Need help researching my Swedish ancestors.
My grandfather was born in Sweden and emigrated to the US. He is buried in Saint Helens, Oregon and I have visited his grave many times. Family oral history states that he had two brothers and one sister and of course parents. I have spent 7 months trying to find information about him and his siblings and parents. I have successfully found quite a bit of information but there are facts about one of his brothers, his sister and his parents that I have been unable to find.
Can someone help me with this?
This is what I have found so far ---
Oscar Edwin Larson (my grandfather) -- 25-Dec-1874 to 20-Feb-1951
Born in Visby, Gotland, Sweden
Immigration - he arrived in New York on 25-Apr-1892
Naturalization, applied on 19-Apr-1920
Naturalization was awarded on 19-Sep-1920.
Marriage on 31-Aug-1911, Wahkiakum County, Washington.
Buried in Saint Helens, Oregon, USA
Peter Lars Lawrence (my great uncle) 06-Jan-1860 to 07-Sep-1940
Born in Gotland, Sweden but I don't know what town or city though it was likely in Visby.
Changed his surname from Larson (or Larsson) to Lawrence when he emigrated to the U.S.
Immigrated to U.S. in 1879. Naturalized in 1890.
Married Anna Marie Petersen 17-December-1910 in Portland, Multnomah county, Oregon, USA
Buried in Warrenton, Oregon, USA
Victor G Larson (my great uncle) ??-???-1869 to ??-???-1950
Born on Gotland, Sweden ???????
Immigrated to U.S. ????
Naturalized ????
Buried in Saint Helens, Oregon, USA next to his brother Oscar E Larson
Girl Larson (or Larsson) - (my great aunt) ??-???-18?? to ??-???-19??
Remained in Sweden when all three of her brothers emigrated to the U.S.
Parents
Lars Larson (or Larsson) - ??-???-18?? to ??-???-18??
Bertha Ganstrom - ??-???-18?? to ??-???-18??
The only evidence I have that these were Oscar's parents is a US social security application that Oscar filled out and he put these names as his parents.
The Larson family lived in a village on the east coast of Gotland named Katthammarsvik.
What I want help with --
1. Victor's middle name. (initial is G)
2. Victor's exact dates of birth and death
3. Victor's place of birth verified - it was probably on Gotland and likely in Visby.
4. Victor's USA immigration date and naturalization date
5. Victor's date of marriage. I don't know if he ever married. I am inclined to believe he never married but I don't know for sure.
6. Girl Larson's given name and middle name.
7. Girl Larson's exact dates of birth and death
8. Girl Larson's date of marriage. I don't know if she ever married.
9. Girl Larson's place of birth and death.
10. Girl Larson's burial place
11. Parents Lars and Bertha dates of birth and death
12. Parents Lars and Bertha places of birth and death
13. Parents Lars and Bertha burial places
Comments
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I am going to point you to a few household examination and birth records for this family and let you find as much out as you can.
The biggest problem, I think, in finding the children you are asking about is that many of them were not christened in the Lutheran church at, or shortly after, the time of their births.
The first record household exam record is a here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0073573_00135#?c=&m=&s=&cv=134&xywh=499%2C28%2C5302%2C2728.
The father is Zachris Lars Larsson (b. 27 October 1831 in Öja, Gotland) and mother is Gardrud (Gertrud) Brita nee Rosvall (b. 5 October 1832 in Hafdem [Havdhem], Gotland). The children born after 1862 are unchristened so they don't have names in this record. But, you can see Lars Petter who is born 6 January 1860 in Öja, is most likely your Peter Lars born on that same date. There is also an unnamed son born on 25 December 1874 who is undoubtedly your Oscar Edwin.
In the next household record, his name is Oskar with the same birthdate, 25 December 1874. That record is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00010666_00056#?c=&m=&s=&cv=55&xywh=-26%2C197%2C4215%2C2215. This household record also has names associated with the previously unnamed children
Lars Petter's birth and christening record is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0073530_00044#?c=&m=&s=&cv=43&xywh=2635%2C197%2C3876%2C2486. It records that he was born 6 January 1860 and christened 30 January 1860 in Öja, Gotland. His mother is maid Gardrud Brita Rosvall who lives at Strands. She is 28 years old and engaged to Z. Lars Larsson who is the father. The 4 January 1861 date is the date they married. That marriage record is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00010657_00038#?c=&m=&s=&cv=37&xywh=128%2C441%2C2431%2C1305. The marriage record gives the page in the household record where they live: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0073523_00134#?c=&m=&s=&cv=133&xywh=74%2C-161%2C6201%2C3259. This record gives names and dates for other family members!
The unchristened child (Oskar) born on 25 December 1874 in Östergarn, Gotland, is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0009419_00012#?c=&m=&s=&cv=11&xywh=156%2C143%2C3937%2C2114. His parents are Lars Larson and wife Gertrud Brita b. Roswall and they have been married 13 years.
Answer as many of your questions as you are able to on your own, and then let's see if we can help with the ones you are having difficulty with.
Please feel free to ask for help if you need it.
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This household exam record gives the name for the child born 22 February 1869. His name is Jakob Victor-probably your Victor G. born the same year (line #9): https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00010666_00057#?c=&m=&s=&cv=56&xywh=-374%2C271%2C3218%2C1691. In the remarks column (farthest right column) it records him moving to America on 18 May 1888.
His moving record is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0009420_00057#?c=&m=&s=&cv=56&xywh=2608%2C92%2C3216%2C1726. He is the top entry on the right-hand page.
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