Sjoberg, Vistram(Wistrom), Naslund - Stode parish- Vasternorrland

[TruLee Marier]

Hello, I am searching for relatives of Catharina  
Sjoberg(Vistram) b 1865. Had two daughters  
Gertrud Elin b 1890 and Anna Lovisa b 1887,  
in Stode parish.
Anna Lovisa, my grandmother  who arrived in  
the U.S. in 1893,  had rec'd a letter from her  
sister Ellen Naslund dated 7 May 1920. At that  
time their Mother, Catharina was still alive as  
was their stepfather. ? name  
Vistram(Wistram).  He was to be 84 on his  
coming birthday, the 25th of ?.  
Anna left Sweden without her Mother and  
sister and I would like to find out who she  
traveled with.  I am unable to find this out on  
passenger lists thus far.  Thank you for any  
help you can forward to me.
 TruLee Marier

[Andreas Wikström]

Hello TruLee Marier,
 
Anna Lovisa was a foster-child to a family that emigrated in 1892 and 1893.
The fathers name was Jöns Bergman (born 1847) emigrated in 1892.
His wife Anna Cajsa Åsén (born 1843) emigrated in 1893 together with her (only hers) son Nils Emanuel (born 1887) and your grandmother
Anna Lovisa (their foster-child). (see link below):
Emigrants from Stöde parish = http://www.hemsida.net/wikstrom/register/fanbyn.htm
 
In 1890 Catharina lived alone with her two daughters Getrud Elin and Anna Lovisa (see link below):
http://www.foark.umu.se/folk/y/person.asp?lannr=22&forsnr=5&pnr=1435
 
In 1890 Anna Cajsa Åsén lived alone with her son Nils Emanuel (see link below):
http://www.foark.umu.se/folk/y/person.asp?lannr=22&forsnr=5&pnr=1432
 
In 1890 Jöns Bergman live togeter wis his family (se link below):
http://www.foark.umu.se/folk/y/person.asp?lannr=22&forsnr=5&pnr=1146
 
What happend between 1890 and 1892 I don't know. Jöns Bergman must have left his wife and children and emigrated together with Anna Cajsa Åsén and her son and foster-child.
I hope this could help a little...
 
/Andreas Wikström

[TruLee Marier]

Hello Andreas Wikstrom,
Thank you for all the information you sent to  
me  
so very quickly.
Grandma Anna was very much a Swedish lady  
and was  
very proud of where she was born.
I have an abstract of her birth/baptismal record  
from Sweden which was sent to her in 1920  
by her  
sister Ellen Naslund. That is how I knew her  
Mothers name and birthdate, without it I would  
not have been able to research any further.
Thanks to you I can continue my search from  
her  
birth.  Her death was 11 October 1972.
Does your name Wikstrom have any relation  
to the  
Wistrom(Vistram) in my Grandmothers family?
Gratefully,  TruLee Marier  Minnesota

[Andreas Wikström]

Hello TruLee Mairer,
 
I was glad that I could help you!
 
Well..perhaps my name has a realtion to the name Wistrom. You see...the first person in my family that used the name Wikstrom was called Jonas Wikstrom. He had atleast two brothers that took the name Wistrom.
 
I have not done any research on them so I can not tell you if they are related to your Wistrom.
 
Do you know the name of your Wistrom person?
 
/Andreas Wikström

[TruLee Marier Minnesota]

Hello Andreas,
Pleased to hear back from you.  When  
Grandma Anna
rec'd 1920 letter from her sister Ellen Naslund  
(Gertrude Elin in 1890 census I believe) it  
stated Wistrom(Vistram) is not your(Anna)  
legal
 father. Ellen then stated her own legal father  
was a Helsing.  
She spoke of Mother(Catharina) who was still  
alive and Pappa being very ill and to be 84 on  
the 25 of ?  I believe the Pappa mentioned had  
the name Wistrom and that Catharina, their  
mother  
possibly had married him.
Ellen also mentioned the boys still home but  
may  
be leaving.  Anna and Ellens stepbrothers?
I believe Ellen Naslund was her married  
name and  
the letter was from possibly a place called  
Nedansjo.  Please remember this letter had  
been  
written in Swedish and translated many years  
ago.
I hope this is helpful to you.
TruLee Marier

[Andreas Wikström]

Hello TruLee Marier,
 
I don't know how much I could help you.
Nedansjö is a small village in Stöde parish.
And Pappa means Dad, but you probably new that.
 
Anyway..if your grandmothers stepfather was called Wiström and was 84 years old in 1920. That means that he must have been born around 1836.
 
I searched in the same database as I used before (1890 census).
And found two males with the name Wiström born around 1836:
 
Timrå parish
Magnus Teodor Wiström born 1836, Sörberge
 
Indals parish
Jonas Wiström born 1835, Käfsta
 
Timrå and Indal is not very far from Stöde parish.
 
The only persons with the name Wiström living in Stöde parish in 1890 were:
 
Karl Wiström f. 1852, Hemmansegare, Edsta
Johannes Wiström f. 1855, Hemmansegare, Edsta
Johan Arvid Viström f. 1852, Hemmansegare, Fanbyn
Olof Viström f. 1842, Hemmansegare, Fanbyn
 
But none of them was born around 1836.
(Johan and Olof was my relatives)
 
 
Do you still have this letter? If I could see the original perhaps I could see what is written.
 
Ellen said that her real father was a Helsing..
Perhaps she meant that he came from Hälsingland (another part of Sweden). In the old days they wrote Hälsingland with an e (Helsingland).
And Helsing. could be short for Helsingland.
But it could perhpas mean something else to...
 
Ellen also said that the boys were still at home.
Perhaps she talked about her own sons?
 
