Jonas Peter Andersson

Jonas Peter Andersson
Born	February 8, 1840(1840-02-08) Stocken, Ljunga, Jonkoping, Sweden
Died	January 29, 1927 (aged 86)
Resting place	Moses Hill Cemetery, Nebraska
Spouse	Anna Charlotta Magnusdotter (m. 1862) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Anna Charlotta Magnusdotter to Jonas Peter Andersson" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Jonas_Peter_Andersson)
Children	Ellen Marie Anderson
Parents	Anders Nilsson Märta Erlandsdotter

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Jonas arrived in New York on Nov. 25, 1893. He arrived on that date from the port of Christiana aboard the Thingvalla.. He (age 53) is listed as a farmer, headed for Holdrege, Nebraska, with his wife Anna Ch. Anderson (age 56). They were in main steerage, with one piece of baggage each.

Misc. Records

• 1862 Dec. 6: Jonas Peter Anderson married Anna Charlotta Magnusdotter in Klinthult village in Nydala parish, Jönkoping. Jonas and Anna rented a farm in Klinthult from Anders Johannesson and Inga Maria Andersdotter.
• 1863 Nov. 19: Johan August Anderson was born in Klinthult village, Nydala parish, Jönkoping.
• 1864: Church records indicate that Jonas and Anna "seem to live in Hjälmseryd parish".
• 1865 Sep. 25: Maria Helena Anderson was born in Söndra Andersgård in Hjälmseryd parish, Jönkoping.
• 1867: The Anderson family moved (with legal attest) to Söndra Andersgård in Hjälmseryd parish, a neighboring village to Klinthult where they rented an ordinary farm.
• 1868: The Anderson family moved to Hattut torp, also named Svensbygget (after the founder of the torp, Sven's building) under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish.
• 1868 May 1: Karl Edvard Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1870 Oct. 3: Frans Henning Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1873 Feb. 8: Alfrida Josefina Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1875 Jan. 12: Axel Emil Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1878 Mar. 12: Oskar Emmanuel Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1879 Jul. 19: Frans Henning Anderson died on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1879: Maria Helena Anderson left school. She was confirmed in 1880.
• 1880 Sep. 12: Frans Teodor Anderson was born on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping. He died the next day.
• 1881: Johan August Anderson began working as a laborer on Mörhult torp in Svenarum parish.
• 1882: The Anderson family moved to Stavudden torp under Lönshult farm in Vrigstad parish. In this same year, Johan August Anderson emigrated to North America.
• 1882 Mar. 12: Karl Edvard Anderson died on Hattut torp, under the village Virestorp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1883: The Anderson family moved to Horveryd Västergård farm in Vrigstad parish, where they rented an ordinary farm. Maria Helena Anderson moved to Lammaskog farm in Vrigstad parish to begin working.
• 1883 Oct. 9: Anna Matilda Anderson was born on Stavudden torp under Lönshult farm in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1884 Sep. 8: Maria Helena Anderson emigrated to North America along with her master and mistress.
• 1886 Sep. 22: Maria Helena Anderson married Eric Olson in Phelps Co., Nebraska. (Continued on their own family group chart.)
• 1886: The Anderson family moved to Fällen, a horse-riders torp under Lundholmen estate in Vrigstad parish.
• 1886 Aug. 23: Alfrida Josefina Anderson died on Fällen torp in Vrigstad parish, Jönkoping.
• 1887: The Anderson family moved to Planen torp under Lundholmen estate in Vrigstad parish.
• 1888 Jun. 2: Anna Matilda Anderson died on Planen torp under Lundholmen village, Jönkoping.
• 1893 Jun. 1: Oskar Emmanuel Anderson emigrated to America.
• 1893 Oct. 25: Jonas Peter Anderson, Anna Charlotta Magnusdotter Anderson, and Axel Emil Anderson emigrated to America.
• 1900 Jun. 22: Federal Census: Phelps county, Nebraska, ED 146, S 11, L 45, Taken by Fred Brown.
• 1917 Sep. 26: Anna Charlotta Magnuson Anderson died. Her death certificate is on file in Nebraska. Obituary from the Holdrege, Nebraska newspaper:
  • Mrs. Jonas Anderson died last Saturday from the effects of lung fever coupled with the frailties of old, at the ripe age of 77 years, 11 months and 15 days. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. G.S. Larson.
  • She was born in Sweden and came to this country in 1868, and came to Phelps County in 1885, and lived here ever since that time, on a farm near town. She leaves to mourn her death a husband, two sons, one daughter and thirteen grandchildren. She died at the home of A.M. Anderson, three miles northeast of town.
• From a note to Keith Anderson from Henry Renshult, Bergsgatan 19, 576 00 SAVSJO, Sweden: Hattut torp lies very high. You can see forests, lakes and farms almost 40-50 miles from there. The soil is fine, but it is an enormously stony area. On Hattut the torpare had 3-4 cows, a pig, sheep and hens. The house is now destroyed, but I remember it. It was situated on a slope, had a stone base to the west which was 3 yards high. It was made of logs, covered with boards and painted red. On the first floor there was a room and kitchen, on the second floor one room and loft. The barn was a low, long house, straw-covered. It was painted red too. In the garden were so many, many flowers. There were apple-trees and cherry-trees, currant bushes, gooseberry bushes. Still there are so many flowers, though the forest grows in the garden. Torparen on Hattut normally worked as lumberjack in the large forests on the farm Virestorp. Close to Hattut was an old way from the forest in the area to Hook iron works, on which charcoal was transported to Hook. Before Jonas Peter lived on Hattut the torpare there jobbed with charcoal burning. Stavudden torp was on a cape in a bog. There was not so good soil but no stones. A problem was that the crop often was damaged by frost. The torpare on Stavudden cultivated his potatoes on the hill in another farm. They had 3 or 4 cows. The torp Fällen and Planen are larger torp with 4-5 cows and larger houses. They still remain. Fällen is now an ordinary farm. Planen is a summerhouse for a family. [The pattern of emigration shown here] is the normal model. Save money, send over a child to North America, come after with the family.