Johan Persson

  Research Notes:

1. Skåne Sweden to Minnesota .... Moody families ..... by Kay Breding Netz, © 1990
I have recorded a link to the FamilySearch scan in my document, "Appendix", number 32.

... image 100:
- ... Johan's father was Per Johannson...mother was Karin Persdotter who was born at Bastvalet ...
NOTE: this is NOT supported by the church records: see,
Johan Persson, born 7 Jul 1793; [C1:3, page 143 no 67;
- his parents Pehr Johansson and Kjerstin Ersdotter at Fäbacken

But Kay Breding Netz included a pedigree chart (image 101)
- this notes that Johan Persson (b 1793) parents were Per Johansson (b 1770) and Kjerstin Ersdotter (b 1775)
AND that Per Johansson (b 1770) parents with Johan Johansson (b 1738) and Karin Persdotter (b 1732/33)
this is supported by the Household records - see below; although the church books name Karin Persdotter as
Kjerstin Persdotter




------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Note: all of the children of Johan Persson (b 1793) and Annika Ersdotter (b 1797) emigrated to the US with the exception of an infant who died in 1824.

son, Erik J Modig:19 Jan 1863
son Johan J Modig:4 May 1863
son, Per J Modig:15 Apr 1864
dau, Kjerstin Modig:15 Apr 1864[married in Mar 1866, Carver Co, MN. Nils Larsson Mattson]
dau, Kajsa Modig: 15 Apr 1865[married 1857, Östmark. Jöns Erickson]
son, Olof J Modig:24 Apr 1865
son, Jöns J Modig:12 Sep 1867

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Johan Persson, born 7 Jul 1793; [C1:3, page 143 no 67; AID: v9161.b76.s143 ]
- his parents Pehr Johansson and Kjerstin Ersdotter at Fäbacken


Östmark (S) AI:1 (1773-1778) Page 62, Fäbacken ; handwriting difficult
Johan Johansson, b 1738; wife Kjerstin Persdotter ?, b 1736
son Pehr Johansson b 1770

Östmark (S) AI:2 (1779-1787) Page 81, Fäbacken
Johan Johansson, b 1738; wife Kjerstin Persdotter ?, b 1736
son Pehr Johansson b 1770

Östmark (S) AI:3 (1788-1793) Page 113, Fäbacken
Johan Johansson, b 1738; wife Kjerstin Persdotter ?, b 1736
son Pehr Johansson b 1770 and wife Kjerstin Ersdotter b 1775

Östmark (S) AI:4 (1794-1799) Page 112, Fäbacken ;; Ulfsjon, mid page family group
Johan Johansson, b 1738; wife Kjerstin ????, b 1736
son Pehr Johansson b 1770 and wife Kjerstin Ersdotter b 1775 * see her research notes for additonal records
and their children:
son Johan, b [7 Aug] 1793 * - see next volume
Karin b 1796

Östmark (S) AI:9 (1821-1827) Page 129, Fäbacken
Johan Persson b 1793 wife Annika Ersdotter b 1797 and note that for Johan, FFN (Finnish Family name), Hämäläinen and the same for Annika
son Erik b 1822 ? - actual, 15 Sep 1821
dau Karin b 1823 död 6 Jun 1824 [Östmark deaths, CI:3, p 603 no 35; age 1 yr 5 months
son Pär, b 1825 [CI:3, p. 39 no 88; b 23 Sep 1925
- father Jon Pärsson and mother Maria Nilsdotter ??? - this is likely a mistake]


Östmark (S) AI:10 (1826-1830) Page 224, Fäbacken
Johan Persson b 1793 wife Annika Ersdotter b 1797
son Erik b 1822 ? - actual, 15 Sep 1821
dau Karin b 1823 död 6 Jun 1824 [Östmark deaths, CI:3, p 603 no 35; age 1 yr 5 months]
son Pär, b 1825
dau Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827
dau Cajsa, b 6 Mar 1829

bottom of page: Anders Andersson b 1779 and Kjerstin Eriksdotter b 1775 and family

