Johannes Nilsson (1858 - 1945) lived at the end of the 19th century in Förslöv parish in the north-western corner of Skåne province, Sweden. In 1881 Johannes emigrated from Sweden to the USA and settled down in Chicago, IL. He returned to Sweden already in 1883. The following year, 1884, Johannes married Petronella (1855 - 1948) and the couple started a family. Johannes was a tenant farmer (torpare) in Ranarp, Förslöv parish.The couple had 8 children of whom 2 died young. The children were born in Ranarp, Förslöv.All surviving children emigrated from Sweden to the USA between 1904 and 1910 and settled down in New York City, most of them in Brooklyn. They were all single when they emigrated but married and started families in New York. Johannes and Petronella’s son Per Hilmer married an American woman while the other siblings married other emigrated Swedes (one sister married a Norwegian).
The Johnson Family in the USA
In the manifest page we have seen Johannes Nilsson who emigrated from Skåne, Sweden to the United States in 1881. He returned to Sweden in 1883, married and settled down. We have also seen his son Per Hilmer Johansson in the manifests as well in the emigrant ticket page. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1904 and made a revisit to Sweden in 1910.Below is a picture of Johannes Nilsson and his family. The photo was made in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1924 when Johannes and Petronella Nilsson visited from Sweden.In the center of the midlle row we have Johannes Nilsson and his wife Petronella surrounded by children and grandchildren.Johannes and Petronella had 6 children: 2 sons and 4 daughters. Further 2 children died young. The sons’ surname and the daughters’ maiden name was Johnson (Johansson). The fourth person from left in the top row is the son Per Hilmer Johansson (Hilmer Johnson). Hilmer's wife is Katherine Johnson who is to the left of him. The photo is shown with consent of Peter Johnson, son of Hilmer and Katherine. Peter wasn't born until 1929 and therefore not in the photo.
The Johannes Nilsson family in 1924:
The Emigration from Sweden to the USA (4e)
The Johannes Nilsson family, HFL 1891 (Förslöv):The image above shows the husförhörslängd (HFL) for Förslöv AI:16 (1882-1891) Image 53 / page 257, Ranarp no 9. Here we find the parents and their children with birth notes. There is a note on the right hand side saying that Johannes returned from the USA (Amerika) on July 24, 1883. We can also see that the couple married on August 10, 1884 (84 10/8). Please note the date format DD/MM.
Above we find Per Hilmer Johansson's birth entry in the födelseboken (Birth Book) for Förslöv CI:6 (1860-1887) Image 240. He was born on September 13, 1884. Place of birth is Ranarp no 9, Förslöv parish. He was baptized on September 19 .In the USA he used the name Peter H. Johnson but was called Hilmer within the family, his Swedish first name.
Above, The Johannes Nilsson Family, FSB 1900-1922 (Förslöv):The image to the left shows församlingsboken (parish book) for Förslöv AIIa:2 (1900-1922) Image 820 / page 373, Ranarp no 9. On the right hand side we find notes about emigration to "Amerika" for respective sibling followed by a date. As we see, Per Hilmer has the emigtant date May 12, 1904.The daughter Edla Regina died in 1910. Another daughter died young, Edla 1894-1895.
All of Johannes and Petronella Nilsson’s children settled in the Swedish district of Brooklyn, New York City (NYC). Sante moved to Florida in 1916 and Hilmer left NYC before 1917 and settled north of the city in Westchester County where he married Katherine Candi. A few years later Hilmer and Katherine moved to the Bronx, NYC. The other siblings remained in Brooklyn. Most siblings married fellow countrymen. However, Klara’s husband was from Norway and Hilmer’s wife was American.Johannes Nilsson had an older brother, Carl-Magnus Nilsson (1856-1899), and his descendants still today live in the Förslöv area of the Bjäre peninsula, Skåne, Sweden.
