Re: looking for family of Mathilda Forstrom (Anderson) b. 1859 Ill....moved to MN
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looking for family of Mathilda Forstrom (Anderson) b. 1859 Ill....moved to MN
anna geis 11/30/11
Wataga is in Knox county, Illinois.
That me be helpful to search.
I did find, buried at the Wataga Cemetery (and Wataga had a Swedish Lutheran Church)
an Anderson burial.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/knox/wataga_cemetery.htmlhttp://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/knox/wataga_cemetery.html
ANDERSON Ingar born 1832 died 1895
Could this be the family on the 1880 census, in Knox county, Illinois (the same county as Wataga.)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXV7-K8L
Name: Ingar Anderson
Residence: Sparta, Knox, Illinois
Birthdate: 1832
Birthplace: Sweden
Relationship to Head: Mother-in-law
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Female
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 48 years
Occupation:
NARA Film Number: T9-0220
Page: 357
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 3730
Film number: 1254220
Household Gender Age
Lewis MatisonM 27
ChildCarrie MatisonF 21
Mores OlsonM 78
Ingar AndersonF 48
John AndersonM 18
Peter AndersonM 12