My ancestors came from both Sweden and Bohemia, settling in Iowa. Through this blog I hope to share information with my own relatives about my Swedish ancestors. Please comment or share any interesting and relevant information you have on this family line.

Sunday, January 28, 2018

The Other Children of Olaus Fredricsson and Catharina Johansdotter

I received a question about the other children of Olaus and Catharina. Here is some of what I know:

The first 6 children were born at Bjornstorp in Vastra Ryd Parish, Ostergotland County.


  1. Maja Stina Olsdotter, born 14 July 1811; died in 1900. Married but I have no other information on her.
  2. Carl Fredric Olofsson, born 30 July 1813; died 21 March 1844. His death at age 30 was brought on by an accident he had in 1836 while he was a miller at Emtefall Mill. There is a note in his death record that he was badly crushed by the mill wheel. He married Edla Christina Andersdotter and had three sons, the youngest of whom, Carl Melker Carlsson, came to the United States and died in Boone County in 1927. He was known as Carl Olsson and is buried in the Dayton Cemetery.
  3. Brita Catharina Olsdotter, born 17 January 1816; died 6 January 1903. She married Adolph Isaksson and had three children.
  4. Anna Greta Olsdotter, born 11 April 1818; died 16 December 1827 at the age of 9 from a high fever.
  5. Johanna Charlotta Olsdotter, born 9 October 1820; died 16 October 1901. She married Anders Swensson Zanderholm, and they had 9 children. She went by the name "Lottie" as shown in a short mention in the Dayton Review when she died in Sweden.
  6. Olaus Petter Olausson (Peter Linn), born 21 June 1823; died 19 December 1892. He married Sophia Olofsdotter and had 8 children, none of whom lived to be over the age of 24.
The youngest of their 8 children were born at Dodringshult in Ingatorp Parish, Jonkoping County.

  1. Johan Leonard Olausson (John Linn), born 29 May 1826; died 17 May 1907. He married twice. Had two daughters with his first wife including Julia Linn who was the first white child born in Webster County, Iowa. He had 5 daughters with his second wife. And she brought three sons from her first marriage. 
  2. Augustus Magnus Olausson (Gus Linn), born 17 April 1829; died 9 October 1897. He married Katarina Lundblad. They had 7 children.
Hope this information is interesting. I do have more details on some of these ancestors above. I'm happy to share whatever I have.

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