Nilson Högby 1893.

[Inge Ledje]

I got this request yesterday. Does anybody have any proposal, please put in an answer here or send a mail.
 
Subject:  
         Nilsson Family History
   Date:  
         Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:46:41 -0500
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Hej Inge:
    I noticed your posting of several NILSSON surnames on the
DISBYT and
was wondering if you have any record of a Oskar/Oscar F
Nilsson b: 26 May
1873 in Högby Parish.
This would be my grand father and I would appreciate any
information that
you may have.  He would have left Sweden for the first time
on Sept. 15,
1893.
Herb.
Northern Georgia USA

[Stefan Karlsson]

I also received this question from Herb Norman and have tried to help him find Oskar F. Nilsson, but with no result so far.  
 
I have searched:
-birth records 1873 for Högby (Öland), Högby (Östergötland) and Högsby (Småland),
-list of removals (utflyttningslängd) 1893 for Högby (Öland), Böda (Öland), Källa (Öland), Högby (Östergötland) and Högsby (Småland)
but not found any matching person.
 
The information I have got from Herb is the following (from the Emigranten CD and family records):
 
Förnamn:              Oskar
Efternamn:            Nilsson/ Nelson        Born 26 May 1873 believed to be in Kalmar Län.
Ålder:                   20 år    Kon:  M
Församling:           Högby    Län:  H
Utresehamn:          Göteborg
Utvandrdag:          1893 09 15
Destination:           Centerville
Källkod:                52:233:58472
 
He became a US Citizen on April 9, 1900 in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He returned to Sweden over a dozen times and married in Sweden in 1907.  He brought his family of five to the US in 1918.  They are only listed as leaving Amerika as they all were US Citizens by virtue of Marriage and Birth. I have spent about four hours going over the husförslängd for 1881-1894 and could not find him.
 
 
Herb is primarily looking for Oskar F. Nilsson's birth place in 1873 and wherefrom he emigrated in 1893. Maybe Sam Blixt, with access to the PLF database can help?

[Sam Blixt]

In the database of PLF there is an Oscar Nicolaus, b. 1873, July 2, the father is Nils Andersson and mother Cajsa Sofia Johansdotter.
 
The parish is Borgholm, but it is not far away from Högby.
 
I hope you will check this information in other records.
 
Regards/Sam Blixt/PLF/Oskarshamn