Re: immigration Frank Oscar Johnson from sweden
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immigration Frank Oscar Johnson from sweden
anita haksch 1/12/05
Anita,
It is better to post questions about Swedish emigrants on the Sweden board.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/sweden/http://genforum.genealogy.com/sweden/
The name Frank was probably Frans in Sweden. Johnson was probably Johansson, Johannesson, Jansson, Jonsson, Jönsson, Jonasson, etc. in Sweden. This is a VERY common name and he emigrated at a time of VERY heavy emigration. Was Ida born a "Johnson"? (Women in those days usually kept their own patronymic names even after marriage when they lived in Sweden, although they did change to the U.S. custom after emigrating.
I made a search for males with a last name starting with Jo, Ja, Jö, Jä, a first name starting with F, aged 13 (although children were seldom listed with last names) to 23, emigrating between 1870-1880 (your criteria)and theae are the hits. I will let you go through the results, getting rid of obvious misfits, such as Fredrik hits and people with the wrong extra given names, incorrect ages, etc. If you see anyone who matches well, there is a "little" more information on the cd, BUT many Swedes won't be on this cd since they emigrated through another country, such as Norway.
JOHANNESSONFRANS EDVARD19ÄLMEBODAG1880ST PAUL
JOHANSFRANS LUDVIG18ÖDESHÖGE1879NEW YORK
FRED19LJUSDALAH1870JAMESTOWN
JOHANSONF19LAMHULTF1879CHICAGO
JOHANSONF E20LÅNGETORPG1879ST PAUL
JOHANSONF J23BÅARYDF1879NEW YORK
JOHANSONFERDINAND19HYCKLINGEE1870CHICAGO
JOHANSONFRANS23WEXIÖG1879ST PAUL
JOHANSONFRANS A22BJÖRKEBERGE1872PRINCETON
JOHANSONFRANS A18RÖDERYDF1879NEW YORK
JOHANSONFRANS AUG21FÄGERSTADG1880WYOMING MN
JOHANSONFRANS AUGUST22ASKE1872
JOHANSONFRANS GUSTAF21TORPAE1870ALTONA
JOHANSONFRANS OSKAR23G1879STILLWATER
FRITS14V TOLLSTADE1872MOLINE
JOHANSSENFRANS JOHAN22HOFP1880BOONE
JOHANSSONF23NAGLUMP1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONF22ELMSBODAG1880S:T PAUL
JOHANSSONF A22G1870PRESCOTT
JOHANSSONF A17ELMEBODAG1879STILLWATER
JOHANSSONF A19ADELÖFF1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONF A21BJÖRKEBERGE1880BURLINGTON
JOHANSSONF A23ALGUTSKOGF1880WYOMING
JOHANSSONF A22BOVARNET1880MUSKEGON
JOHANSSONF A23HÖGSBYH1880GALESBURG
JOHANSSONF D22VÄCKELSÅNGG1876MINNEAPOLIS
JOHANSSONF G23ÖDESHÖGE1873MOLINE
JOHANSSONF G18ELGHULTG1880S:T PAUL
JOHANSSONF G20MADESJÖH1880STILLWATER
JOHANSSONF G21DALAR1880MANKATO
JOHANSSONF G23EKEBYE1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONF L21N1871NEW YORK
JOHANSSONF O19LOMMARYDF1875ALTONA
JOHANSSONF O21WARFE1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONF O22ASKERSUNDT1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONF O18WENERSBORGP1880YONGSTOWN
JOHANSSONF O22NETTORPP1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONF O W23STORA ÅBYE1876PAXTON
JOHANSSONF R19UGGLUMR1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONF T19H1872JAMESTOWN
JOHANSSONF W21STENSTORPN1880PRINCETON
JOHANSSONFABIAN20WIMMERBYH1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFARMAN18ÖDESHÖGE1873CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFERDINAND FR13HÖRDAF1876RED OAK
JOHANSSONFRANS201870MILWAUKEE
JOHANSSONFRANS22RUPPHULTF1872PAXTON
JOHANSSONFRANS23ELMESÅSG1873NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANS17UNDERNÄSR1874OMAHA CITY
JOHANSSONFRANS22E1875CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS18EKEBYE1877NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANS21OSBYL1877BURLINGTON
JOHANSSONFRANS22KLOCKSMÅLAH1877LA PORTE
JOHANSSONFRANS23ADELÖFF1879CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS22ÖDESHÖGE1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS19ELGARÅSR1880BENSON
JOHANSSONFRANS23RÖDEBYK1880FARIBAULT
JOHANSSONFRANS20FYRUNGAR1880BURLINGTON
JOHANSSONFRANS21TUHÄNGF1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS15ASKERSUNDT1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANS A21FALKENBERGN1872MARQUETTE
JOHANSSONFRANS A18APPUNAE1873LA FAYETTE
JOHANSSONFRANS A21HUSABYR1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS A21TINGSÅSG1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS AUG23OLMESTADF1871ATTICA
