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More Swedish cousins!

November 24, 2016 by karen

I wrote a few weeks ago about some cousins in Sweden on the Rudeen side of the family – today I have news of some cousins in the Brodd family!

I got an email out of the blue the other day from a young man named Martin who wondered if we shared a common ancestor. He had used Google to try and find information about a farm name, “Tångarne” in the Bergstena parish. Turns out that indeed we DO share common ancestors: Johannes Andersson and Anna Cathrine Andersdotter, who were the parents of our Gustafva Johansdotter.

If you need a refresher on “who’s who” in this branch of the family, read “Gustafva Brodd and her siblings“, which I posted back in October, 2014. Martin is descendant of Gustafva’s brother Karl (aka Carl or Kalle). Karl is one of the brothers who stayed in Sweden; Gustafva Brodd , J.W. Johnson, and Anders Peter Telander all came to America.

I thought it might be fun to have a virtual family reunion on this Thanksgiving day. The top set of photos are the Johansson siblings; the bottom set would be their children – first cousins to one another.

Click on any photo to see a larger version.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

First Generation – these are siblings born in Sweden

Sibling Comments
Maja Cajsa (no photo available) Stayed in Sweden; many of her siblings lived with her as young adults
Anders Peter Telander

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Moved from Vilske-Kleva to Minnesota in about 1892. Changed name to Telander.
Karl Johansson

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Stayed in Sweden; he is Martin’s 4x-great-grandfather.Photo found in J.W. Johnson photo album preserved by Hansen family (J.W.’s wife) descendants.
Svante Johansson

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Stayed in Sweden; no contact (yet) with descendants. Photo found in J.W. Johnson photo album preserved by Hansen family (J.W.’s wife) descendants.
Gustafva Johansdotter

Gustafva Johansdotter Brodd, 1840-1930
Gustafva Johansdotter Brodd, 1840-1930
Married Anders Gustaf Brodd; came to America in 1875. She is Karen’s 3x-great-grandmother
August Johansson (no photo available) Stayed in Sweden; twin brother of J.W. Johnson. No known descendants.
Johan (J.W.) Johansson

J.W. Johnson, b. 1843

Came to America in 1875; became a Wyoming State Senator.

Second Generation – all of these people would be first cousins to one another

Maja Cajsa’s Children:

Johanna Hallberg (no photo available)

Came to America in 1884; maintained contact with J.W. and Gustafva. I have two of her letters.
Anders Peter’s Children:

Had six children:

  1. Augusta Josefina (no photo available)
  2. Frank Gustaf Telander

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  1. Axel Wilhelm Telander

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  1. Ida Charlotta (Wass)

  1. Carl (Charles) Henning Telander

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  1. Hilma Eugenia (Ekstrom)

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these photos from Dick Telander’s family tree on ancestry.com, EXCEPT Charles Telander photo which was in the J.W. Johnson photo album and Ida Charlotta photo from Karen Magnus.
 Karl’s Children:

Anna Oliva Karlsdotter

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Photo from Martin in Sweden
Svante’s Children:

(unknown)

Gustafva’s Children:

August

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Anna

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Augusta Charlotta

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Clara

 

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Carl Herman:

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I have many photos of these folks, but I chose wedding photos. Some of them are from the J.W. Johnson photo album.
August’s Children: (none)
J.W. Johnson’s Children:

Tillie Johnson

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Melvin, Elwood and Evelyn Johnson

J.W. Johnson in 1912
J.W. Johnson in 1912
Tillie’s photo from Mike Wishart; bottom photo is J.W. Johnson with his three younger children and possibly a daughter-in-law

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