Johnson, Blenda/Bertha Sophia from Skane

[Bertha Johnson from Skane]

Searching for info on my grandmother:  Bertha or Blenda Sophia Johnson.  She was born in Skane January 27, 1883 of Johan Johnson and Johanna Pearson.  She emigrated to the US and arrive in New York on October 1899.  She married Paul Gordon Kehring and died on February 15, 1983.
 
John Kehring

[Chris Troy]

The following information was found in the DDSS database on the internet at http://www.ddss.nu/ :
 
Date:              1883-01-27
Child's Name:      Blenda Sofie
Marital Status:    Legitimate
Father:            John Johansson, 38 years
Occupation:        arbetare/worker
Mother:            Johanna Persdotter, 33 years
Residence:         Almö, Kviinge parish
 
Baptism Witnesses:
 
Hustru Elna Pers. of Beateberg, Nils Persson dräng /farm worker ibm/of this place, Jöns Person of Almö, Karna Åkesdotter from Färlöf.
 
The same couple are also listed as having the following children:
 
1889-10-03  Selma El?sin, female child
Witnesses: Susc. Hustru Bengta Olsson of Qviinge/Kviinge Test. Arbetaren Sven Carlsson ib-m Dräng Nils Johnss, ib-m (ib-m = of this place)
 
1890-11-28  Berndt, male child
Witnesses: Susc. Pigan Ingar Jönsson of Knisslinge Test., Dräng Nils Persson, ib-m Dräng Johan Johnsson, ib-m Dräng Anna Jonsson, Qviinge
 
There are also listings for the following children born to John Johansson and Johanna Pers, presumably a shortening of Johanna's full surname, also of Kviiing parish:
 
1878-07-12  Ida, female child, fourth born to -
Father John Johansson, dräng/farm worker, 34 years
Mother Joahnna Pers, 29 years, married 8 years
Witnesses:   Hustru Hanna Persdotter on Wslöf, Dräng Augustin Augustinsson, Sven Pålsson, Piga/maid Johanna Andersdotter.
 
1880-10-23  Carl Arfvid, male, 5th born child
Father and Mother as for Ida, above.
Witnesses:  Hustru Truen Jönss of Westerlöf, Dräng Nils Nilsson, Skomakare Anders Olsson of Qviinge
 
Then with the name of the mother listed as Johanna Paulina Persdotter and the father as John Johansson:
 
1885-02-23  Jenny Gunhild, female, 7th born child
Mother 35, father 40,
Witnesses:  Gårdsdräng Per Fröjd and his wife (Godmother), Drgn Carl Nilsson Almö