Kristina Larsdotter

   Another name for Kristina was Kjerstin Larsdotter.

  Research Notes:

Värmlänningar i Nordamerika, by Måwe, Carl-Erik 1971
- records on image 209: Kjerstin Larsdotter b 10 Jan 1846 married Bonstrom Mannen [meaning Bonstrom man] in Buffalo, MN;
- emigrated 22 Oct 1866 from Millmark, Östmark
and then record a son, Arthur antog namnet Ilstrop [adopted ? the name Ilstrop

With the above record, the noted man was Kristoffer (Christoffer) Bonstrom b 1853 in Östmark (and left Sweden in 1866 with his parents.
Kristina Larsdotter was previously married to Abraham Ilstrop who had died in 1844 and they had a 5 children, with the surname of Ilstrop.
In the Östmark moving out records for 13 Apr 1866 [B:2, image 43 no 20], there is a person named Kjerstin Larsdotter leaving - - there are a number of people leaving including Maria Christoffersdotter (Bonstrom)
- Kristina Larsdotter is recorded coming from page 390 (although it is a bit hard to make out). On page 390 of the household records (AI:21) she is recorded and it is noted that she came from page 415 in 1865. On page 415 [bottom of the page - here she is recorded coming from p 254 in 1861 and going to North America.

Kristina Larsdotter, b 1846[45], is recorded with the family grouping of Lars Engelbretsson, b 1801. Her birth is noted as 1846 but the year 1846 is crossed off and just above it is written "45". I then reviewed the births for 10 Jan 1845 (CI:3, p. 217, 1st side) she is recorded with the birth of 10 Jan 1845 - parents Lars Engelbretsson and Kjerstin Halstensdotter from Millmark. In the household record volume (AI:14, 1846-1850, page 217a, Millmark) Lars Engelbretsson b 26 Aug 1801 and Kjerstin Halstendotter b 1804 (died 1850) and family with the last child, Kjerstin, b 1845.

Kjerstin Halstendotter b 1804 - likely b 10 Jan 1804, with parents Halsten Olsson and Marit Nilsdotter from Sörmark
[CI:1, page 203 no 19]

likely NO relation



Kristina Larsdotter was first married to:

Abram [Abraham] Illstrup born in Norway - according to findagrave at Zion Lutheran Church at Buffalo, MN, he died

1880 US Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co, MN; page 2 dw/fam 18
Abram Illstrup, age 49, born in Norway
wife Christina, age 34 [1846] b in Sweden
sons, all born in MN,
Arthur age 12
Edvin age 8
Amos age 6
Robert, age 5 [1875]
Norman, age 10 months

1885 MN State Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co, MN; page 6- image 227 (ancestry); fam 44
Christina Ilstrup age 39 b in Sweden;
- children as above


NOTE - must be brothers: dw/fam 17 is the Christian Illstrup family - age 52 b in Norway
dw/fam 19 is the Simon Illstrup family - age 45 b in Norway

1870 US Census, Rockford Twp, Wright Co, MN; page 10; dw/fam 79 [image 26 on Ancestry's collection]
Abram Illstrup, age 39, born in Norway
wife Christina, age 24 [1846] b in Sweden
son Martin [?] age 12 [1858] b in MN - but that age, then Christina is 24 then she was age 12 ? ** Likely Abraham was married earlier
daughter age 10 [1860] ???
Arthur age 1


** Ancestry.com Family Tree: Ilstrup FT; link,
https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/120737860/person/282002699467/facts

re: Abrahm Ilstrup b 1831 d 1884
1st marriage: 1857 in Pierce Co, WI to: Wallborg Andrea Isackdotter b 1836 in MN and died 1861 Rockford Twp
- 2 children: Charles Montor Ilstrup b 1857 d 1936; and Ida Ilstrup b 1860 d 1890

then, 2nd mariage: Christina Marie Bonstrom, b 1846 *** in Sweden d. Rockford Twp [no information on her parents etc]

*** the Zion Lutheran Church records her:
Kristina (Larson) b 1846 and likely 10 Jan in Östmark BUT I can't find this birth in Östmark, Fryksände, Vitsand, or Lekvattnet parish records - of course it is very possilbe that Kristina could have been born in another parish. ^9257,9259

Kristina married Christoffer Nilsson Bonstrom, son of Nils Ersson Bonstrom and Maria Andersdotter, in 1886 in Wright Co, Minnesota, United States.⁹²⁵⁷ (Christoffer Nilsson Bonstrom was born on 29 Sep 1853 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden,⁹¹⁶⁶ died on 14 Oct 1931 in Rockford Twp, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States ⁹²⁵⁸ and was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Buffalo, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States.)

Kristina next married Abraham Ilstrup on 6 Mar 1868 in Wright Co, Minnesota, United States. (Abraham Ilstrup was born on 16 Feb 1831 in Norway, died on 18 Jan 1884 in Rockford Twp, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Buffalo, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States.)