Lars Fredrik Nilsson was born April 29, 1820, in Bjőrkekrog, Grebo Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden, and died June 24, 1870, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden, at age 50. He is the son of Nils Larsson of Björkelid, Björsäter, Östergötland Co., Sweden, and Greta Cajsa Persdotter of Grebo, Östergötland Co., Sweden.
Gustafva Wilhelmina Ekman was born March 11, 1825, in Asby Parish, Linkőping District of Östergőtland Co., Sweden, and died November 22, 1896, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Louis Anderson and Amanda Albertina (Larson) Anderson, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, at age 71. Buried in Plot: Block 4, Lot 15, Space 1, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN. She is the daughter of Lars Unknown of Sweden, and Eva Helena Molsson of Sweden.
Lars Fredrik Nilsson and Gustafva Wilhelmina Ekman were married March 24, 1844, in Östergötland Co., Sweden.
Lars Fredrik Nilsson and Gustafva Wilhelmina (Ekman) Nilsson had seven children:
- Nils Johan Alfred Larsson: Born February 21, 1845, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden; Died January 14, 1849, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden (age 3).
- Catarina Olivia Wilhelmina Larsdotter: Born January 25, 1848, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden; Died August 6, 1906, in Farmington Twp., Waupaca Co., WI (age 58). Buried in Salem (Old Swede) Cemetery, Farmington Twp., Waupaca Co., WI. Married May 13, 1874, in Marquette, Marquette Co., MI, to Olaus Larsson: Born April 23, 1851, in Fröbbestorp, Torsas, Kalmar Co., Småland, Sweden; Died November 11, 1920, in Farmington Twp., Waupaca, WI (age 69). Buried in Salem (Old Swede) Cemetery, Farmington Twp., Waupaca Co., WI.
- Fredrika Mathilda Gustava Larsdotter: Born September 17, 1851, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden; Died April 15, 1905, in Ironwood, Gogebic Co., MI (age 53). Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic Co., MI. Married July 3, 1880, in Ishpeming, Marquette Co., MI, to Adolph F. Larson: Born October, 1851, in Sweden; Died November 26, 1907, in Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL (age 66). Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic Co., MI.
- Anders Fredrik Leonhard Larsson: (a. k. a. Frederick Andrew Dahlquist) Born November 30, 1853, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden; Died December 4, 1915, in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN (age 62). Buried in Plot: Block 4, Lot 15, Space 2, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN. Married about 1887 in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, to Emma C. Anderson: Born July 23, 1866, in Sweden; Died June 28, 1941, in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN (age 74 years, 11 months, 5 days). Buried in Plot: Block 4, Lot 15, Space 7, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN.
- Carl Johan Alfred Larsson: (a.k.a. Charles Larson Dahlberg): Born August 16, 1856, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland, Sweden; Died March 27, 1909, in Chicago, Cook Co., IL (age 52). Buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook Co., IL. Married about 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL, to Amanda Rudzinski/Rodgers: Born November 1, 1866, in Marienburg, Hamburg, Germany: Died March 2, 1941, at 1819 N. Keeler Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., IL (age 73). Buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook Co., IL.
- Amanda Albertina Larsdotter: Born March 31, 1862, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland, Sweden; Died May 23, 1923, in St. Paul, MN (age 61). Buried in Plot: Block 4, Lot 15, Space 4, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN. Married (1) February 28, 1884, in Saint Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, to Axel O. Young (a/k/a John L. Olson/Oleson): Born Unknown, in Sweden; Died Unknown. Divorced about January 9, 1893, in the Circuit Court, Saint Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. Married (2) January 19, 1895, in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, to Louis Anderson: Born November, 1860, in Sweden; Died March 9, 1937, in Saint Paul, Ramsey Co., MN (age 76). Buried in Plot: Block 4, Lot 15: Space 8, Union Cemetery, Maplewood, Ramsey Co., MN.
- Sophia Louisa Larsdotter: Born April 1, 1862, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland, Sweden; Died August 6, 1933, in Ironwood Twp., Gogebic Co., MI (age 71). Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic Co., MI. Married August 24, 1889, in Ishpeming, Marquette Co., MI, to Gustave Adolph Lundgren: Born November, 1863, in Sweden; Died January 31, 1923, at the Mayo Brothers Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN (age 59). Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood, Gogebic Co., MI.
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The Larson/Lewis Family Reunion was held Sunday, August 2, 1925, at the Almo Larson Residence, Farmington Twp., Waupaca Co., WI.
All were related (related only through marriage shown in italics): Lars Pehrsson: Magnus Larsson, Lars Pehrsson: Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Lars Pehrsson/Lars Nilsson: Olaus Larsson, Lars Nilsson: Sophia (Larsdotter) Lundgren, Lars Nilsson: Fredrika (Larsdotter) Larson, Lars Pehrsson: Andreas Larsson, Lars Nilsson: Anders Larsson Dahlquist, Lars Nilsson: Amanda Albertina Larsdotter, Lars Nilsson: Carl Johan Alfred Larsson Dahlberg.
