1. | Philip Fabian Mostrom was born on 12 Dec 1905 in Ceresco, Saunders, NE (son of Charles Fredrik Mostrom and Ida Martinson); died on 17 Aug 1977 in Ceresco, Saunders, NE; was buried in Aug 1977 in Sunrise Cem., Wahoo, Saunders, NE. Notes: Lee Bendz's records show he was born Dec 12 1901. Family/Spouse: Never Married. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Charles Fredrik Mostrom was born on 30 Sep 1874 in , , Sweden; died on 11 Mar 1935 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE; was buried on 13 Mar 1935 in Sunrise Cem., Wahoo, Saunders, NE. Notes: Charles came to America in 1876. A Saunders County Biography printed in 1915 says he came to America in 1878 with his parents. He attended primary school in Chicago. Then he moved to Minnesota and attended school there. Charles married Ida Martinson on 8 Feb 1899 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE. Ida (daughter of John Martinson and Nilla Swanson) was born on 4 Sep 1877 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE; died on 26 Apr 1945 in Ceresco, Saunders, NE; was buried on 30 Apr 1945 in Sunrise Cem., Wahoo, Saunders, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Ida Martinson was born on 4 Sep 1877 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE (daughter of John Martinson and Nilla Swanson); died on 26 Apr 1945 in Ceresco, Saunders, NE; was buried on 30 Apr 1945 in Sunrise Cem., Wahoo, Saunders, NE.
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6. | John Martinson was born on 24 Sep 1833 in Olov, Malmohus, Sweden; was christened on 24 Sep 1833 in Ostra Vemmenhog, Malmohus, Sweden (son of Martin Nilsson and Anna Jonsdotter); died on 25 Jan 1901 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE; was buried in 1901 in Fridhem Cem., Swedeburg, Saunders, NE. Notes: Born in Ostra Wennenhoga Forsamling, Malmo Lan, Skane, Sweden. Olov (Olof) is the name of the farm he was born on. His given name was Jons Martensson. John and Lars went to America in 1869, leaving Nilla and children till they followed in 187070. John's parents met when Anna at age twenty left home to work as a milk maid on a farm in Skivarp where Martin also worked as a farm hand. They were married and lived with Anna's parents, Jons and Lisja and her physically disabled sister Elsa. During this time, Anna and Marten were supporting Anna's family who were poor as well as building a family of their own by having four children. A tragedy of unknown origin hit the family on August 17 1839 when Jons, Lisja and Else all unexpectedly died. Marten and Anna moved back to Skivarp where Marten was born forty two years earlier, in 1845. By this time they had seven children including Nils, John, Anders (who died at age seven), Lars, Sven, Bengta, and Elna. John's older brotother Nels (born in 1831) and younger brother Lars (born 1845) had the reputation of being good wrestlers in their youth. Both John and Lars ended up moving to Onestad where they worked as farmhands and eventually made the decision to emigrate to America in 1869. Each of John's sons got a 160 acre farm from Nilla and he. Each of his daughters got a 80 acre farm from them. His gravestone says Sep 24 1833. John married Nilla Swanson in Oct 1864 in , Kristianstads, Sweden. Nilla (daughter of Sven Hansson and Elna Nilsdotter) was born on 4 Oct 1836 in Stroo Socken, Kristianstads, Sweden; died on 25 Mar 1917 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE; was buried in Mar 1917 in Fridhem Cem., Swedeburg, Saunders, NE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Nilla Swanson was born on 4 Oct 1836 in Stroo Socken, Kristianstads, Sweden (daughter of Sven Hansson and Elna Nilsdotter); died on 25 Mar 1917 in Swedeburg, Saunders, NE; was buried in Mar 1917 in Fridhem Cem., Swedeburg, Saunders, NE. Notes: (Svensdotter) (Nelson) Nilla and family came to America in 1870, her husband John and Lars had gone to America the year before, 1869. In the book "Gustafson / Martinson" by Don Ecklund, Nilla was born in the parish of Norra Stro, Kristianstad llan, Sweden, on a farm called Number 4 Kalaberga. She had a twin brother who died 3 days after her birth. Nilla's family lived in this area for more than sixty years with her grandfather, Hans Abrahamsson and her great grandfather Abraham Hansson living nearby at Number 6 Kalaberga. Eventually Nilla moved to Onestad.
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12. | Martin Nilsson was born on 12 Jan 1803 in Skivarp, Malmohus, Sweden; was christened on 23 Jan 1803 in Skivarp, Malmohus, Sweden (son of Nils Martinson and Berta Pehrsdotter); died in , , Sweden; was buried in , , Sweden. Martin married Anna Jonsdotter on 14 Jul 1829 in Olov, Malmohus, Sweden. Anna (daughter of Jons Larsson and Sissa Jonsdotter) was born on 15 Apr 1807 in Dyback, Malmohus, Sweden; died in , , Sweden; was buried in , , Sweden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Anna Jonsdotter was born on 15 Apr 1807 in Dyback, Malmohus, Sweden (daughter of Jons Larsson and Sissa Jonsdotter); died in , , Sweden; was buried in , , Sweden. Notes: Dyback was an estate in southern Sweden. Pat Martinson has April 15, 1807 as her birth.
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14. | Sven Hansson Sven married Elna Nilsdotter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Elna Nilsdotter
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