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4. Karl Johan LARSSON, son of Lars JANSSON and Maja Stina ANDERSDOTTER, was born on 1 OCT 1833 in Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden,¹² was baptized on 13 OCT 1833, and died on 14 MAR 1900 in Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden, at age 66.

General Notes: Karl moved to Aspelund about 1877. This was in Bo (Boo) Parish. Karl is referred to as a "torpare" or "statare" in official records. This is a Swedish word which means farm laborer, usually very poor. He did not own any land. The owner of the estate allowed the farmer the use of the house and farm land in return for his labor. He worked for the Estate Boo which was owned by the noble family named Hamilton and lived in a cottage called Aspelund. The cottage was owned by Boo.

Karl Johan was born and baptized in Svalnäs. The witnesses were: Anders Bengtsson and his wife from Gamby, the son Jan Andersson of Gamby-Berg, the young girl Inga Stina Jansdotter from Svalnäs.

Karl was probably buried in the churchyard of Boo but poor people did not have grave stones and it is not very likely that his grave could be found.

December 26 was a popular day for poor farmers to marry. It was very practical to get married on this day because it was a public holiday called Annandag Jul. It was a time when there would be a lot of food and drink available, everyone would be off work, the family would be gathered together and it was a slow season for farmers.

Karl Johan helped to construct the Baptist Chapel in Bo. It was used from 1875-1975. It is now a Bed and Breakfast and is a historical landmark and cannot be altered.

Baron Hamilton was the owner of most of the land in Bo Parish and was quite controlling and tyrannical over the poor peasants, but he liked the Baptist. There was a serious drinking problem at that time and the Baptist did not drink. The Baron wanted to encourage them and donated the land and timber for the Baptist Chapel.

i. Karl August KARLSSON (born on 3 MAR 1860 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died in 1864)

ii. Anna Gustava CARLSSON (born on 1 MAR 1862 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

iv. Johan Vilhelm CARLSSON (born on 16 APR 1867 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 19 JAN 1934 in Örebro, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

v. Gustaf Emil CARLSSON (born on 7 JAN 1870 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 7 NOV 1873 in Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

vi. Victor Emanuel CARLSSON (born on 17 DEC 1872 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 13 JUN 1913 in Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

vii. David Julius CARLSSON (born on 9 APR 1875 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 31 DEC 1928 in Atlanta, Fulton Co, Georgia, USA)

viii. Augusta Vilhelmina CARLSSON (born on 30 OCT 1877 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 29 DEC 1951 in Örebro, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

ix. Gustaf Adolf CARLSSON (born on 2 MAY 1880 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 23 MAY 1957 in Örebro, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

x. Hanna Elisabet CARLSSON (born on 21 FEB 1883 Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden - died on 29 OCT 1927 in Örebro, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden)

5. Gustava OLSDOTTER, daughter of Olof DJURFELDT and Anna Katrina KARSTRÖM, was born on 11 AUG 1839 in Bo, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden,¹⁴ died on 8 MAY 1929 in Örebro, Örebro Co, Närke, Sweden, at age 89,¹⁵ and was buried in Norra Kyrkogården, Örebro, Örebro Län, Närke, Sweden.

General Notes: After her husband died, Gustava had to move because the house they lived in belonged to the Baron and it was for the tenant farmer to live in.

Gustava moved to Kopparbohl on 1 November 1902. On 1 November 1909 she moved to Carlsdal. Finally on 28 February 1928 she moved to Örebro, Olaus Petri Parish.

Gustava was baptized in Djursnäs Torp. The witnesses were: Peter Olsson and his wife of Djurshult, the farm hand Jan Persson of Kobäcksmåssan and the young girl Anna Caisa Jansdotter of the same place.
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Karl and Gustava were Baptist. They became Baptist in 1869. The Husförhörsbok shows that they attended all communions and had all their children baptised until 1868. In 1869 they stopped taking communion and no klonger had their children baptised. The Swedish Lutheran Church was very strict and it was a very serious matter to break away from the Church. Gustava was a very religious person.

6. Hans Jørgen MORTENSEN,³ son of Morten Jørgen MORTENSEN and Dorthe Marie HANSDATTER, was born on 31 MAR 1850 in Brundby, Tranebjerg Parish, Holbæk, Samsoe, Denmark,¹⁶ was baptized on 26 MAY 1850 in Tranebjerg Parish, Holbæk, Samsoe, Denmark, died on 12 DEC 1932 in Hessel, Mackinac Co., MI, USA, at age 82,¹⁷ and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Cedarville, Mackinac Co., MI, USA.

General Notes: He was a twin, but his twin died in infancy. He emigrated to the USA in 1881. He and his family first lived in Grand Marais, MI and in 1885 moved to the Les Cheneaux area. He filed a homestead claim in May 1886 and received his final certificate on 1 Jul 1891. His family had been fishermen and farmers in Denmark.

The information that Hans emigrated in 1881 comes from Federal US Census records. I have not been able to locate any records of his emigration. We have a copy of the Danish probate records of the estate of Hans' Father. It was dated 1879 and states that there are 4 children living. Bodil, Karen and Morten were still living in Brundby in 1879, but Hans was living in Endelave. Endelave is a small island to the southwest of Samsø. We also have a copy of the Danish probate records of the estate of Hans' Mother. In 1882, 4 children were still living. Bodil, Karen and Morten were still living in Brundby, but Hans was living in America. It appears from this data that Hans probably emigrated to the USA in 1881 as recorded in the US Federal Census records.

