This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MarilynRoth58 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southdakota.counties.turner/48.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is from online sources, so please verify. There were three brothers: Hokin, John, & Swan WIDLON / WEDLUND, were from Sweden, sons of Martha SWENS & Jon WIDLON. John WIDLON m. Esther Lee FERGUSON & had dau. Ida Mae (ca. 1885 - 1978). Hokin WIDLON had son Axel & dau. Blenda. Swan came via Louisiana to Michigan, then to Canning, SD, & later to Anacortes, WA. Swan WEDLUND (4 Sep. 1846, Viresta, Sweden - 9 Oct. 1933, Anacortes, Skagit, WA) m. 4 Sep. 1866, Smoland, Sweden, Johanna HELANDER (11 Aug. 1839, Shatelof, Sweden - 26 Dec. 1924, WA). They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary 9 Sep. 1916, per newspaper article. Ancestry database of 1920 Census, Skagit, WA, WEDLUND, Swan, 73; Hannah U., 80 George W., 42; Alema, 40; Charlie, 19; Edith, 17; Laura M., 14; Roy V., 12; Beatrice, 3. Social Security Death Index, last res. Anacortes, Skagit, WA, WEDLUND: Charles (31 July 1901 - May 1984) Swan's son John WIDLON (2 July 1867, Smoland, Sweden - 1930, Pierre, Hughes, SD, bu. Viborg, Turner Co., SD) m. 4 Aug. 1891, Huron, Beadle Co., SD, Annie CREE (4 Feb. 1868, Glasgow, Scotland - _ ). They had John, b. 1892, Pierre, SD George C. (12 Oct. 1893, Sioux City, IA - 28 Nov. 1953, Madison, Dane, WI) Annie (26 Dec. 1898, Viborg, SD - Sep. 1982, San Francisco, CA) m. 21 Feb. 1929, Washington, DC, Herman TAILLON (12 Jan. 1909, MA - Je. 1986, San Francisco)] Ingrid (13 Feb. 1904 - 19 Ajpr. 1977, Madison, WI) m. 29 July 1924, Sioux City, IA, Willard E. FANTLE, b. 21 Aug. 1901. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.