Hello Anderson researchers: Claes Axel Andersson was born in 1852 in Gardeby Parish, Ostergotland, Sweden to Anders Johan Andersson and Hedda Lovisa Tallberg. He worked at the railway in Enkoping Parish Uppsala in 1877. May 11, 1877 he married Johanna Elisabet Nordstrom (born 1849 in Brunneby Parish, Ostergotland). In May 1881, Claes, his wife Johanna and daughter Anna Maria (born 03-15-1880)(other siblings?) immigrated to the US, probably around Brainerd or Minneapolis, Minnesota. Claes would have been my great uncle and sadly, we have lost all touch with this family after Carl Julius (my grandfather) died in 1925. I don't know if they stayed in MN or went to California with Johan Wilhelm (the other brother). Claes may have chosen to use Charles or just Axel as his given name and based on the practices of his brothers, would guess he simply used Anderson as his surname. Does this information sound familiar to anyone? HELP!!! Thanks...Shirley Anderson ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.