I am helping a lady in Sweden to locate any American descendants for a 2009 reunion. I posted information earlier and now I have some changed and added details. I am not at all familiar with Swedish genealogy as my family came from Ireland and Scotland. Need YOUR help, please! Yesterday I telephoned Ridgewood Cemetery and was surprised to find Tilda buried next to Andrew with her death listed as 1950. I intend to call again today with more questions. In the 1920 census Andrew is listed as a widower. Information from the family is that Tilda died about 1912, but Ridgewood Cemetery did not exist until 1920. I am now wondering, and will ask, if perhaps Tilda was moved from another cemetery and reburied in Ridgewood. This is definitely a possibility. It would seem obvious to me that Andrew and Tilda's relationship must have been in tact to be buried beside one another. But, why is Andrew listed as a widower in the census and Tilda not enumerated if she was still living? And, their two children, Agnes and Arthur were both adopted. They were born to parents of Swedish birth and adopted by people of Swedish birth. Can anyone suggest a course of action to determine the biological parents of these children? Or what happened to them? The point of this research is to locate any living descendants before a family reunion to be held in Sweden for all family members. Ridgewood Cemetery provided the date of death and burial from their card for Andrew JOHNSON. I would like to have other eyes and minds look at this information to see if I am missing something. All suggestions are invited! I would like to ask if someone could find obituaries for: Andrew JOHNSON - 11 Jun 1935, Chicago Mathilda/Thilda/Tilda Backstrom JOHNSON - 1912 or 19 May 1950, Chicago Arthur JOHNSON - unknown date, probably Chicago Agnes JOHNSON - unknown date, probably Chicago Mabel Johnson ANDERSON - unknown date Andrew JOHNSON born 11 May 1856 Nederkalix, Sweden married 13 Mar 1887, Nederkalix, Sweden died 11 Jun 1935, Chicago Cook County, Illinois, USA buried Ridgewood Cemetery, Section 26, Lot 195, Grave 2; card listing that nearest relative listed is Swedish Covenant Hospital, Des Plaines, Illinois church, Edgewater Covenant Church, Chicago wife: Mathilda BACKSTROM, also known as Thilda, Tilda born 9 Mar 1867, Nederkalix, Sweden died 19 May 1950, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA buried Ridgewood Cemetery, Section 26, Lot 195, Grave 1, Des Plaines, Illinois Children: Agnes JOHNSON, b. August 1890, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, adopted; listed in 1900 census, 1910 census Arthur JOHNSON, b. Apr 1898, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; adopted; listed in 1900 census, 1910 census Also, listed on a cemetery card for Mathilda is a daughter named Mabel Anderson. If she was the daughter of Andrew and Tilda JOHNSON her maiden name would have been Mabel JOHNSON, but she is not listed in the 1900 or 1910 census with the other children. And, where did Mabel, possibly Johnson, Anderson come into the picture? This is quite puzzling because she was listed by Ridgewood Cemetery as a daughter. She would not be a daughter-in-law because her name would have been JOHNSON. So many unsolved questions! Can you help please? Both Andrew and Tilda are listed on the 1900 census. But only Andrew is listed in the 1910 and he is listed as a widower. Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623 275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 772 Andrew Johnson Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Sweden Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Tilda Race: White Occupation: unable to read Immigration Year: 1888 Household Members: Name Age Andrew Johnson 45 Tilda Johnson 22 Arthur Johnson 2 Agnes Johnson 2 Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_277; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1336; Image: 299 Andrew Johnson Age in 1910: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867 Birthplace: Sweden Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Sweden Mother's Birth Place: Sweden Spouse's Name: Tilda Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_272; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1140; Image: 561 Andrew Johnson Age in 1910: 53 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Sweden Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Sweden Mother's Birth Place: Sweden Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Store Clerk, Department Store Year of Immigration: 1888 Household Members: Name Age Andrew Johnson 53 Agnes Johnson 19 Arthur Johnson 11 Anna M Stromberg 48 (Boarder) Year: 1920;Census Place: Chicago Ward 23, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_334; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1300; Image: 653 Andrew Johnson Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 23, Cook (Chicago), Illinois Age: 63 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Sweden Relation to Head of House: Lodger Father's Birth Place: Sweden Mother's Birth Place: Sweden Marital Status: Widow Race: White Sex: Male Year of Immigration: 1888 Citizenship: 1894 Occupation: Carpenter, House Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 653 Household Members: Name Age Hannah Olson 57 John E Niederkorn 24 Albert Ortericher 37 Andrew Johnson 63 1930 Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Precinct 75, Ward 49, Block No. 124, Illinois; Roll: 494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1901; Image: 802.0 Address: 5549 Glenwood Avenue Andrew Johnson Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Age: 73 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Sweden Relation to Head of House: Roomer Race: White Age at first marriage:30 Parents' birthplace: Sweden Household Members: Name Age Blanche L Anderson 58 (Head of House) Andrew Johnson 73 (Roomer) Signora Dalbergh 37 (Roomer) A work in progress! C.N. Russell