Olofson/Barquist Maps

My Olofson and Barquist ancestors came primarily from Gävleborg county, north of Stockholm.The terrain here was much different from where the Linns and Lundblads were from. Iron ore and the timber industry were important to our families who lived in Gävleborg county.

Here are just a few of our ancestors who came from this county, starting at the top.

• Ljusdal: My 7th great grandmother, Ella Ersdotter, who lived to be nearly 101 years old, was from this parish; my 5th great grandparents, Eric Ericsson Brattberg and wife Kerstin Andersdotter; 
• Farila: I look at this parish as the home of our Olofsons. I would guess that we are related to just about every family in this parish, too many to name. It's a lovely parish with a large church, a river that divides the parish, and a Heritage Home that is being preserved that belonged to my 7th great grandfather who was murdered and was written about in an earlier post. I've got well over 200 relatives documented from this one parish and particularly from one farm, Fone. The records are tremendous, and this is the place where I would put our  Olofson roots;
• Los: My 4th great grandmother, Greta Eriksdotter, and her family are from Los; 
• Jarsvo: a lovely church in Jarsvo and location of several marriages;
• Bollnas: The Rask family (Olivia and Brita and their parents and siblings) are from Bollnas;
• Hanebo: Remember my post about our being French? Bertil Monsieur and his family are from this parish;
• Ockelbo: The Lundgrens came from Amot, included in Ockelbo; The Barquists back several generations are from Amot. Amot is where I would place the Barquist roots.

So, I hope that these maps give you at least a general idea where our ancestors came from. I've been to just about every one of these parishes and found the farms where many of our ancestors lived.