Olof Olofsson

Notes:

He is probably the Olof Olofsson, b. 1754, who lived with Lars Olofsson and family in Logdea from 1816 to 1822. Living with the family over that same period was Brita Svensdotter, b. 1760, m. 1792, probably Olof’s 2nd (or later) wife.

The Franksson family tree has Lars’s mother as Sara Pedersdotter (15 May 1753 - 22 Jan 1820) but has birth and death places as Norway. That tree also has Olof Olofson as born and dying in France!

Family/Spouse: Cathrina Olsdotter. Cathrina was born in Apr 1758. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olof married Laisa Olsdotter in 1788. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brita Svensdotter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
per Pether Sjödin’s tree on Ancestry

Lars married Kristina Sofia NYGREN on 6 Jun 1808 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. Kristina (daughter of Olof NYGREN and Kristina Eriksdotter) was born on 8 Jun 1785 in Mo, Nordmaling, Västerbottens län, Sweden; died on 14 Apr 1869 in Lögdeå, Nordmaling, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in the Household examination for Logdea 1816-1825 as Greta. Seems to have gotten married in 1816.

Notes:

Took over father's farm.

Died by drowning. Church records indicate a very good man, "punctual and final(?)." ("punkt å slut.") Punctual to the end?

Lars married Kajsa Stina JOHANSDOTTER on 17 Jul 1843. Kajsa was born in 1817. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed in the Household examination for Logdea 1816-1825 as Brita Stina.

Listed in the Household examination for Logdea for 1826-1835.

Not listed in the Household examination beginning 1836.

Brita married Jacob NILSSON in 1835 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catrina in the church record for her birth.

Family/Spouse: Per JAKOBSSON. Per was born on 8 Dec 1814; died in 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lögdeå

Family/Spouse: Lars JAKOBSSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LECHE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bonde (farmer) in 1870, Hemmansegare (owning farmer) in 1890
• Baptism: 20 Jun 1830, Västerbottens län, Sweden

Notes:

Johannes in his birth record in the church book.

Johan Larsson and Sara Lindström apparently inherited the Lindström farm. At the time of the 1890 Swedish census, Johan and Sara and their children Lars, Henrik, and Katarina were residing in Mjösjö, in the parish of Nordmaling, in the county of Västerbotten.

In the 1880-1890 period, the family resided in Mo in Nordmaling.

In 1870, their residence was referred to in the census as Mo. They lived there at least for the period of the 1863-1872 Household Examination.

At the time of the 1870 census, the family had a maid residing with them named Lovisa Knutsdr, born in 1845.

Birth:
Lögdeå; 1890 residence: Mjösjö, Västerbotten county

Died:
Mo

Johan married Sara Katrina LINDSTRÖM on 17 Jun 1855 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. Sara (daughter of Henrik Johan LINDSTRÖM and Anna Maria NILSDOTTER) was born on 30 Jun 1828 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden; died on 17 Oct 1893 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lögdeå, Ångermanland

Died:
Ava, Ångermanland

Family/Spouse: Olof MATTSSON. Olof (son of Matts OLOFSSON and Maria Margareta ANDERSDOTTER) was born on 8 Mar 1835 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden; died on 22 Jun 1900 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Olof Petter LEVANDER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anna Amalia Margareta. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Johan is indicated as having some kind of defect in the census entry for 1870. (There is also something noted for him in the 1863-1872 Household Examination and in the parish death record.) This defect was probably the reason he died young.

Birth:
presumed place of birth ... not listed in 1890 census

Notes:

"Moved out" (off the farm? to Bjurholm?) November 17, 1886. She received a letter from her brother Gust in the U.S. that was dated 1 December 1886 and which he had addressed to Soffia Amanda Larsson, Mo, Nordmaling.

A letter from a family member in Sweden gives her last name as Ulander.

She probably died from complications of childbirth.

Birth:
presumed place of birth ... not listed in the 1890 census

Died:
Sofia Öman says she died in Bjurholm Provåker

Family/Spouse: Karl Jonas ULANDER. Karl was born on 19 Apr 1862 in Bjurholm, Västerbottens län, Sweden; died in 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Mo

Died:
Mo

Notes:

Shown with the surname Landström in the 1880-1890 household exam when the family lived in Mo. He is the only family member with that extra surname. Two others have an extra surname: his mother (Lindström) and his brother Henrik August (Berglund).

His 1890 residence: Mjösjö, Västerbotten county.

Apparently inherited the Larsson farm May 1, 1891.

Died:
in Mo as Lars Olov Landström

Lars married Johanna Kristina LÖFGREN on 22 Jun 1893 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. Johanna was born on 4 Feb 1860; died on 6 Mar 1931 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Seems to have moved away from the family in Mo in 1884 because there is a dated entry for him in the Flyttad column. Nevertheless, there are continuing entries in the household exam annual census portion through 1890.

