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Swedish Emigrants Who Made it in the United States (1)

Introduction

Not all Swedish immigrants in the United States made it and many (about 5%) returned to Sweden. However, most Swedes lead a pleasant life in their new home country. Some of them were very successful, made a career and became wealthy. It was difficult for immigrants who weren't able to get a permanent job. In East Side, Saint Paul, MN, there was a neighborhood called Swede Hollow. It was one of the oldest settlements in the city and the poorest area as each wave of immigrants settled there. In the 1850’s Swedish immigrants were among the first to settle in the hollow, thereof the name Swede Hollow "Svenska Dalen". It was a hollow around the Phalen Creek. After the Swedes came Poles, Italians and Mexicans who settled in the hollow. A similar poor area was the nearby Connemara Patch, which was settled by Irishmen. In 1956 the City of Saint Paul declared the area a private nuisance and health hazard. The remaining 14 families, which were of Mexican origin, were forcibly evicted. Their houses were burnt down and the area was cleared up. In the 1970’s the neighborhood was cleaned up and designated a nature center. Like Swede Hollow, Connemara Patch was eventually cleared of its inhabitants. To the right is an image from Swede Hollow, Saint Paul, MN, circa 1910. Free image Wikipedia Below is a list of many Swedes who made it in the United States. The list contains Swedes who emigrated from Sweden to the United States in the 1800’s or during the first decades of the 20th century where the emigrants or their children were very successful in their new country. The list is divided into five categories. The underlined given names in the biographies below are the names these people were addressed by. In Sweden it's not necessarily the first of the given names that a person is addressed by. For more about underlined names see: Swedish first names. (opens in a new page)

Technicians, Engineers and Inventors

Alexander Samuelson 1862 – 1934

Swedish-American glass engineer. Born on January 4, 1862, in Kareby parish, Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, died in 1934 in Indiana, USA. Samuelson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1883. Before the emigration he was employed at Surte Glassworks. Alexander Samuelson was a glass engineer and in 1915 he designed the famous Coca-Cola contour bottle which was introduced in 1916; at least it is his name on the patent. The bottle became the most well-known trademark and package in the world. Samuelson was a senior manager at Chapman Root Bottling Company.

John Ericsson 1803 – 1889

Inventor and mechanical engineer. Born on July 31, 1803, in Långbanshyttan, Färnebo parish (near Filipstad), Värmland province, Sweden, died on March 8, 1889, in New York City, USA, buried in Filipstad, Sweden. His Swedish given name was Johan. In 1821, at the age of 17 he joined the Swedish Army and served in Jämtland Rifle Regiment (Jämtlands fältjägarregemente), as a Second Lieutenant, but was soon promoted to Lieutenant (and in 1827 captain in his absence). Among other things he worked on topographical duties for the Army in Northern Sweden. He is mostly known as the inventor of the ship propeller and as the constructor of the Union armored warship, the USS Monitor, in the American Civil War 1861 - 1865. His most profitable invention was the heat engine which used the fumes from the fire (firewood) instead of steam as a propellant. In 1826 he applied for and was granted leave of absence from the Army and moved to England to better promote his heat engine. However, his prototype was designed to burn firewood and wasn't working well with coal which was the main fuel in England. In a steam train competition, the Rainhill Trials, arranged by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in October 1829 he and John Braithwaite built the engine "Novelty". It proved considerably faster than the other entrants but suffered recurring boiler problems and the competition was won by English engineers George and Robert Stephenson with the Rocket. The image to the right shows John Ericsson. Ericson improved ship design with two screw-propellers moving in different directions. Ericsson's work attracted the attention Robert F. Stockton, an U.S. Navy officer and in 1839 Ericsson moved to the United States where he lived in New York City until his death. He became an American citizen in 1848. Ericsson managed to get his twin screw propellers approved by the US Navy and they were used on an American steam frigate, the USS Princeton, which was launched in 1843. The frigate took three years to build and was one of the most advanced warships of its time. During the American Civil War Ericcson designed the USS Monitor, an armored ship with a rotating turret housing a pair of large guns. The ship went from plans to launch (March 1862) in approximately 100 days. Monitor's successful battle with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, at Hampton Roads, made Ericsson a great hero in the North. Ericsson continued his work on maritime and naval technology after the Civil War. In August 1890, following a memorial service at New York, his body was placed on board the cruiser USS Baltimore, which carried him across the Atlantic to his native Sweden for burial at Filipstad, Värmland.

Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck 1880 – 1954

Swedish-American inventor and industrialist. Gideon Sundbäck (Sundback) was born on April 24, 1880, at Sonarp Estate in Ödestugu parish, Småland province, Sweden, died on June 21, 1954, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. After his studies in Sweden, Sundbäck took up studies at the Polytechnic School in Bingen am Rhein, Germany and graduated as an engineer in 1903. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1905. In 1906, Sundbäck was employed by Universal Fastener Company of Hoboken, New Jersey. Subsequently in 1909, Sundbäck was promoted to the position of head designer at Universal Fastener. Sundbäck developed and improved the zip fastener together with his father-in-law Peter Aronson. His first zip patent, "Hookless Fastener No. 1", was issued in 1913. However, it was his second patent, "Hookless No. 2", issued in 1917, which became today's modern zipper. Sundbäck also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper which contributed to its world success. The image to the right shows Gideon Sundbäck.

The Emigration from Sweden to the USA (5e)

Source References

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Above we see an extract from Ödestugu birth records (Ödestugu CI:5 (1876-1894) Image 23) which shows Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäcks birth entry. He was born on April 24, 1880, and was baptized on May 1. His parents were Jonas Otto Sundbäck and his wife Karolina Kristina Klasdotter. Hans Högman, 2013.

