Other Events:

• Occupation: Hemmansägare (Swedish for yeoman, landowner), Arbetare (worker)
• DNA Fact: Sweden-1
• YDNA: R-M269
• Immigrant?: Y
• Baptism: 16 Aug 1820, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1851, Solberga, Nässjö, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1870, Solberga, Nässjö, Jönköping, Sweden
• Emigration: 9 Apr 1870, “Orlando”
• Migration: 15 Apr 1870, Hull, Yorkshire, England

Notes:

Swan took his family to America the year after his father died.

Crop failures and poverty were rampant in Sweden at the time our family emigrated. Record numbers of people left Sweden from about 1850 until the end of World War I, settling mostly in the Americas and Australia. About 1.3 million Swedes left Sweden for the USA. Other factors included religious persecution (the government had strict laws regarding religion), bleak future prospects, and extreme social conservatism.

Swan saw first hand how hard his father worked and yet had nothing to show at the end of his life. The family moved frequently, following work where they could find it. Hearing stories about available farm land and religious freedom must have given him and his children hope.

The usual route was through England, and our family took a boat from St. Götestorp, Sweden to Hull, England (which took about a week) before embarking on their journey to America (which took about a month). As was the custom, the oldest son, Johan Peter, went to America first and found a suitable place to settle in Goodhue County, Minnesota. He returned to Sweden and brought the rest of the family back to Red Wing, Minnesota.

The men of the family are easily traced, but the daughters, Louisa Christina and Johana, have disappeared from the record.

Swan died the following year. He had 6 children and 21 known grandchildren. None of his siblings migrated, although a few of his nieces and nephews did.

The family thrived, however, and settled in Red Wing, Hastings, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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The “Orlando” sailed from Jönköping, Sweden (9 Apr 1870) to Hull, England, but the ultimate destination was New York. Very few records exist before 1878, and nothing has yet been found for the trip from England to the USA.
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LAST NAMES Although his children should have carried his first name as part of their last names (such as Swansson or Swansdotter), according to Swedish custom, when they arrived in America, they took on his last name (which was derived from his father’s first name, Hans).
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Children ages do not match the immigration record (made in 1870), although the parent’s ages match:
- Magnus, recorded as 11 years old, would have been born in 1859
- Carl August, 6, 1864
- Johanna, 9, 1861
- Christina, 11, 1859 (s/b 1849)
- Johannes, 1, 1869

The immigration record also shows another family from the same town traveling at the same time:
- S J. Magnusson, wife Maria, children Wilhemina, Carl Oscar, Emma

Residence:
moved family from Korsberga

Swan married Lina Stina “Ellen” PETERSDOTTER about 1848 in Sweden. Lina (daughter of Petter “Peter” JONSSON and Maria SVENSDOTTER) was born on 18 Dec 1823 in Södra Solberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 4 Oct 1907 in Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Swan Magnus HANSON was born on 31 Aug 1854 in Korsberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 1 Dec 1904 in Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota; was buried in unknown.
2. Louisa Christina HANSON was born on 27 Nov 1849 in Korsberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died in ?.
3. Johan Peter “John” SVENSSON was born on 21 Nov 1851 in Korsberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 2 May 1934 in Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota.
4. Johanna HANSON was born on 8 Mar 1857 in Södra Solberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died in ? in Minnesota.
5. Carl August “Charles” HANSON was born on 19 Oct 1859 in Södra Solberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 22 Feb 1935 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota.
6. Johannes A. “John” HANSON was born on 11 Apr 1863 in Södra Solberga, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 7 Mar 1933 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Other Events:

• Also Known As: MAGNUSSON
• DNA Fact: Sweden-1
• YDNA: R-M269
• Cause of Death: Vattusot, dropsy (edema)
• Residence: 1823, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1830, Högarör, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1847, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1855, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1861, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden

Johannes married Lisa SVENSDOTTER on 15 Apr 1816 in Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden. Lisa (daughter of Sven TOERGLUNDSON and Maria SVENSDOTTER) was born on 26 Jul 1797 in Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 20 Jan 1876 in Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden; was buried in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Heritage: Swedish
• Residence: 1830, Högarör, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1847, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden
• Residence: 1861, Ramkvilla, Jönköping, Sweden

Notes:

d/o Sven Toerglundson and Maria Svensdatter

Other Events:

• Also Known As: JAENSSON
• DNA Fact: Sweden-1
• YDNA: R-M269

Måns married Margareta “Greta” JONASDOTTER on 6 Jan 1785 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden. Margareta (daughter of Jonas OLOFSSON and Sophia JOHANSDOTTER) was born on 24 May 1767 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 24 Sep 1844 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden; was buried in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Sven married Maria SVENSDOTTER. Maria died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Heritage: Swedish
• DNA Fact: Sweden-1
• YDNA: R-M269

Johan married Malin HANSDOTTER on 27 Oct 1751 in Fröderyd, Jönköping, Sweden. Malin (daughter of Hans DANIELSSON and Maria CARLSDOTTER) was born on 7 Aug 1726 in Skepperstad, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 25 Feb 1797 in Fröderyd, Jönköping, Sweden; was buried in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonas married Sophia JOHANSDOTTER on 1 Jun 1746 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden. Sophia (daughter of Johan PERSSON and Elizabeth HEMMINGSDOTTER) was born in Nov 1730 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden; died on 10 Dec 1798 in Bäckaby, Jönköping, Sweden; was buried in Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]