John Nelse SWANSON & Amelia Josephina ENGSTROM

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John Nelse SWANSON
Amelia Josephina ENGSTROM

Husband: John Nelse SWANSON
Birth: 23 Apr 1858, Ostergotland, Gardserum Parish, Sweden
Death: 2 Oct 1946, Wexford Co., MI
Migration: 1875, Sweden to America
Father possibly: Nels SWANSON

Nels and Nils are Swedish forms of Nicholas, so "Nelse" may be John's patronymic.

Marriage: 20 Feb 1884, Delta Co., MI

Wife: Amelia Josephina ENGSTROM
Birth: 29 Nov 1859 or 1860, Sweden
Death: 1920-30, presumably in Cedar Creek Twp., Wexford Co., MI
Migration: 1881, Sweden to America
Father: John ENGSTROM
Mother: Mamie Amanda __?__

Children:

— born in Fairbanks Twp., Delta Co., MI:
1. Elmer Bert SWANSON, b. 21 Apr 1884; d. 7 Dec 1942, Wexford Co., MI; m. Amanda Ester BERLUND (1885-1972)
2. Marna / Marnea / Mamie Amanda SWANSON, b. 21 Oct 1887; d. 6 Jun 1963; m. 10 Aug 1911, Jonas Algot SANDSTROM (1886-1981)

— born in Frankfort, Benzie Co., MI:
3. Edwin Alfred SWANSON, b. 13 May 1891

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Michigan

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd. Marriage Index: Michigan and Wisconsin, 1830-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-251): not found.

2. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 10): Unorganized Territory of Clearwater Twp., Kalkaska Co., MI, Roll T9_587, p. 375C, PN 19, SD 2, ED 106, enumerated 1 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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6 6 Swanson Nelson W M 20 / works in loging Camp Sweden Sweden Sweden

"Nelson" is an Anglicized equivalent of "Nelse." This may or may not be our subject, but there is no other SWANSON in Michigan who appears to be our subject. Nelson is one of 16 men living/working in a logging camp.

3. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4. 1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #39 of 39): Cedar Creek Twp., Wexford Co., MI, Roll T623_755 (Book 2), p. 190A, SN 20, SD 9, ED 120, enumerated 2/3 Jul 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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458 364 Swanson John Head W M Apr 1858 42 M 17 Sweden Sweden Sweden 1876 24 Na Farmer Y Y Y O F F 217

_______ Amelia Wife W F Nov 1859 40 M 17 3 3 Sweden Sweden Sweden 1881 18 Y Y Y

_______ Elmer Son W M Apr 1884 16 S Michigan Sweden Sweden At School 6 Y Y Y

_______ Marnea Dau W F Oct 1887 12 S Michigan Sweden Sweden At School 6 Y Y Y

_______ Edwin Son W M May 1891 9 S Michigan Sweden Sweden At School

5. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #20 of 46): Cedar Creek Twp., Wexford Co., MI, Roll 666 (Book 2), p. 175B, SN 10B, SD 9, ED 142, enumerated 24/25 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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215 217 Swanson John Head M W 51 M1 27 Sweden (Swd) Sweden (Swd) Sweden (Swd) 1876 Na Eng Farmer Home farm OA Y Y O F F 197

_______ Amelia Wife F W 51 M1 27 3 3 Sweden (Swd) Sweden (Swd) Sweden (Swd) 1882 Eng None Y Y

_______ Edwin Son M W 19 S Michigan Sweden (Swd) Sweden (Swd) Eng None Y Y

Listed two households from John NYQUIST (æ 65, b. Sweden) and his wife Dorothy (æ 52, b. Sweden), parents of son Edwin's future wife, Hulda (æ 10, b. Sweden).

6. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 13): Manton-Gilbert Road, Cedar Creek Twp., Wexford Co., MI, Roll T625_798, p. 197B, SN 5B, SD 9, ED 213, enumerated 22-24 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* Fm 132 132 Swanson John Head O F M W 61 M 1876 Na 1887 Y Y Swe Swe Swe Swe Swe Swe Y Farmer Home Farm OA 129

_______ Amelia Wife F W 60 M 1881 Na 1887 Y Y Swe Swe Swe Swe Swe Swe Y None

*Manton Gilbert Road

7. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 9): Cedar Creek Twp., Wexford Co., MI, Roll 1077, p. 182A, SN 3A, ED 83-10, SD 4, enumerated 18 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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62 62 Swanson John Head O 2000 Y M W 71 Wd N Y Swe Swe Swe Swedish 1875 Na Y farmer general farm O Y N 49

Listed next to Edward NYQUIST (36, Swe) and his brother, Edwin J. NYQUIST (25, MI).

8. Participant in the SWANSON Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

10. Township Map of Wexford County, Michigan.

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