Persson Christina f. 1829 i Kalmar

[Janne Högdin]

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Tack på förhand!
Janne H.
 
 
 I know very little about my great-great-grandfathers family.  The family name was Lockwood, but I have been told that the name was Americanized from Lochinvar.  I am unsure of the correct spelling of the name.  I know that they immigrated from Kalmar in 1868 and eventually arrived in the small farming town of Byron, Illinois.  Byron is approximately three hours north-west of Chicago.  It is written in a family bible that Christina (Peterson) and her husband (we believe his name to be August) along with her six children came to America.  I have been told it is written in English in the hand of the mother Christina.  It gives her birth date as 1829 in Kalmar and a marriage date of 1852.  She died on December 30, 1904 in Byron, Illinois.  The bible mentions six children but I can only account for four children.  On one United States census the immigration date is listed as 1875, I not sure if that was a misprint or just perhaps an incorrect memory.  All the children I believe were born in Sweden and I have no reason not to believe that they lived in Kalmar.  I have listed the children's names and birth dates below.  If you could assist me in any way possible I would be extremely grateful.
 
Thank you for your time,
 
Jennifer Berk
Aurora, Illinois, USA
 
1)  Augusta Charlotte
    1857-1935
 
2) Peter  
   1859 - ?
 
3) Nels Frederick
   1860-1928
 
4) Charles Fabian
   1861-1938
 
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av jhn 2010-01-25 17:59)