Kjerstin Arvidsdotter

  Research Notes:

Östmark (S) AIIa:2 (1900-1909) Page 607, Bergsidan
- lines 12-19: Aron Nilsson and family [new book, 666]

- line 22 - Kjerstin Arvidsdotter, b 20 Aug 1841; leaves for North America, 1 May 1903
- on the next line is daughter Anna Emilia, b 1883; she moves to in 1901 to page 428, Sormark as a pige and then in 1902 to page 409 - again recorded as a pige, and then she leaves for North America, 1 May 1903 (same day as her mother)

Värmlänningar i Nordamerika, by Måwe, Carl-Erik 1971; image 293

Änka Kjerstin Arvidsdotter from Östmark Bergsidan
and just above

Anna Emilia Nilsdotter, g. Bjork; she was from Sormark; address: Lamsen, Dassel; died, 10 Mar 1950
son Roland Bjork, Lamson
sister Karolina emigrated in 1892


US Records:

1910 and 1920 US Census - living with her daugther Karolina/Carolina and John Asp in Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co

death ??? there is one person listed on MNHS death index: Christine A Swanson, died 13 Aug 1920, Hennepin Co
but there is no way to know if this is the same. And why Hennepin Co, if she lived with daughter and family in 1920 US Census - was she sick and in hospital??

- the above MNHS record is likely that of Kjerstin Arvidsdotter - see findagrave post. Her burial at Lamson Cemetery corresponds with some other family burials. However, this is not verifiable proof.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 1903: Leaving for North America, 1 May 1903, Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁴⁰⁴⁹ Leaves for North America and travels with her daughter, Anna Emilia Nilsdotter (b 1883). They likely went to Carolina "Asp" in Collinwood Twp, Meeker Co. Anna Emilia eventually marries John Bjork and they also lived in Collinwood Twp.

Kjerstin married Nils Svensson, son of Sven Svensson and Katrina Olsdotter, in 1861 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden.⁴⁰⁴⁸ (Nils Svensson was born on 6 Feb 1841 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden ⁴⁰⁵⁰ and died on 25 Mar 1891 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden ⁴⁰⁵¹.)