Swen and Cecelia Nelson

[Peggy Chong]

I am looking for information about Swen and Cecelia Nelson who cam from Sweden and settled in Minnesota near Tintah.  He was born in Sweded in 1830 and died December 27, 1910.  She immigrated in 1886 Cecelia was born December 18, 1832 in Rallstrup, Hoeria Stocken Kristirnstad Lan.  She died July 24, 1916.
 
They had 5 children all born in Sweden  ; Nels, Matilda, born 1869, died 1941, Emma, Hannah and Alfred.  
 
Does anyone know when Swen came over?  When the children were born.

[Ted Rosvall]

According to the EMIBAS database of Swedish emigrants, the following family emigrated 1885 Sep.8. from Kjellstorp in Hörja parish to the US:
 
SVEN NILSSON b 1831 April.14. Hörja
wife/ SISSA OLSDOTTER b 1834 Dec.18. Hörja
s/ NILS b 1860 Oct.4. Hörja
d/ MATHILDA b 1863 Sep.13. Hörja
d/ EMMA b 1866 Jan.20. Hörja
s/ ALFRED b 1871 May.10. Hörja
d/ JOHANNA b 1874 Jan.1. Hörja
 
The name SISSA is a provincial version of CECILIA, a nick-name that established itself as a rather common first name.
 
Best wishes
Ted Rosvall

[Siv Troedsson]

Hallo Peggy,
According to the vicars annotation Sven escaped to NorthAmerica 1881.  I have my roots from Sissas sister Bengta.  Sissa and Bengta had the brother Johannes, who died in Iowa 1912.
Greetings
Siv Troedsson
Fyrverkaregatan 16 A
S 25461 Helsingborg
Sweden