/Andreas Wikström

[TruLee Marier Minnesota]

Hello Andreas,
Responding to your information last rec'd, your  
probably correct in suggesting Ellen probably  
meant from Halsingland when she stated her  
father  
was a Helsing.
With regards to the Wistroms you found,the  
one  
born in Timra parish in 1836, Sorberge could  
be  
the one. I will put that on my list of followups.
When Ellen mentioned the boys it did sound  
as  if  
the boys still lived with Catharina and Pappa.  
That will be put in my much later file.
Ellen being Grandma Annas sister will be on  
the  
list of things to search ahead of Pappa and  
the  
boys.
Sorry I do not have the original letter of 1920,  
but I will check with several cousins for its  
whereabouts.
Andreas, its all the pieces of information  
collected that make up the whole picture and I  
appreciate your assistance so very much.
TruLee Marier

[TruLee Marier Minnesota]

Hello,
Re: Sjoberg, Catharina Erica b. 4 October  
1865, I  
am looking for more information. She is my  
greatgrandmother and I would like to know if  
she  
married,if so, who and when did she marry  
and  
when did she die.
I know she had two children as mentioned  
previously who were born in Stode parish as  
was  
she.
Any further information on Catharina would be  
appreciated.
TruLee Marier

[Tormod Thoresen]

Hi.
 
I cann't find your e-mail adress. You have  to write your e-mail adress there where it's writing E-post.
 
I have been outside of Hoffgaardsgate 10. The house is still there , but none with the name Kristoffersen.
 
You better e-mail the local newspaper and ask for some info there.  
The newspapers name ; Drammen Tidende. e-mail adress:
redaksjonen@dt.no
 
Good luck.
 
Tormod Thoresen
Drammen
Norway

[Berith Hemmingberg]

Hi TruLee Marier
 
I found this in Swedish census www.arkion.se
 
Stöde parish in Västernorrland county 1890
 
Katrina Erika Sjöberg born 1865 in Stöde
children
Anna Lovisa born 1887 in Stöde
Gertrud Elin born 1890 in Stöde
 
In Stöde parish 1900
 
Karl Petter Österback born 1838 in Stöde
wife
Katarina Erika Sjöberg born 1865
children
Gertrud Elin born 1890
Karl Tyko born 1898 in Stöde (both son)
 
Regards  
Berith

[TruLee Marier]

Tormod Thoresen,
Thank you for following up on the address  
where  
my grandfather was born and for sending the  
email  
address of the local newspaper.
 
I am continuing my search for living relatives  
in  
Norway and the newspaper could be a big  
help.
 
Thanks again.
                TruLee Marier

[TruLee Marier]

Berith Hemmingberg,
Thank you for the information on Kathrina, my  
ggmother. It has sent me in another direction  
which hopefully will let me continue my  
search.
 
Gertrude Elin my gmothers sister had written  
gmother in 1920 and signed her letter Ellen  
Naslund. Would you have any information on  
her to  
send me? Marriage, children or death info.
 
Thank you again for your assistance in my  
search.
 
TruLee Marier

[N.Lennart Eriksson]

Hej TruLee Marier !
Anna Lovisa emigrated 1893 together with Anna Cajsa Åse?n, her son,Nils Emanuel and her farm-man Erik Källberg-Viström.
Jöns Berman can be together with them. They lived in the same village Fanbyn.
 
In some vay it seems me that Catharina Erika her daughters and Carl P Österback lived together with Anna Cajsa Åse?n on her cottage.
 
Gertrud Elin married Nils Mattias Näslund 1914. G.Elin had a son Karl Henning,born 1910, before the marriage and got a dauhgter,Tora Frideborg,to together with Näslund 1914.
It seems that they lived in Fanbyn 1921 but any connection with the village Nedansjö can has occured during 1914-1921. I can?t se vhatt happened after 1921 but I think I have a track.
 
Info collected from Stöde Hfl 1890-1900, Fsb 1901-1911 Fsb 1912-1921.
 
For more personal info pls send me your e-mail address.
 
N.Lennart Eriksson. e-mail: enlennart@yahoo.com

[TruLee Marier Minnesota]

N.Lennart Eriksson,
Thank you, thank you for all the information  
you  
sent me.  It is now making more sense to me  
how,  
when and with whom Grandma Anna arrived  
in the  
U.S. and how she ended up with the last  
name  
Wistrom.
Today after finding your message I accessed  
the  
Ellis Island site.  It has listed an Erik Wistrom  
50, Anna Wistrom 48, Nils Wistrom 17, Louisa  
4  
(My grandma Anna Louisa), Wilhelm 7, as well  
as a  
----Bergman 45 and a Gustaf Lindstein 18. I  
have  
all their birthdates except Gustafs, and they do  
match up to what the ages of these people  
are.
I do believe you have found the correct people  
for me. However, it lists 1892 August 1 as their  
arrival date into the U.S. This could very well  
be possible as on the Minnesota 1920  
census  
grandma listed her year of immigration as  
1892.  
But on her alien registration she stated 1893.
Being as she was so very young when she  
arrived  
it may have been difficult for her to remember  
exactly.
Regarding her sister G.Elin the only info I have  
is that she wrote to Grandma in 1920, had  
Nedansjo in her address and she had the last  
name  
of Naslund.  Your additional information on  
her  
is greatly appreciated.
I will follow up with you again soon.
Gratefully,
TruLee Marier   Minnesota
 
 
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[TruLee Marier]

N.Lennart Ericksson and Tormod Thoresen,
 
Thanks to these two people I was able to meet my  
relatives while in Sweden and Norway last July.  
And a thank you to all the others who helped me  
with the information they supplied me to fill in  
my family tree.
 
Sincerely,
 
TruLee Marier