Strand, Karl Johan, born April 2, 1859 at Vallsjö in Jönköping

[Janet Schmidt]

I am looking for information on Karl (Charles in USA)Johan Strand born April 2, 1859, in Vallsjö in Jönköping.  He had emigrated to the United States sometime before August of 1882 because that is when he married Maria Gransell in Cook County, Illinois, USA.  They had three daughters, Emma, Hulda and Alma.  In about 1894, Maria died.  Emma was my mother's father's mother.  Karl applied for and received a passport from Sweden to go to the United States in 1921 (good until April of 1922) from Jönköping.  Any information about Karl's parents and/or siblings would be greatly appreciated.