Hans filed his declaration of intent to become a US Citizen on 9 Jun 1885 in Chippewa County, Michigan Vol 3, Page 178. His name is written as Honce Mortensen.

The Mortensen homestead application was # 3840, final certificate # 1996. It was filed at the land office in Marquette, Michigan 1 July 1891 and was approved 22 Sept 1895 and recorded in Vol 4 page 458.

Hans is recorded in the 1880 Danish Census records for Glud Parish. He and his family were living in the village of Glud.

Hans is recorded in the 1870 Danish Census for Hjarnø, Glud Parish, Vejle County. He was age 19, unmarried, Lutheran, born Tranbjerg Parish, Samsø, Aarhus County. He was a servant on a farm.

Marriage Notes: At the time of their marriage, Hans was living in Hjarnø and Abbelone was living at Jensgaard.

i. Ane Marie MORTENSEN (born on 25 MAY 1871 Bisholt Mark, Skjold Parish, Vejle Co, Denmark)

iii. Nielsine MORTENSEN (born on 2 MAR 1876 Glud Mark, Glud Parish, Vejle County, Denmark - died on 8 SEP 1967 in St. Ignace, Mackinac Co, MI, USA)

iv. Morten Jørgen MORTENSEN (born on 7 DEC 1878 Glud Mark, Glud Parish, Vejle County, Denmark - died on 12 DEC 1965 in St. Ignace, Mackinac Co, MI, USA)

v. Martha MORTENSEN (born on 17 JUN 1884 Grand Marais, Alger Co., Mackinac Co., MI USA - died on 16 MAY 1963 in St. Ignace, Mackinac Co, MI, USA)

vii. Carl MORTENSEN (born on 30 JUL 1890 Hessel, Mackinac Co., MI, USA - died on 25 JUL 1971 in St. Ignace, Mackinac Co, MI, USA)

7. Abbelone NIELSEN,³ daughter of Niels CHRISTENSEN and Ane Marie ANDERSDATTER, was born on 25 FEB 1849 in Vester Bisholdt, Skjold Parish, Vejle Co, Denmark,¹⁹ ^,20 was baptized on 25 FEB 1849 in Vester Bisholdt, Skjold Parish, Vejle Co, Denmark, died on 15 JAN 1929 in St Ignace, Mackinac Co., MI, USA, at age 79,²¹ and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Cedarville, Mackinac Co., MI, USA. Another name for Abbelone was Abelone CHRISTENSEN.²²

General Notes: Abelone emigrated in 1883 with 4 children, Ane Marie, Dortea, Nielsine and Morten. I have not found any record of their emigration. The information that they emigrated, in 1883, comes from the Federal U. S. Census records of 1900 and 1910 in Clark Twp. Mackinac County, Michigan.

We have a smallpox vaccination certificate which is barely legible. It clearly states that Abelone is the daughter of Niels Christensen. It also is clear that she was vaccinated when she was age 4 on 28 May 1853. The place is very difficult to decipher, but it appears to be V. Bisholdt. I found the record of Abelone's vaccination in the Skjold Parish of 1853. It states that "Abellone Nielsen" age 4 of Bisholt Mark, father Niels Christensen, was vaccinated 28 May 1853.

We have a letter that Abelone's sister, Ane, sent from Denmark. She had children named Marie, Anders, and Magnus. Her husband's name was Søren. The postmark on the letter she sent from Denmark is Aastrup. There are about 40 different places, in Denmark, with the name Aastrup ( Åstrup ). There is a town by the name of Åstrup directly below the town of Vester Bisholt. These two towns are between the city of Horsens and the Island of Endelave. It is known that Hans was living in Endelave in 1879. The spelling of aa is the old Danish spelling and the modern Danish spelling is Åstrup. Many Danes use both spellings interchangeably.

The following information is from the Danish records of Skjold Parish in Vejle county.

Abbelone Nielsen born 25 February 1849 in Skjold Parish in the County of Vejle, Denmark, her parents: Niels Christensen and Ane Marie Andersdatter. Niels Christensen, born 1815 married Ane Marie Andersdatter born 1814, on 25 November 1842 in Skjold, Vejle, Denmark. The parish records also show that Abelone was a twin and her sister's name was Nielsine. Abelone is listed as the first born and Nielsine was born second. Family lore states that Abelone had a twin that died as an infant.

The Skjold Parish records show that Abelone was confirmed in the Lutheran Church in 1852. The Priest gave her good marks in knowledge of Christian doctrine and behavior.

The following information is from the 1 February 1870 Danish Census for Vejle County, Bjerre District, Glud Parish, Østrup Town:

Erik Jensen, 62, head of household
Bodil Petersen, 38, his wife
Peter Christain Eriksen, 26, their son
Karen Marie Eriksen, 20, their daughter
Hansine Marie Eriksen, 10, their daughter
Petrine Eriksen, 7, their daughter
Hans Eriksen, 5, their son
Elisabeth eriksen, 2, their daughter
Abelone Nielsen, female, 20, unmarried, servant, Lutheran, born in Skjold Parish

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