Johan Peter Grell was born 27 Jun 1827 in Ekeby Parish Ostergotland. He was a smith. I have researched to find his ancestry back one generation.
According to family legend, Johan Peter was a deserter. His records were sent to the Central Statistic offices in 1869. We went to America twice: in 1867 & in 1868. He dropped out of our family history at this point.
His wife, Louise Ekdahl, b. 21 January 1836 in Asbo Parish, Ostergotland, raised their children in Chicago.
Where can I learn more about being a deserter?
My information comes from the Landsarkivit in Vadstena, Church Household Examination films in Salt Lake and extracts from Emmigration lists from Statistiska Centralbyran
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