Photos are also posted on our Old Time Photos page
Anders (Andrew) Lindblad was born in Slatthog Parish in
Smaland, Sweden on April 29, 1836.
He was the son of Sven Andersson Fahna, born Nov 22, 1810 And Casja
Johannesdotter, born Oct 10, 1801.
Andrew
Lindblad married Brita Stina Amundsson, they were married in
Sweden in 1859.
The parish records in Sweden said that Andrew & Brita Lindblad
had four sons, when they emmigrated to the US in 1869 (They got their
emmigration papers on April 10, 1869 from the pastor)
Their sons were Sven Johan born March 10, 1860, Anders Goran
born April 12, 1862, Carl Gustaf born Dec2, 1864 and Aaron William born
Nov 23, 1867.
According to the passenger list of their boat, they had bought tickets
for Denver.
The family name was Lindblad in Sweden, Andrew got the name when he enrolled as a soldier in the Swedish army in 1859.
Andrew, Brita and their four sons settled in Laporte, Indiana, Andrew was a farmer, they had a farm at Rural route 3.
The Lindblad family joined the Bethany Lutheran church on 8/5/1870. Church records show that Anders, Brita Stina, Sven Johan, Anders Goran and Carl William, there is no mention of Aaron William after he is mentioned on the parish records in Sweden, we do not know what happened to him, he was 2 yrs old, when they left for the US, maybe he died on their trip.
A later entry in the church records at the Lutheran church in Laporte, shows Carl Gustaf died 9/9/1897 in Laporte, he would have been only 10 yrs old. Another entry shows Sven Johan confirmed 5/16/1875, 15 yrs old.
Andrew & Brita Stina Lindblad had a daughter Christina Marie born 2/10/1873, she died 2/10/1873, they had another daughter Stina Marie who was born 7/13/1874.
Some years later Brita’s father in Sweden died and Brita’s mother Marie Amundsson left Sweden and came to the US to join her only child, Brita and her husband, Andrew, Brita’s mother changed her name to Mary Lindblad, she is listed in their household in 1880 Census.
Anders Goran went by the name George Linbdblad, he lived at the farm with his father, mother and sister, he never married and never left home.
Andrew Lindblad died 6/27/1901, 71 years old, he is buried in the Carmel Cemetery, Laporte, Indiana.
Brita, George and Stina continued living at the farm, Brita Stina Lindblad died 4/12/1923, she was 85 years old, she is also buried in the Carmel Cemetery beside her husband. (Webmaster notation - in the LaPorte County Federal Census for Coolspring area, 1900, Brita Stina replies that she gave birth to 6 children 3 of which were still surviving)
George and his sister Stina continued to live at the farm in Coolspring Township until Stina married Frank Johnson, born 3/11/1875, they married 2/24/1909 in Laporte, they had a daughter Violet Marie Johnson born 8/6/1911 and a son George Johnson. (Note from Web Master D. West George appears in the 1930 census with his parents and is listed as being 12 years of age vs the 1920 census for same county and township where he is shown as being 3 years 10/12. )
George Lindblad lived at the farm until his death in 1939, he is also buried in the Carmel Cemetery.
Andrew & Brita Lindblad’s son Sven Johan:
Sven Johan Lindblad went by the name Swan, he was married 20
Jan 1883 to Ida
Caroline Anderson in Henry County, Illinois. and they had two
daughters Ann Christina and Effie Agnes, listed on the church records
they moved to Wausa, Knox County, Nebraska and lived there several
years, then came back to Laporte after their father Andrew died and
lived in Laporte for a few years, several other children (See webmaster
notes below this paragraph) were born to them, some in Laporte and some
in Nebraska, then moved back to Wausa, Nebraska again for good.
Swan
and Ida Lindblad's family photo.
Notes for Swan 10 MAR 1860- 1 SEP 1934 & Ida b.3 FEB
1866 both buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knox County, Nebraska: by 1900
according to the census for Knox Co., Nebraska - they had 6 children,
all living. Anna b. Indiana in January 1890; Effie A, b. Indiana in Feb
1981; Anders Egbert probably was Albert, b. Nebraska in 1893 ; Della M.
b. Indiana in March 1895; Carl Alfred b. Indiana in 16 JAN 1897- 16 MAR
1922, John G, b. Indiana 24 Mar 1899 and he died August of 1972.
In 1910 we find this family in State: South Dakota, County:
Hand , Pleasant Valley Twp.
page 75A We note the additional children - Seth b. 1901 and d. 1962 and
a daughter 6 years old and another son, Earl 4 years old (1906- 1977)
he is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Knox County, Nebraska .
Additional Notes for Anders Lindblad
Army
Dismissal Papers
Photostat of Swedish Transcription
Anders_Svensson_Lindblad´s_letter_of_dismissal. This document was
issued by the commander in chief (normally having the rank of colonel)
for the Kronoberg Regiment which Anders Lindblad served until his
emigration. Anders had Svensson as his last name until he was accepted
as soldier and served for the farmers of the village of Bästerna in the
parish of SLÄTTHÖG. When he was accepted as soldier he got a new last
name - Lindblad - as was the custom. This document is written in a very
old-fashioned and complicated bureaucratic language which makes it
quite difficult to translate to get the tone of those long past days. The
best try to translate it reads as follows:
Since, at Norra Sunnerbo Company of No. 11 Royal
Kronoberg´s Regiment the Vice Corporal for theFile No. 116 Bästerna in
the parish of Slätthög of the province of Kronoberg Anders Svensson
Lindblad, (who) before his acceptence for war service named Anders
Svensson, who was born April 29, 1836 in the parish of Slätthög of the
province of Kronoberg and served at this Regiment since October 21,
1859, now will according to his own request and with the therefore
given consent of the farmers of the File, with the intention of seeking
better livelihood wanting to be dismissed from his war service.
