Per Jonsson Modig

   Other names for Per were Per Jönsson, Per Jansson Modig and Per Jansson Moody.

  Research Notes:

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[1] Johan August Moody, b 28 Jul 1857, Lekvattnet, Sweden; died abt 1897, Cokato, Wright Co, MN. No children

[2] Inga Maria Moody, b 5 Mar 1863, Östmark, Sweden; died 11 Jan 1939, Minneapolis. No children
[3] Gustaf Moody, b 25 Jul 1866, Wright Co, MN; died 25 Aug 1925, Wright Co, MN. No Children
[4] Anton Moody, b 10 Mar 1868, Wright Co, MN; died 13 Dec 1928, Wright Co, MN
married 21 Jun 1896, Wright Co, MN
Charlotta Johnson, b 11 Jun 1866, Östmark; died 25 May 1901, Wright Co, MN
Children:
Augusta Leontina, b 16 Nov 1898, Wright Co, MN; died 21 Nov 1968, Meeker Coo, MN
m. 9 Feb 1939, Cokato, Wright Co; to Esle Ernest Larson (1880-1951). No Children

2nd wife: Carolina Olson b 27 Sep 1871, Östmark; m. 4 Apr 1908; died 12 Apr 1913, Wright Co. No children
3rd wife, Amanda Christina Ringberg, b 12 Sep 1875, Wright Co; died 24 Nov 1965, Hennepen Co, MN.
No children.

[5] Lewis (Olaus) Moody, b 27 Apr 1871, Wright Co, MN; died 5 May 1922, Kitsap Co, Washington. No Children
married: 5 Jun 1913, King Co, WA
Julia Charlotte Parsons, b 29 Jul 1875, Sweden; died 13 Aug 1949, Kitsap Co, Washington

[6] Otto Moody, b 7 sep 1873, Wright Co, MN; died 12 Oct 1933, Mountrail Co, ND
married: 2 Nov 1901, Axel, Otter Tail Co, MN
Helma Berthina Morrow, b Nov 1882 died 1942
Children:
[1] Sidney LeRoy Moody, b 6 Aug 1902, Evansville, Douglas Co, MN; died 12 May 1991 Minot, Ward Co, ND
m. 12 Aug 1926, Burke Co, ND
Rose Theodora Tande, b 16 Sep 1906, Brown Co, MN; died 30 Aug 2002, Williams Co, ND
5 children: Wallace Moody, 1927-2016; Dale M Moody, 1929-1966; Kenneth Lee Moody, 1946-2013; Opal b abt 1932 in ND, married Orlane S Maruskie [Battleview, ND]; and Robert Moody known as Bob [Williston]
[2 children 'private']
[2] Alice Myrtle Moody, b 1911, ND; died Jul 1934, ND
m. Fred Alberta Piper, b 10 May 1894, Fessenden, ND; died 17 Sept 1963, Fallon, Prairie Co, MT
4 Children: Donald Leslie, 1929-1930; Allen Delhart, 1930-2006; Dean, 1932 - ?; William Charles, 1934-1996[he was adopted by Frank family]
[3] Ruth Emma Lillian Moody, b 19 Jan 1915 Burke Co, N; died 12 Dec 2004; Stark Co, ND
m. 9 Jun 1936, Daniel R Breding, b 4 Mar 1907, Burke Co, ND; died 7 Jul 1986 Maricopa Co, AZ
3 children: Claudia Jean Breding, 1946-2014, m. Dwight E Jacobsen, 1947-1996; Kay Netz*, Maple Grove, MN
C Daniel Breding, Aurora, Co [2 'private']
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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.
- specific to the Per & Ingeborg family: image 97 - 102 [and then starting with image 102, some information of siblings of Per]
- Ancestors of Per, image 98, 100
- Ancestors of Ingeborg, image 98

Image 97- Per and Ingeborg first landed in Quebec and then came to St Paul, MN. From St Paul they travelled by mule team to Carver Co, MN. They lived there for 1 year, before moving to the homestead in Stockholm Twp, Wright Co.

