Fortfarande aktuellt? Har tittat lite mer på "din" Emma
. Kunde inte riktigt släppa henne...
Följande obit finns i The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union (Rock Island, Illinois) den 3/2 1908:
Mrs. Harry L KingMrs. Harry L King died last night 9:40 at the home, 606 1/2 Fifteenth street, of bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. King, whose maiden name was Miss Emma Swanson, was born in Sweden May 1, 1885. When nine years old she came to America and lived with an uncle at Sandwich, Ill. She came to Rock Island when 17 years of age and was married Sept. 13, 1905, in this city. She is survived by her husband, a sister, Miss Ida Swanson of this city, her brother Avid of Chicago, and her mother, stepfather, two brothers and two sisters in Sweden. She was a member of the United Presbyterian church of Moline and belonged to the local lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of America. The funeral will be held from the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and burial will take place in Chippiannock cemetery. Rev. W. B. Clemmer will conduct the services.
Detta stämmer ju ganska bra in på "din" Emma, förutom brodern Avid...? Återkommer till honom längre ner...
Länk findagrave:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113423383&ref=acomJag hittar deras marriage license "annons" i samma tidning den 13/12 1905...så månaden är förmodligen fel i Emma Kings obit.
Ok, så skulle Avid kunna vara brodern Sven...? Kom ihåg att varken Bengt eller Per inte har emigrerat ännu.
Jag hittar följande WWI draft (Sven Svensson var född 21/5 1886 och emigrerade 1903):
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DX-N9SMrs Martha Swanson bor på samma adress, 4515 Clifton, Chicago, Cook Ill.
Från Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records (via ancestry):
Name: Arvid Swanson
Record Type: Declaration
Birth Date: 21 May 1886
Birth Place: Morrum Sweden
Arrival Date: 7 May 1903
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Declaration Number: 269
Daterat 1917. Han har inga barn då...
Gift 1915 med Martha Gustafson:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7ZC-6JHFörsta barnet dog 1916:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MC-XKL1Arvids död 1938 i Florida:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPDF-JCCArvids obit finns i The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida) den 15/1 1938.
Jag hittar Arvid och Martha och en son född i Illinois i Florida 1920:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNY8-DSL1930:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SRRS-1MM1940 (Martha är widowed och bor med två söner):
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTH2-73CI alla fall, när halvbrodern Per Johansson emigrerar 1914 så är hans destination "brother Arvid Svenson, Chicago, Ill".
Från New York, Passenger Lists:
Name: Per Johanson
Arrival Date: 28 Mar 1914
Birth Date: abt 1898
Birth Location: Sweden
Birth Location Other: mörrenn
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scandinavian
Port of Departure: Copenhagen
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Oscar II
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