Posted on: Johnston Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/joh/Johnston?read=261 Surname: Petersson, Peterson, Johnson, Johnsson, Carlsson, Laird ------------------------- August Petersson or Peterson was born in or near Brevik, Sweden in 1857. He came to America in the late 1870's or very early 1880's, possibly with his mother and sister, and settled at Osage County, Kansas. He was married in 1882 to Anna Carlsson or Carlsdotter Johnson, a widow with five children. Her first husband was Gustaf Johnsson or Johnson, and the first child of that marriage was Carl Oskar (Charles Oscar later). They were all from Moltorp, Sweden. She was born around 1850, I believe, and her father was said to be a sea captain. Gustaf Johnson died around 1882, before the last of the five children was born. According to immigration records, Gustaf came over in 1871, and Anna and Carl came over in 1873. The other four children were Ida Sophia, Frank, Victor, and Gustaf, born between 1873 and 1882.