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Note: Sven Peter Larsson. Born 1844-09-07 in Gistesum, Ringarum (E). Baptised 1844-09-08 in Ringarum (E). Lived med föräldrarna 1856 in Lilla, Mästerbygget, Fyllingarum, Ringarum (E) (Ringarum AI:25 p 221<1>). Lived som skomakare (Shoemaker) 1870 in Lilla, Norrby, Ringarum (E) (Vb).
Swan came to America in 1880 and settled in Wisconsin. 8 years later, he went to Sioux City where he worked on what was called "the road gang", moving dirt with horses and scrapers for roads, building sites, etc.
I have a copy of the original Naturalization paper for S.P. Larson dated Nov 11 1886, from Marshall county Iowa. The document states that he had to live in the state for one year and in the U.S. for 5 years. Final Naturalization papers were signed by S. H. Reilly in Marshall county, Iowa, on July 13th, 1914.
There is a Swan Larson listed in the directories for 1889-90 and 1892-93 as a driver for the Miller Company, residence of 1209 Eighth st. Sioux City.
1900 Census shows Swan, Christina, Charles and Ada, living in Woodbury County, Concord Twp.
Dad (Charles) often talked about when grandpa (Swan) had his trunk packed all ready to go back to Sweden for a visit, when war broke out so he wasnt allowed to go. No one in the family did go back, but did keep in touch for a long time-until there was no one left that could write Swedish. (By Helen Larson Hardersen)
Ed Larson, son of Axle Dewey Larson, grandson of Hilma Larson, remembers Sven leased some ground from the Railroad and grew potatoes. He had a bumper crop and bought a farm with the profits. Apparently this was a farm towards Correctionville, in addition to the farm in Hinton. This farm was handed down to the descendants of Hilma's family ( James B. Larson).
Christina, Charles and Hilma came over in 1891. Ada was born in the Iowa in 1888. Swan and his family came to Plymouth county, Hungerford Township in 1901. He retired in Sioux City Iowa in 1918 and died in 1923. Swan was a shoemaker and a farmer and his son Charles and his son Elmer farmed the family farm until 1974 when Elmer retired and moved to Charter Oak Iowa.
There was no Swedish-American line of ships, so (according to "Arnie's website") Swedes emigrating from Goteberg first went to England or Germany and from there took another ship (usually British or German lines) to the U.S.
Worker
Sven Petter Larsson born Sept. 7, 1844 in Valdemarsvik township, Ringarum parish, Östergötland county. SE of Ringarum, near the Baltic coast.
w.Stina Lotta Persdotter born July 26, 1842 in Ringarum parish
d.Hilma Charlotta born Dec. 9, 1871 in Ringarum parish
s.Carl Axel born Jan. 20, 1879 in Ringarum parish.
This family got their moving letter for America from the minister in Ringarum parish on May 9, 1879. At that time they lived at the farm Stensveden Boda in Ringarum parish.
(Source: Ringarum household record 1879, page 82)
I searched the Swedish passengerlists on Emigranten CD but found just Sven Petter Larsson, 35 years old. He left from the port of Göteborg on April 30, 1880. He is listed as comming from Ringarum and he had a ticket for Chicago. (Probably via Railroad). Source code: 14:612:1185. 6 other men from Ringarum travelled with him, 3 to Chicago, the others with other destinations.
Anders. Aug. Andersson age 23 dest. maingona ? 14:573:16307? (Anders August Andersson, b. 1857, m. to Torlinda Charlotta Blom, b. 1865, children Sigrid Sofia, Lilly Signe Teresia, Elsa Lena Charlotta, all born in USA except Elsa, born in Ringarum in 1899 (Anderson).
Anders Carlson age 47 dest. Chicago 14:612:1187
P.A. Edstrand age 25 dest. Kansas City 14:603:8603 (Peter August Edstrand) b. 1854, m. to Lovisa Amalia Andersdotter b. 1860, children Ingrid Hildegard, Gustav Manfrid, Edit Amalia Frideborg, Karl Helge, all born in Ringarum.
Alfred (Nilsson) Mostedt age 35 dest. Chicago 14:612:1184 (m. to Maria Kristina Gustavsdotter, children Elin Josefina b. 1875, Karl Johan b.1871, Viktor Teodor b. 1878. There was a Victor Mostedt living near Green Bay, Wisc. Brown county in 1930, with wife Elizabeth, children Mable, Marie and Florence. Victor was a Postal Clerk for the Railroad and immigrated in 1890.
Joh. Fred Nilsson age 23 dest. Chicago 14:612:1186
Johan A Nilsson age 26 dest. NY 14:609:1979
I found the family listed in the Ringarum household records one more time, in the 1891 household record, page 1284. Hilma is not listed with them at this time.
They are listed like this:
Worker Sven Peter Larsson born Sept. 7, 1844 in Ringarum
w.Stina Lotta Persdotter born Feb. 26, 1842 in Ringarum
s.Karl Axel born Jan. 20, 1879 in Ringarum
They got their moving letter for America from the minister in Ringarum on May 5, 1891. At that time they lived at the farm Sörby Höckerstad in Ringarum parish.
I searched the Swedish passengerlists once again and found this family:
Stina L. Larsson, 49 years old, source code 45:148:2886
KA Larsson, 12, years old, source code 45:148:2886
Hilma K. Larsson, 20 years old, source code 45:148:2888
They are all listed as comming from Ringarum parish and they all had a ticket for Sioux City. They left from the port of Göteborg on May 20, 1891.
A few remarks: Stina Lotta is a short version of Christina/Kristina Charlotta.
