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haney03
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 Posted - 11/09/2007 : 08:51:43
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| Hello, this post is mainly directed to Tami. I noticed on one of the postings that you mention you have access to Genline. I have hit a brick wall in my research of my g-g-grandfather from Sweden. I am hoping you may be willing to do a search for me. I've exhausted all local searches that I know of. His name in America is Alex Larson and any article i've viewed, this is always how his name is written. He was born in 1873 or 74 and emigrated to USA in 1888 or 90 depending on which US census you look at. He went to Cadillac, Michigan and this is where he died. I'm not sure if his name was Axel, Alexander or any variations of what his last name were nor do I have any idea of his birthplace or point of departure. Any help or advice on your part is appreciated. Not a lot to go on, I know. I tried to email you direct but I was not able to successfully. I believe you will have my email, you could email me direct if that is easier. Thanks again, Chris. |
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tlwright65
Senior member
USA
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 16:22:43
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To look in the Swedish records, you need to know what parish he was born in. Unfortunately, that is the only way. Did you try the message board for Sweden on ancestry.com? Someone can look up on their Emibas CD to see when he emigrated. Usually, that will give you the parish they are from and where they emigrated from.
I don't have access to Genline anymore, but the week subscription is really cheap, and if you can find anything out, I can look then, or you can subscribe. It's really easy. |
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Edited by - tlwright65 on 11/09/2007 16:24:43 |
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Lislcat
Advanced member
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690 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2007 : 18:35:17
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Chris,
Sorry to interrupt your conversation with Tami, but do you have his obituary or death certificate? That would give you a correct birth and death date. Maybe even the dates on his tombstone? It's hard going on just the information from the census. It's much easier if you start with what you know, gather the info on their deaths, marriages, etc... and then go back.
Good luck , Wanda |
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tlwright65
Senior member
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 21:30:05
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| Totally agree with you, Wanda!! Anything from anybody is always welcome!! |
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Lislcat
Advanced member
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690 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2007 : 21:38:03
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Tami, I've never searched Emibas, but if he had those dates, then you could lead him in the right direction. The area that he's dealing with in Michigan, doesn't seem to have as much information on-line, so he may end up asking for a look-up or ordering the death certificate. Personally, I would want the death certificate, but I'd at least want an obit.
Take care, Wanda |
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haney03
Starting member
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 22:02:16
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| Thank you for your replies. I do have his death certicate with his birth and death dates now. I should've listed this on my first post. I will post on ancestry.com. Thanks again. |
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haney03
Starting member
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Posted - 11/09/2007 : 22:11:47
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Shoot, I hit post new reply instead of preview. I actually have a photograph of his tombstone with his birth and death dates. The family does not have an obit, I went to the Cadillac library and my local LDS center and the items I was able to view only list Sweden or even more generally, Europe as his birthplace. Finding my g-g-granfather from Norway with help from this website (and forum) is making me appreciate things all the more now that i'm banging my head against the proverbial wall with my swedish g-g-grandfather.  |
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Lislcat
Advanced member
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690 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2007 : 00:16:29
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Chris,
One other thing for you to try, if you haven't already, is the ALC records for the church that he went to. You can get those through your LDS center too! Just a suggestion. I've been going through the same thing with a great grandfather and then all of a sudden, I found some things that are helping, like his marriage record. It listed his parents, which helps a lot when searching.
I'll look through the Swedish Immigration records and see if I can find him. Going by the dates you listed, he came over with his parents, right?
Good luck, Wanda |
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tlwright65
Senior member
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 01:02:17
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| Anyone with the Swedish Emibas CD should be able to provide you with information then, Chris!Wanda has some great suggestions!! |
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haney03
Starting member
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 01:48:00
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Hello again. As far as I can tell, Alex came to America on his own. My Grandmother thinks he may have been an orphan, if he came over with siblings or his parents, our family doesn't know this. I found his marriage record on the LDS site. He was married on August 16, 1898 in Cadillac, Michigan to Jennie Anderson. It lists his parents as Lars Anderson and Anna Erickson. No birth dates for them is available. I am unsure how to copy the LDS link, but the batch # is MO17192. I mentioned to Tami that I visited the church he went to, but they transitioned to a new church building and I think their archives are probably stored away. I think I know what you mean by ALC records, but a stupid question: what does ALC stand for? If I approached the LDS center, would I just need the name/address of the church then to access the records? I wish I could rewind life to 20 years ago and have a good long chat with my Aunt Mildred, sister to my g-grandmother. She was the family historian and unfortunately took a lot of the family info with her when she passed away. Thanks for your help and advice! P.S. I don't have instant access to the birth/death dates right now, but I will have them tomorrow if that helps. |
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Lislcat
Advanced member
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 04:35:40
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Chris,
The ALC records are the American Lutheran Church records, if he was a Lutheran? You would need the name of the church, the years of the times that you are looking for. I found an account of my great grandmother's funeral. I hadn't even found an obit for her death and I just had the years on her tombstone, so I was quite happy to have found that.
It may help you, it may not, but you'll probably find lots of other family information. If the years you show are correct, he would of only been 16 or 17. He may have came over with someone, even if it was just someone from his town.
I don't know if you have Ancestry.com, but if you don't, your local library probably does and you can search for immigration records on there. I'll look tomorrow and see what I can find.
Good luck!
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haney03
Starting member
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 15:20:31
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| Yes he was Lutheran. Belonged to the Swedish mission church. I was having a brain cramp on what ALC meant. Thanks again for all of your help. I have some detective work to do now. Have a great week! |
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