Shown with the surname Berglund when the family lived in Mo in 1880-1890.

Sold his farm July 31, 1901, and moved to Hyngelsböle and bought a new home. He died as Henrik August Berglund at Hyngelsböle of lung inflammation (probably pneumonia and/or tuberculosis).

Birth:
1890 residence: Mjösjö, Västerbotten county

Henrik married Anna Karolina LINDSTRÖM on 1 Jul 1894 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. Anna was born on 5 May 1870 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden; died on 16 Aug 1923 in Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1928-MN-003223
• Occupation: Farmer
• Baptism: 17 Sep 1865, Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden

Notes:

Gustaf Jacob is how it’s spelled in the födelsbok.

Or Gustave Jacob, the spelling used on his wedding invitation.

A 16 year-old Gustav Landström arrived at Ellis Island on 10 Oct 1881 on the Mosel.

Emigrated to the US from Sweden May 27, 1884, at the age of 18. EmiHamn shows him emigrating 5 Jun 1884, departing Malmö, destination New York. Emigranten Populär shows him leaving Göteborg, destination Duluth, on 8 Jun 1898. Gust was traveling with his sister Johanna. The pair are shown in the St. Albans border crossings as arriving at the port of Quebec on June 22nd aboard the S.S. Lake Superior which had left Liverpool on June 11th.

He apparently spent some time in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, after arriving in the U.S. in the 1880s.

He may be the August Landstrom, laborer, “boarding” at 537 Garfield Avenue in Duluth in that city’s 1890-91 city directory.

In the 1891-1892 Duluth city directory, he is Gustave Landstrum, bridgebuilder for F T Harrington, who boards at 707 Garfield Avenue.

In the 1892-1893 Duluth city directory, he is Gustav J Landstrom, laborer, who boards at 121 Park Avenue.

He is not listed in the 1893-1894 Duluth city directory.

In the 1894-1895 Duluth city directory, he is Gustav J Landstrom, car operator for the Duluth Steam Railway, who rooms at 2531 West 2nd.

He is not listed in the 1895-1896 Duluth city directory. There is, however, in the 1896 Superior city directory, a Gustav Landstrom, laborer, living at 1807 Butler. There is an Adolph Landstrom, carpenter, residing at the same address.

In the 1896-1897 and in the 1897-1898 Duluth city directories, he is Gustav Landstrom, car operator for the Duluth Steam Railway, who rooms at 2609 Huron.

In the 1898-1899 Duluth city directory, he may be the Gustaf Landstrom, laborer, boarding at 2018 West 4th. That is the last Duluth city directory in which he is listed.

Settled in Crow Wing County in 1897. The 1900 census shows Gust as having a mortgage on his land in 1900 but the 1910 census shows that the land is owned free and clear.

“In recounting the early settlers of Deerwood Township, one must also remember G.J. Landstrom and A. Johnson. They purchased railroad land in section 35 on Shirt Lake where they helped each other build log homes and barns. In the 1890s, they returned to Sweden to bring their families to the new land. Mr. Landstrom’s son, Carl, recalled helping his father clear the land of stumps, which were mixed hardwoods with some pine. The Landstrom family farm at one time had one of the highest testing dairy herds [the milk testing high in butterfat content] in Crow Wing County, although their place became known as Landstrom's Berry Farm.”

The Landstrom land consisted apparently of 120 acres of the NW corner (all but the SW corner of the NW corner) of Section 34 on the west end of Shirt Lake in Deerwood township. (The 1913 Crow Wing County plat book says the Landstrom property was in Section 35.)

“The Landstroms were members of the Swedish Baptist Church organized June 1, 1884. In November of 1903, one acre of ground on the south shore of Hamlet Lake was donated by John Heglund and a church was built on this lovely site overlooking the lake. This Hamlet Lake Baptist Church was used for 45 years by the congregation.”

Minnesota death certificate #1928-MN-003223 issued in Crow Wing County for LANDSTROM, GUST JACOB for death date 10/28/1928.

Obituary from the Crosby Courier:

Gust J. Landstrom Passes Away Sunday

Gust J. Landstrom of Deerwood township, passed away at his home on Shirt Lake Sunday, Oct. 28 after suffering from a heart ailment for several months.

Mr. Landstrom was born in Normaldling, Vesterbatten, Sweden, on Oct. 10, 1865. At the age of seventeen years, he came to America, settling in Minnesota near Duluth. In 1898 he came to Deerwood, buying his farmstead at Shirt Lake.

He is survived by his wife, Clara Landstrom, two daughters, Naomi and Mabel, and a son, Carl. One daughter, Helga, passed away in March, 1927.

The funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 31 at 1:00 p.m. from the home and 2:00 p.m. from the Hamlet Lake Baptist church. He is deeply mourned by his family, relatives, and friends.

