Jonsson Swedish Genealogy

Generation #0

The following is a list of the Genealogy of the Hansen/Jonsson family of Texas

Research Note: About the time that our Swedish family immigrated to America, the use of Patronymics was supplanted by Surnames. The spellings of the following names follow the convention for Patronymics but is not necessarily exact.

1. Sven Anderson b. c. 1750 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    +Stina Andersdottir b. 1748 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden

    1a. Carl Olafson b. c. 1775 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
          +Annica Carlsdottir

2. Sven Svensson b. 7/30/1788 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    +Lena Carlsdottir b. 12/22/1788 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden

3. Jonas Magnus Svensson
    b. 1/22/1816 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    d. after 1899 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    +Lisa Catherine Israelsdottir b. 3//13/1831 Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    Research Notes:
    -Johan Magnus and Lisa Catherine had at least eight children
    -daughter Christina married _____ Sormander
    -son Carl Josef went to Texas to work on a cotton plantation; returned to Sweden & bought a farm outside of Savsjo; had son named Axel
    -son Sven Aron migrated to Texas; d. 1899 Travis Co TX

4. Johan August Jonsson
    b. 1855 Holma Almesakra, Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    d. 1944 Norra Sansjo, Jonkoping Lan, Sweden,  age 88
    + Married 1854 at Norra Sansjo to Ida Sophia Carlsdottir b. c. 1834
    Research Notes:
    -Johan August and Ida Sophia had at least two sons Alfred & ______; and 3 daughters Alma, Naemi & Singe
    -Johan August did not immigrate to America

1945. Landowner Johan Jonsson, a famous old man, passed away at age 88 at Rood in Norra Sansjo [Parish], born in Holma Almesakra county [Parish]. Farm in Rood left to son-in-law Anton Lagekvist. Survived by two sons and three daughters.

5. Alma Jonsson
    b. 1881 Safsjo, Jonkoping Lan, Sweden
    d. 1930 Willacy Co TX, USA
    +Eiler Hansen b. 1886 Travis Co TX, USA
    Research Notes:
    -Alma and first husband immigrated to America
    -Alma married Eiler Hansen c. 1907 in Texas
    -The Hansen family was from Roskilde, Denmark

6. Herbert Walter Hansen
    b. 1908 Williamson Co TX d. 1981 Jefferson Co TX
    +Mildred Lucille Aitchison b. Missouri, USA

7. Mildred Marie Hansen b. in Texas, USA
    +Arnold Lewis b. in Mississippi, USA

8. Sarah Lewis b. in Louisiana, USA
    sister of Charles b. in Alabama, USA

Generation #1