I need help to locate a cousin of my mother. His name is Melvin Orien Johnson, born Jan 1, 1929. His father's name was Pera Oskar Tusson Johanson, according Ellis Island records, and he emigrated to America from Sweden. He was 19 years old and he came to Ellis Island May 13, 1904 with the ship Cedric, from Liverpool, UK. I have reason to belive he settled in Minnesota. Pera (his swedish name was Pehr Oscar Johansson) married a norwegian girl named Mary. I don't have further information. Kindly regards from Sweden Jan Jutefors

At 06:07 PM 5/30/2002 +0200, Jan Jutefors wrote: >I need help to locate a cousin of my mother. > >His name is Melvin Orien Johnson, born Jan 1, 1929. His father's name was >Pera Oskar Tusson Johanson, according Ellis Island records, and he >emigrated to America from Sweden. He was 19 years old and he came to Ellis >Island May 13, 1904 with the ship Cedric, from Liverpool, UK. >I have reason to belive he settled in Minnesota. Pera (his swedish name >was Pehr Oscar Johansson) married a norwegian girl named Mary. I don't >have further information. > >Kindly regards from Sweden > >Jan Jutefors Jan ---------- Contact: Phyllis Pladsen <[email protected]> at the Swedish Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota. They have data on Swedish immigrants. Good luck! Jean R. Legried, CGRS Norwegian-American research specialty <[email protected]> Freeborn Co. MNGenWeb Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnfreebo Beginning Genealogy lessons: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie Co-editor, VESTLANDET