Carolina Nilsdotter

  Research Notes:

Ancestry Family Tree

Hessmark-Emigrants FT [mats_hessmark]; access 4 Apr 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/77799495/person/250161624619/facts
- Carolina Svensson, b 18 Aug 1861, married. living Meeker Co

AVT FT [mitchelinjt]; acess 5 Apr 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58588037/person/292056714797/facts
- records her surname as "Swanson" likely an American spelling of Svenson - some individuals with "Sven" use "Swan"

Östmark (S) AI:30 (1891-1895) Page 170, Bergsiden
- recorded with her parents
dau Carolina, b 18 Aug 1861
Karolina, b 1861 with oä son Nils Alfred, b 2 Aug 1883 [Östmark births, CI:6, image 81 no 98; father not recorded]
leave for North America, 6 May 1892

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Modified Descendant:

Carolina Svensson, b 18 Aug 1861, Östmark, Värmland; 18 Apr 1954, Hennepin Co, MN
1st relationship: to unknown [son Nels Alfred was born outside of marriage]
1st Married: abt 1895, MN
John Asp, b 27 Mar 1863, Asped, Vitsand, Värmland; died 1 May 1936, Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co, MN

children:

[1] Nels Alfred Johnson, b 2 Aug 1883, Östmark, Värmland [; died 9 Feb 1942, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN.
6 children
married: Karolina Persdotter, b 4 Jul 1883, Östmark, Värmland; 19 Feb 1937, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co.

[2] Albert Victor Alvin Asp, b 17 Aug 1895, Meeker Co, MN; died 21 June 1960 Hennepin Co
married: Elfie A Laurence, 1897-1964. 5 step-children.

[3] George William Asp, b 2 Mar 1897, Meeker Co; died 15 Feb 1947, Meeker Co, MN. 3 children
married: 1939, Anna Blance Irene Mattson, 1910-1964.

[4] Ellen Mathilda Asp, b 27 Feb 1899, Meeker Co, MN; died 9 Feb 1968, Carver Co, MN. 8 children
married: 19 Jun 1918, Meeker Co, MN. Soren Christian Pedersen, 1889-1962.

[5] Knute P Elmer Asp, b 16 Feb 1901, Meeker Co, MN; died 6 Sep 1901, Meeker Co, MN

[6] Oskar A A Asp, b 23 Oct 1902, Meeker Co, MN; died 30 December 1905, Meeker Co, MN

[7] Myrtle Emily Asp, b 6 Aug 1904, Meeker Co, MN; 3 Jul 1985, Meeker Co, MN. 3 children
married: 25 Nov 1928, Meeker Co, MN. Carl Ludvig Peterson, 1900-1992


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re: John Asp and parents Peter ; also in 1880 US Census
1875 MN State Census; Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co; image 21 on ancestry
Peter Aspe age 53
wife Christina age 48
son Peter age 17 [abt 1858]
son John age 12 [abt 1863] *** remember in Sweden his name was likely Jöns or Jon Persson

1895 MN State, Collinwood Tpw Meeker Co [image 58 on ancestry] fam 119
Pehr Asp age 73, b in Swe; in State 26 yrs, this district 26 [1869]
wife Kurtis age 26
dau Karin age 42
son John age 25
dau Emma Maria age 25
dau Carolina age 34

1900 US Census Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co; Ed 0101; sheet 8A; fam/dw 136/138; line 39
John Asp, b Mar 1862 in Swed; maaried 5 yrs [abt 1895]; em 1870
wife Carolina, b Aug 1861; mother of 3 children, living; em 1891 ??
son Albert V b Aug 1895 age 4
son George W C, b Mar 1897
dau, Ellen M C, Feb 1898, age 1
step-son, Alfred, Aug 1887, age 12 [but below the number 12, is number 16 !! "16" should be correct = b abt 1883]
em 1891???

1910 US Census, Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co; Ed 0083; sheet 6A; fam/dw 100
John Asp, b Mar 1862 in Swe; age 47[abt 1895]; em 1870
wife Carolina, b Aug 1861; mother of 6 children, 2 living; em 1891 ??
son Albert V b Aug 1895 age 14
son George W C, b Mar 1897, age 13
dau, Ellen M C, Feb 1898, age 11
Myrtle E age 5
Christin Asp mother, age 82 widow; mother of 6 children with 5 living; em 1869
Christin Swanson, mother in law age 68 Wd; mother of 6 children with 4 living
** this should be Carolina [b 1861] ...BUT .... surname Swanson; em 1893???
this "Swanson" surname - likely from Svensson - her husband used Svensson and grandfather surname

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 1892: Leaving for North America, 6 May 1892, Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁴⁰⁵¹ Karolina/Carolina Nilsdotter or Nilson and her son Nils Alfred Nilsson (b 1883) leave for North America.

Carolina married John Asp about 1895 in Meeker Co, Minnesota, United States. (John Asp was born on 27 Mar 1863 in Vitsand, Värmland län, Sweden, died on 21 May 1936 in Meeker Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Lamson Cemetery, Lamson, Meeker Co, Minnesota, United States.)

Carolina next married.