I have included below the Source information from Ancestry.com for an individual that I need to study further. . REPEATING THIS PART OF EXPLANATION FOR SEARCH As I have posted on a few previous requests, I am looking for my namesake and great grandfather, Carl John Bloom. I know only limited things about him: He was born in Sweden. His birthday was 22 May 1847. He was a "stone cutter" by trade. He came to the United States at age 22. I have a copy of his declaration to become an American citizen on 15 October 1872. I have one letter between his wife and her mother (still in Sweden at that time) that referred to him as "Blom". In my search, I have now looked at over 1,000 parish birth records in Jonkoping, Ostergotland, Stockholm and Gavleborg. I am now searching Kalmar. I have several reasons for prioritizing those counties, but I have really no idea about his county of residence. I assume two things in my search: #1. His birth date, written in a bible that he gave to his wife, is accurate. #2. He would not have changed his given name, so I look primarily for Carl Johan or close similarities, but I do not assume that his father's surname was Bloom or Blom on the birth record. UNIQUE NEW SITUATION The record below, on the right side, has a Carl Hening, born May 22, baptized May 24. I believe it says that he was born in Doderhult ??k. I believe it says that his father was Carl M? Lundberg and his mother was Anna Britta Karlsdotter I am having quite a problem reading the Doderhult HE 1843-60 register (page 811-812 for "L") or even finding the Parish index of villages and farms. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME TO ANOTHER RECORD SO I CAN TRACK THIS GUY FORWARD IN TIME? My great grandfather's 3rd son (all children born in America) was named Eskal Henning, so I thought maybe this combination of Carl & Henning & birthdate was good reason to look hard for this person.. So, I really would like to find this guy and follow his history to a point where I can see if he emigrated to America. Thanks again for any assistance you might offer. Regards, John from Iowa Record Index County: Kalmar Parish: Döderhult Record Type: Födde (Birth) Year Range: 1843 - 1860 GID Number: 17.29.58600 Volume: C:5 Roll/Fiche Number: IJ-1085 Page Number: 111 Source Information Record URL: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll? h=2345383&db=SwedenParishRecords&indiv=try Source Citation: Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov, Sweden; Volume: C:5; Record Type: Födde (Births); Year: 1843 - 1860; Roll/Fiche: IJ- 1085; Handwritten/Stamped Page Number: 0/111. Ancestry.com. Sweden, Church Records, 1500-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Original data: Swedish Church Records Archive. Johanneshov, Sweden: Genline AB. Learn which counties and parishes included in this collection.