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"The longer I look at the handwriting the clearer it gets, but still stumped in places ... The words after Elin and August's names in the first file don't mean anything to me yet.  Have just learned that dräng is a farm…"

"I found Vastratunhem in the research wiki   (wiki.familysearch.org     type in Tunhem parish, Sweden).  Not much info except a huge list of farm names.   Your Swedish Roots is the new "bible" for Swedish…"

"To my astonishment, I've just located Elin's marriage in parish records, which provides a birthdate and patronymic for her husband, and found the births of two previously unknown children who did not survive to emigrate. It would also…"

"Thank you for your response, Lynn. Yes, that must be my great-grandmother! Her father was called Lars Gustaf and her mother was Inga Maria Holmgren ... we have a photograph of Inga that Elin brought in her trunk. I know the names of Elin's…"

"An Elin Helmina Cecilia show in the Hjo Lands. birth book Image 84 / page 159 on ArkivDigital. born 21/6 baptized 28/6  father    Arb. L. G. Holmin and his wife Inga Mar. Holmgren   A strategy would be to follow the girl…"

"Hi Emily, Yes this is a good place to post your family inquiry with an H-name.    I have tried to find your Elin in FamilySearch but was unable. Do you have a personID number for her?  There were two names that came up for me in…"

"HOLMIN HALMIN My father's grandmother was Elin Helmina Cecilia Holmin, born June 21, 1859 in [familysearch.org records:Rackkekarrs, Hjo Landsfors, Skaraborg] alternatively, in my great-aunt's memory: Kungsbaka or Vanersborg. She was one of…"

"Yes, I think he was born in Högsby parish."

"Holquist, Gustav Adolf, or (Hultqvist, Gustav Adolf) Born 08 March, 1863 in Högsby, Kalmar län Emigrated to the United States in mid-1880s. Died in Omaha, NE in 1925.  His brother, Frank F. Nelson, also emigrated to the United States…"

"Gustav Adolf Holquist (Hultqvist) (b. 1863) Was he born in Högsby parish in Kalmar county?   Comments:  Do you have birth dates and places for brothers as well?  Frank F. Nelson possibly Americanized his name. Charles probably…"

"HEDQVIST   HEDKVIST  etc Lori Butler--Just thought I would see how common your surname was today. Searching the Sweden telephone book eniro.se I got the following>> 34 hits with Hedqvist 8 hits with Hedkvist Some of these hits…"

"Pihlstrom Per or (Pihlström Per) or (Persson Per). Born 29 Apr 1840 in Hara, Ekshärard, Värmland, Sweden. Family is noted in Ekshärad church records at AI:27, page 344; AI:29, page 112; AI:31, page 125, etc. The family emigrated…"

"I'm so late in checking back but, E, I do need to thank you and tell you I appreciate your research.  Yvonne"

"Johansson, Anders Gustaf Born 26 Feb 1844 in Kvinnestad, Sweden Immigrated to USA in 1869 to Carver Country, Minnesota Looking for specific information where he immigrated to in Minnesota.  Believe his sister (my gg grandmother) immigrated in…"

"William Robert Johnson   1907-02-04     +1972-04-019  Brattleboro, Vermont. Two brothers left Sweden. Settled in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Samuel Ludvig Johansson (Sam Johnson) 1870-05-14 - 1939-03-05   I have contact…"

"Other things have distracted me for a while but I have learned a few things that may be of interest to you about New Sweden and your relative Lock/Karlsson.   1.  Do visit …"