The story of the Sjöberg snusdosa
Sante and Elin Johnson of the Johnson family above had a daughter Irene Sophia (1916 - 2001). She married Willard John Carlson (1916 - 1998) and the couple had a daughter Sonja Irene (Carlson) Thomas. Sonja is in the possession of a small metal box, about 3 inches wide. The box is engraved and the inscription reads: “J. Sjöberg, Hismofors, 1905”. This box is a "snusdosa" (Swedish) - a snuff box.To the left is an image of Sonja's "snusdosa" (snuff box). Snus is a Swedish moist powder tobacco product. It is consumed by placing it under the upper lip for extended periods of time. Snus does not result in the need for spitting. In former days' snus was bought loose, by weight. Therefore, most people in Sweden had a personal “snusdosa”, small boxes where they had their daily ration of snus. The inscription is “J. Sjöberg, Hismofors, 1905”. Below is another name engraved “Pål Olsson, Wånga”.The box belongs to Sonja Thomas (nee Carlsson) in Orlando, Florida. This "snusdosa" came to America with her Swedish ancestors on her father's side when they immigrated to the USA. The image is shown with consent of Sonja Thomas.Read the full story about the Snusdosa and the Sjöberg family.
The people in the photo:Top row, left to right: Harald Nelsen - 1, Nils Abrahamson - 2, Katherine Johnson - 3, *Hilmer Johnson - 4, Elin Johnson - 5, *Sante Johnson - 6, Waldemar Sandberg - 7, Gus Wennberg - 8. Middle row, left to right: *Clara Nelsen - 9, *Justine Abrahamson - 10, Irene Johnson (behind) - 11, Edna Johnson (front) - 12, Petronella Nilsson - 13, Johannes Nilsson - 14, Elsa Sandberg (behind) - 15, Hartha Nelsen (front) - 16, *Esther Sandberg - 17, *Josefina Wennberg - 18, Clifford Wennberg [on lap] - 19.Bottom row, left to right: Kermit Abrahamson - 20, Herbert Wennberg - 21, Gunnar Nelsen - 22.The asterisks (*) indicates children of Johannes and Petronella. When born, all had the last name Johansson. All of Johannes's children, beside Hilmer, married Swedes and one with a Norwegian. Hilmer's wife was American.The Nelsen family changed their surname to Nelson after 1932.
The Johannes Nilsson Family
Johannes Nilsson (1858 - 1945) was a tenant farmer (Swedish: Åbo) in Ranarp (No 9), Förslöv parish, Kristianstad Län in Skåne (Båstads Kommun). He was married to Petronella Pehrsdotter Nilsson (1855 - 1948). Johannes emigrated to the USA in 1881 and settled in Chicago. He returns to Sweden in 1883 and married Petronella in 1884. The couple had 8 children, of whom 2 died young. All of the children are born in Ranarp, Förslöv.1.Josefina Johansson, 1881 - 1950. Emigrated to the USA in 1906 and married there Gus Wennberg, 1886 - 1954.2.Per Hilmer Johansson, 1884-1968. Emigrated to the USA in 1904 and in 1917 married Katherine Candi, 1888-1932.3.Ester Viktoria Johansson, 1885-1960. Emigrated to the USA in 1905 and married there Waldemar Sandberg, 1888-1967.4.Justina Johansson, 1887-1989. Emigrated to the USA in 1905 and married there Nils Abrahamsson, 1888-1943.5.Sante Gottfrid Johansson, 1889-1945. Emigrated to the USA in 1908 and married there Elin Olsson, 1893-1973.6.Klara Karolina Johansson, 1892-1992. Emigrated to the USA in 1910 and married there Harald Nelsen, 1892-1932 (From Norway).Their children:•Josefina and Gus Wennberg: Herbert 1913-1987, Clifford 1921-1933•Hilmer and Katherine Johnson: Peter C. 1929 -•Ester and Waldemar Sandberg: Elsa 1912-2003•Justina and Nils Abrahamson: Kermit 1919-2003•Sante and Elin Johnson: Irene 1916-2001, Edna 1917-1992•Klara and Harald Nelsen: Hartha 1915-1999, Gunnar 1918-2002
The Nilsson family in the Swedish church records
The image shows Förslöv church, Skåne.The photo is a free image.
Special thanks to Mr. Peter Johnson, New York City who has helped me with information about his family!