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2. Sweden parish records:

Lekvattnet (S) AI:2 (1856-1860) Page 32, Fäbacken, Moditorp
Pär, 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 ...

Lekvattnet (S) AI:3 (1861-1865) Page 35, Fäbacken, Moditorp; family emigrates to MN, 15 Apr 1864
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

3. Stockholm Lutheran Church records;
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554913-00440?pId=30217280

Per Moody, image 1197, 2nd side: died 12 Mar 1905 at age 79 yrs, 6 months, 27 days; ref p.2, im 766

Ingeborg Andersdotter - Moody; died 8 Apr 1904
Stockholm Lutheran Church records - funerals; image 1197; Mrs Per Moody; at age 75 yrs 5 months; ref p.2, im 766
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554913-00440?pId=30217280

family members: image: 691, 766 Per J Modig ; wife, Ingeborg Andersdotter
Pär Jansson/Jonsson b 1825
Ingeborg Andersdotter b 1828 at Östmark
son Johan August, b 26 Jul 1857, Lek... image 766, he moves to Omaha, NE on 1 Mar 1884
son Jöns b 12 Aug 1859, Lek ... image 766, he moves to Crookston MN on 5 Jul 1888
dau Inga[r] Maria, b 5 Mar 1863
son Gustav, b 25 June 1866, Moores Prairie
son Anton, b 10 Mar 1868, Moores Prairie

image, 766 - add
son Olaus, 27 Apr 1871, Moores Prairie
son, Otto, 7 Sep 1873, Moores Prairie


4. US Census Records


1870 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co; MN; page 4; dw/fam 25/26
Peter Modig, age 45, b in Swe
wife Ingebor, age 42, b in Swe
August, age 13 b in Swe
Jonas [?] age 11 b in Swe
Ingar [?] age 9 b in Swe
Christoff ? - Gustav], age 5 b in MN
Anton, age 3 b in MN


1900 US census Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 0240; sheet 1B & 2A, fam/dw 19
Peter Moody, b Sep 1825, in Swe, age 74, m. 43 yrs em 1864; farmer
then Isabell wife, b Sep 1828 in Swe age 71, m. 43 yrs; mother of 8 children, 6 living [name written incorrectly]
dau Mary, b Mar 1863 in Swe, age 37, single
son Gustaf, b Jun 1866, in MN; sinlge farm work


4. a. Land BLO glo records

Land, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN. N½ofNE¼ of Sec 14, Twp 118N, Range 28W
80 acres homestead; patent issued; 25 Sept 1872




5. findagrave, id 123307297;
Per Jansson Modig/Moody, b Sept 1825 died 12 Mar 1905, Stockholm Wright Co
- posted "biographical sketch" and photo of family, along with links to his children
and notes about some of his siblings
Findagrave id, 123307297; posted biography [the poster of the bio is not certain; original entry was "Joanne" in 2014; the later managed by KayMBN - this is likely. 'Kay Breding Netz' ]
[the following is information that I didn't have]
- Otto had received his name since he was child number 8 [?]
- family first came to Quebec and then to St Paul.
- then to Carver Co, MN by mule team; a year later, started homestead in Stockholm Twp [sec 14]
- "the land was covered with woods ... no roads ... bought a pair of steers to help break the land ... paid $20
- Per owned 240 acres
- was a charter member of the Swedish Lutheran Church [Stockholm Lutheran ?]
- Otto and Rev James Moody are the only offspring to have descendants [but see Kjerstin notes]
- 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.
BUT: the home farm in Sweden was known as Moditorp under Fäbacken - the first use of this name in the
Lekvattnet parish was in household record volume for the years 1856-1860 [vol AI:2]
Another possible explanation for the surname was that it may someone adopted the home farm name, and with
spelling "Modi" and in the US [English] the spelling becaming "Moody". I don't know the orginal of us of
"Modig" unless it had become a Americanized spelling or someone had misspelled it, with some descendants using
"Modig" as the surname

- the above findagrave posts also lists the names of Per's siblings and links to their findagrave posts.