Östmark (S) AI:11 (1830-1835) Page 291, Fäbacken; then moves to 313 in 1830 - this is Stensgård skog
Johan Persson b 1793 wife Annika Ersdotter b 1797
son Erik b 1822 ? - actual, 15 Sep 1821
son Pär, b 1825
dau Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827
dau Cajsa, b 6 Mar 1829
Johan b 1 Jan 1831
Jöns b Sep 1833


on page 292 - Anders Andersson b 1779 and Kjerstin Eriksdotter b 1775 and family

Östmark (S) AI:12 (1836-1840) Page 357, Stensgård ... skog
added son, Olof, b 7 Apr 1836
and then the family moves to page 340 in 1838 - Fäbacken
Johan Persson b 1793 wife Annika Ersdotter b 1797
son Erik b 1822 ? - actual, 15 Sep 1821
son Pär, b 1825
dau Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827
dau Cajsa, b 6 Mar 1829
Johan b 1 Jan 1831
Jöns b Sep 1833
Olof, b 7 Apr 1836


on page 336: Anders Andersson b 1779 and died 1837 and Kjerstin Eriksdotter b 1775 and family

Östmark (S) AI:13 (1841-1845), Page 349, Fäbacken
Johan Persson, b 1793 and Annika Ersdotter b 1797 and family as above,
but son Erik b 1821, married

on page 346, Fäbacken - Enken Kjerstin Eriksdotter b 1775
son Johan Andersson, b 1816 - he moves to page 340 but ???
dotter, Maria b 1812, and her 2 sons, b outside of marriage

Östmark (S) AI:14 (1846-1850) Page 409, Fäbacken
Johan Persson b 1793 and Annika Ersdotter b 1797 and family
- daughter Kasja b 1829 moves ....in 1850 to page 406

on page 414, Fäbacken - Enken Kjerstin Eriksdotter, b 177
dotter Maria and 4 kids move to p 286 in 1850 - Langerud and appears to be married to Jonas Persson, b 1813

Change of boundaries from Östmark parish to Lekvattnet parish

Lekvattnet (S) AI:1 (1851-1855) Page 32, Fäbacken
Johan Persson (Pärsson) b 7 Jul 1793 ; died 3 Jun 1854 [Föräldrarnes namn - Pär Jönnson and Kjerstin Ersdotter from Östmark ++
wife, Annika Ersdotter b 1797; born 8 Dec 1797 [CI:1, p 171 no 98; parents Erik Matsson and Karin Jonsdotter from Östmark]
son, Pär / Per b 1825 ****
Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827
Johan, b 1 Jan 1831
Jöns, b 17 Sep 1833
Olof, b 7 Apr 1836 ** married to Marit Eriksson (b 1843) daughter of Erik Eriksson b 1815) [his birth conflicts with findagrave post]
Kajsa, b 6 Jul 1829 , moves back to parents and then in 1853 moves to another place
** she is married to Jöns Ersson, b 10 Feb 1834 (the son of Erik Eriksson, 1786-1851, and Marit Jönsdotter, 1794-1871; and they leave for North America later

++ far right column: Har såsom beväring bivistat 1814 års fälttåg i Norge=
has was a conscript served in the 1814 campaign in Norway
[above from Swedish American Genealogy Group on Facebook; translation request by Lorrain Hladik 2 Apr 2020;
viewed/copied 24 Oct 2021]

his married son, Erik Johansson, b 15 Sep 1821 [*** according to finagrave post about his brother Olof Modig,
b 1836, Erik had died in 1878 ]
there are some comments on the right side, but I can't make them out ... but I think names his wife as Gertrud Johansdotter born in Östmark and then ..... something re Jamtland ... Norrland ...
- his death is not noted in the findagrave posts at Stockholm, Wright Co, MN, but at Swedish Cemetery (Zion) in Buffalo

modr, Kjerstin Ersdotter, b 1775 - and she moves or is listed as Rotehjon on page 232 = means, person supported by a parish district;
has examination -
AND is recorded in the next vol as Rotehjon, Lekvattnet (S) AI:2 (1856-1860) Page 271 [8th from bottom]
AND in next, Lekvattnet (S) AI:3 (1861-1865) Page 276a ... there is a note on the far right column ... but ?????