Businessmen and Entrepreneurs

Alfred Stromberg 1861 – 1913 / Androv Carlson 1854 - 1925

Stromberg-Carlson was a telecommunications equipment and electronics manufacturing company in the United States established in 1894 as a partnership by the two Swedes Alfred Stromberg (Strömberg) and Androv Carlson. In 1894, when Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone expired, Stromberg and Carlson, Chicago employees of the American Bell Telephone Company, each invested $500 to establish a firm to manufacture equipment, primarily subscriber sets, for sale to independent telephone companies. In 1895, this company had only five employees, and they worked in a small building. Stromberg-Carlson was originally located in Chicago, with Carlson managing manufacturing and Stromberg responsible for marketing. In 1904, Stromberg-Carlson was purchased by Home Telephone Company, a relatively large service provider based in Rochester, New York and which relocated all of Stromberg-Carlson to New York. The company branched out to become a major manufacture of consumer electronics including home telephones, radio receivers and, after World War II, television sets. Alfred Stromberg moved from his native Sweden to the United States in 1882 to work for the Chicago Bell Company, where he met Androv Carlson, another young Swede. In 1894, the two established their own company and began working on a magneto-operated telephone designed after Swedish models, resulting in remarkably sensitive sound. While Bell was occupied with its dominance of the urban American market, independent companies like Stromberg-Carlson supplied much of the equipment to develop rural phone lines (known as the “Farmer’s Telephone”). Alfred Stromberg 1861 - 1913: Alfred Stromberg (Strömberg) was born on March 9, 1861, in Varnhem parish, Västergötland province, Sweden and died on March 8, 1913, in Chicago, Cook County, IL, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery (according to the Illinois, Cook County Deaths). He was born to Anders Gustav Strömberg (b. 1822) and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter (b. 1823). At the age of 15 he began his career as an electrician apprentice. In 1879, at 18 years of age, he was working for a telephone company in Stockholm (possibly the then newly established telephone company LM Ericsson today’s Ericsson Inc). In the Swedish 1880 Census he then lived in Hedvig Eleonora parish, Östermalm, Stockholm City (Street: Nybrogatan 30) and is listed as an apprentice. Stromberg emigrated to the United States at the end of 1882 (his moving certificate was issued on October 27, 1882). In 1885, Stromberg was working for the Bell Telephone Company, in Chicago. In 1886, he married Ella Johnson (b. March 1865), from Stockholm. Ella emigrated in 1882. The couple had five children; one boy and three girls reached adulthood: Minnie (b. 1885), Alice (b. 1887), Emil (b. 1890) and Eva (b. 1892). In the 1900 Census Alfred Stromberg is listed as a naturalized citizen of the United States. In this census the Stromberg family was living at 682 W. Superior Street, Chicago. The image to the right shows Alfred Stromberg. In 1906 Stromberg formed two new companies after the sale of Stromberg-Carlson; one of them became Stromberg Carburetor Co, the other was Stromberg Products. In the 1910 Census the Stromberg family was living at 5442 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. The family had 2 live-in servants. Alfred is here listed as a Manufacturer of Electrical Appliances and the Employer (owner). His son Emil is listed as an Electrician, maybe working in his father’s business. Stromberg died due to a hemorrhage on March 8, 1913. His obituary was published in the Swedish-American newspapers Hemlandet and Svensk-Amerikanska Tribunen, Chicago on March 13, 1913. Ella Stromberg died on April 12, 1936, in Cook County, Chicago, IL. Androv Carlson 1854 - 1925: Androv Carlson (Anders Carlsson) had a similar background as Stromberg but was seven years older. Carlson was born on May 9, 1854, in Tommared, Karl Gustav parish (today's Kungsäter parish), Älvsborg Län, Sweden and died on September 28, 1925, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (buried in Rosehill Cemetery). He was born to Carl Johansson and his wife Anna Brita Nilsdotter. Androv Carlson emigrated from Sweden to the United States on April 23, 1880 (port of departure Gothenburg). From Liverpool, England he sailed onboard the SS Illinois to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His final destination was Chicago. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on March 2, 1891. A sister to Androv, Helena Josefina (b. April 1868) emigrated to the US in March 1889. Androv Carlson married Christine Hillstrom (Christina Hellström) on May 15, 1886, and the couple had nine children, but three died before adulthood. The six who survived were Elmer, Walter (b. 1889), Ruth (b. 1891), Rudolph (b. 1898), Ethel (b. 1899) and Charles (b. 1908). In the 1900 Census there is also a son Hjalmar born 1893. In this Census Christine is listed as a mother of 7 but only 5 are living. Christine Hillstrom was born on January 10, 1865, in Gävle, Gästrikland province, Sweden and died on June 5, 1934, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1884. In the 1900 census the family was living at 1343 N. Humboldt Street, Chicago while in the 1920 census at 6030 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. The image to the left shows Androv Carlson. The Carlssons applied for passports in 1921 to make a several months long visit to Sweden and sailed from New York onboard the SS Drottningholm on June 9, 1921. They returned to the United States where they arrived at New York on October 17, 1921, onboard the SS Berengaria. Along on the journey were their children Rudolph, Ethel and Charles. In the 1930 Census we see the valuation of the Carlson house at 6030 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, which was $100,000 dollars. This was right after the 1929 Stock Market crash, so this was a significant figure at the time. They also had 4 Swedish live-in servants in the household. In this census Christine was a widow and the son Charles was living at home being married to Eleanor and they had an 11 month old son Androv. The Strombergs and the Carlsons lived on N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL. This was a fashionable area along the lake front known as the Gold Coast”. Stromberg and Carlson became multi-millionaires. Alfred Stromberg in the Swedish Church Records:
Above we see an extract from Varnhem birth records (Varnhem C:4 (1850-1871) Image 100 / page 191) which shows Alfrid Strömberg's birth entry (Alfred Stromberg). He was born on March 9, 1861, and was baptized on March 11. His parents were Anders Gustav Strömberg and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter in Skarke, Lilla Kullen, Varnhem. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we see an extract from the Hedvig Eleonora parish, Östermalm, Stockholm City migrating records ( Hedvig Eleonora BIIa:15 (1880-1883) Image 2170 / page 424 ) for October 1882 which shows Alfred Strömberg's moving out entry. His moving out certificate was issued on October 27, 1882 (the actual date is not shown on this extract, just a repeat sign), for emigration "abroad". He was at the time living at Nybrogatan 30, Stockholm City, Sweden. We can also see that Strömberg moved to Stockholm on Novemer 24, 1879. Hans Högman, 2014. Androv Carlson in the Swedish Church Records:
Above, The Anders Gustav Strömberg family, HFL 1861 (Varnhem parish): The image to the left shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Varnhem AI:9 (1854-1862) Image 82 / page 74, Lilla Kullen, Skarke. In the image we find Alfrid/Alfred (at the bottom) with parents and older siblings. The parents are Anders Gustav Strömberg (b. 1822) and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter (b.1823). Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we see an extract from Karl Gustav parish's birth records (Karl Gustav CI:3 (1838-1860) Image 43) which shows Anders Carlsson's birth entry (Androv Carlson). He was born on May 9, 1854, and was baptized on May 14. His parents were Carl Johansson and his wife Anna Britta Nilsdotter in Tommared. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above, The Carl Johansson family, HFL 1854 (Karl Gustav parish): The image shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Karl Gustav AI:7 (1850-1859) Image 74 / page 70, Tommared. In the image we find Anders (at the bottom) with parents and an older brother, Johan. The parents are Carl Johansson (b. 1825) and his wife Anna Britta Nilsdotter (b.1824). Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we see an extract from Karl Gustav parish's migrating records (Karl Gustav B:1 (1879-1895) Image 8) for 1880 which shows Anders Carlsson's moving out entry. He emigrated to the United States (Amerika) on April 13, 1880. He was at the time living in Tommared. Hans Högman, 2014. Androv Carlson sailed on the SS Illinois from Liverpool, England to Philadelphia, USA, in 1880. The American Steamship Company's SS Illinois was launched in June 1873. She commenced her maiden voyage on January 23, 1874 on the Philadelphia-Queenstown- Liverpool route, a route she would maintain for the next twelve years. The SS Illinois was an iron passenger-cargo steamship built by William Cramp & Sons in 1873. The last of a series of four Pennsylvania-class vessels, Illinois and her three sister ships—Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana—were the largest iron ships ever built in the United States at the time of their construction, and amongst the first to be fitted with compound steam engines. They were also the first ships to challenge British dominance of the transatlantic trade since the American Civil War. At 3,000 gross tons apiece, the ships were 1,000 tons larger than any iron ship previously constructed in the United States. Illinois’s length was 343 ft (105 m) and her speed was 11.5 knots. She could carry 46 1st class, 132 2nd class and 789 steerage passengers. Illinois was scrapped in 1928. The American Steamship Company (ASC) was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The Railroad intended to utilize the vessels to bring European immigrants direct to Philadelphia, thus ensuring the company a steady stream of customers. In recognition of this purpose, the four ships - Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio - were named after the four states serviced by the Railroad. The image to the right is the stern view of USS Supply (formerly the SS Illinois), probably taken just after the ship's recommission in August 1902.

Carl A. Swanson 1879 – 1949

The founder of Swanson Company, a company within food supplies. Born on May 1, 1879, in Karlskrona, Blekinge province, Sweden, died on October 9, 1949. Seventeen years old, he emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1896 and settled in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1899 he became a partner to John Hjerpe in a commission business selling eggs, milk and poultry they bought from local farmers to grocery stores and hotels in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1905 Swanson became a joint owner of Jerpe Commission Company together with John Hjerpe and Frank Ellison. The company was later incorporated. By 1928, Swanson was the sole proprietor. By 1938 the company was one of the largest creameries in the United States and in 1945 the company name was officially changed to C.A. Swanson and Sons. After the death of Carl Swanson in 1949, his two sons, Gilbert C. and W. Clarke Swanson, took over the business.

Carl Eric Wickman 1887 – 1954

Founder of the American bus company Greyhound Lines. Born on August 7, 1887, in Våmhus parish (near Mora), Dalarna province, Sweden, as Martis Jerk, died on February 5, 1954, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Martis Jerk emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1905 and settled in Hibbing, Minnesota. Once in America he changed his typical Dalarna name to Carl Eric Wickman. In 1916 he married a Swedish-American woman, Olga Rodin. The couple had two children Robert (Bob) and Peggy (Margaret). By 1934 Wickman had 50 buses in his business. The image to the right shows Carl Eric Wickman.

Charles Magnus Lindgren 1819 – 1879

Shipping executive and entrepreneur, pioneer in the Great Lakes shipping industry. Born on November 28, 1819, in Dragsmark parish, Uddevalla, Bohuslän, Sweden, died on September 1, 1879. He went to sea at the age of 14. In 1849 he went to California during the gold rush where he was engaged in sea freight traffic. In 1852 he returned to Sweden where he married Johanna Andersson. The couple subsequently went back to the United States and settled in Chicago. In 1852 he was also involved in a railroad project together with the Swedish Bishop Hill Colony in Henry County, Illinois and settled there in 1854. In 1856 Lindgren went to Chicago where he bought a few freight vessels and contracted with a lumber company for shipping lumber from Michigan to Chicago. In 1860 he expanded his shipping business and purchased some more vessels. By 1870 he owned a dozen vessels. When the Swedish Methodist Theological Seminary in Chicago was founded Lindgren contributed generously toward its erection and maintenance. Charles Lindgren's son, John R. Lindgren, founded Haugan & Lindgren Bank in Chicago.

Charles Rudolph Walgreen 1873 - 1939

Founder of Walgreens, the largest drug retailing chain in the United States. Born on October 9, 1873, in Knoxville, Illinois, died on December 11, 1939. His parents emigrated from Sweden to the United States before he was born. His father's name was Carl Magnus Olofsson in Sweden but he changed his family name to Walgreen in America. Charles Walgreens interest in pharmacy began when he was employed by a pharmacist in Dixon, Illinois. In 1893 Walgreen became a registered pharmacist in Chicago. In 1901 he bought a drugstore in Chicago and opened a second drugstore in 1909. By 1916 he owned 9 drugstores which became a corporation by the name Walgreen Company. In 1922, the company introduced a malted milkshake, which led to it establishing ice cream manufacturing plants. By 1927 he had 110 drugstores and by 1930 397 stores. After Charles Walgreen, Sr., died in 1939, his son Charles R. Walgreen took over the chain until his retirement. The image to the right shows Charles Walgreen, Sr.

