| Sigrid Kristina Jonasdotter |
Sigrid Kristina Jonsdotter was born on August 21, 1863 in Holm, in the parish of Skorped, in
Västernorrland Län, Sweden to Jonas Andersson and Birgitta Margareta Pehrsdotter.
Västernorrland Län, Sweden to Jonas Andersson and Birgitta Margareta Pehrsdotter.
Kristina, c. 1908
She married Olof Johan Harlin on December 11, 1887 in Jussjö, Skorped, Västernorrland, Sweden.
They lived next door to her parents until they immigrated to the United States. Olof went to the U.S. in
1900 with his brother Karl Oskar. He worked and saved money for the tickets for his family. Kristina
came in 1902 with the children on the S.S. Germanic. They brought their own food along for the voyage
overseas and bought their milk. After arriving in New York, they took the train to Minnesota. She
asked the conductor to tell them when they reached their destination of Ogilvie, but he forgot.
Kristina and the children ended up in Mora that evening and were put up in a hotel until they could
take a train back to Ogilvie the next day. Ole didn't know the exact date of their arrival, so he waited at
the train station everyday to see if they were on the train. He went back home when they didn't get off
of the train from Minneapolis. The next day when a neighbor lady saw a woman and 5 children get off
the train from Mora and waiting at the station, she went running over to Ole yelling, "Ole! Ole! Your
family is here!" What a happy reunion that must have been after 2 long years! Their son Karl remained
in Sweden with Ole's mother Anna Brita Olsdotter and her 2nd husband since there wasn't enough
money for all of the children to come. Ole and Kristina planned to have Karl come to the U.S. after they
saved up more money, but he decided to stay in Sweden.
Olof and Kristina had 10 children:
Karl Johan, b. 25 Jan 1888 in Sweden
Brita Kristina Johanna, b. 13 Dec 1890 in Sweden
Nils Jonas August, b. 23 Jun 1893 in Sweden
Per Olof Walfrid, b. 18 Jun 1895 in Sweden
Anna Olivia Augusta, b. 6 May 1898 in Sweden
Margaret Caroline, b. 15 Dec 1899 in Sweden
Gertrude Irene, b. 3 Mar 1903 in MN
Arthur Rudolph, b. 23 Oct 1906 in MN
Dorothy, b. 25 Sep 1908 in MN
Bernard Eugene, b. 5 Nov 1910 in
When Kristina's first grandchild Selma Bjorklund was born in 1910, she walked along the railroad tracks
from her home in Ann Lake township to Mora to see her.
Kristina died February 9, 1946 in Ogilvie, MN.
View more photos of Kristina here.
They lived next door to her parents until they immigrated to the United States. Olof went to the U.S. in
1900 with his brother Karl Oskar. He worked and saved money for the tickets for his family. Kristina
came in 1902 with the children on the S.S. Germanic. They brought their own food along for the voyage
overseas and bought their milk. After arriving in New York, they took the train to Minnesota. She
asked the conductor to tell them when they reached their destination of Ogilvie, but he forgot.
Kristina and the children ended up in Mora that evening and were put up in a hotel until they could
take a train back to Ogilvie the next day. Ole didn't know the exact date of their arrival, so he waited at
the train station everyday to see if they were on the train. He went back home when they didn't get off
of the train from Minneapolis. The next day when a neighbor lady saw a woman and 5 children get off
the train from Mora and waiting at the station, she went running over to Ole yelling, "Ole! Ole! Your
family is here!" What a happy reunion that must have been after 2 long years! Their son Karl remained
in Sweden with Ole's mother Anna Brita Olsdotter and her 2nd husband since there wasn't enough
money for all of the children to come. Ole and Kristina planned to have Karl come to the U.S. after they
saved up more money, but he decided to stay in Sweden.
Olof and Kristina had 10 children:
Karl Johan, b. 25 Jan 1888 in Sweden
Brita Kristina Johanna, b. 13 Dec 1890 in Sweden
Nils Jonas August, b. 23 Jun 1893 in Sweden
Per Olof Walfrid, b. 18 Jun 1895 in Sweden
Anna Olivia Augusta, b. 6 May 1898 in Sweden
Margaret Caroline, b. 15 Dec 1899 in Sweden
Gertrude Irene, b. 3 Mar 1903 in MN
Arthur Rudolph, b. 23 Oct 1906 in MN
Dorothy, b. 25 Sep 1908 in MN
Bernard Eugene, b. 5 Nov 1910 in
When Kristina's first grandchild Selma Bjorklund was born in 1910, she walked along the railroad tracks
from her home in Ann Lake township to Mora to see her.
Kristina died February 9, 1946 in Ogilvie, MN.
View more photos of Kristina here.
Passenger List from the S.S. Germanic~ Kristina and the children beginning on line #7
| Kristina with her children, c. 1928 Back: Caroline, Olive, Kristina, Hannah Front: Bernard, August, Art |
| Kristina with her spinning wheel in 1945 |
Birth record for
Sigrid Christina
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Sigrid Christina
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