CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date9 Oct 1824 [2942], [6586], [6613], [6973]
Birth PlaceTorrahem, Hosaby, Mjällby, Blekinge, Sweden
MemoGravestone says 1823.
Emig Date23 Apr 1866 [6586], [6587] Age: 41
Emig PlaceMjällby, Blekinge, Sweden
Immi Date1866 [6596]
Census Date10 Jun 1870 [6589] Age: 45
Census PlaceYork Twp., Carroll Co., Illinois, United States
Census DateJun 1880 [6590]
Census PlaceRoss Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Census Date1885 [6597]
Census PlaceRoss Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
MemoTownship 93, Range 20, Section 18 (SE; SW)
Census Date1895 [6621]
Census PlaceAlexander, Scott Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Census Date11 Jun 1900 [6596] Age: 75
Census PlaceScott Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Death Date11 Oct 1901 [1498, MEMORIAL# 90010286], [6973] Age: 77
Death PlaceAlexander, Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
MemoAge 77 yr. 10 mo.
Burial PlaceAlexander, Franklin Co., Iowa, United States [1498, MEMORIAL# 90010286], [6973]
MemoAlexander Cemetery
Alt.SpellingSwain HANSEN [6609], [6904]
Alt.SpellingSwayne HANSON [6589]
Alt.SpellingSwayne HANSEN [6603]
Alt.SpellingSwin HANSON [6590]
Alt.SpellingSivian HANSON [6597]
Alt.SpellingSwane HANSEN [6784]
Alt.SpellingSwan HANSON [6686]
OccupationFarmer [6589]
FatherHans JOHNSSON (~1790-)
MotherSvenborg (ca1791-)
Misc. Notes
The 1870 census claims that daughter Clara and son Charley were born in Sweden, which is clearly wrong, given that thet were born after 1866, when the family arrived in America. [6587] [6589]

The 1880 census includes a son, Ansil, born ca.1871, but in his place in the 1885 census is daughter Emma, also born ca.1871. Not sure what is happening there. Also in the 1885 census, all the children from Clara through Bell, were listed as born in Illinois. But it is believed that from Ansil on, they were born in Iowa.

Sven’s son, Ansil, appears to have been born in Iowa, in 1871, so the family must have left Illinois shortly after the 1870 census.

Based on data in the 1905 Iowa State Census for some of his children, it appears that the family moved to Iowa, 1873-1875. [6671] [6672]

The 1900 census says that Sven was a naturalized citizen who arrived in 1866. He would have had to wait until at least 1871 to file a Declaration of Intent. If he applied after moving to Iowa, he would have needed to reside there one year before applying.
Spouses
Birth PlaceMöreby, Mjällby, Blekinge, Sweden
MemoGravestone says 1821. Death register says 28-FEB-1831
Bapt Date3 Feb 1833 [2934] Age: <1
Bapt PlaceMjällby, Blekinge, Sweden
Emig Date23 Apr 1866 [6586], [6587] Age: 33
Emig PlaceMjällby, Blekinge, Sweden
Immi Date1866 [6623], [6596]
Census Date10 Jun 1870 [6589] Age: 37
Census PlaceYork Twp., Carroll Co., Illinois, United States
Census DateJun 1880 [6590]
Census PlaceRoss Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Census Date1885 [6597]
Census PlaceRoss Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
MemoTownship 93, Range 20, Section 18
Census Date1895 [6621]
Census PlaceAlexander, Scott Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Census Date11 Jun 1900 [6596] Age: 67
Census PlaceScott Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
Census Date28 Apr 1910 [6623] Age: 77
Census PlaceAlexander, Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
MemoBrown Street
Death Date20 Sep 1914 [1498, MEMORIAL# 90010284], [6975] Age: 81
Death PlaceScott Twp., Franklin Co., Iowa, United States
MemoAge 83 yr. 6 mo. 23 d. (date was computed from age and birth date given in death register)
Burial PlaceAlexander, Franklin Co., Iowa, United States [1498, MEMORIAL# 90010284]
MemoAlexander Cemetery
Alias/AKACaroline CHRISTOPHER [6603], [6598], [6608], [6609], [6626], [6784]
Alias/AKACarolina [6596]
Alt.SpellingCorolina [6623]
Alt.SpellingKerlion CHRISTOFFER [6904]
Alias/AKACHRISTOFFERSDOTTER [6586]
Alt.SpellingKRISTOFFERSDOTTER [2940], [2941], [2942], [6620]
Alt.SpellingXSTOFFERSDOTTER [6588], [6617]
Alt.SpellingCaroline Lefuahahler [6598]
FatherChristopher JÖNSSON (1806-1851)
MotherKersta PEHRSDOTTER (1804-)
Misc. Notes
In 1851, Karna left home and became a maid servant in the household of Mats PEHRSSON, at Siretorp farm No.139. [2939], [2940] Then in 1852 she moved to Moreby No.130, continuing as a maid, but moving again in 1853 to Hosaby No.62 as a result of getting married. [2940], [2941], [2942]

1910 Census: “Corolina HANSON” reported being the mother of 10 children, 9 still living. This seems to discount the first Kersta who died in Sweden and suggests that either Ansil or Emma doesn’t really exist. And that one of the others also died before this census. [6623]

Informant at death was her daughter, Charity HANSEN. [6975]
Marr Dateca 1852
Marr Memocircumstantial evidence
ChildrenSven (1853-1936)
 Kersta (1855-1861)
 Hanna (1857-)
 Bengt (1859-1924)
 Kersta (1862-1945)
 Bengta (1864-1949)
 Clara (1867-1943)
 Charley (1868-1925)
 Ansil (ca1871-)
 Emma (ca1871-)
 William (1874-1912)
 Bell (1875-1904)
Last Modified 22 Jun 2018Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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