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, is 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



6. Per Jonsson Moody, b 1825


DM Halmrast FT [kkmcwizard]; accessed 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/87636174/person/280076298602/facts
- additional information on son Otto, b 1873; nothing on other children

lennart eriksson Släktträd [lennart eriksson]; last access, 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/85009464/person/222172522995/facts

Mager FT [bambi57104]; last access 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/18681600/person/382011768109/facts

Roots, Leaves, Trees1 [teddysjg], access 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/100237486/person/220001237167/facts
- not overly complete
- son James b 1859 and son Johan August, has citation comment: "family notes from Alice Gustelius Peebler"
but I don't know who this would be

Botsford, Posey, Hillhouse FT [GaBostford], access 20 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/77341101/person/192016679684/facts
- ??? has Per with another marriage in 1857 to Iseble Moody, b 1828 BUT this wife's name is likely incorrect
and this FT should not be recording this separately
- ??? and again records another marriage to Mary Andersson Bollman b 22 Sep 1845 in Östmark
[CI:3, p. 227; Marit b 22 Sep 1845; father Anders Svensson at Långerud
*** this is Mary Andersdotter "Bollman" the wife of John Moody or Johan Modig b 1831 in Lekvattnet and
died Jul 1889, Stockholm Wright Co ; see above Roots, Leaves, Trees1 [teddysjg], access 20 Oct 2021

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Sharons Tree [Sharon Knapp]; access 21 May 2022
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82652950/person/30464116346/facts
- includes family photo from "The History of Wright Co, vol 2, 1915
- and a photo copy of the the above information from "The History of Wright Co, vol 2, 1915

AND.... digital copy
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/374088-history-of-wright-county-minnesota-v-02?offset=3

by, Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn Wright County Historical Society (Minnesota)
H. C. Cooper, Jr and Co. Chicago. 1915

Portraits; pages etc from Vol 2:
Moody, Peter and family1039[page viewer, 560]

Biographies: [page viewer, 5]
Moody, Anton P1041[page viewer, 562]
Moody, Gustave1040[page viewer, 565]
Moody, Peter1039[page viewer, 561, 562*]


* re; "story" posted on findagrave id 189733974, re; Olaf J Modig and Mary ....
BUT on page viewer 562 of this resource: [somewhat different]

"The first winter was an especially hard one. One night when he [Peter Moody] and his brother Ole [Olof] had driven to Watertown and were on their return, the cold was so intense that Ole was frozen to death. Before the house was reached a heavy snow began to fall, and the people in the cabin were soon snowbound with the dead body.
A rude coffin was made, and it was several days before the burial could take place."

*** 22 May 2022


Link, to Vol 1 of the above book
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/367644-history-of-wright-county-minnesota-v-01?offset=1

Link, to Vol 2 of the above book
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/280236/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

Link to Vol 2, page viewer 561 [p1039 - Peter Moody, see towards the bottom of page]
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/374088/?offset=&return=1&viewer=picture&medianame=FL11611095_668731_02_000650&q=History%20of%20Wright%20County%2C%20Minnesota#page=561&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=History%20of%20Wright%20County,%20Minnesota




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the following is about different people; but connects Maria Jonsson b 1865 and married to Anders Nilsson Bonstrom b 1849-1905 - see my Legacy data

Ancestry FT; Moody FT [Kathleen Granstrom]
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/173946793/person/152258160539/facts

BUT records his parents as Jon Ersson, b 1796
and Marit Halvarsdotter, 1796-1854 - and references Östmark AI:10, page 198 Millmarksheden ??
- not recorded on that page; BUT: there is a person named Jöns Jönsson, b oä 1825 - mother Marit Halvardsotter b 1796 and a sister Jons Halvarsson b 7 Aug 1794 ^9195,9199

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Emigration, 1864: Leaving for North America, 1864, 15 Apr 1864, Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁹²⁰⁰

Per married Ingeborg Andersdotter on 26 Dec 1856 in Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden. (Ingeborg Andersdotter was born on 25 Sep 1828 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden,^9201,9202 died on 8 Apr 1904 in Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wright Co, Minnestoa, United States.)