Birth records for 1899 are going to be hard to find. Your best bet is to check the census. I had no luck looking for a young Fredrick/Frederick/Fred/Freddie in 1900, 1910 or 1920. There are quite a few matches for Tillie Johnson in 1900, etc. Do you have any clue as to what county they were in. Or any idea where Tillie was born. If in Illinois, it would narrow the search some. The hits for Tillie, show lots of Swedes, afew Norwegians and some born in Illinois. Joan