Lekvattnet (S) AI:2 (1856-1860) Page 32, Fäbacken, Moditorp
Annika Ersdotter born 8 Dec 1797 [top of page]
married Erik Johansson, b 1821, moves to Östmark in 1858
son, Pär / Per b 1825 [ see his research notes]
Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827
Johan, b 1 Jan 1831
Jöns, b 17 Sep 1833
Olof, b 7 Apr 1836

Lekvattnet (S) AI:3 (1861-1865) Page 35, Fäbacken, Moditorp; emigrates to MN, 15 Apr 1864 [B:2, p 20 no 4]
Pär Jansson/Jonsson b 1825 [middle of page] [Pär Johansson/Jonsson]
married [26 Dec 1856; Lek EI:1, p. 6 1st side]
Ingeborg Andersdotter b 1828 at Östmark
son Johan August, b 26 Jul 1857, Lek...
son Jöns b 12 Aug 1859, Lek ...
dau Augusta, b 10 Nov 1861; died 16 May 1862
dau Inga Maria, b 5 Mar 1863

modr, Annika Ersdotter, b 1797, died 26 Mar 1865 [she had moved in 1864 to p 37 Fäbacken - Storången]

brother, Johan Jånsson/Jönsson b 1 Jan 1831; emigrates to N Amerika 4 May 1863 [to Chicago ?]
married [brother], Olaf Jånsson/Jönsson, 7 Apr 1836; m. 1 Mar 1863; Marit Eriksdotter; moves to p 38, in 1863
page 38, Fäbacken - Berget
Olaf Olaf Jånsson/Jönsson, 7 Apr 1836, wife Marit, and daughter Inga Kristina, b 1863;
they emigrate to N Amerika 23 Apr 1865

sister, Kjerstin, b 22 Apr 1827; emigrates to N America 15 Apr 1864; [moving out, B:2, p 20 no 5]





Johan Persson's son, Pär/Per b 1825 - eventually moves to North America and he died in Stockholm Twp, Wright Co on 12 Mar 1905; he was married to Gertrude Johansdotter b 1846 - she had at least 2 children born outside of marriage, with one Johannes/Johan Persson, b 4 Feb 1866 at Häckfallet - looks like the father was dr ... Larsson and pig Gertrude Jonasdotter [she is recorded in household records, AI:23, page 739 (AID: v9148.b328.s739). Johannes/Johan used the name Johan Persson Moody in the US - see findagrave id, 91277070 [Zion L.. cemetery, Buffalo, MM)
- see more from Ancestry FT, Benton FT [gloriaroach866]; link,
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/160564220/person/122267124931/facts

BUT this is a different person that Per b 1825

2. It is not clear on his surname in the US - see notes on his brother Jon on findagrave .... some family descendants used the surname 'Modig' and some 'Moody'. On my database I have tried to use the surname that person was known as in the US and that family descendants were known as.


3. from Findagrave: 189733974 - Olaf Jansson Modig, b 7 Sep 1836 and died 1865 in Carver Co
Parents are Johan Persson Modig and Annika Eriksdotter who both stayed in Sweden.
Eight children were born to them.
In Sweden, the name was spelled Modig - meaning "brave."
It sounded like Moody so that spelling was used in America.
Since their father's name was Johan, sometimes they were called by patronymnic form of last names - Johanson, Jansson, or Johnson.

These are siblings of Olaf Moody. The seven who lived to maturity all came to Minnesota 1863 to 1867.
Erick Modig Moody 1820 -1878
Karin born 1823 died in infancy in Sweden
Per Jansson Modig Moody 1825-1905 [ findagrave: 123307297 ]
Christine(Kerstin) Johnson Modig Mattson 1827-1899
Kaisa Johanson Modig Erickson 1829-1902
Johan Modig 1831-1889 [ findagrave: 109645214 ]
Jons (James) Jansson Moody 1833-1900 [ findagrave: 123157181 ]; his wife Helga Ericksdotter b 1843 - her father Erik Ericksson, b 1810 [member of Stockholm Lutheran church]




Swedish American Lutheran Church Records, Stockholm Lutheran Church, Wright Co, MN
https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554912-00807?pId=30296486 [this link, image 708]
image: 733, Jons J Modig; wife Britta Ericksdotter, b 1 Dec 1834
image: 690, 766 Johan Modig; wife Marit Andersdotter, b
image: 691, 766 Per J Modig ; wife, Ingeborg Andersdotter

Johan married Annika Ersdotter.⁸⁹⁸⁷ (Annika Ersdotter was born on 8 Dec 1797 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden and died on 26 Mar 1865 in Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden ⁸⁹⁹⁰.)