In the previous installment of the John Martinson Project, we examined the early childhood of Jöns Mårtensson. In this post, we’ll look his young adult years in the village of Skoglösa in his newly-adopted parish of Önnestad. This post is the sixth in the John Martinson Project series From birth to age 12, Jöns lived […]
The early life of Jöns Mårtensson
In previous installments of the John Martinson Project, we’ve looked at his paternal and maternal ancestry. In this post, we’ll look at his childhood, adolescent, and young adult years.
Mathilda Martinson 1873-1946
Mathilda Martinson was my great-great-aunt. She was born 1873 in Saunders County, Nebraska near Swedeburg and died 1946 in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska. In between, she lived a fascinating life…
Jöns Mårtensson maternal ancestry
In this installment of the John Martinson Project, we take a look at the maternal lineage of Jöns Mårtensson. His mother was Anna Jönsdotter.
Jöns Mårtensson paternal ancestry
In our first chapter, we looked at Jöns Mårtensson’s birth and baptism record in Östra Vemmenhög parish, Malmöhus County, Sweden. In this chapter, we examine Jöns’ father’s ancestry in order to build out the paternal side of John’s family tree.
