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Nils JOHANSSON (VOLGREN)

Male 1859 - 1956  (96 years)


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  • Name Nils JOHANSSON (VOLGREN) 
    Birth 17 Oct 1859  Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • per 84-93 Household Exam for Frösö
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bonde in the 1890 Swedish census, Hemmansägare in the 1900 Swedish census, Farmer in the U.S. 
    Death 10 Jan 1956  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Volga Cemetery, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The 87-94 Household Exam for Hösen of Frappnäs shows that Märta (and her husband since they were married in April, June, July, August, or September - dates vary and are unclear) left for Frösö on October 7, 1885. At the time of the 1890 Swedish census, Nils, Märta, Johannes, and Karin Götilda were living in Stensgården in the parish of Frösö, county of Jämtland. They were still there at the time of the 1900 Swedish census but with three additional children. There is no mention of “Valgren” in the Swedish census reports; that must have been adopted in the U.S.

      He and his family arrived in Philadelphia in April of 1911, aboard the S.S. Friesland which had sailed from Liverpool on April 5th. The family consisted of Niels Johansson, 51, Maria K., 31, Julia, 15, Niels R., 11, and Jenni E., 11 months. They had come from Frösä, Sweden, and were bound for Amery, Wisconsin. The senior Niels’s closest relative in Sweden was his brother-in-law, Sachanea Estenson of Vala.

      Shown as Nels Valgrin in the 1920 census and was still not a citizen.. He and his family were living in Balsam Lake Township, Polk County, Wisconsin. Harold, Carl, and Nels were still at home. From this, we can infer: Although Nils was married to Marta Jonsson (Jonas’s half-sister), with whom he had five children, Marta died in 1909. Shortly thereafter, by 1910 or 1911, Nils married a much younger woman than he (by 21 years) named Marie. They came to the U.S. in 1911 with their baby daughter Lizzie and also, apparently, with two of Nils's children by Marta: Robert and Julia. By 1920, neither Robert nor Julia was living with Nils. Also by 1920, Nils, Marie, and Lizzie were still listed as non-citizens. But, by 1920, Nils and Marie had had 3 more children in Wisconsin: Harold, Carl, and Nils.

      Shown as Nels Volgren in the 1930 census. He and his family were still living in Balsam Lake.

      Nils was living in a nursing home in Balsam Lake in the spring of 1954.
    Person ID I367  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2013 

    Father Johan FASTESSON,   b. 18 Jul 1814, Hallen, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Caroline NILSDOTTER,   b. 14 Nov 1825, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1890, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1852 
    Family ID F556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Märtha JONSDOTTER,   b. 26 May 1861, Hallen, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1909, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 1885 
    • per the Hösen of Frappnäs 87-94 Household Exam
    Notes 
    • The dates of their marriage in 1885 are various (June, July, or August) and unclear in the Household Examinations.
    Children 
     1. Johannes NILSSON VALGREN,   b. 29 Jul 1886, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1903, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     2. Karin Götilda VALGREN,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Anna Karolina VALGREN,   b. 10 Jul 1892, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Juliet VALGREN,   b. 28 Jul 1895, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1958, Ramsey County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     5. Nils Robert WALGREN,   b. 7 Jun 1898, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1992, Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2006 

    Family 2 Maria Katrina Jonsdotter NORFYLD,   b. 28 Oct 1880, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1958, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1910  Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jennie Elizabeth (Betty) VOLGREN,   b. 30 Jan 1910, Frösö, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1994, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Harold John (Doc) VOLGREN,   b. 16 May 1912, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1984, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Carl VOLGREN,   b. 20 Dec 1913, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 2009, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     4. Nels VOLGREN, Jr,   b. 1 Mar 1916, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 2009, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 May 2008