Oscarson in Minnesota

[Johanna Andersson]

Hello!
 
I'm looking for information about (or maybe even descendants of) these brothers and sisters, called Oscarson/Oscarsson/Oskarsson and all born in Algutsboda parish, Småland, Sweden.  
They are children of Oskar Jonasson/Jonsson and Sara Lisa Petersdotter:
 
Anny Emilia b.1882
Rudolf Hjalmar b.1884
Ester Linnea b.1887
James Gottfrid b.1888
These are my great-grandmothers'cousins. I know from the Ellis Island database that Rudolf lived in Dassel, Minnesota in 1906. His address was in 1920, Dassel Bakery, Dassel, Minnesota. I also know (from the same source) that James lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1917. But I have reasons to believe that the girls also went overseas. The  whereabouts of the girls are not known to the family in Sweden in 1915. (my source for that is the estate inventory after their grandfather).  
 
I'm also looking for information about the children from Oskars'second marriage, although they are not relatives of mine. They are born in Algutsboda parish.
(Parents: Oskar Jonasson/Jonsson and Ida Amanda Johansdotter.)
 
Lilly Natalia b.1897
Maurits Gideon b.1898
Signe Malvina b.1899
 
I have found (at the Ellis Island database) another daughter of Oskar, Alice Ottilia. She was listed as 18 years old when she arrived in 1920. She was heading for Dassel, Minnesota.  
Lilly N and Signe M went together to America in 1917 and their destination was Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Finally, Maurits G came in 1921, he was also going to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
 
I'm grateful for any leads! And I will of course share the information I have about the family in Sweden, if someone is interested.
 
/Johanna Andersson, Sweden

[Kerstin Thölix]

Hello Johanna !
Maby this is your Rudolf Hjalmar.
From Philadelphia Passenger list 1800-1945 Record
About Rudolph H Oskarsson
Arrival date 24 april 1905
Age 20 years
Estimated birth year abt 1885
Ethnic background Scandinavian
Gender Male
Port of departure Liverpool, England
Ship name Merion
Port of arrival Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Friends name Mrs L Petersson
Last residence Sweden
Micro Roll number T840_49
 
Final destination was Minneapolis.
 
California death index 1940-1997 record
about James Oscarson
Social security #57112831
Sex Male
Birth date 13 May 1888
Birth place Other Country
Death date 9 july 1953
Death place Los Angeles
Fathers surname Jonson
 
Hope this helps a little bit.
 
MVH Kerstin

[Kerstin Thölix]

Hello again Johanna!
 
Here is some more about James Gottfried
Its from World war 1 draft registration Cards 1917-1918
Name James Gottfrid Oscarson
City Not Stated
County Sioux
State North Dakota
Birthplace Sweden
Birth Date 13 May 1888
Race Caucasian
Roll 1819496
He is Naturalized citicen
His Occupation is Farmer
and he is employed by himself at W 1/2 Sec10 J129 r86 Us Fm Sioux County ND
He has a wife and a child and he is tall and has a medium body with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair
 
1920 United States federal cencus record
Name James G Oscerson ( James G Isacson)
Age 31 years
Estimated birth year abt 1889
Birthplace Sweden
Race White
Home in 1920 Collinwood Meeker Minnesota
Home owned Own
Sex Male  
Matrial status Married
Relation to head of house Head
Year of immigration 1907
Able to read Yes
Able to write Yes
Mothers birhplace Sweden
Fathers birthplace Sweden
Image 57
His wifes name is Sigrid A.She came to USA from Sweden in 1909 and his son Archie was born in North Dakota and James works with farming.
 
1930 United states federal cencus record
Name James Oscarson
Age 41
Estimated birth year abt 1889
Birhplace Sweden
 
Relation to head of house Head
Spouses name Elsa Oscarson
Race White
Home in 1930 Los Angeles. Los Angeles California
Wife Elsa Oscarson born about 1894 in Sweden. Immigrated to California in 1923.
Son Archie Oscarson born about 1918 in North Dakota
Son Clifford Oscarson born abourt 1928  
Nice Dorothy Olsen born in Washington about 1924. Her father was from Norway and her mother from Sweden.
James is working as a carpenter on buildings.
 
MVH Kerstin

[Kerstin Thölix]

And this is from Minnesota Death Index 1908-2002 index.
Archie Harold Oskerson
Birth date 22 Dec 1919
Death date 11 jan 1975
Death county Martin
Mothers maiden name Swingdorf
State file number 001152
Certificate number 001152
Certificate year 1975
Record number 2648930
 
MVH Kerstin

[Karen Kelsey]

I found one Rudolph Oscarson in the 1910 census, age 26, a hired man on a farm, living in Cass County, ND.  I did not find many Oscarsons living in Minnesota on that census.  Also, the 1920 census that was mentioned above (James G. Oscarson, living in Meeker Co, MN) lists an uncle living with him - John E. Johnson, 74 years old, who came to the U.S. in 1869.  Is that person from your family?  If so, the Oscarsons must have gone to No. Dakota as farmers, and then moved on.