JOHANSSONFRANS AUG22ELMBOG1871ST PAUL
JOHANSSONFRANS AUG17ADELÖVF1872CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS AUG20BJURUMR1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS AUGUST20DALAR1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS E21ALGUTSBODAG1872PAXTON
JOHANSSONFRANS EDV22WÄDERSTADE1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS EDVARD22LÅNGASJÖG1880STILLWATER
JOHANSSONFRANS GUSTAF13SLYTTER1872HOULTON
JOHANSSONFRANS GUSTAF19WEXIÖG1874NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANS GUSTAF19KORSBERGAR1879CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS GUSTAF23BRÅLANDAP1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANS GUSTAF21FÄGERSTADG1880STILLWATER M
JOHANSSONFRANS JOHAN22SÖDERHOLMF1880LAKE CITY
JOHANSSONFRANS LUDVIG17LÖVSTAR1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRANS O23OUSBYH1880DELANO
JOHANSSONFRANS O23BODENAT1880PHILADELPHIA
JOHANSSONFRANS OSCAR22TUNAH1871OMAHA
JOHANSSONFRANS OSCAR21WIMMERBYH1880WARREN
JOHANSSONFRANS P20KALMARH1875NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANZ17G1870NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRANZ ALFR19RYSSBYG1880KASSON MN
JOHANSSONFRED19GNESTADR1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRED23ORNUNGAP1880S:T PAUL
JOHANSSONFRED22MISTERHULTH1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFREDR22LARFR1877NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFREDRICK E21R1872TOPEKA
JOHANSSONFREDRICK M18F1875NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFREDRIK21MALMÖM1875GENEVA
JOHANSSONFREDRIK22KARLSKOGAT1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFREDRIK22WERNAMOF1880CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRITHIOF23BYRNEP1870CHICAGO
JOHANSSONFRITIOF22LÅNGEMÅLAH1880NEW YORK
JOHANSSONFRITZ21F1880LINCOLN
JOHANSSONFRITZ ALBERT17TANUMOA1880FARGO
FRANS13SKIRÖF1872NEW YORK
JOHNSONFRANS O22OA1879NEW BEDFORD
JOHNSSONF A21LENNERYDG1877REDWING
JOHNSSONF O23ÖREBROT1877NEW YORK
JOHNSSONF O22GÄRDSLÖSAH1880BISHOP HILL
JOHNSSONF O20BOXHOLME1880NEW YORK
JOHNSSONF TH18HESSELBERGAF1876NEW YORK
JOHNSSONF W21GÖKHEMR1876GALESBURG
JOHNSSONFRANS ALF.22E1870PENN YANN
JOHNSSONFRANS L221871
JOHNSSONFRANS O20ST ANEBYE1880BELVIDERE
JOHNSSONFRANS OSCAR18MÅLILLAH1873JAMESTOWN
JOHNSSONFRANS OSCAR20HORNSDALAR1880NEW YORK
FRANS20ADELÖFF1873STANTON
JOLINF O T21OA1873NEW YORK
JONASSONF J21HOOLP1878WILCOX
JONASSON OLSFRANS JOHAN22ROGBERGAF1870CHICAGO
JONSONFRANS AUGUST18WIMMERBYH1871WILCOX
JONSSONF A20NYKILE1880BOONE
JONSSONF O23HJERTSERUMH1880CHICAGO
JONSSONFRANK OSKAR16F1879NEW CALISLE
JONSSONFRANS21N WIE1880CHICAGO
JONSSONFRANS18ROGSLÖSAE1880BOSTON
JONSSONFRANS A19SKEDEF1870NEW YORK
JONSSONFRANS A15GRIPENBERGF1880GALESBURG
JONSSONFRANS A22HAMNEDAG1880DETROIT
JONSSONFRANS O18HYKBYH1872LA HARPE
JONSSONFRANS OTTO22GRÄNNAF1878PAXTON
JONSSONFRED.17E1870CHICAGO
JONSSONFREDERICK191870MARQUETTE
JONSSONFREDR.19TOMTD1880CHICAGO
JONSSONFREDRIK23DANNÄSF1880NEW YORK
JOSEFSSONFRANS22KINNP1879NEW YORK
JACOBSONFREDRIK ALBE19OA1871NEW YORK
JACOBSSONFREDERIK17GRÖTINGEBOLI1880OMAHA
JAKOBSSONFRANS TH18GLADHAMMARH1880CHICAGO
FRITZ16OA1871NEW YORK
JANSONF22LÅNGSERUDS1879ROCK ISLAND
JANSONFREDRIK22CHRISTIANSTAL1871NEW YORK
FINA16H1870NEW YORK
FRANS17H1870NEW YORK
JANSSONF21LÅNGSERUDS1873GREEN BAY
JANSSONF A22HESSLEBYF1880SEDALIA
JANSSONF A22STÖDEY1880MOLINE
JANSSONF G21DALHEME1880CHARITON
JANSSONFRANS23DARETORPR1879BOSTON
JANSSONFRANS18LJUNGR1880OTTUMMWA
JANSSONFRANS AUG17HAFRYDAE1880CHICAGO
JANSSONFRANS OSCAR21FINSPÅNGE1880NEW YORK
JANSSONFRANS WILHEL21ASKERT1871NEW YORK
JANSSONFRED21LUNGSUNDS1879MOLINE
Many of us have found the origins of our Swedes by using the resources at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, but their extensive resources aren't online.
http://www.augustana.edu/administration/SWENSON/http://www.augustana.edu/administration/SWENSON/
If you have questions or comments, it is best to post on the Sweden board. I seldom read this board and I prefer not to be contacted privately.
This page tells how to find living relatives in Sweden. It is the answer to the first FAQ.
http://www.augustana.edu/administration/SWENSON/genfaq/http://www.augustana.edu/administration/SWENSON/genfaq/
Judy