Eric O.Lindblom 1857 – 1928

Eric Lindblom was one of the “Three Lucky Swedes” who discovered gold in Nome, Alaska in 1898. Born on June 27, 1857, in Linsell parish, Härjedalen province, Sweden, died in 1928. His parents were Olof Lindblom and Brita Olofsdotter. [There are many Internet sites claiming that Eric Lindblom was born in Dalarna province. However, that is not correct; he was born in Härjedalen province. See his entry in the birth records below.]. His name in Sweden was Erik Lindblom. The image to the right shows Eric Lindblom. At the age of 18 Eric held a position with the local tailor in Linsell parish to learn the trade of tailoring. In 1879 he moved with his friend Hans Hägglund to the town of Hudiksvall, Hälsingland province, to become tailor apprentices by master tailor Sjögren. After two years they had served their apprenticeship and when master tailor Sjögren moved to the town of Norrtälje, Uppland province, they came along. After a year and a half in Norrtälje Eric and Hans moved to nearby Stockholm to pursue their trade. Eric soon left Sweden as a tailoring journeyman and spent some time in London where he met his first wife, Mary Anne Smith, a tailor’s daughter. They married in August 1886 and the couple sailed to the United States later in 1886. Their first child, Brita Margaret, was born in New York in December 1887. When their son Olof Henry was born in 1890 they lived in Pocatello, Idaho. Lindblom was naturalized as a United States citizen in Montana in 1894. When the news of gold discovery in Alaska swept the nation in 1897, Lindblom was a tailor in east Oakland, California. Already interested in mining he borrowed money and, on 27 April 1898, he went to Alaska where he met the Swedish prospectors John Brynteson and Jafet Lindeberg and joined in a gold seeking venture. Later that year they found the first gold deposit at Anvil Creek in Nome, Alaska. Quickly they filed as many claims as they could and founded a mining company, Pioneer Mining and Ditch Company. Lindeberg was elected President of the company. The company was the largest mining company operating in Nome, Alaska, in the years following the discovery of gold. Latecomers tried to “jump” the claims of the Pioneer Mining Company by filing mining claims over the same ground. A federal judge ruled that the Pioneer Mining Company claims were valid. The gold mines produced a large fortune for the three Swedes. Unlike the goldfields of the Klondike which lay at the end of a brutal journey, the prospectors who headed for Nome found it easily accessible. The trio also founded the town of Nome later incorporated as the city of Nome on April 9, 1901. Lindblom invested his mining fortune in banks, transportation, and real estate. He became president of the Swedish-American Bank of San Francisco and vice-president of the Pioneer Mining and Ditch Company of Nome, Alaska. John Brynteson (1871 – 1959) was born on August 13, 1871, in Ärtemark parish, Dalsland province, Sweden. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1887 when 16 years old. He went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he worked in copper and iron mines for about ten years and became a United States citizen in Michigan in 1896. In 1898 Brynteson went to Alaska where he was one of the Three Lucky Swedes who found gold. In 1907 he was the first of the party to leave Alaska and the only one to return to his homeland. A mountain in Nome is still called Mount Brynteson. He married Emma Forsberg on May 2, 1900, in San Francisco and the couple had three children. Brynteson did not squander his newfound wealth but used his fortune to fund other business ventures and for example purchased a farm in Santa Clara County, California later known as The Pruneyard. He also established a home for sailors in San Francisco. In Sweden he built factories that further contributed to his wealth. He also financed the construction of the Ice Palace in Stockholm, Sweden for the 1912 Olympic Games. Brynteson died on December 17, 1959, in Svaneholm, Säffle, Dalsland, Sweden. He bought the Svaneholm manor in 1907. Jafet Lindeberg (1873 - 1962) was born on September 12, 1873, in Troms fylke, northern Norway but his father was Swedish from Norrbotten province, Sweden. In his youth, he tried prospecting for gold in northern Norway. On February 4, 1898, Lindeberg left with the ship Manitoba, heading for New York. He had been hired as a reindeer keeper in Alaska. Here he became one of the Three Lucky Swedes who found gold. Lindeberg stayed in Nome for many years and actively managed the Pioneer Company in Nome. Lindeberg died in San Francisco, California in November 1962.
Above is an extract from Linsell parish's birth records (Linsell C:2 (1850-1865) image 240 / page 37), Härjedalen, and shows Erik Lindblom's birth entry. He was born on June 27, 1857, in Linsell. His parents are tenant farmer Olof Lindblom and his wife Brita Olofsdotter. Hans Högman, 2014.

John Erlander 1826 – 1917

Businessman and founder of Rockford Union Furniture Company. Born on April 7, 1826, in Slätthög, Kronoberg Län, Småland province, died on February 14, 1917. His name in Sweden was Johan Jönsson and a son of the carpenter Jöns Petterson. John and his sister Kajsa Jönsdotter and his brother Peter Magnus Jönsson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in April 1854. Erlander first settled in Chicago where he learned to operate the new sewing machine. In 1855 he moved to Rockford, Illinois where he worked as a tailor. In 1855 he married Stina Kajsa Pettersdotter, a fellow emigrant from Småland, Sweden. After his wife's death in 1857, John married her older sister, Ingrid Stina Pettersdotter. In 1861, he entered into a joint venture with another Swede, Sven August Johnson. They established a successful tailoring and men's clothing shop, "Erlander & Johnson", on East State Street, Rockford. The partners remained in business until 1885 when Erlander sold his half of the business to Johnson. In 1876 the Rockford Union Furniture Company was established and John Erlander was elected President of the company. Jonas Peters, John's brother-in-law was responsible for the company finances as Treasurer/Manager. Pehr August Peterson, another Swede, was the company secretary (Peterson is in this list further down). By 1900 Union Furniture employed over 200 men. Erlander was one of the primary organizers of the Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. John Erlander built a 14-room home in 1871 in the Haight Village historic district of Rockford. It is now the headquarters of the Swedish Historical Society of Rockford. One son was born in the first marriage, and five sons and two daughters were born in the second.

John Richard Lindgren 1855 – 1915

Founder of the bank Haugan & Lindgren in Chicago. Born on February 20, 1855, in Chicago, Illinois, died on April 29, 1915. He was the only son of the Swedish-born sea captain and ship-owner Charles Magnus Lindgren in Chicago (He is also in this list). In 1879 he established the banking firm Haugan & Lindgren together with Helge Alexander Haugan (1847 – 1909). In 1891, he was elected cashier and vice president of the State Bank of Chicago. Lindgren was appointed Vice Consul of Sweden and Norway at Chicago in 1893.

John W. Nordstrom 1871 – 1963

One of the founders of Nordstrom, a chain of department stores. Born on February 15, 187,1 in the village Alvik, near the city of Luleå, Norbotten province, Sweden, died on October 11, 1963. His name in Sweden was Johan W. Nordström. In 1887, 16 years old, he emigrated from Sweden to the United States. He worked his way across the United States taking jobs on railways and in mines, lumber camps and shipyards, eventually arriving in Seattle, Washington in 1896. Nordstrom also made his way to the Klondike to look for gold. He invested in a claim, but his right to the claim was challenged and a lawsuit was filed. Nordstrom was offered $30,000 for the claim which he accepted. He split the money with his two partners, and returned to Seattle. In May 1901 Nordstrom married a Swedish emigrant, Hilda Carlson. In Seattle, Nordstrom attended business school. Together with another Swede, Carl F. Wallin, Nordstrom opened a shoe store in Seattle in 1901, Wallin & Nordstrom. From that first shoe store the Nordstrom retail empire grew. Nordstrom retired in 1928 selling his stake to his sons Everett and Elmer. Everett and Elmer acquired Carl Wallin's share of the company in 1929. A third son, Lloyd, joined the company as a part owner in 1933. Members of the Nordstrom family still own 20% of Nordstrom Inc. More information about John W. Nordstrom.

Oscar Hedstrom 1871 – 1960

Oscar Hedstrom was one of the founders of the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company, makers of the Indian Motocycle. Born on March 12, 1871, in Lönneberga parish, near Hultsfred, Småland province, Sweden, died on August 29, 1960, in Portland, Connecticut. He and his family emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1880 and settled in Brooklyn, New York City. As a young boy, he spent much time riding a bicycle around the city. When he was 16 years old he was working at a small engineering workshop in The Bronx, New York, where he learned to manufacture watch cases and components. He worked as an apprentice in several small workshops until he was 21 when he obtained journeyman status. However, in his spare time Hedstrom built high-quality bicycles that were lighter and more durable than standard bikes. While his reputation as a bicycle designer grew, he started to build tandem bicycles with gasoline engines. At this time he met the former racing cyclist George M. Hendee and as a result of their cooperation Hedstrom developed a prototype for a mass-manufactured motorized bicycle which stood ready in 1901. The two then founded the Indian Motocycle Company. By 1913 the company manufactured 32,000 motorcycles. Indian was then the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. Hedstrom's engine was used on all their models until 1916. The image to the right shows Oscar Hedstrom with his first prototype of a motorized bicycle in 1901. Oscar Hedstrom resigned from the Indian Motocycle Company on 24 March 1913 and resided on his estate on the banks of the Connecticut River until he died in 1960. Hedstrom was married to Julia Anderson and had a daughter, Helen, born in 1901.