[Björn-Åke Petersson]

I hav found the family in Bälshult, Algutsboda parish
 
 
farmer and glasmerchant
Oskar Jonasson        b. 1855 Algutsboda
1 w. Sara Lisa Petersdotter b. 1859 Algutsboda
2 w. Ida Amanda Johansdotter b. 1871 Hälleberga
 
children
 
Anna Emilia              b. 1882
Rudolf Hjalmar           b. 1884
Ester Linnea             b. 1887
James Gottfrid           b. 1888
Mauritz Gideon           b. 1898
Lilly Natalia            b. 1897
Signe Malvina            b. 1899
 
 
Rudolf Hjalmar to US 1904 febr 4 from Karlskrona
 
James Gottfrid to US 1905 dec 2
 
Mauritz Gideon to US 1917 apr 21
                 came back 1922
 
Lilly Natalia and Signe Mavina to US 1916 dec 21
 
Ester Linnea passed away in Kalmar 1975 may 15
 
 
Björn-Åke Petersson

[Karen Kelsey]

In 1920 (U.S. census) there is a Lillie Oscarson, age 22, living in Minneapolis and working as a maid at 2011 Kenwood Parkway.  It says that she emigrated in 1917, so that must be Lilly Natalia.  Her occupation is listed as a home servant in a private home.
    Also in 1920 there is a Signe M. Oscarson, age 20, working as a maid for Robert and Mary Campbell at 1618 Emerson Avenue.  It says that Signe came in 1916 and was a servant for a private family.
    I do not think that there is a Minnesota marriage index on-line.  Maybe someone would look up the 1930 census to see if the Oscarson girls are still unmarried and living in Minnesota under their maiden names.  I do not have the 1930 census here at home.

[Mats Ahlgren]

In order to make more definitiv decisions about the persons, this might help
 
From CD Emibas
 
Johan Gottfrid, born 13/4 1888  (makes the findings above more certain)
 
This might be Lilly, but with different name
post 293685
Oskarsson, Lilly Matilda
Hemmansägardotter (unmarried woman)
b. 1/20/1897 in Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
Emigrated 12/21/1916
from Bälshult Sg, Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
to Nordamerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 136
Emibas migration file ID: Algutsboda H 1916 010
 
and the same goes for Signe
 
Post 293684
Oskarsson, Signe Martina
Hemmansägardotter (unmarried woman)
b. 11/2/1899 in Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
Emigrated 12/21/1916
from Bälshult, Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
to Nordamerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 136
Emibas migration file ID: Algutsboda H 1916 009
 
And
Post 293692
Oskarsson, Mauritz Gideon
Hemmansägarson (unmarried man)
b. 8/27/1898 in Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
Emigrated 4/21/1917
from Bälshult Sg, Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
to Nordamerika
Returned 1922
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 136
Emibas migration file ID: Algutsboda H 1917 002
 
Rudolf isn't that good described in Emibas
Post 355719
Oskarsson, Rudolf Hjalmar
Unmarried man
b. 1884
Emigrated 2/4/1904
from 16:18, Karlskrona stadsförs, Blekinge län (Blekinge)
to Amerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 4546
Emibas migration file ID: Karlskrona stadsförs K 1904 002
 
and finaly Anna Emelia who went away 1900 and came back 1906
 
Post 293172
Oskarsdotter, Anna Emelia
Hemmadotter (unmarried woman)
b. 1/8/1882 in Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
Emigrated 1/26/1900
from Bälshult Sg, Algutsboda, Kalmar län (Småland)
to Nordamerika
Returned 1906
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 867
Emibas migration file ID: Algutsboda H 1900 002

[Johanna Andersson]

Hello!
Thanks to all four of you who have answered above! (I haven't had Internet access during the Easter time). I'm just wondering, didn't you see the sister Alice Ottilia?  
 
To Kerstin: Thank you! The birth date for the James Gottfrid you have found in the drafting records matches the one I have from the birthrecord in Sweden.
 
To Björn-Åke: where did you get the information about the death of Ester Linnea?  
From “Sveriges dödbok” or is it something you know because she was a relative?
 
To Karen: I don't think that the Rudolph you found in the 1910 census is this Rudolf.  
Rudolf was “bagarlärling” in Sweden. (I'm sorry, but I don't know what English word I should use. It means that he was living with and working for a baker) And from his address later on I mentioned that he's address was to a Bakery, in Dassel.
 
In the estate inventory after the father of Sara Lisa Petersdotter, Peter Johannesson also in Bälshult, Algutsboda, from 1915, was the children of Sara Lisa mentioned as:
Anny Emelia, Rudolf Hjalmar, Ester Linea and James Gottfrid and it's not known where they lived. (“vistas å okänd ort”)  
 
I'm pleased that I got so many answers, thank you again!
 
/Johanna Andersson

[Kerstin Thölix]

Hello!
 
I fond this on California birth index 1905-1995 about Clifford Harold Oscarsson
Birth date 27 nov 1927
Mothers maiden name Nelson
Birth County Los Angeles
 
Minnesota Birth index 1935-2002 about Steven Harold oskerson
Birth date 23 sept 1957
Birth county Martin
Birth state Minnesota
Father Archie Harold oskerson
Mother vivian Lorraine Harris
File nr 1957-MN-061085
 
MVH Kerstin

[Kerstin Thölix]

And here comes some more of Archies Children.
Minnesota birth index 1935-2002 about Laurie Jean Oskerson Birth date 9 july 1961
Birth county Martin
Birth state Minnesota
Father Archie Harold Oskerson
Mother Vivian Loraine Harris
File nr 1961-MN-016850
 
Carolyn Ann Oskerson
Birth date 16 July 1956
Birth county Martin
Birth state Minnesota
Father Archie Harold Oskerson
Mother Vivian Loraine Harris
 
Archie Oskerson was the father and maby this is the mother Minnesota death index 1908-2002 about Vivian Loraine oskerson
Birth date 4 jan 1928
birth city Wayne
Birth state or Country Nebraska
Death date 16 nov 2002
Death county Martin
Death city Fairmont
Mothers maiden name Woehler
State file nr 2002-MN-039380
 
MVH Kerstin