Johannes Nilsson (1858 - 1945) lived at the end of the 19th century in Förslöv parish in the north-western corner of Skåne province, Sweden. In 1881 Johannes emigrated from Sweden to the USA and settled down in Chicago, IL. He returned to Sweden already in 1883. The following year, 1884, Johannes married Petronella (1855 - 1948) and the couple started a family. Johannes was a tenant farmer (torpare) in Ranarp, Förslöv parish.The couple had 8 children of whom 2 died young. The children were born in Ranarp, Förslöv.All surviving children emigrated from Sweden to the USA between 1904 and 1910 and settled down in New York City, most of them in Brooklyn. They were all single when they emigrated but married and started families in New York. Johannes and Petronella’s son Per Hilmer married an American woman while the other siblings married other emigrated Swedes (one sister married a Norwegian).
The Johnson Family in the USA
In the manifest page we have seen Johannes Nilsson who emigrated from Skåne, Sweden to the United States in 1881. He returned to Sweden in 1883, married and settled down. We have also seen his son Per Hilmer Johansson in the manifests as well in the emigrant ticket page. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1904 and made a revisit to Sweden in 1910.Below is a picture of Johannes Nilsson and his family. The photo was made in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1924 when Johannes and Petronella Nilsson visited from Sweden.In the center of the midlle row we have Johannes Nilsson and his wife Petronella surrounded by children and grandchildren.Johannes and Petronella had 6 children: 2 sons and 4 daughters. Further 2 children died young. The sons’ surname and the daughters’ maiden name was Johnson (Johansson). The fourth person from left in the top row is the son Per Hilmer Johansson (Hilmer Johnson). Hilmer's wife is Katherine Johnson who is to the left of him. The photo is shown with consent of Peter Johnson, son of Hilmer and Katherine. Peter wasn't born until 1929 and therefore not in the photo.
The Johannes Nilsson family in 1924:
The Emigration from
Sweden to the USA (4e)
All of Johannes and Petronella Nilsson’s children settled in the Swedish district of Brooklyn, New York City (NYC). Sante moved to Florida in 1916 and Hilmer left NYC before 1917 and settled north of the city in Westchester County where he married Katherine Candi. A few years later Hilmer and Katherine moved to the Bronx, NYC. The other siblings remained in Brooklyn. Most siblings married fellow countrymen. However, Klara’s husband was from Norway and Hilmer’s wife was American.Johannes Nilsson had an older brother, Carl-Magnus Nilsson (1856-1899), and his descendants still today live in the Förslöv area of the Bjäre peninsula, Skåne, Sweden.
The story of the Sjöberg
snusdosa
Sante and Elin Johnson of the Johnson family above had a daughter Irene Sophia (1916 - 2001). She married Willard John Carlson (1916 - 1998) and the couple had a daughter Sonja Irene (Carlson) Thomas. Sonja is in the possession of a small metal box, about 3 inches wide. The box is engraved and the inscription reads: “J. Sjöberg, Hismofors, 1905”. This box is a "snusdosa" (Swedish) - a snuff box.To the left is an image of Sonja's "snusdosa" (snuff box). Snus is a Swedish moist powder tobacco product. It is consumed by placing it under the upper lip for extended periods of time. Snus does not result in the need for spitting. In former days' snus was bought loose, by weight. Therefore, most people in Sweden had a personal “snusdosa”, small boxes where they had their daily ration of snus. The inscription is “J. Sjöberg, Hismofors, 1905”. Below is another name engraved “Pål Olsson, Wånga”.The box belongs to Sonja Thomas (nee Carlsson) in Orlando, Florida. This "snusdosa" came to America with her Swedish ancestors on her father's side when they immigrated to the USA. The image is shown with consent of Sonja Thomas.Read the full story about the Snusdosa and the Sjöberg family.
