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When was he born? You mentioned the 1900 U.S. Federal Census. What does that census list for his month and year of birth?
What do the 1910-1920-1930 censuses list for an immigration year? (Censuses are not known for great consistency, so we need to check all of them.) What was his age in each of those censuses?
He might have left Sweden as Johannesson (son of Johannes) or Johansson (a shorter version of son of Johannes) as well as Jansson (which might be son of Johannes,etc.)
His father probably had a different name in Sweden than Johannes Swansen Jansson. Swansen is probably Svensen, a Norwegian or Danish spelling of Svensson which means Sven's son. Jansson means Jan's son. Was Johannes really the son of both Sven and Jan? Double patronymic names became more common in the late 1800s but probably the father was born a lot earlier than that and only used his own patronymic last name and not also the patronymic last name of his father. (However, I can't guess properly since you didn't say when your "Nels" (Nils) Petter was born.)
His mother's name in Sweden probably was not Helen Paulsson. She was probably named Helena Paulsdotter/Pålsdotter, although it is possible that she used the "son" ending in the last part of the 1800s or even earlier if they lived in a city. Usually women used the "dotter" (= daughter) ending until the last part of the 1800s. They would have been appalled to be considered someone's son.
Also don't forget that the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center provides a great deal of help, although their records are NOT online. Check their website to see what some of their extensive records are and to see how to contact them. (Have I provided that website already?)
Judy
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