skills ranged from making toys, furniture, merry go round horses to constructing houses.
 
The Andersons had two children in La Grange, Illinois, Harold and our mother Esther. From Illinois, they worked their way across the country with a group of other artisans from Sweden constructing buildings to pay their way.
They first settled in Beaumont California before finally settling in Los Angeles. In California my grandfather continued to build houses, invested in land and rental homes. The Andersons had another child Helen Eleanor and raised their three children in Los Angeles.
 
 
The two lower images the only photographs sent from Sweden that I have found in their documents. One of their Swedish friendâEUR(TM)s family name was Person. Since the dresses were unique to an area someone might know of their origin.
 
My family would very much appreciate any assistance and or leads that that would aid us in our search of our Swedish ancestors. We would like to find and communicate with descendents of their birth families if possible.
 
Regards:  
Stanley Stan Beale
2350 Coniston Place
San Marino, CA 91108.2101
Email:stanbeale@sbcglobal.net
 

[Chris Bingefors]

This is probably your grandmother Hanna Kjell (Käll - same pronounciation):
Post 547118
 
Post 547118
 
Käller Käll, Johanna Charlotta
Fabriksarbetare (unmarried woman) Factory worker
 
b. 12/7/1865 in Borås, Älvsborgs län (Västergötland)
 
Emigrated 3/7/1890
from Borås Nr 356, Borås, Älvsborgs län (Västergötland)
to Amerika
 
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 639
 
Emibas migration file ID: Borås P 1890 015
 
She leaves Gothenburg harbour on March 11, 1890.
 
As you can see, she is from Borås which may explain the pictures. The shawls in the pictures you published should be indicative of the parish or area, perhaps someone knows where they were used. Unfortunately, I don´t have my book on traditional costumes here.
 
According to the birth book from Borås, Johanna Charlotta was born in the alms house to Anna Maria Käller (unmarried), no father given. Anna Maria was born in Borås 13 July 1821 according to the household census (SE/GLA/13048 Borås AI:23 (1860-1867)  Bild 173 / sid 337)
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av izla 2010-03-29 09:14)

[Anneli Isaksson]

The dress the old ladies have are probably from Gagnef in Dalarna and not from Borås. I have been looking in the book Folkdräkter och bygdedräkter från hela Sverige and this seems to be the most likely area.
 
Best regards
Anneli Isaksson

[Chris Bingefors]

Do you have a death certificate for Andrew (he would probably have been Anders in Sweden)? There may be additional data on his family there. His application for citizenship can also give clues.

[Anneli Isaksson]

This is a possible Anders:
 
Anders Andersson, born 19 Dec 1863 in Vesterfors, nr 2, Gagnef, Dalarna, baptized 20 Dec 1863 in Gagnef, son of Mases Anders Andersson and Anna Andersdotter (Gagnef C:5).
 
He emigrated to America 27 July 1891 from Vesterfors (Gagnef BI:3, s.47).
 
He had two sisters:
Mases Anna Andersdotter, born 10 July 1861 in Vesterfors, nr 2, Gagnef (Gagnef C:5).
Halfsister Pros Kerstin Matsdotter, born 18 June 1871 in Vesterfors nr 3, Gagnef (Gagnef C:7).
 
Best regards
Anneli Isaksson
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Stormalen 2010-03-29 14:50)
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av stormalen 2010-03-29 15:40)

[Anneli Isaksson]

Can somebody have a look in the US Census 1930?
 
Andrew M Anderson
Spouce: Hanna C
Birth: abt 1864
City: Los Angeles, California
 
If this is the man Stan is looking for and he lived on 3775 Crewford Street in Los Angeles, then I found the right Anders in Gagnef.
 
Best regards
Anneli Isaksson

[Chris Bingefors]

3775 Crawford Street is the address in the 1930 census. How on earth did you find that out? Good job!

[Anneli Isaksson]

Chris, is it really the one Stan is looking for?
 
Who's living on this address?
 
Regards,
Anneli

[Anneli Isaksson]

Chris,
 
I followed my possible Anders and his sisters in Gagnef.
 
Anders halfsister Pros Kerstin Matsdotter  
married in April 18, 1892 with
Olof Falk  
They lived in Västerfors, Gagnef (Svar, Gagnef AI:30C, page 1438)  
 
Anders sister Mases Anna Andersdotter  
married Nov 29, 1889 with
Jönses Per Persson
They lived in Västerfors, Gagnef (Svar, Gagnef AI:30C, page 1492).
 
Anna and Per
had the children
1. Anna
2. Kerstin
3. Kristina
4. Anders Albert
5. Anders Viktor born Nov 10, 1898 in Gagnef
6. Elin Elisabet
7. Erik Henrik
 
Anders Viktor Persson, born Nov 10, 1898 emigrated to USA May 23, 1923.
 
On Ellis Island I found:
Anders Persson, 29 years old, male, single, born in Gagnef, Sweden
Last residence: Gagnef
Sailed with the ship: Drottningholm
Departure: Gothenburg
Arrived: June 04, 1923
Profession: carpenter
Destination: Los Angeles, California, to his uncle Anders Andersson, 3775 Crewford Str, Los Angeles, Cal.
Family in Sweden: brother-in-law Olof Falk, Vesterfors, Gagnef
 
I have mailed Stan and will send him more information if it is the right one I found.
 
Regards,
Anneli
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av stormalen 2010-03-30 08:45)

[Chris Bingefors]

Yes, the family at 3775 Crawford St must be right -the names of the children are the same as Stan has given.

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