Oscar Fredrik Mossberg 1867 – 1937

Founder of O. F. Mossberg & Sons. Born on September 1, 1867, in Blomskog parish, Värmland province, Sweden, died on December 27, 1937, in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. His parents were Emanuel Mossberg (b. 1825) and his wife Johanna Hansdotter (b.1823). Oscar Mossberg emigrated from Sweden to the United States in September 1886 and settled first in Worcester, Massachusetts but later in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He worked in the bicycle plant of Iver Johnson, a Norwegian who became famous for his revolver. When Mossberg's two sons, Iver and Harold (b. 1897), graduated from College in 1919 he founded O. F. Mossberg and Sons, a firearm manufacturer. They rented a workshop in New Haven, Connecticut. The company logotype is in Swedish blue and yellow and at the bottom right their logo is part of the Swedish flag in an oval with the 3 crowns. Mossberg was naturalized on October 14, 1898, in Fitchburg, Worchester County, Massachusetts. He was also a Mason member. Oscar Mossberg married a Swedish immigrant, Alida C. Peterson (1865 - 1944). They were married in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Besides the two sons the couple also had a daughter Ines/Inez born in 1902. In 1937 Harold was the Company Treasurer, Iver President after his father died and Inez the company Stenographer.
Above is Oscar F. Mossberg's naturalization record from 1898. Here we also find his full date of birth: September 1, 1867.
Aboveis Oscar F. Mossberg's Mason membership record. Oscar became a member in 1903. Here we also find his date of death: December 27, 1937.
Above is an extract from Blomskog parish's birth records 1867 (Blomskog CI:9 (1861-1894) Image 42), Värmland province, and shows Oskar Fredrik Mossberg's birth entry. He was born on September 1, 1867, in Blomskog and baptized on September 8. His parents are Emanuel Mossberg and his wife Johanna Hansdotter. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we find the Oscar F Mossberg family in the City Register for New Haven, CT – 1927. Harold with wife (Hazel A) – he is Vice-president and Secretary of the company at 201 Greene Street and has h (home) at 12 Downing Street. ____Inez is stenographer at the company and r (resides) at 18 Downing Street. She lives at home with Parents. ___Iver O is Treasurer of the company - he also r (resides) at 18 Downing Street, so he too lived at home. ___Oscar F is President of the company and has h (home) at 18 Downing Street indicating that he is the home owner. With him is his wife Alida C.
Above we find the Oscar F Mossberg family in the City Register for New Haven, CT – 1938. Mossberg Alida C, widow of Oscar F, home 752 Townsend Avenue. ___Harold F, (wife Hazel B), Treasurer O F Mossberg & Sons Incorporated 201 Greene Street, home 12 Downing Street. ___Iver O (wife Isabelle S), President O F Mossberg & Sons Incorporated 201 Greene Street, home 277 McKinley Avenue. ___O F & Sons Incorporated, Iver O Mossberg President, Raymond R Sawin Vice-President, Harold F Mossberg Treasurer, Firearms Manufacturers, 201 Greene Street, Branch location 136 St. John Street. ___Oscar F died December 27, 1937 age 70. In this we see Iver has replaced his father as President and Harold has become Treasurer. Daughter Inez is no longer listed – she may have married or otherwise moved on. Alida has a new home, probably having sold the larger family home with Oscar gone and the sons married.

Pehr August Peterson 1846 – 1927

Founder of Swedish American Hospital. Born on September 8, 1846, in Ving, Västergötland province, Sweden, died on June 10, 1927. His father was a tailor. In 1852, when Pehr was six years old, the family emigrated from Sweden to the United States and settled in Rockford, Illinois. In his youth he was a logger in Wisconsin and a bookkeeper in Chicago but moved back to Rockford in 1875. When the Rockford Union Furniture Company was founded in 1876 Peterson became the company secretary. John Erlander was elected President. In 1911 Peterson had a hospital built in East Side, Rockford, the Swedish American Hospital. The hospital was opened in 1918. In 1918 he bought the so-called Lake-Peterson House as his private home. Peterson bequeathed half a million dollars to a home designed for elderly Swedes in Rockford, the P. A. Peterson Home for the Aged, which was opened in 1941.

Rudolph Arvid Peterson 1904 – 2003

President and CEO of Bank of America. Born on December 6, 1904, in Svenljunga parish, Västergötland province, Sweden, died on December 2, 2003. Peterson was born into a family of six children but was adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt and the family emigrated to the United States in September 1905. They first settled in Youngstown, Ohio, but in 1907 they joined some other Swedes and went to Los Angeles, California. In 1913 they moved to Hilmar, Merced County, California, a Swedish farming community near Turlock, Stanislaus County. Peterson began his employment at Bank of America in 1936 and became its President in 1963.

Swante (Swen/Sven) Magnus Swenson 1816 – 1896

Founder of the SMS Ranches in West Texas. Born on February 24, 1816, in Lättarp, Barkeryd parish, Småland province, Sweden, died on June 13, 1896, in Brooklyn, New York City. Swante (Swen) Swenson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1836 where he first worked in New York City before he went to New Orleans, Louisiana and later to Galveston in South Texas. In 1850 he moved to Austin, Texas where he established a mercantile business with his uncle Swante Palm (emigrated in 1844). While running the business, Swenson bought Texas Railroad Certificates and acquired land. As a rancher he hired his staff in an unusual way. Instead of hiring Texas ranch hands Swenson arranged passage for Swedish families (tenant farmers, farm hands etc) principally from Småland province, who in turn worked for Swenson to pay off the price of the ticket for two years. Most of the early immigrants also bought land from Swenson. Through Swenson many Swedes ended up in Texas. In 1854 he invested in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway, which gained him acres of land in northwestern and western Texas. Swenson's greatest interest lay in the accumulation of land. He traded many of the manifold supplies carried by his large frontier trading post for Texas railroad land certificates. In 1854 he also began acquiring acreage of unclaimed properties in Northwest Texas. By 1860 he owned over 128,000 acres around Austin, along with his West Texas holdings, which had increased to nearly 500,000 acres (2,023 km2). SMS Ranches eventually became one of the largest landowners in Texas. SMS is the initials for Swante Magnus Swenson. Swenson leased his ranch holdings to his sons, who operated the ranches under the name of Swenson Brothers Cattle Company from headquarters in Stamford, Texas. Swenson established the banking house of S. M. Swenson and Sons in New York City. Although he lived in New York, he maintained his ties to Texas, operating a clearinghouse for Texas products, continuing his work as a cotton agent. Swenson also regularly visited his extensive land holdings in Texas. Swenson died in Brooklyn, New York, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City.
Above is an extract from Barkeryds birth records (Barkeryd C:4 (1810-1843) Image 65 / page 119) and shows Swen Magnus Svenssons birth entry. He was born on 24 February 1816 and was baptized on 25 February. His parents are Sven Israelsson and his wife Margareta Andersdotter (21 years old). Swen was their second child. Swen's Swedish name was Swen Magnus Svensson. Hans Högman, 2013.

William Matson 1849 – 1917

Ship owner and founder of Matson Navigation Company. Born on October 18, 1849, in Lysekil, Bohuslän province, Sweden, died on October 11, 1917. He was orphaned during childhood and was only 10 when he went to sea. In 1863, 14 years old, he arrived at New York as a cabin boy. In 1867 he arrived at San Francisco after a journey around Cape Horn. Matson worked his way up and became a sea captain in 1896. He became a friend of the magnate Claus Spreckels, who financed many of Matson's new ships. In 1882 Matson bought his first ship Emma Claudina, named for Spreckel's daughter. He began carrying merchandise between USA's west coast and Hawaii. This led to gradually expanding interests at both ends of the line. In 1887, Matson sold the Emma Claudina and acquired the brigantine Lurline, which more than doubled the former vessel's carrying capacity. Soon he had three vessels running. When Matson died in 1917 his fleet of vessels consisted of the 14 largest, fastest and most modern ships in the Pacific Ocean for both cargo and passenger traffic. Matson married Lillie Low in 1889 in Hawaii and they had a daughter in September 1890 named Lurline Berenice Matson. Matson met Lillie Low in 1888 when she was traveling on the Lurline to Hawaii. The image to the right shows William Matson.
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Above, The Emanuel Mossberg family, HFL 1867 (Blomskog): The image to the left shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Blomskog AI:12 (1861-1870) Image 68 / page 59, Lilla Boda. In the image we find Oskar Fredrik (at the bottom) with parents and siblings. His parents are Emanuel Mossberg (b. 1825) and his wife Johanna Hansdotter (b.1823). In November 1868 the family moved to Bön in Torrskog parish, Dalsland province. Hans Högman, 2014.
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Swedish Emigrants Who Made it

in the United States (1)

