This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#148593) Descendants to families from Roke, Sweden. <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clinton/queries/index.cgi?rev=148593> AUTHOR: Anders Nilsson DATE: 3/2/2007 at 09:15:28 Surnames: JOHNSON PAULSON BENGTSON I am looking for descendants to the 7 siblings who emigrated from Roke, Sweden to Clinton ,IA, between 1881 and 1884.They were: 1.Katarina Johannesdotter/Johnson b.1852; d. 1922 in Clinton. Married to Nels Paulson b.1839 d.1896 in Clinton Children: Sigrid Augusta 1878-1916 Paul Albin 1880- Otto Hjalmar 1882-1953 Sven Anton 1884- Josef Gottfrid 1887- Clara Theodora 1890-1976 Ester Josefina 1893-1894 2.Botilda Johannesdotter/Johansdotter b.1855 Married to Gustaf Bengtsson b.1856 Children: Hulda Augusta b. 1881 in Clinton Carrie Johanna b. 1883 in Clinton Clara b.1892 in Clinton 3.Erika Johannesdotter/Johnson b. 1860 4.Johanna Johannesdotter/Nelson b. 1862 Married to Carl Johan Johnson b.1858 Children: Ester Maria b.1884 in Clinton Francis Albin b.1885 in Clinton Clarence Harald b.1890 in Clinton Carl Hermie b.1892 in Clinton 5.Nels Johannesson/Johnson B. 1864 6.August Johannesson/Wedin/Widen b.1869 7.Augusta Johannesdotter/Johnson b.1873 Katarina, Botilda, Johanna and Augusta with families have been members in Svenska Evangeliska Lutherska Emmanuels Forsamlingen in Clinton. Nels Paulson and his son Otto are burried in Pine Grove Cemetary, Clinton county.