The people in the photo:Top row, left to right: Harald Nelsen - 1, Nils Abrahamson - 2, Katherine Johnson - 3, *Hilmer Johnson - 4, Elin Johnson - 5, *Sante Johnson - 6, Waldemar Sandberg - 7, Gus Wennberg - 8. Middle row, left to right: *Clara Nelsen - 9, *Justine Abrahamson - 10, Irene Johnson (behind) - 11, Edna Johnson (front) - 12, Petronella Nilsson - 13, Johannes Nilsson - 14, Elsa Sandberg (behind) - 15, Hartha Nelsen (front) - 16, *Esther Sandberg - 17, *Josefina Wennberg - 18, Clifford Wennberg [on lap] - 19.Bottom row, left to right: Kermit Abrahamson - 20, Herbert Wennberg - 21, Gunnar Nelsen - 22.The asterisks (*) indicates children of Johannes and Petronella. When born, all had the last name Johansson. All of Johannes's children, beside Hilmer, married Swedes and one with a Norwegian. Hilmer's wife was American.The Nelsen family changed their surname to Nelson after 1932.
The Johannes Nilsson Family
Johannes Nilsson (1858 - 1945) was a tenant farmer (Swedish: Åbo) in Ranarp (No 9), Förslöv parish, Kristianstad Län in Skåne (Båstads Kommun). He was married to Petronella Pehrsdotter Nilsson (1855 - 1948). Johannes emigrated to the USA in 1881 and settled in Chicago. He returns to Sweden in 1883 and married Petronella in 1884. The couple had 8 children, of whom 2 died young. All of the children are born in Ranarp, Förslöv.1.Josefina Johansson, 1881 - 1950. Emigrated to the USA in 1906 and married there Gus Wennberg, 1886 - 1954.2.Per Hilmer Johansson, 1884-1968. Emigrated to the USA in 1904 and in 1917 married Katherine Candi, 1888-1932.3.Ester Viktoria Johansson, 1885-1960. Emigrated to the USA in 1905 and married there Waldemar Sandberg, 1888-1967.4.Justina Johansson, 1887-1989. Emigrated to the USA in 1905 and married there Nils Abrahamsson, 1888-1943.5.Sante Gottfrid Johansson, 1889-1945. Emigrated to the USA in 1908 and married there Elin Olsson, 1893-1973.6.Klara Karolina Johansson, 1892-1992. Emigrated to the USA in 1910 and married there Harald Nelsen, 1892-1932 (From Norway).Their children:•Josefina and Gus Wennberg: Herbert 1913-1987, Clifford 1921-1933•Hilmer and Katherine Johnson: Peter C. 1929 -•Ester and Waldemar Sandberg: Elsa 1912-2003•Justina and Nils Abrahamson: Kermit 1919-2003•Sante and Elin Johnson: Irene 1916-2001, Edna 1917-1992•Klara and Harald Nelsen: Hartha 1915-1999, Gunnar 1918-2002
The Nilsson family in the Swedish church
records
Above, The Johannes Nilsson Family, FSB 1900-1922 (Förslöv):The image to the left shows församlingsboken (parish book) for Förslöv AIIa:2 (1900-1922) Image 820 / page 373, Ranarp no 9. On the right hand side we find notes about emigration to "Amerika" for respective sibling followed by a date. As we see, Per Hilmer has the emigtant date May 12, 1904.The daughter Edla Regina died in 1910. Another daughter died young, Edla 1894-1895.
The Johannes Nilsson family, HFL 1891 (Förslöv):The image above shows the husförhörslängd (HFL) for Förslöv AI:16 (1882-1891) Image 53 / page 257, Ranarp no 9. Here we find the parents and their children with birth notes. There is a note on the right hand side saying that Johannes returned from the USA (Amerika) on July 24, 1883. We can also see that the couple married on August 10, 1884 (84 10/8). Please note the date format DD/MM.
Above we find Per Hilmer Johansson's birth entry in the födelseboken (Birth Book) for Förslöv CI:6 (1860-1887) Image 240. He was born on September 13, 1884. Place of birth is Ranarp no 9, Förslöv parish. He was baptized on September 19 .In the USA he used the name Peter H. Johnson but was called Hilmer within the family, his Swedish first name.
The image shows Förslöv church, Skåne.The photo is a free image.
Special thanks to Mr. Peter Johnson, New York City who has helped me with information about his family!
