Johanna Nilsson

Brief Life History of Johanna

When Johanna Nilsson was born on 29 July 1836, in Götlunda, Skaraborg, Sweden, her father, Nils Jonsson, was 41 and her mother, Stina Andersdotter, was 39. She married Carl Eric Lindholm "Skantz" on 15 May 1861, in Atlantic Ocean. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 1 Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 April 1909, in Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Eric Lindholm "Skantz"
1835–1875
Johanna Nilsson
1836–1909
Marriage: 15 May 1861
Charles Lindholm
1862–1900
Franklin Lindholm
1864–1948
Parley Lindholm
1866–1867
Thecla Nilsson Lindholm
1868–1931
Clara Lindholm
1869–1870
Martha Lindholm
1870–1888
Albert Lindholm
1873–1920
Alma Eric Lindholm
1875–1947

Sources (43)

  • Joanna Lindholm, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Swedish Church Records Archive - Birth Record 1805-1864
  • Johanna Nilsdotter Lindholm, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Tuila, Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life History of Johanna Nilsson Lindholm

Life History of Johanna Nilsson Lindholm Johanna Nilsson was born July 29, 1836, at Greby, Gothunda, Sweden. She was the daughter of Nils Johnson and Kristana Anderson. She was the 7th child in a f …

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