Anna Nilsdotter b. 28 Jun 1861 Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 2 Mar 1938 Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States: Our Family History

1861 - 1938 (76 years)

Person ID: I6940 | Tree: Imported from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 12 Jun 2026

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Name	Anna Nilsdotter
Notes	Anna came to America in 1884 and citizen in 1895 and in the 1920 census was the head of the family. In the 1900 census she said she bore 9 children and 8 were living.
Birth	28 Jun 1861	Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden
Gender	Female
Died	2 Mar 1938	Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States
Buried	5 Mar 1938	Fridhem Cemetery, Saunders, Nebraska, United States
	FindAGrave Memorial 18574171
		Headstone Anna Pearson

Family ID: F2175 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father Nils Persson (ID:I6936), b. 8 Jan 1832, Örsjö, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 8 Oct 1864, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 32 years)

Mother Bengta Mårtensdotter (ID:I1510), b. 28 Feb 1836 d. 16 Oct 1915, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 79 years)

Marriage 27 Mar 1857 Västra Nöbbelöv, Malmöhus, Sweden [6]

Children

	1. Bengt Nilsson (ID:I6937), b. 19 Dec 1857, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 17 Jun 1946 (Age 88 years)
	2. Bengta Nilsdotter (ID:I6938), b. 28 Sep 1859, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 16 Nov 1954 (Age 95 years)
	3. Anna Nilsdotter (ID:I6940) (current person) , b. 28 Jun 1861, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 2 Mar 1938, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States (Age 76 years)
	4. Maria Nilsdotter (ID:I11868), b. 13 May 1863, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Cecilia Nilsdotter (ID:I6939), b. 13 May 1863, Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown

Swedish HER	From 1795 to 1796	Drageryd Norregården, Bringetofta, Jönköping, Sweden [1]
	1/6 m. M. Petter Gabrielsson f, 1746 H. Annicka Nilsdotter f. 1757 D. Helena f. 1778 D. Catherina f. 1783 in 1796 to Dragerys Sörg.
Swedish HER	From 1859 to 1863	Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [2]
		1859-1863 HER Nils Persson family
Swedish HER	From 1864 to 1868	Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [3]
	First husband, Nils Persson, died - she remarried to Mårten Jönsson and had two more children.
		1864-1868 HER Bengta Mårtensdotter family
Swedish HER	From 1869 to 1870	Skoghus, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden
	Left to Skivarp in 1870
		1869-1870 Mårten Jönsson family HER
Swedish HER	From 1869 to 1876	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [4]
	arrived from Östra Vemmenhög 1870
		1869-1876 Mårten Jönsson family HER
Swedish HER	From 1877 to 1883	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [5]
	Mårten, wife Bengta, and children Cecilia, Maria, Nils and Mathilda all leave for North Amerika on 2 April 1883. Bengt left previously in 1881 and Kjerstin in 1882. Anna and Bengta had moved out of the house previously (but likely emigrated also).
		1877-1881 Mårten Jönsson family HER

	Died - 2 Mar 1938 - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States
	Buried - 5 Mar 1938 - Fridhem Cemetery, Saunders, Nebraska, United States

[S317] Bringetofta Husförhör (Household Examination), Bringetofta (F) AI:1 (1791-1795) Image 188 / Page 358 (AID: v19461.b188.s358, NAD: SE/VALA/00047). [S286] Östra Vemmenhög Husförhör (Household Exam), Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:14 (1859-1863) Image 272 / Page 268 (AID: v113949.b272.s268, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S286] Östra Vemmenhög Husförhör (Household Exam), Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:15 (1864-1868) Image 276 / Page 271 (AID: v113950.b276.s271, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S289] Skivarp Husförhör (Household Examination), Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 2220 / Page 218 (AID: v111733a.b2220.s218, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S289] Skivarp Husförhör (Household Examination), Skivarp (M) AI:12 (1877-1888) Image 1300 / Page 473 (AID: v111735a.b1300.s473, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S293] Västra Nöbbelöv Vigsel (Marriages), Västra Nöbbelöv (M) EI:2 (1846-1861) Image 4 (AID: v113233.b4, NAD: SE/LLA/13477).

[S317] Bringetofta Husförhör (Household Examination), Bringetofta (F) AI:1 (1791-1795) Image 188 / Page 358 (AID: v19461.b188.s358, NAD: SE/VALA/00047).
[S286] Östra Vemmenhög Husförhör (Household Exam), Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:14 (1859-1863) Image 272 / Page 268 (AID: v113949.b272.s268, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S286] Östra Vemmenhög Husförhör (Household Exam), Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:15 (1864-1868) Image 276 / Page 271 (AID: v113950.b276.s271, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S289] Skivarp Husförhör (Household Examination), Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 2220 / Page 218 (AID: v111733a.b2220.s218, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S289] Skivarp Husförhör (Household Examination), Skivarp (M) AI:12 (1877-1888) Image 1300 / Page 473 (AID: v111735a.b1300.s473, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S293] Västra Nöbbelöv Vigsel (Marriages), Västra Nöbbelöv (M) EI:2 (1846-1861) Image 4 (AID: v113233.b4, NAD: SE/LLA/13477).

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