Introduction

Not all Swedish immigrants in the United States made it and many (about 5%) returned to Sweden. However, most Swedes lead a pleasant life in their new home country. Some of them were very successful, made a career and became wealthy. It was difficult for immigrants who weren't able to get a permanent job. In East Side, Saint Paul, MN, there was a neighborhood called Swede Hollow. It was one of the oldest settlements in the city and the poorest area as each wave of immigrants settled there. In the 1850’s Swedish immigrants were among the first to settle in the hollow, thereof the name Swede Hollow "Svenska Dalen". It was a hollow around the Phalen Creek. After the Swedes came Poles, Italians and Mexicans who settled in the hollow. A similar poor area was the nearby Connemara Patch, which was settled by Irishmen. In 1956 the City of Saint Paul declared the area a private nuisance and health hazard. The remaining 14 families, which were of Mexican origin, were forcibly evicted. Their houses were burnt down and the area was cleared up. In the 1970’s the neighborhood was cleaned up and designated a nature center. Like Swede Hollow, Connemara Patch was eventually cleared of its inhabitants. To the right is an image from Swede Hollow, Saint Paul, MN, circa 1910. Free image Wikipedia Below is a list of many Swedes who made it in the United States. The list contains Swedes who emigrated from Sweden to the United States in the 1800’s or during the first decades of the 20th century where the emigrants or their children were very successful in their new country. The list is divided into five categories. The underlined given names in the biographies below are the names these people were addressed by. In Sweden it's not necessarily the first of the given names that a person is addressed by. For more about underlined names see: Swedish first names. (opens in a new page)

Technicians, Engineers and

Inventors

Alexander Samuelson 1862 – 1934

Swedish-American glass engineer. Born on January 4, 1862, in Kareby parish, Kungälv, Bohuslän, Sweden, died in 1934 in Indiana, USA. Samuelson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1883. Before the emigration he was employed at Surte Glassworks. Alexander Samuelson was a glass engineer and in 1915 he designed the famous Coca-Cola contour bottle which was introduced in 1916; at least it is his name on the patent. The bottle became the most well-known trademark and package in the world. Samuelson was a senior manager at Chapman Root Bottling Company.

John Ericsson 1803 – 1889

Inventor and mechanical engineer. Born on July 31, 1803, in Långbanshyttan, Färnebo parish (near Filipstad), Värmland province, Sweden, died on March 8, 1889, in New York City, USA, buried in Filipstad, Sweden. His Swedish given name was Johan. In 1821, at the age of 17 he joined the Swedish Army and served in Jämtland Rifle Regiment (Jämtlands fältjägarregemente), as a Second Lieutenant, but was soon promoted to Lieutenant (and in 1827 captain in his absence). Among other things he worked on topographical duties for the Army in Northern Sweden. He is mostly known as the inventor of the ship propeller and as the constructor of the Union armored warship, the USS Monitor, in the American Civil War 1861 - 1865. His most profitable invention was the heat engine which used the fumes from the fire (firewood) instead of steam as a propellant. In 1826 he applied for and was granted leave of absence from the Army and moved to England to better promote his heat engine. However, his prototype was designed to burn firewood and wasn't working well with coal which was the main fuel in England. In a steam train competition, the Rainhill Trials, arranged by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in October 1829 he and John Braithwaite built the engine "Novelty". It proved considerably faster than the other entrants but suffered recurring boiler problems and the competition was won by English engineers George and Robert Stephenson with the Rocket. The image to the right shows John Ericsson. Ericson improved ship design with two screw-propellers moving in different directions. Ericsson's work attracted the attention Robert F. Stockton, an U.S. Navy officer and in 1839 Ericsson moved to the United States where he lived in New York City until his death. He became an American citizen in 1848. Ericsson managed to get his twin screw propellers approved by the US Navy and they were used on an American steam frigate, the USS Princeton, which was launched in 1843. The frigate took three years to build and was one of the most advanced warships of its time. During the American Civil War Ericcson designed the USS Monitor, an armored ship with a rotating turret housing a pair of large guns. The ship went from plans to launch (March 1862) in approximately 100 days. Monitor's successful battle with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, at Hampton Roads, made Ericsson a great hero in the North. Ericsson continued his work on maritime and naval technology after the Civil War. In August 1890, following a memorial service at New York, his body was placed on board the cruiser USS Baltimore, which carried him across the Atlantic to his native Sweden for burial at Filipstad, Värmland.

Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck 1880 – 1954

Swedish-American inventor and industrialist. Gideon Sundbäck (Sundback) was born on April 24, 1880, at Sonarp Estate in Ödestugu parish, Småland province, Sweden, died on June 21, 1954, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. After his studies in Sweden, Sundbäck took up studies at the Polytechnic School in Bingen am Rhein, Germany and graduated as an engineer in 1903. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1905. In 1906, Sundbäck was employed by Universal Fastener Company of Hoboken, New Jersey. Subsequently in 1909, Sundbäck was promoted to the position of head designer at Universal Fastener. Sundbäck developed and improved the zip fastener together with his father-in-law Peter Aronson. His first zip patent, "Hookless Fastener No. 1", was issued in 1913. However, it was his second patent, "Hookless No. 2", issued in 1917, which became today's modern zipper. Sundbäck also created the manufacturing machine for the new zipper which contributed to its world success. The image to the right shows Gideon Sundbäck.

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Above we see an extract from Ödestugu birth records (Ödestugu CI:5 (1876-1894) Image 23) which shows Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäcks birth entry. He was born on April 24, 1880, and was baptized on May 1. His parents were Jonas Otto Sundbäck and his wife Karolina Kristina Klasdotter. Hans Högman, 2013.

