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.
