When Johanna Matilda Andersson was born on 26 April 1849, in Västervik, Kalmar, Sweden, her father, Anders Peter Andersson, was 27 and her mother, Sofia Nilsdotter, was 25. She married John G. Carlson on 20 February 1869, in Knox, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Willow Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Charter Oak, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1931. She died on 13 August 1931, in Charter Oak Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Denison Township, Crawford, Iowa, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1851: Monona, Iowa, United States
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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