therefore he, No. 116 Anders Svensson Lindblad, is hereby dismissed
from the Regiment and from the war service with the testimonial that he
thereby has faithfully and excellently well behaved himself. This
certificate should by Lindblad at the next occurring General Inspection
with the Royal Kronoberg´s Regiment for the General-Inspection-Function
at time and place which through by the King´s Lieutenant Governor in
the province issued announcement will be established, be shown up to
the General-Commander, whereby ordinary Dismissal-passprt will be
received; should in case of claim for support by the
Fighting-Services-House Pay Desk of Wadstena togehter with this
testimony be handed in recently issued Pastor`s certificate regarding
having good character and Doctor´s certificate regarding capacity for
work. Växjö May 1, 1869 G. R. Weidenhielm Chief Commander of the
Regiment Seal O.D. Schenfelt
Andrew Lindblad's Ancestors
LARS CHRISTIAN HULTBERG was born 1747 and served as
a soldier for number 69 or 70, Nora Sunnerbo company in Vret,
Hortjsberg parish. His military name was "HULTBERG" which means
"Clearing in the forest mountain" . He married Ingrid Svensdotter on
November 29,1778, she was born April 17, 1752 in Transjo, Svensgard,
Hortjsberg parish, the daughter of Sven & Ingrid Persson. On
july 30, 1779, a son Anders was born and died almost three weeks later
on August 18, 1779. On October 10, 1781 a daughter Ingrid was born,
then on June 1, 1783, twin daughters were born, named Stina and Lena,
however Lena was stillborn.
On January 17, 1788 a son Anders was born, then on
June 4, 1792 a son Sven was born. ANDERS SKOLD was born January 17,
1788, he took an army name Skold, sometimes spelt Skjold which means
Shield. He was born in the parish of Hortjsberg and he married ELIN
INGERMARDOTTER, she was born in 1784 in the parish of Vislanda, all
these parishes are within a few miles of each other, only about 10 - 12
miles. Anders & Elin had five children, SVEN ANDERSON was born
Nov 2, 1810, then they had triplets, Ingemar, Ingrid and Catherina born
May 26, 1816, they all died, then they had a daughter Stina born1818.
SVEN ANDERSON born Nov 2, 1810 married CASJA JONASDOTTER, she was born
Oct 10, 1801, SVEN was 19 years old and his wife was 28 years old when
they married, she had been married before but her husband had gone to
war some years ago and was captured and died in captivity, from this
previous marriage two daughters were born ,but both died. SVEN ANDERSON
took the army name FAHNA, which means FLAG, SVEN & CASJA had
five children: JONAS FAHNA born April 8, 1833, married INGRID CATHERINA
JOHANNESDOTTER, who was born 1837. They had nine children, William,
Andrew, Carl, Benjamin, Edwin, Fred, George, Amel and one daughter,
Stina Casja Wilhelmina, but she always went by the name Minnie. Seven
of Janoas's sons had already emigrated to the US earlier, then in 1893,
Jonas and his wife Catherina and their three younger children, Stina,
George and Amel, emigrated to the US, sometime before they left Sweden,
they changed their name to FAHNSTROM, which means FLAGSTREAM, they
sailed on the ship, "America" from Fredrickshavn, Nordjylland, Denmark
to Ellis Island, they arrived June 12, 1893, they first settled in
Victoria, Illinios, then moved to Galva, Illinios and lived there the
rest of their lives.
ANDERS SVENSON LINDBLAD was born April 29, 1836 in
Slatthog parish in Sweden, Anders married BRITA STINA ANUNDSDOTTER,
they were married in 1859, he took the army name LINDBLAD while in the
Swedish army in 1859, Anders and his wife decided to emigrate to the
US, they got their emigration papers on April 10, 1869 from their
pastor.
According to the passenger records in Sweden, they
had bought tickets for Denver, they had four sons, Sven Johan born
March 10, 1860, Anders Goran born April; 12, 1862, Carl Gustaf born Dec
2, 1864 and aaron William born Nov 23, 1867, they did however settle in
Laporte, Indiana and joined the Bethany Lutheran church on 8/5/1870, on
the church records it mentions the family all are listed except Aaron
William, we do not know what happened to this son of Andrew and Brita,
he would have been over two years old at the time of their trip to the
US, he may have died on the ship coming over or before they got to
their destination.
INGRID FAHNA was born in 1840, she married Johan
Johnson, but some years later Ingrid moved back to live with her
parents, as her husband had been in prison for several things, she left
Sweden and joined her two grown children here, her two children were
George Henrickson Johnson and Amanda Johnson, when George came to the
US he changed his name to George Henrickson, he was at the college near
Galva and met his wife Malvina Anderson, they married and moved to
Michigan to live, INGRID FAHNA joined George and his wife and family
there and died there. Her daughter Amanda went to stay with Uncles and
Aunts in Galva and met her cousin George Fahnstrom, son of JONAS
FAHNSTROM, they were married, her brother George was against the
marriage, they had several children and lived in Galva most of their
lives. ANNA FAHNA no dates for her, she never married, stayed near her
parents, she got an illness and died in 1878 in Smaland, Sweden.
SARAH LENA FAHNA was a schoolteacher, she got ill
and was confined to her bed for some years, she died in Sweden.
SVEN ANDERSON FAHNA died in 1881, his wife Casja
died two years later in 1883
Photostat copies of the following
documents. (Hit your back button to return to this page.)
Swan
Lindblad's Obituary
Ida
Lindblad's Obituary
Carl
Lindblad's Obituary
Bethany
Church Records Page 1
Bethany
Chruch Records Page 2