Shown below is the people list according to Emma Jane (Abbey) Larson (edited):
Back row left to right: Esther (Schlicting) Lewis - wife of Irving Lewis, Irving Lewis - son of Gustaf Lewis, Clarence Peterson - husband of Clara Lewis, Margaret "Peggy" Peterson - daughter of Clarence and Clara Peterson, Clara (Lewis) Peterson - daughter of Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Philip Lewis - son of Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Frank Lear - husband of Edith Lewis, Edith (Lewis) Lear - daughter of Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Ed Lewis - son of Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Carrie (Lye) Lewis - wife of Ed Lewis, Herbert Lear - son of Edith and Frank Lear.Second Row from top: Clarence Norlin - son of August and Christine Norlin), Andrew Andersen (Julianne Andersen Lewis' brother), Olga M. (Larson) Swenson - daughter of Fredrika Larsdotter Larson and Lewis Larson, Karl Ludwig Swenson - Husband of Olga M. Larson, Verona Swenson - daughter of Karl Ludwig and Olga Swenson, Lucille Anderson - daughter of Lewis and Amanda Anderson, Olga (Dahlberg) Larson - daughter of Carl Johan Alfred Larsson Dahlberg and wife of Charles Oscar Anderson Larson - son of Lewis Anderson and Amanda Albertina Larsdotter, Cora (Johnson) Johnson - daughter of Alfred and Emily (Larson) Johnson, Helen (Fraser) Larson - wife of Walter Larson, Walter Larson - son of Olaus Larsson, Edith (Larson) Nelson - daughter of Olaus Larsson, Freeda (Larson) Lewis - daughter of Olaus Larsson, Almo Larson - son of Olaus Larsson, Emma (Abbey) Larson - wife of Almo Larson, Wilbur Larson - son of Almo Larson.
Third row from top: Cora (Wagner) Lewis - wife of Albert Lewis, Albert Lewis - son of Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Per August Magnusson Larson, son of Magnus Larsson, Christine (Andersdotter) Norlin - wife of August Norlin, August Norlin - husband of Christine Andersdotter, Gustaf Larsson Lewis, Charles Oscar Anderson Larson - son of Amanda Albertina Larsdotter and husband of Olga A. (Dahlberg) Larson - daughter of Carl Johan Alfred Larsson Dahlberg, Amanda Dahlberg - wife of Carl Johan Larsson Dahlberg, Sophia (Larsdotter) Lundgren - sister of Catarina Larson, Fred Johnson - husband of Emily Larson, Arthur Larson - son of Olaus Larsson, Norma (Nelson) Larson - wife of Arthur Larson, Evan Lewis - son of Robert and Freeda (Larson) Lewis.Front row: Lorraine (Lewis) Arndt - daughter of Irving Lewis, Carol (Peterson) Callahan - daughter of Clarence and Clara Peterson, Juliann (Peterson) Harris - daughter of Clarence and Clara Peterson, Laurence Lewis - son of Albert and Cora Lewis, Edith Anderson - sister of Esther Anderson Larson, Esther Anderson (Larson) Pletenik - adopted daughter of Arthur and Norma Larson, Olive (Larson) Worthing - daughter of Walter and Helen Larson, Kenneth Lewis - son of Irving and Esther Lewis, Naomi (Lear) Harmacek - daughter of Frank and Edith Lear, Marian (Lewis) Neuman - daughter of Ed Lewis, Betty (Larson) Steele - daughter of Walter and Helen Larson, Gordon Lewis - son of Robert and Freeda Lewis, Clifford Lewis - son of Irwin and Esther Lewis, Jean Anderson - daughter of Signe (Dahlquist) Anderson, John (Bud) Anderson - son of Signe (Dahlquist) Anderson, Signe (Dahlquist) Anderson - daughter of Anders and Emma (Larsson) Dahlquist.
The Appleton Post-Crescent, Appleton, Outagamie Co., WI, Monday, August 3, 1925
A family reunion of the Larson and Lewis families was held at the home of Almo Larson in Farmington, Sunday.
According to Freeda (Larson) Lewis, "All were related to either Gustav Larsson Lewis on my father's side of the family, or to Aunt Sophia Larsdotter Lundgren on my mother's side of family. Uncle Gust. was my father's brother. Aunt Sophia was my mother's sister."
Lars Fredrik Nilsson was born April 29, 1820, in Grebo Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden.
Gustafva Wilhelmina Ekman was born March 11, 1825, in Asby Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden.
Lars Fredrik Nilsson and Gustafva Wilhelmina Ekman were married March 24, 1844, in Östergötland Co., Sweden.
Lars Fredrik Nilsson died June 24, 1870, in Varna Parish, Östergőtland Co., Sweden, at age 50.
Sophia, Gustafva and Amanda Larsdotter, Linköping, Östergötland Co., Sweden, about 1875
Gustafva Wilhelmina (Ekman) Nilsson moved out of Torpa Parish on June 4, 1888, with a destination of North America. Torpa Parish is just north of Asby. Her status was listed as widow of farmer. She was traveling alone, and departed from Grebo, Östergőtland Co., Sweden. Gustafva, from Uppsala, Uppsala Län, Sweden, departed Göteborg, Sweden, on June 15, 1888, with a destination of the Port of New York, NY.
The 1895 Minnesota State Census taken on June 3, 1895, shows Louis Anderson (age 34) born in Sweden with both parents foreign born and having lived in Minnesota for 8 years and having lived in this district for 2 months is a Court House Janitor living at 695 De Soto Street, 1st Ward, City of St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. Living with him is Mrs. Amanda Anderson (age 33) born in Sweden with both parents foreign born does Housekeeping. Also living there are: Oscar Anderson (age 10) born in Wisconsin with both parents foreign born; Nels Froberg (age 30) born in Sweden with both parents foreign born, and having lived in Minnesota for 8 years and having lived in this district for 2 months, who is a Laborer; and Oscar Froberg (age 21) born in Sweden with both parents foreign born, and having lived in Minnesota for 8 years and having lived in this district for 2 months, who is a Laborer.
Gustafva Ekman (Larsdotter) Larson died November 22, 1896, in St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN, at age 71. Gustafva is said to have died at the home of her daughter, Amanda, in St. Paul, MN.