Businessmen and Entrepreneurs

Alfred Stromberg 1861 – 1913 / Androv

Carlson 1854 - 1925

Stromberg-Carlson was a telecommunications equipment and electronics manufacturing company in the United States established in 1894 as a partnership by the two Swedes Alfred Stromberg (Strömberg) and Androv Carlson. In 1894, when Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone expired, Stromberg and Carlson, Chicago employees of the American Bell Telephone Company, each invested $500 to establish a firm to manufacture equipment, primarily subscriber sets, for sale to independent telephone companies. In 1895, this company had only five employees, and they worked in a small building. Stromberg-Carlson was originally located in Chicago, with Carlson managing manufacturing and Stromberg responsible for marketing. In 1904, Stromberg- Carlson was purchased by Home Telephone Company, a relatively large service provider based in Rochester, New York and which relocated all of Stromberg- Carlson to New York. The company branched out to become a major manufacture of consumer electronics including home telephones, radio receivers and, after World War II, television sets. Alfred Stromberg moved from his native Sweden to the United States in 1882 to work for the Chicago Bell Company, where he met Androv Carlson, another young Swede. In 1894, the two established their own company and began working on a magneto-operated telephone designed after Swedish models, resulting in remarkably sensitive sound. While Bell was occupied with its dominance of the urban American market, independent companies like Stromberg- Carlson supplied much of the equipment to develop rural phone lines (known as the “Farmer’s Telephone”). Alfred Stromberg 1861 - 1913: Alfred Stromberg (Strömberg) was born on March 9, 1861, in Varnhem parish, Västergötland province, Sweden and died on March 8, 1913, in Chicago, Cook County, IL, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery (according to the Illinois, Cook County Deaths). He was born to Anders Gustav Strömberg (b. 1822) and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter (b. 1823). At the age of 15 he began his career as an electrician apprentice. In 1879, at 18 years of age, he was working for a telephone company in Stockholm (possibly the then newly established telephone company LM Ericsson – today’s Ericsson Inc). In the Swedish 1880 Census he then lived in Hedvig Eleonora parish, Östermalm, Stockholm City (Street: Nybrogatan 30) and is listed as an apprentice. Stromberg emigrated to the United States at the end of 1882 (his moving certificate was issued on October 27, 1882). In 1885, Stromberg was working for the Bell Telephone Company, in Chicago. In 1886, he married Ella Johnson (b. March 1865), from Stockholm. Ella emigrated in 1882. The couple had five children; one boy and three girls reached adulthood: Minnie (b. 1885), Alice (b. 1887), Emil (b. 1890) and Eva (b. 1892). In the 1900 Census Alfred Stromberg is listed as a naturalized citizen of the United States. In this census the Stromberg family was living at 682 W. Superior Street, Chicago. The image to the right shows Alfred Stromberg. In 1906 Stromberg formed two new companies after the sale of Stromberg-Carlson; one of them became Stromberg Carburetor Co, the other was Stromberg Products. In the 1910 Census the Stromberg family was living at 5442 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. The family had 2 live-in servants. Alfred is here listed as a Manufacturer of Electrical Appliances and the Employer (owner). His son Emil is listed as an Electrician, maybe working in his father’s business. Stromberg died due to a hemorrhage on March 8, 1913. His obituary was published in the Swedish- American newspapers Hemlandet and Svensk- Amerikanska Tribunen, Chicago on March 13, 1913. Ella Stromberg died on April 12, 1936, in Cook County, Chicago, IL. Androv Carlson 1854 - 1925: Androv Carlson (Anders Carlsson) had a similar background as Stromberg but was seven years older. Carlson was born on May 9, 1854, in Tommared, Karl Gustav parish (today's Kungsäter parish), Älvsborg Län, Sweden and died on September 28, 1925, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (buried in Rosehill Cemetery). He was born to Carl Johansson and his wife Anna Brita Nilsdotter. Androv Carlson emigrated from Sweden to the United States on April 23, 1880 (port of departure Gothenburg). From Liverpool, England he sailed onboard the SS Illinois to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His final destination was Chicago. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on March 2, 1891. A sister to Androv, Helena Josefina (b. April 1868) emigrated to the US in March 1889. Androv Carlson married Christine Hillstrom (Christina Hellström) on May 15, 1886, and the couple had nine children, but three died before adulthood. The six who survived were Elmer, Walter (b. 1889), Ruth (b. 1891), Rudolph (b. 1898), Ethel (b. 1899) and Charles (b. 1908). In the 1900 Census there is also a son Hjalmar born 1893. In this Census Christine is listed as a mother of 7 but only 5 are living. Christine Hillstrom was born on January 10, 1865, in Gävle, Gästrikland province, Sweden and died on June 5, 1934, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1884. In the 1900 census the family was living at 1343 N. Humboldt Street, Chicago while in the 1920 census at 6030 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. The image to the left shows Androv Carlson. The Carlssons applied for passports in 1921 to make a several months long visit to Sweden and sailed from New York onboard the SS Drottningholm on June 9, 1921. They returned to the United States where they arrived at New York on October 17, 1921, onboard the SS Berengaria. Along on the journey were their children Rudolph, Ethel and Charles. In the 1930 Census we see the valuation of the Carlson house at 6030 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, which was $100,000 dollars. This was right after the 1929 Stock Market crash, so this was a significant figure at the time. They also had 4 Swedish live-in servants in the household. In this census Christine was a widow and the son Charles was living at home being married to Eleanor and they had an 11 month old son Androv. The Strombergs and the Carlsons lived on N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL. This was a fashionable area along the lake front known as the “Gold Coast”. Stromberg and Carlson became multi-millionaires. Alfred Stromberg in the Swedish Church Records:
Above we see an extract from Varnhem birth records (Varnhem C:4 (1850-1871) Image 100 / page 191) which shows Alfrid Strömberg's birth entry (Alfred Stromberg). He was born on March 9, 1861, and was baptized on March 11. His parents were Anders Gustav Strömberg and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter in Skarke, Lilla Kullen, Varnhem. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we see an extract from the Hedvig Eleonora parish, Östermalm, Stockholm City migrating records ( Hedvig Eleonora BIIa:15 (1880-1883) Image 2170 / page 424 ) for October 1882 which shows Alfred Strömberg's moving out entry. His moving out certificate was issued on October 27, 1882 (the actual date is not shown on this extract, just a repeat sign), for emigration "abroad". He was at the time living at Nybrogatan 30, Stockholm City, Sweden. We can also see that Strömberg moved to Stockholm on Novemer 24, 1879. Hans Högman, 2014. Androv Carlson in the Swedish Church Records:
Above, The Anders Gustav Strömberg family, HFL 1861 (Varnhem parish): The image to the left shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Varnhem AI:9 (1854-1862) Image 82 / page 74, Lilla Kullen, Skarke. In the image we find Alfrid/Alfred (at the bottom) with parents and older siblings. The parents are Anders Gustav Strömberg (b. 1822) and his wife Lovisa Andersdotter (b.1823). Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we see an extract from Karl Gustav parish's migrating records (Karl Gustav B:1 (1879-1895) Image 8) for 1880 which shows Anders Carlsson's moving out entry. He emigrated to the United States (Amerika) on April 13, 1880. He was at the time living in Tommared. Hans Högman, 2014. Androv Carlson sailed on the SS Illinois from Liverpool, England to Philadelphia, USA, in 1880. The American Steamship Company's SS Illinois was launched in June 1873. She commenced her maiden voyage on January 23, 1874 on the Philadelphia-Queenstown-Liverpool route, a route she would maintain for the next twelve years. The SS Illinois was an iron passenger-cargo steamship built by William Cramp & Sons in 1873. The last of a series of four Pennsylvania-class vessels, Illinois and her three sister ships—Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana—were the largest iron ships ever built in the United States at the time of their construction, and amongst the first to be fitted with compound steam engines. They were also the first ships to challenge British dominance of the transatlantic trade since the American Civil War. At 3,000 gross tons apiece, the ships were 1,000 tons larger than any iron ship previously constructed in the United States. Illinois’s length was 343 ft (105 m) and her speed was 11.5 knots. She could carry 46 1st class, 132 2nd class and 789 steerage passengers. Illinois was scrapped in 1928. The American Steamship Company (ASC) was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The Railroad intended to utilize the vessels to bring European immigrants direct to Philadelphia, thus ensuring the company a steady stream of customers. In recognition of this purpose, the four ships - Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio - were named after the four states serviced by the Railroad. The image to the right is the stern view of USS Supply (formerly the SS Illinois), probably taken just after the ship's recommission in August 1902.

Carl A. Swanson 1879 – 1949

The founder of Swanson Company, a company within food supplies. Born on May 1, 1879, in Karlskrona, Blekinge province, Sweden, died on October 9, 1949. Seventeen years old, he emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1896 and settled in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1899 he became a partner to John Hjerpe in a commission business selling eggs, milk and poultry they bought from local farmers to grocery stores and hotels in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1905 Swanson became a joint owner of Jerpe Commission Company together with John Hjerpe and Frank Ellison. The company was later incorporated. By 1928, Swanson was the sole proprietor. By 1938 the company was one of the largest creameries in the United States and in 1945 the company name was officially changed to C.A. Swanson and Sons. After the death of Carl Swanson in 1949, his two sons, Gilbert C. and W. Clarke Swanson, took over the business.

Carl Eric Wickman 1887 – 1954

Founder of the American bus company Greyhound Lines. Born on August 7, 1887, in Våmhus parish (near Mora), Dalarna province, Sweden, as Martis Jerk, died on February 5, 1954, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Martis Jerk emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1905 and settled in Hibbing, Minnesota. Once in America he changed his typical Dalarna name to Carl Eric Wickman. In 1916 he married a Swedish-American woman, Olga Rodin. The couple had two children Robert (Bob) and Peggy (Margaret). By 1934 Wickman had 50 buses in his business. The image to the right shows Carl Eric Wickman.

Charles Magnus Lindgren 1819 – 1879

Shipping executive and entrepreneur, pioneer in the Great Lakes shipping industry. Born on November 28, 1819, in Dragsmark parish, Uddevalla, Bohuslän, Sweden, died on September 1, 1879. He went to sea at the age of 14. In 1849 he went to California during the gold rush where he was engaged in sea freight traffic. In 1852 he returned to Sweden where he married Johanna Andersson. The couple subsequently went back to the United States and settled in Chicago. In 1852 he was also involved in a railroad project together with the Swedish Bishop Hill Colony in Henry County, Illinois and settled there in 1854. In 1856 Lindgren went to Chicago where he bought a few freight vessels and contracted with a lumber company for shipping lumber from Michigan to Chicago. In 1860 he expanded his shipping business and purchased some more vessels. By 1870 he owned a dozen vessels. When the Swedish Methodist Theological Seminary in Chicago was founded Lindgren contributed generously toward its erection and maintenance. Charles Lindgren's son, John R. Lindgren, founded Haugan & Lindgren Bank in Chicago.

Charles Rudolph Walgreen 1873 - 1939

Founder of Walgreens, the largest drug retailing chain in the United States. Born on October 9, 1873, in Knoxville, Illinois, died on December 11, 1939. His parents emigrated from Sweden to the United States before he was born. His father's name was Carl Magnus Olofsson in Sweden but he changed his family name to Walgreen in America. Charles Walgreens interest in pharmacy began when he was employed by a pharmacist in Dixon, Illinois. In 1893 Walgreen became a registered pharmacist in Chicago. In 1901 he bought a drugstore in Chicago and opened a second drugstore in 1909. By 1916 he owned 9 drugstores which became a corporation by the name Walgreen Company. In 1922, the company introduced a malted milkshake, which led to it establishing ice cream manufacturing plants. By 1927 he had 110 drugstores and by 1930 397 stores. After Charles Walgreen, Sr., died in 1939, his son Charles R. Walgreen took over the chain until his retirement. The image to the right shows Charles Walgreen, Sr.

