What a wonderful gift for all of us! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
The family of the sisters Louisa and Anna Mathilda Olsdotter
Parents:
Olof Olsson 1819
Stina Cajsa Andersdotter 1824
Lived in Alfvestaboda Västra Skedvi, Västmanland where their children were born:
- Louisa 1847 (you have her story with the Ekquist family)
- Gustaf 1848-1913
- Carl Erik 1853-1928
- Anna Mathilda 1857 *
- Johan Olof 1860
- Augusta Wilhelmina 1862(as you know she also moved to America with her husband 1887)
* Anna Mathilda 1857-1931. In 1875 she married Karl Gustaf Höglund a blacksmith at Karmansbo Bruk. They belonged to the Baptist Church, and all their 6 children were born in Hed, Karmansbo. She died at the hospital in Köping at the age of 74
- Karl Walfrid 1875 - 1935 He and his wife had 4 children. Karl, Inez and Signe and a boy? They lived in Kolsva.
- Beda Matilda 1877 – 1908 she was married Settergren and had a baby Karl Wilhelm in 1908 and died a few months later the same year at the age of 31
- Eva Elisabet 1880 – 1918 she was married to Karl Hammar and had a son Ivar in 1900. Eva died in the Spanish disease only 38 years old
- Elin Augusta 1884 -1936 was unmarried but had a daugther Lisa who according to my mother was adopted to a family in Stockholm. Elin was 51 years old when she died
- Ester Viktoria 1892 – 1939 was my grandmother. Ester had a son Erik Holger born 1911 who stayed with the grandparents in Karmansbo when she married August Emanuel Lundgren in 1919 and moved to Horndal. Ester and August had 3 girls Elin 1922, Ingrid 1924 (my mother) and Svea 1930. Ester died in 1939 when she was 47 years old
- Gustaf Samuel 1896 – 1987 was also a blacksmith in Karmansbo but moved to the city of Köping to work in the Volvo factory. He was married to Swea and lived a long healthy life until he was over 90 and so did his wife
As Ester was not healthy (TB probably) Ingrid my mother was sent to Esters brother Gustaf and his wife Swea in Köping . After a while when they realized Ester was not getting any better it was decided that Ingrid stayed with them. As Gustaf and Swea did not have any children of their own I guess that was the best solution. So in fact they are the grandparents I have always had.
Karl, Beda, Eva, Elin, Ester and Gustaf were all cousins to your grandparents William and Teckla .
Västra Skedvi where Louisa and Anna Mathilda were born is close to Karmansbo Bruk. This iron works is a museum today where you can see the forge and even a forgemans home. Even Augusta, Anna Mathilda and Louisas yonger sister, lived there with her husband
Horndal was also an iron works a bit up north. This is where my mother Ingrid was born.
Gävle where Louisa moved to is further away along the eastcoast.
Karl and Anna Mathilda Anna Mathilda with Gustaf, her youngest son
Höglund
The Baptists in Karmansbo. Anna Mathilda seated with small Gustaf to the left, the older son Karl to the right and her husband laying down. Probably year 1900
The old Anna Mathilda and some relatives. To the left Swea (Gustafs wife) with my mother Ingrid on her lap. Second from the right is Elin her daughter. The man behind Anna Mathilda is Karl her oldest son. Probably 1930
The girl on the photo below is my mother Ingrid.
Karl Walfrid Höglund b.1875 with his family. He was Anna Mathildas oldest son.
Ester Viktoria b. 1892 my grandmother
Gustaf Höglund b. 1896 with his wife Swea. Gustaf was Anna Mathildas youngest son.
Gustaf and his wife Swea, Karl (Bedas son), Elin and Karl Walfrid Höglund
Ivar b. 1900 Eva´s son
When I write this I can´t help thinking of what kind of contact the sisters Louisa and Anna Mathilda had. But as I found a photo of their parents in my mothers old photos, they must have had some correspondence. My mother Ingrid died 2015 and I´m really glad that we, a few years before, had looked at her old photoalbums to figure out the names of all the people on these photos. But this one of Olof and Stina Cajsa she didn`t know what it was. It wasn`t until I got the same from Sue that I realized I already had it.
The parents Olof and Stina Cajsa must have been very adventurus to leave Sweden at their age. But I guess they helped Louisa and Andrew a lot. And I´ve also realized that even their younger daughter Augusta and her husband Per Österberg had moved to America.
One strange thing I discovered while digging into the churchbooks was this note
One day before Louisa was born in Västra Skedvi 1847 my great grandmother Brita was born. She is on my fathers side of my family so she is not related to you. But for me this is a strange connection. Did their mothers know each other, or did these girls go to school together. Who knows.
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