In the 1900 census, “Gustaf” is 34 (born Sept 1865) shown as living with his 33 year-old sister "Johanna" (born Feb 1867). This must be Katrina Johanna whom we know came over to the US in 1898 (as is confirmed on the census form). She is indicated as having an occupation but the handwriting of the census-taker is illegible. It may be "housekeeper." She is shown as being able to read and write but not able to speak English. Gust emigrated in 1884, Johanna in 1898.

In the 1905 state census, he (as August), 40, and Clara, 26, are carefully entered, and indexed, as Landström. He had been in Minnesota for 17 years and 8 months and in the present enumeration district for 7 years and 1 month. She had been in Minnesota for 3 years and 2 months and in the present enumeration district for 3 years.

In the 1910 census, Gust and Clara are indicated as having been married 6 years at the time of the census-taker's visit on May 2, 3, or 4. This would indicate that they were married between June of 1903 and May of 1904. They immigrated in 1884 and 1902, respectively. Clara's occupation is indicated as "Farm Laborer."

In the May 30, 1912, edition of the Duluth News-Tribune, is an article describing the formation of The Hamlet and Shirt Lake Telephone Company. The officers are Alfred Johnson, president, Alfred W. Heglund, vice-president, F. V. Berglund, secretary, and Gust J. Landstrom, treasurer.

The Landstroms in the 1920 census:

Landstrom, Gustav J., owns property, no mortgage, age 54. Year of immigration looks like 1884. Year of naturalization is illegible. Occupation is farmer, general.

Clara, age 41, year of immigration 1902. Year of naturalization is illegible.

Helga, age 14, attended school.

Nomie J., age 13, attended school.

Mable A., age 10, attended school.

Carl S., age 8, attended school.

The 1930 Census was taken about April 2nd by Arthur Mattson. By this time, Gust had died.

Clara, head, owner, radio set in the household, age 52, widowed, married at age 27. Emigrated in 1902; a naturalized citizen. Occupation is farmer on farm.

Naomi J., daughter, age 23, single {!}. Occupation is teacher in rural school.

Carl E., son, age 18, single. Occupation is laborer on farm.

He died of chronic endocarditis and myocarditis which he had had for 2 years. A complicating factor was senility. His doctor was Baxter A Smith of Crosby. The informant for his death certificate was his wife Clara who didn’t know Gustaf’s mother’s name and thought that Gustaf’s father was named Ole Landstrom.

Birth:
his obit and Mabel’s birthday date book show October 10th

Gustaf married Klara Andersdotter WALLBÄCK on 5 Nov 1904 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Klara (daughter of Anders JONASSON and Kajsa JANSDOTTER) was born on 19 Jan 1878 in Olsäter, Öfre Ulleruds, Värmlands län, Sweden; died on 18 Nov 1959 in Deerwood Twp, Crow Wing County, Minnesota; was buried on 22 Nov 1959 in Deerwood Scandia Cemetery, Deerwood, Crow Wing County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1942-MN-026739

Notes:

Listed as “Cathrina” in the 1870 Swedish census.

Emigrated to the U.S. on May 18, 1898, at the age of 31. Emigranten Populär shows her brother Gustaf leaving Göteborg, destination Duluth, on 8 Jun 1898. Gust was traveling with his sister Johanna. The pair are shown in the St. Albans border crossings as arriving at the port of Quebec on June 22nd aboard the S.S. Lake Superior which had left Liverpool on June 11th.

Shown as living with her brother Gust at the time of the 1900 census. She is shown as being able to read, write, and speak English.

According to MOMS, she married as Katrina Johanna Lindstrom.

In the 1910 census she had had 3 children, all three still living.

In the 1920 census she was a 52 year-old widow who had come to the U.S. in 1898. She was living with her four children on their farm in Grand Lake Twp.

In the 1930 census she was a 63 year-old widow living with her two younger sons on their farm in Grand Lake Twp, St. Louis County, Minnesota.

In the 1940 census, she lived with her son Albin and his family in Grand Lake Twp.

Her son David/Daniel built a general store in Saginaw that she ran until her death. She is not shown as having any occupation in the 1940 census.

The informant for her death certificate was Albin O. Kohs of Saginaw who had no idea who her parents were. She was the widow of Daniel when she died. She had been in the community for 41 years. She died from heart disease.

The author of her son Albin’s obituary thought that Hannah’s maiden name was Engman.

Birth:
1890 residence: Mjösjö, Västerbotten county

Katrina married Daniel KOHS on 31 Dec 1903 in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Daniel (son of Daniel KOHS and Louisa) was born on 13 Nov 1866 in Germany; died on 31 Jan 1917 in Grand Lake Twp, St. Louis County, Minnesota; was buried on 4 Feb 1917 in Canosia Cemetery, St. Louis County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]