Eric O.Lindblom 1857 – 1928

Eric Lindblom was one of the “Three Lucky Swedes” who discovered gold in Nome, Alaska in 1898. Born on June 27, 1857, in Linsell parish, Härjedalen province, Sweden, died in 1928. His parents were Olof Lindblom and Brita Olofsdotter. [There are many Internet sites claiming that Eric Lindblom was born in Dalarna province. However, that is not correct; he was born in Härjedalen province. See his entry in the birth records below.]. His name in Sweden was Erik Lindblom. The image to the right shows Eric Lindblom. At the age of 18 Eric held a position with the local tailor in Linsell parish to learn the trade of tailoring. In 1879 he moved with his friend Hans Hägglund to the town of Hudiksvall, Hälsingland province, to become tailor apprentices by master tailor Sjögren. After two years they had served their apprenticeship and when master tailor Sjögren moved to the town of Norrtälje, Uppland province, they came along. After a year and a half in Norrtälje Eric and Hans moved to nearby Stockholm to pursue their trade. Eric soon left Sweden as a tailoring journeyman and spent some time in London where he met his first wife, Mary Anne Smith, a tailor’s daughter. They married in August 1886 and the couple sailed to the United States later in 1886. Their first child, Brita Margaret, was born in New York in December 1887. When their son Olof Henry was born in 1890 they lived in Pocatello, Idaho. Lindblom was naturalized as a United States citizen in Montana in 1894. When the news of gold discovery in Alaska swept the nation in 1897, Lindblom was a tailor in east Oakland, California. Already interested in mining he borrowed money and, on 27 April 1898, he went to Alaska where he met the Swedish prospectors John Brynteson and Jafet Lindeberg and joined in a gold seeking venture. Later that year they found the first gold deposit at Anvil Creek in Nome, Alaska. Quickly they filed as many claims as they could and founded a mining company, Pioneer Mining and Ditch Company. Lindeberg was elected President of the company. The company was the largest mining company operating in Nome, Alaska, in the years following the discovery of gold. Latecomers tried to “jump” the claims of the Pioneer Mining Company by filing mining claims over the same ground. A federal judge ruled that the Pioneer Mining Company claims were valid. The gold mines produced a large fortune for the three Swedes. Unlike the goldfields of the Klondike which lay at the end of a brutal journey, the prospectors who headed for Nome found it easily accessible. The trio also founded the town of Nome later incorporated as the city of Nome on April 9, 1901. Lindblom invested his mining fortune in banks, transportation, and real estate. He became president of the Swedish-American Bank of San Francisco and vice-president of the Pioneer Mining and Ditch Company of Nome, Alaska. John Brynteson (1871 – 1959) was born on August 13, 1871, in Ärtemark parish, Dalsland province, Sweden. He emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1887 when 16 years old. He went to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he worked in copper and iron mines for about ten years and became a United States citizen in Michigan in 1896. In 1898 Brynteson went to Alaska where he was one of the Three Lucky Swedes who found gold. In 1907 he was the first of the party to leave Alaska and the only one to return to his homeland. A mountain in Nome is still called Mount Brynteson. He married Emma Forsberg on May 2, 1900, in San Francisco and the couple had three children. Brynteson did not squander his newfound wealth but used his fortune to fund other business ventures and for example purchased a farm in Santa Clara County, California later known as The Pruneyard. He also established a home for sailors in San Francisco. In Sweden he built factories that further contributed to his wealth. He also financed the construction of the Ice Palace in Stockholm, Sweden for the 1912 Olympic Games. Brynteson died on December 17, 1959, in Svaneholm, Säffle, Dalsland, Sweden. He bought the Svaneholm manor in 1907. Jafet Lindeberg (1873 - 1962) was born on September 12, 1873, in Troms fylke, northern Norway but his father was Swedish from Norrbotten province, Sweden. In his youth, he tried prospecting for gold in northern Norway. On February 4, 1898, Lindeberg left with the ship Manitoba, heading for New York. He had been hired as a reindeer keeper in Alaska. Here he became one of the Three Lucky Swedes who found gold. Lindeberg stayed in Nome for many years and actively managed the Pioneer Company in Nome. Lindeberg died in San Francisco, California in November 1962.
Above we see an extract from Karl Gustav parish's birth records (Karl Gustav CI:3 (1838-1860) Image 43) which shows Anders Carlsson's birth entry (Androv Carlson). He was born on May 9, 1854, and was baptized on May 14. His parents were Carl Johansson and his wife Anna Britta Nilsdotter in Tommared. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above, The Carl Johansson family, HFL 1854 (Karl Gustav parish): The image shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Karl Gustav AI:7 (1850-1859) Image 74 / page 70, Tommared. In the image we find Anders (at the bottom) with parents and an older brother, Johan. The parents are Carl Johansson (b. 1825) and his wife Anna Britta Nilsdotter (b.1824). Hans Högman, 2014.
Above is an extract from Linsell parish's birth records (Linsell C:2 (1850-1865) image 240 / page 37), Härjedalen, and shows Erik Lindblom's birth entry. He was born on June 27, 1857, in Linsell. His parents are tenant farmer Olof Lindblom and his wife Brita Olofsdotter. Hans Högman, 2014.

John Erlander 1826 – 1917

Businessman and founder of Rockford Union Furniture Company. Born on April 7, 1826, in Slätthög, Kronoberg Län, Småland province, died on February 14, 1917. His name in Sweden was Johan Jönsson and a son of the carpenter Jöns Petterson. John and his sister Kajsa Jönsdotter and his brother Peter Magnus Jönsson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in April 1854. Erlander first settled in Chicago where he learned to operate the new sewing machine. In 1855 he moved to Rockford, Illinois where he worked as a tailor. In 1855 he married Stina Kajsa Pettersdotter, a fellow emigrant from Småland, Sweden. After his wife's death in 1857, John married her older sister, Ingrid Stina Pettersdotter. In 1861, he entered into a joint venture with another Swede, Sven August Johnson. They established a successful tailoring and men's clothing shop, "Erlander & Johnson", on East State Street, Rockford. The partners remained in business until 1885 when Erlander sold his half of the business to Johnson. In 1876 the Rockford Union Furniture Company was established and John Erlander was elected President of the company. Jonas Peters, John's brother-in-law was responsible for the company finances as Treasurer/Manager. Pehr August Peterson, another Swede, was the company secretary (Peterson is in this list further down). By 1900 Union Furniture employed over 200 men. Erlander was one of the primary organizers of the Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. John Erlander built a 14-room home in 1871 in the Haight Village historic district of Rockford. It is now the headquarters of the Swedish Historical Society of Rockford. One son was born in the first marriage, and five sons and two daughters were born in the second.

John Richard Lindgren 1855 – 1915

Founder of the bank Haugan & Lindgren in Chicago. Born on February 20, 1855, in Chicago, Illinois, died on April 29, 1915. He was the only son of the Swedish-born sea captain and ship-owner Charles Magnus Lindgren in Chicago (He is also in this list). In 1879 he established the banking firm Haugan & Lindgren together with Helge Alexander Haugan (1847 – 1909). In 1891, he was elected cashier and vice president of the State Bank of Chicago. Lindgren was appointed Vice Consul of Sweden and Norway at Chicago in 1893.

John W. Nordstrom 1871 – 1963

One of the founders of Nordstrom, a chain of department stores. Born on February 15, 187,1 in the village Alvik, near the city of Luleå, Norbotten province, Sweden, died on October 11, 1963. His name in Sweden was Johan W. Nordström. In 1887, 16 years old, he emigrated from Sweden to the United States. He worked his way across the United States taking jobs on railways and in mines, lumber camps and shipyards, eventually arriving in Seattle, Washington in 1896. Nordstrom also made his way to the Klondike to look for gold. He invested in a claim, but his right to the claim was challenged and a lawsuit was filed. Nordstrom was offered $30,000 for the claim which he accepted. He split the money with his two partners, and returned to Seattle. In May 1901 Nordstrom married a Swedish emigrant, Hilda Carlson. In Seattle, Nordstrom attended business school. Together with another Swede, Carl F. Wallin, Nordstrom opened a shoe store in Seattle in 1901, Wallin & Nordstrom. From that first shoe store the Nordstrom retail empire grew. Nordstrom retired in 1928 selling his stake to his sons Everett and Elmer. Everett and Elmer acquired Carl Wallin's share of the company in 1929. A third son, Lloyd, joined the company as a part owner in 1933. Members of the Nordstrom family still own 20% of Nordstrom Inc. More information about John W. Nordstrom.

Oscar Hedstrom 1871 – 1960

Oscar Hedstrom was one of the founders of the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company, makers of the Indian Motocycle. Born on March 12, 1871, in Lönneberga parish, near Hultsfred, Småland province, Sweden, died on August 29, 1960, in Portland, Connecticut. He and his family emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1880 and settled in Brooklyn, New York City. As a young boy, he spent much time riding a bicycle around the city. When he was 16 years old he was working at a small engineering workshop in The Bronx, New York, where he learned to manufacture watch cases and components. He worked as an apprentice in several small workshops until he was 21 when he obtained journeyman status. However, in his spare time Hedstrom built high-quality bicycles that were lighter and more durable than standard bikes. While his reputation as a bicycle designer grew, he started to build tandem bicycles with gasoline engines. At this time he met the former racing cyclist George M. Hendee and as a result of their cooperation Hedstrom developed a prototype for a mass- manufactured motorized bicycle which stood ready in 1901. The two then founded the Indian Motocycle Company. By 1913 the company manufactured 32,000 motorcycles. Indian was then the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. Hedstrom's engine was used on all their models until 1916. The image to the right shows Oscar Hedstrom with his first prototype of a motorized bicycle in 1901. Oscar Hedstrom resigned from the Indian Motocycle Company on 24 March 1913 and resided on his estate on the banks of the Connecticut River until he died in 1960. Hedstrom was married to Julia Anderson and had a daughter, Helen, born in 1901.

Oscar Fredrik Mossberg 1867 – 1937

Founder of O. F. Mossberg & Sons. Born on September 1, 1867, in Blomskog parish, Värmland province, Sweden, died on December 27, 1937, in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. His parents were Emanuel Mossberg (b. 1825) and his wife Johanna Hansdotter (b.1823). Oscar Mossberg emigrated from Sweden to the United States in September 1886 and settled first in Worcester, Massachusetts but later in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He worked in the bicycle plant of Iver Johnson, a Norwegian who became famous for his revolver. When Mossberg's two sons, Iver and Harold (b. 1897), graduated from College in 1919 he founded O. F. Mossberg and Sons, a firearm manufacturer. They rented a workshop in New Haven, Connecticut. The company logotype is in Swedish blue and yellow and at the bottom right their logo is part of the Swedish flag in an oval with the 3 crowns. Mossberg was naturalized on October 14, 1898, in Fitchburg, Worchester County, Massachusetts. He was also a Mason member. Oscar Mossberg married a Swedish immigrant, Alida C. Peterson (1865 - 1944). They were married in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Besides the two sons the couple also had a daughter Ines/Inez born in 1902. In 1937 Harold was the Company Treasurer, Iver President after his father died and Inez the company Stenographer.
Above is Oscar F. Mossberg's naturalization record from 1898. Here we also find his full date of birth: September 1, 1867.
Aboveis Oscar F. Mossberg's Mason membership record. Oscar became a member in 1903. Here we also find his date of death: December 27, 1937.
Above is an extract from Blomskog parish's birth records 1867 (Blomskog CI:9 (1861-1894) Image 42), Värmland province, and shows Oskar Fredrik Mossberg's birth entry. He was born on September 1, 1867, in Blomskog and baptized on September 8. His parents are Emanuel Mossberg and his wife Johanna Hansdotter. Hans Högman, 2014.
Above we find the Oscar F Mossberg family in the City Register for New Haven, CT – 1927. Harold with wife (Hazel A) – he is Vice-president and Secretary of the company at 201 Greene Street and has h (home) at 12 Downing Street. ____Inez is stenographer at the company and r (resides) at 18 Downing Street. She lives at home with Parents. ___Iver O is Treasurer of the company - he also r (resides) at 18 Downing Street, so he too lived at home. ___Oscar F is President of the company and has h (home) at 18 Downing Street indicating that he is the home owner. With him is his wife Alida C.
Above we find the Oscar F Mossberg family in the City Register for New Haven, CT – 1938. Mossberg Alida C, widow of Oscar F, home 752 Townsend Avenue. ___Harold F, (wife Hazel B), Treasurer O F Mossberg & Sons Incorporated 201 Greene Street, home 12 Downing Street. ___Iver O (wife Isabelle S), President O F Mossberg & Sons Incorporated 201 Greene Street, home 277 McKinley Avenue. ___O F & Sons Incorporated, Iver O Mossberg President, Raymond R Sawin Vice-President, Harold F Mossberg Treasurer, Firearms Manufacturers, 201 Greene Street, Branch location 136 St. John Street. ___Oscar F died December 27, 1937 age 70. In this we see Iver has replaced his father as President and Harold has become Treasurer. Daughter Inez is no longer listed – she may have married or otherwise moved on. Alida has a new home, probably having sold the larger family home with Oscar gone and the sons married.

Pehr August Peterson 1846 – 1927

Founder of Swedish American Hospital. Born on September 8, 1846, in Ving, Västergötland province, Sweden, died on June 10, 1927. His father was a tailor. In 1852, when Pehr was six years old, the family emigrated from Sweden to the United States and settled in Rockford, Illinois. In his youth he was a logger in Wisconsin and a bookkeeper in Chicago but moved back to Rockford in 1875. When the Rockford Union Furniture Company was founded in 1876 Peterson became the company secretary. John Erlander was elected President. In 1911 Peterson had a hospital built in East Side, Rockford, the Swedish American Hospital. The hospital was opened in 1918. In 1918 he bought the so-called Lake-Peterson House as his private home. Peterson bequeathed half a million dollars to a home designed for elderly Swedes in Rockford, the P. A. Peterson Home for the Aged, which was opened in 1941.

Rudolph Arvid Peterson 1904 – 2003

President and CEO of Bank of America. Born on December 6, 1904, in Svenljunga parish, Västergötland province, Sweden, died on December 2, 2003. Peterson was born into a family of six children but was adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt and the family emigrated to the United States in September 1905. They first settled in Youngstown, Ohio, but in 1907 they joined some other Swedes and went to Los Angeles, California. In 1913 they moved to Hilmar, Merced County, California, a Swedish farming community near Turlock, Stanislaus County. Peterson began his employment at Bank of America in 1936 and became its President in 1963.

Swante (Swen/Sven) Magnus Swenson 1816 –

1896

Founder of the SMS Ranches in West Texas. Born on February 24, 1816, in Lättarp, Barkeryd parish, Småland province, Sweden, died on June 13, 1896, in Brooklyn, New York City. Swante (Swen) Swenson emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1836 where he first worked in New York City before he went to New Orleans, Louisiana and later to Galveston in South Texas. In 1850 he moved to Austin, Texas where he established a mercantile business with his uncle Swante Palm (emigrated in 1844). While running the business, Swenson bought Texas Railroad Certificates and acquired land. As a rancher he hired his staff in an unusual way. Instead of hiring Texas ranch hands Swenson arranged passage for Swedish families (tenant farmers, farm hands etc) principally from Småland province, who in turn worked for Swenson to pay off the price of the ticket for two years. Most of the early immigrants also bought land from Swenson. Through Swenson many Swedes ended up in Texas. In 1854 he invested in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway, which gained him acres of land in northwestern and western Texas. Swenson's greatest interest lay in the accumulation of land. He traded many of the manifold supplies carried by his large frontier trading post for Texas railroad land certificates. In 1854 he also began acquiring acreage of unclaimed properties in Northwest Texas. By 1860 he owned over 128,000 acres around Austin, along with his West Texas holdings, which had increased to nearly 500,000 acres (2,023 km2). SMS Ranches eventually became one of the largest landowners in Texas. SMS is the initials for Swante Magnus Swenson. Swenson leased his ranch holdings to his sons, who operated the ranches under the name of Swenson Brothers Cattle Company from headquarters in Stamford, Texas. Swenson established the banking house of S. M. Swenson and Sons in New York City. Although he lived in New York, he maintained his ties to Texas, operating a clearinghouse for Texas products, continuing his work as a cotton agent. Swenson also regularly visited his extensive land holdings in Texas. Swenson died in Brooklyn, New York, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City.
Above is an extract from Barkeryds birth records (Barkeryd C:4 (1810-1843) Image 65 / page 119) and shows Swen Magnus Svenssons birth entry. He was born on 24 February 1816 and was baptized on 25 February. His parents are Sven Israelsson and his wife Margareta Andersdotter (21 years old). Swen was their second child. Swen's Swedish name was Swen Magnus Svensson. Hans Högman, 2013.

William Matson 1849 – 1917

Ship owner and founder of Matson Navigation Company. Born on October 18, 1849, in Lysekil, Bohuslän province, Sweden, died on October 11, 1917. He was orphaned during childhood and was only 10 when he went to sea. In 1863, 14 years old, he arrived at New York as a cabin boy. In 1867 he arrived at San Francisco after a journey around Cape Horn. Matson worked his way up and became a sea captain in 1896. He became a friend of the magnate Claus Spreckels, who financed many of Matson's new ships. In 1882 Matson bought his first ship Emma Claudina, named for Spreckel's daughter. He began carrying merchandise between USA's west coast and Hawaii. This led to gradually expanding interests at both ends of the line. In 1887, Matson sold the Emma Claudina and acquired the brigantine Lurline, which more than doubled the former vessel's carrying capacity. Soon he had three vessels running. When Matson died in 1917 his fleet of vessels consisted of the 14 largest, fastest and most modern ships in the Pacific Ocean for both cargo and passenger traffic. Matson married Lillie Low in 1889 in Hawaii and they had a daughter in September 1890 named Lurline Berenice Matson. Matson met Lillie Low in 1888 when she was traveling on the Lurline to Hawaii. The image to the right shows William Matson.
Above, The Emanuel Mossberg family, HFL 1867 (Blomskog): The image to the left shows the household examination roll (HFL) for Blomskog AI:12 (1861-1870) Image 68 / page 59, Lilla Boda. In the image we find Oskar Fredrik (at the bottom) with parents and siblings. His parents are Emanuel Mossberg (b. 1825) and his wife Johanna Hansdotter (b.1823). In November 1868 the family moved to Bön in Torrskog parish, Dalsland province. Hans Högman, 2014.