The source code (for example 45:148:2886) stands of three parts: number of the record at the archive in Göteborg = 45, page in that record book = 148, ticket number = 2886.
It seems to me that the family got a moving letter for America in 1879 but something happened so the wife and the children stayed in Sweden and just Sven Petter left in 1880. Then in 1891 Sven Petter came home again and brought his family to America - or perhaps he didn't come back, just sent for his family.
To find out more about this you have to order the household records of Ringarum.
I also searched a database with some members of Swedish American churches in America. I just found Hilma. She was a member of First Covenant Church in Sioux City, IA. She is listed as Hilma Swanson Larson born Nov. 19, 1871 in Ringarum parish. She was married but I can't figure out her husband's name, perhaps Swanson? (Married Alfred Larson, no relation)
You can get a copy of the membership list from Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center in Rock Island, IL. They can find Hilma at microfilm SAKA 452:1 page 27 and SAKA 452:2 page 96.
Hope this will help a little!
Anna-Lena Hultman
Lilleskogen, Hössna
S-523 97 ULRICEHAMN
Sweden
Swan lived on a small farm on old Hiway 20 and sold potatoes.Moved to the farm in Hinton in 1901. He retired in Sioux City in 1918 and lived at 1910 Wall Street.[Merge file.FTW]
From 1904 Plymouth County Directory:
S P Larson, farmer, section 27, Hungerford township, 160 acres, value $1,422, address, James, Iowa.
The following is a list of the Indian wars, occuring at time of immigration. Swan handed down an old army Springfield 45-70 rifle, that belonged to him. It has an inspection stamp from 1885. Many of the Plymouth county farms were aquired by individuals under the Homestead Act of 1862, which made it possible for an ex-army man to claim 160 acres. One who had not served in the army could claim 80 acres, on condition that he lived on the homestead for 5 years. Much of it was bought up at a low rate of $2.50 per acre.
1876--Sioux Campaigns. Montana and other western states. (Custer's last stand).
1879--Utes.
1890-1891--Sioux War. South Dakota.
1893--Hawaiian Revolution.
1898--Leech Lake. Minnesota.
1898--Spanish American War.
1899-1902--Philippine Insurrection.
Sven Peter Larsson's parents:Father: Lars Arvid Larsson b. 1816 Feb.19 in Ringarum.
Mother: Chatarina Elisabet Nilsdotter b. 1807 May 11.
There daugter: Anna Carolina b. 1837 May 27
There son: John Fredrik b. 1840 June 3
Best rgds
Sigvard
Sigvard Josefsson
Hyndekullav. 21
37251 Kallinge
Phone no 46 457 80237
Obituary from the Sioux City Journal May 4, 1923.
Retired Farmer Dies of Senility
Senility caused the death of Sven Peter Larson, 1920 Wall street, a retired Woodbury county farmer. He was 77 years old.
Born in Sweden, September 27, 1846, he emigrated to the United States when he has 37 years old and settled in Wisconsin. Eight years later he came to Woodbury county, where he resided for the remainder of his life.
Surviving are one son, Charles Larson, of Hinton, Iowa, and one daughter, Mrs. Alfred Larson, of Sioux City.
The body is being held at the Anderson undertaking parlors pending funeral arrangements.
Official death record states:
Place of death 1910 Wall st. Sioux City
date of birth Sept 17, 1845
Birthplace Sweden.
Spouse Christine Larson
Occupation Farmer
Birthplace of father Sweden
Birthplace of mother Sweden
Informant Alfred Larson
address 1123 23rd st
Cause of death Heart Failure-found sitting on the toilet.
secondary Enlarged prostrate
In early times, the area where most of Valdemarsvik now stands was covered by water. The parish of Gryt was an archipelago and all the islands were beneath the surface. Later, the land level rose and the waters receded. The countryside began to be cultivated and a permanent population was established at the beginning of the Bronze Age, about 1500 B. C. The village of Wammar lay north of the present center of Valdemarsvik and is considered to be the origin of later development in the area. The name "Wammar" was mentioned in 1383 in a parchment from Borkhult archives, when it was spelt "Wagmare". The fjord below Wammar was named Vammarsviken, later becoming Valdemarsvik. Much has been written about the archipelagoes of Gryt and Tjust, whose history is both bloody and tragic. Ships has foundered in the rocks in furious storms, Vikings have fought off invaders from their settlements, and at Barösund in Gryt, King Amund Olofson of Sweden and King Olof the Holy of Norway stood face to face after the battle of Helge ån in 1027. It was in the same waters that King Sigismund of Poland landed with 27 ships carrying Hungarian, German and Scottish soldiers in 1598. The castle of Fogelvik at the mouth of the Valdemarsvik fjord has its own history, characterized by King Karl Knutsson Bonde, who declared:
"While I was master of Fogelvik I was both powerful and rich.
As King of Svealand and Götaland I was a poor, unhappy man".
The new age of industrialism made its appearance also in Valdemarsvik. The town soon developed into a port and a market was established by the harbour as early as the 1630s. The first industry -copper smelting at Vammarsmålaån -was started in the middle of the 18th century. Copper ore was minded on the island of Fångö in Gryt. The smelting plant in Valdemarsvik was closed during the 1870s, but at the same time one of the small tanneries developed into a major company. Lundberg"s leather factory with its 600 employees became the core of the community. In 1960 this too was closed, a severe blow to the municipality, as a result of increasing manufacture of shoes from materials other than leather and also because of imports of cheap shoes. However, Valdemarsvik rose to its feet again and today light engineering and service companies are the main industrial and business activities.
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