Johan Oscar Olsson

[Boel Olsson]

My grandfather Johan (John?) Oscar Olsson, born 1876 08 05 in Gothenburg, Sweden, emigrated to USA 1908 02 01 and did not return.
He arrived in New York 1908 04 29 with the ship Campania. Port of departure was Liverpool, England. His uncle Johan Alfred Olsson (or Olofsson, or Johansson) born 1855 11 10 in Hjärtum, Sweden, now living in Zimmerman, Minnesota, met him.
My grandfather was married in Sweden and had four sons. His wife divorsed him in 1921 and there is a paper signed in Rockford, Ill. USA 1920 02 07 by the notarius publicus. Name unreadable.
The latest adress we know of for my grandfather is fom 1937: 852 W Buckingham Pl, Chicago, Il. 60657. Johan Oscar then seemed to have been some kind of entertainer using the pseudonym David Ellison.
There was an advertisment in a swedish newspaper some timme between 1947-1950 asking for relatives to a deseased person with the same name and birthday as my grandfather but his sons did not answer it.
I have tried many sources to find out when and where my grandfather died, if he remarried and got more children but have not succeeded to find out more than I have described above. I would be very happy if someone could help me to find out more about my grandfather.
My best wishes from Sweden
Boel olsson

[Chris Bingefors]

At least I found him in the WWI draft records, September 12, 1917 (?) he is living in Rockford, Illinois and working as a carpenter at Ross Beckstrom and Company in Rockford. Nearest relative a brother Olof Olson, Ovedalsgatan (??), Göteborg, Sweden

[Judy Olson Baouab]

Perhaps his divorce papers can be found. Contact the Cook County Archives.
 
http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?RecArchivePage=6000§ion=RecArchivePag e
 
They have divorce records among their holdings. They apparently have an index.
 
http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=arc hive_holdings
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DIVORCE CASES*
Dates:
   1871-1986
Courts:
   Circuit and Superior Courts 1871-1963; various suburban municipal courts ca. 1900-1963; Domestic Relations Division 1964-present
Includes:
   Case files may contain the plaintiff's complaint and defendant's response; certificate of evidence (testimony); and the judge's final decree, with the terms of settlement.
 
Divorce cases may provide information about grounds for divorce; address; occupation; age and name of children of parties; date and description of the marriage; provision for care of the children. Cases do not include social security numbers for above dates.
Indexes:
   Circuit Court and Superior Court, both plaintiff and defendant indexes (microfilm), 1871-1963
Divorce Division index (microfiche), 1964-1980; 1981 forward electronic index
Chicago Heights, Calumet City, Blue Island indexes (microfilm), appx.1900-1963
Docket books and clerk's record books, 1871-1985 (majority stored offsite)
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If they find your person in the index, then you can order a copy of the file.
 
http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=sea rch_request
 
 
Judy

[Boel Olsson]

Thank you for the answers! As my english is not very good I want to know if I can continue in swedish.
Boel

[Judy Olson Baouab]

My Swedish is not especially great but I can probably understand some of what you write. However, I'm having cataract surgery tomorrow so I don't know when I'll be back online.
 
Judy

[Ingela Martenius]

I'm sure the operation will go well, Judy, but don't strain your eye with peering at a computer screen for some time! Several relatives and close friends of mine have done so, and have paid with a prolonged convalescence, pain, dryness and redness in the operated eye. Not worth it! Do take care!
 
Best of luck!
 
Ingela

[Judy Olson Baouab]

Thank you, Ingela. I will keep your advice in mind.  
 
Judy

[Boel Olsson]

Don´t trouble yourself with my grandfather until you are ok after the operation. I hade the same problem with both yes last summer and it did turn out well.  
 
Good luck!
 
Boel