No, Steve. I only visited a friend and his family (more Norwegian ancestors) that lived on a large farm just outside of Platte. I believe he still lives there, taking over the family farm. Enjoyed some great horseback riding down there........... Clark in Japan On 06-Apr-15 05:18 PM, Steve wrote: > Hi, Clark, > > Did you tell me once you were at Platte, SD, south of here. > > In the Platte phonebook, which is a heavliy dutch community, there are eleven DeHaan families, > bracketed by DeGroot and DeHaai, and DeJong families..................... > > -----Original Message----- From: C&M Pederson via > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:58 AM > To: Elizabeth ; norway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NOR] De Hon Anders Frederic > > My impression is that De Hon might be Dutch rather than Swedish. > .....just a gut feeling. > Clark in Japan > > On 06-Apr-15 03:43 PM, Elizabeth via wrote: >> Hello List, >> >> Is there anyone familiar with this Swedish surname please? >> >> I searched the Swedish list archives, no result so perhaps the spelling >> of his name is incorrect. >> >> Anders Fredric De Hon, he also used the name De Flon in Australia. >> >> Born 1834 Sweden arrived as crew on the “Peter Maxwell” 10 January 1858 >> from Liverpool in England to Sydney, Australia. >> >> He was naturalized 12 Jan 1875 nationality Swedish. >> >> Does *De Hon* sound Swedish I have never attempted Swedish research with >> so little information, I am trying to assist another researcher. >> >> His death certificate states his mother was Caroline no father's name >> recorded. Although his first son was named Gustavas. >> >> Many thanks in advance for any advice. >> >> Elizabeth >> Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway >> >> RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html >> >> guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > >