Hi Jeanne! What you should do is look in to the "husförhörslängd" of Ringarum for one of the years when the children were born (for example 1837, when Andrew/Anders was born) and find the place and then the family. There you will find the dates and places of birth of the parents. The main problem with Ringarum is that it's a quite big parish which means the "husförhörslängd" is most often divided in to two or three volumes for each period! This means you need to know in which part of the parish the croft/farm is situated... (I've ancestors in Ringarum myself, so I know...) If you have the possibility to get all volumes for the actual period, it's not very hard to find the farm since it's an alphabetical register of the farms in most every volume. Hints and tips of how to trace Swedish ancestors can also be found at Rötter: http://www.genealogi.se Have a nice weekend! /Malin nelson wrote: > > Hello, > > I am searching for ancestors and descendants of Johannes Andersson and Anna Maja > Nilsdotter (b. around 1800-1815, probably in Ringarum, Östergötland, Sweden). > Below is the information that I have found on their children. If anyone has any > leads on how I can trace this family further back in time or can find descendants > in Sweden, I would love to hear from you. > > Best regards, > Jeanne Nelson > -- > ABSOLUTELY FAMILY! > http://absolutelyfamily.homestead.com/ > FAMILY NEWSLETTER NEWS > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bruce/FamNewsNews.htm > > **************************************************** > > Descendants of Johannes Andersson > > 1 Johannes Andersson > .. +Anna Maja (Maria) Nilsdotter > ..... 2 Anna Kristina Johansdotter b: 14 September 1835 > ..... 2 Andrew P. (Anders Peter Johansson) Holm b: 02 May 1837 in Wiborg, > Fyllingerums egor, Ringarum, Östergötland, Sweden d: 04 March 1920 in Royal, > Antelope Co., Nebraska Emigration: 1882 Anders left for Amerika (vert lin?) > ......... +Bertha Magdalene (Brita Lena) Larsdotter b: 07 September 1836 in > Skönberga (Söderköping), Östergötland, Sweden m: June 1862 in Sweden d: 02 June > 1906 in the Phil. Holm home, Royal (Savage), Antelope Co., Nebraska Emigration: > 07 September 1836 Birthdate > ..... 2 Anna Kristina Johansdotter b: 21 February 1843 > ..... 2 Frances Phillip (Franz Filip Johansson) Holm b: 28 March 1846 in > Frostebo, Ringarum, Östergötland, Sweden d: 09 April 1941 Emigration: 1883 He > brought his family to America, settling at Moingonia [sic], Boone Co., IA > ......... +Marie Louisa Andersdotter b: 21 February 1843 m: 03 May 1867 in > Ringarum, Östergötland, Sweden d: 24 July 1915 > ..... 2 Sven Gustav (Johansson) Holm b: 18 June 1849 in Frostebo, Ringarum, > Östergötland, Sweden d: 1918 > ......... +Amanda b: 1850 d: 1929 > ..... 2 Vilhelm Johansson b: 27 July 1852 in Frostebo, Ringarum, Östergötland, > Sweden