Hello Diane, When you subscribed to the list you would have received a letter giving resources for how and where to do research. Key sources for research are Parish (Församling), County (Län), Sweden. This family was located in Alnö, Västernorrland, Sweden for at least the period from1889 to 1934. Lois Casson _1910 SEDISH CENSUS_ Andersson Örn, Petter Census 1910 Name Andersson Örn, Petter Home parish Alnö Place of residence Fröst Deanery Medelpads östra County Västernorrland Birth year 1850 Birth parish Älvsbacka Värmlands län Occupation Sågverksarbetare - sawmill worker Marital status Gift - married Gender Man Family status code Far/man - father/man Family no 1 Page 22 Row 39 Created by Riksarkivet SVAR-Svensk arkivinformation Persons in the household Fam. no 1 Andersson Örn, Petter, b. 1850 in Älvsbacka Värmlands län, Sågverksarbetare Abrahamsdotter Kock, Anna Sofia, b. 1857 in Maksmo, Finland Anders Petrus, b. 1889 in Alnö Västernorrlands län Leander Ryår, b. 1894 in Alnö Västernorrlands län Göta Maria, b. 1897 in Alnö Västernorrlands län Anna Albertina, b. 1887 in Alnö Västernorrlands län _ __DEATH RECORD: 18500423_ Andersson Örn, Petter Fröst Dead 5/23/1927. Registered in Alnö (Västernorrlands län, Medelpad). Born 4/23/1850 in Älvsbacka (Värmlands län, Värmland). _*Married man (5/21/1905)*_. -------------- Corresponding parish(es) as of Jan 1, 2010: Alnö, Sundsvalls kn (Västernorrlands län, Medelpad) Parish of birth in the records: Älvsbacka (Värmland) source records: DB, FS DEATH RECORD: 18570617 Andersson Örn f. Abrahamsson, Anna Sofia Fröst Dead 6/29/1934. Registered in Alnö (Västernorrlands län, Medelpad). Born 6/17/1857 in Finland, Malax. Widow (5/23/1927). -------------- Corresponding parish(es) as of Jan 1, 2010: Alnö, Sundsvalls kn (Västernorrlands län, Medelpad) Parish of birth in the records: Finland, Malax Source records: DB, FS MARRIAGE: Per his death record they were married 21 May 1905 and I found their marriage record in Alnö: Alnö EI:4 (1901-1921) Image 360 / page 28 (AID: v120854.b360.s28, NAD: SE/HLA/1010002) BIRTH RECORD FOR JOHAN SEVERIN: Alnö C:5 (1888-1896) Image 70 / page 65 (AID: v120848.b70.s65, NAD: SE/HLA/1010002)....This was an illegitimate birth, though Petter Andersson Örn was named as the father and he was given the surname Örn. He was born in Alnö, Västernorrlands, Sweden. The other divisions, Sundsvall and Medelpad are not vital to your research. On 1/1/2016 8:10 PM, D Brundige via wrote: > My name is Diane and I am new to this list. I am looking for information on > my grandfather's family. All dates and places are written as I found them > on notes written by my grandfather and his mother. > His father was Johan Severin (Örn) Ohrn. He was born in Alnö, Medelpad, > Sundsval in 1891. He immigrated to the US in 1910 and married Esther Emelia > Nylander in 1913 in Moline, IL. > His brother Nyort (born 1894) was killed in WWI and is buried in France. > His brother Anders Patrus (born 1889) was lost at sea. Two different family > notes give 2 different dates. One say lost 2 sept 1914 syda afrika and the > other says lost Cape Town, South Africa 1917. (I tried checking ship wrecks > but am totally lost on how to find info on his death). > His sister Anna Albertina (born 1887) was in the US in 1913 and I believe > she stayed in Moline, IL and married Carl Anderson. > He had twin sisters Gerta and Göta born 1897 . Gerta died at 7 months old. > Gota is the only sibling whose surname was written Petterson. Everyone else > was Örn or Ohrn. > I was able to find christening records for all siblings but Anders Patrus. > > Their father was Petter Anderson Örn. One set of notes says born 25 March > 1850 in Strand, Alnö, Varmland and died 23 May 1927 in Doleland Åminskog. > Another set of my grandfather's notes says PETTER OHRN (AMINSKOG FODD 25 > MARS 1850 (DOLELAND) AMINSKOG DOD 23 MAJ 1927 > > Their mother was Anna Sophia Abrahamsson born 17 June 1857 in what looks > like In Nõ Ipes, Finland and died 1934. (Her first husband was Michal > Kock). Their tombstones simply say > H. V. > P. ÖRN > STRAND > *1850 +1927 > > ANNA ÖHRN > G: BERG > 1857 1934 > > I looked through microfilm from the LDS church and did not find a marriage. > My grandfather went to Sweden in 1971 and visited family and went to the > cemeteries and the old homestead. I found his notes. And I have a photo of > them! > I am also searching for the Nylander family, but I will write about them in > a separate post. > > I would appreciate any advice on where to look for records, or even what > types of records are available. > Thank you, > Diane > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' (without the quotes) in the subject and the body of the message. If you wish to switch from List to Digest mode, or vice versa, unsubscribe from the list then send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with 'subscribe' (without the quotes) in both the subject and message body. When you confirm the new subscription you will have the option of subscribing to either "Digest" or "List." In digest mode you will receive a number of individual messages in one mailing. 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