This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hg.2ADI/621.1 Message Board Post: Do you have her death cert? the IL state archives has the death index on-line, you can ask for a free copy of it, it may have parent info. You might try the Lutheran church in Aledo IL, it used to be the Swedish Lutheran church(Messiah Lutheran now), founded in 1873. Lots of the Swede's from Mercer went there, before they started the church they met at peoples houses. The Swenson Center in Rockisland at Augustanna College has church records for the Swedish churches in the states and can order the ones from Sweden, but you need someone to translate them. They charge $10-$20 an hour to research or you can go by app. and look your self. In the Swedish records she is probably Helena Carlsdotter. I looked in my book from the Aledo church and didn't find Olaf as a charter signer, but Emma, Nels Aug., and Carl Aug, Nelson were. Hope this helps