Per Valentin Harlin
Per Valentin Harlin was born February 22, 1865 in Ållsjön, Ed, Västernorrland, Sweden
to
Johan Olsson Harlin and Anna Brita Olsdotter.  He married Marta Johanna
Hansdotter (his first cousin) on October 12, 1889.  They had 5 children:
 Anna Karolina, born 5 Sep 1891
 Frida Johanna, born 13 Feb 1893
 
Per Johan Walfrid, born 30 Jul 1894
 Hulda Petronella, born 24 Feb 1896
 Beda Erika, born 11 Nov 1898
 Baby Girl, born June 1899- died Jun 1899

Marta died on June 18, 1899 in Öfverbodvill, Resele, Västernorrland, Sweden, leaving
Per a widower with 5 children.  

View Per and his children in the 1900 census of Sweden

He moved to the parish of Multrå in 1901 and on November 5, 1901 married Katarina
Margreta Hake.  Katarina had a child when they married named Anders Peter (b 1896)
from a previous relationship.
They had children:
  Anny Margreta, born 12 Dec 1902
  Karl August, born 25 Dec 1904
  Jenny Arvina, born 2 Jul 1906
  Selma Viktoria, born 7 Aug 1907
  Elsa Emilia, born 25 Jun 1909

On 19 Apr 1917 Katarina had a daughter Hilma Katarina.  She is listed as being
illegitimate, even though Katarina is listed as being married to Per.  They obviously
divorced, as Katarina married Johan August Melin on 28 Mar 1918.  Per remarried
also.  
He married Anna Katarina Bergman on 9 feb 1919.  They had 5 children:
    Helge Emil, b. 1 Feb 1918
    Nils Oskar, b. 1 Nov 1921
    Ernst Sigvard, b. 6 Aug 1923 (twin)
    Signe Margareta, b. 6 Aug 1923 (twin)
    Edit Gunhild, b. 31 Jan 1925
    
Per died 5
Sep 1925 in Nästvattnet, Gudmundrå, Västernorrland, Sweden.  Anna
Katarina is living alone with the children in the 1930 census of Sweden.
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