Ersson Family

1 Maja Lena Ersdotter. September, 2, 1829 - July, 27 1868)¹³ Maja was born in Åsby, Tensta, Uppland. ¹².

2. Anna Greta Ersdotter (January 4, 1832- January 19, 1836-) Anna was born in Åsby, Tensta, Uppland. ¹² and died in Åsby, Tensta, Uppland lad.¹⁴ Sometimes daughters' last names were constructed using the first name of their father with 'dotter' (daughter) appended to the end such as Tilda Jansdotter. At other times they may have used the more modern convention by using 'son' attached to the father's first name

3. Jan Ersson (January 26, 1835 - May 22, 1894) married Johanna F. Sjöberg (July 6, 1838) - November 6, 1907) on October 19, 1861.

Jan was born in Åsby, Tensta, Uppland ⁴ and died in Säby-Skyttorp, Tensta, Uppland, Sweden.

For the ancestors of Jan Errson through his mother, Anna Hannsdotter, see

Descendants of Magnus Petri

Johanna was born in Film, Uppsala, and christened two days after her birth. Her parents were Anders Sjöberg and Anna Cajsa Lang. They lived in Grufroten, Film.

Johanna died in Skyttorp, Tensta, Sweden.

See also:

Ättlingar: Jan Ersson (Descendants: Jan Ersson).

Five of Jan and Johanna's children went by the name of 'Jansson', and one took their mother's maiden name of Sjöberg. And, one took Jansson-Sjöberg.

See: Swedish Names

Visiting Jan and Johanna Ersson's Grave

In 2015 Cousins Nordblom, Hermansson (Rinell) and Halabi met and visited the graves of Johan Månsson, his wife Karin (Hansdotter) in Dannemorea, Sweden. Johan Månsson was the son of the famous priest Magnus Petri. The inscription, which is now very difficult to read because of the moss, says:

J. Mansson Gökum, Karin Hansdotter. Han född Anno 1597 och Anno 1668 25 Januari afsomnad i Herranom
[J. Mansson Gökum, Karin his daughter. He was born in Anno 1597 and Anno 1668 January 25 afsomnad in the Lord.]

The cousins also visited ancestors Jan and Johanna's grave in Tenta, Sweden.

2015 Cousins Nordblom & Rinell at Dannemora & Tensta, Sweden

3.1 Jan Erik Jansson-Sjöberg (December 31, 1861 - September 7, 1939) was born in Södergärde, Tensta, Sweden and died in Kristinehamn. Erik was a Lokmästare and Bokhållare (bookkeeper).

Erik married Jenny Malmqvist (1861 - circa 1891) who who was born in Kristinehamn, Sweden. Jenny died of tuberculosis. She was only about 30 years old.

After the death of Jenny, Erik asked his sister Hedvig, who was then living in Stockholm, to join him in Karlstad to help care for the boys, the youngest of whom was about one year old. Erik and Hedvig's mother, Johanna, also asked Hedvig to help out her brother.

Hedvig traveled to Karlstad and took care of the boys for about a year. During that time Hedvig was visited by Johan Alfred Rinell whom she had met in Arlunda, and had gotten to know in Stockholm. During the visit they became engaged to be married.

(1891) Johan & Hedvig Engaged

Eventually Johan and Hedvig were married in Norway where Johan was servings a pastor. Erik was the only member of the family who could attend. By that time Erik had married Maria Rehnwall (1861 - December 10, 1924) who was born in Grava, Sweden and died in Karlstad, Sweden.

Later Erik married Mary Rehnvall (1861 - 1954).

Erik had two sons with Jenny, Erik and Birger.

With Maria he had a daughter, Jenny Maria.

Erik Jansson-Sjöberg Family

3.1.1 Erik Valentin Sjöberg (February 16, 1888 - February 22, 1955) was born in Kristinehamn and died in Forshaga.

3.1.2 Karl Birger Sjöberg (January 30, 1890 - ????) was born in Järnvägsstation, Karlstad, Sweden and died in Australia. Birger was a Fårfarmare (sheep rancher).

3.1.3 Jenny Maria Sjöberg (January 9, 1894 - April 7, 1954), daughter of Erik and his second wife Maria, married Mr. Lönnqvist. Jenny was born in Karlstad, Sweden and died in Stockholms Matteus.

Lönnqvist, Ahlberg and Jansson

3.2 Anna Matilda Jansson (November 26, 1863 - December 23, 1869). Tilda was born in Södergärde, Tensta, and died in Skyttorp, Tensta, Sweden at only six years of age.

3.3 Hedvig Lovisa Jansson (November 27, 1866 - August 17, 1962) was born in Skyttorp, Tensta, Sweden [map] and married Johan Alfred Rinell (October 12, 1867 - July 3, 1941 ). They lived on Klara Norra Kyrkogata 5 and on Master Samuelsgatan 57, but the city at this time is unknown.

They became missionaries to China.

Hedvig and Johan Alfred had five children: Egron, Oscar, Margaret, Edith and Eric.

For more information on Johan Alfred and Hedvig as well as their children and their descendants see:

Rinell Family: Johan Alfred & Hedvig & their Descendants

and

Foreign Devils: A Swedish Family in China 1894 to 1951

And click the following link for the ancestor (antavla, pedigree) chart of Claës Wilhelm Jansson. Since Claës is the brother of Hedvig, this is also the ancestor chart of Hedvig though her name is not mentioned in the chart.This chart is very important for family history because it takes the family line back to the 1500s in Sweden and Belgium. (By the way, we would not have this information without the excellent research of our cousin in Sweden Birgitta Nordblom. - LJH)

Ancestor Chart of Claës Wilhelm Jansson (and Hedvig Lovisa Jansdotter)

Also click on Anfäder: Claës Wilhelm Jansson (Ancestors: Claës Wilhelm Jansson) which provides even more information The text is in Swedish so you will need to use Google Translate to figure of some of the text.

If Google Translate does not provide a translation, the text may be a name of a town or may be an abbreviation. For instance 'mm' is mormor which is mother's mother (grandmother on the mother's side). 'mf' is morfar or mother's father (grandfather on the mother's side). These abbreviations can be strung together to give a line of descent for example mm mf fm, etc.

Name of towns can sometimes can be located using Google Maps.

Note that Google Maps and Google Translate are excellent resources as of 2014. As the years go on other and even better resources may be available.

See also correspondence in Genelogi-Forum November 3, 2001. Text is in Swedish. Use Google Translate to translate the text.

3.4 Anders Gustav Jansson (March 11, 1870 - April 29, 1918). Anders was born in Skyttorp, Tensta, and died in Staffan, Gävle, Sweden. Anders married Carolina Törnbom (April 18, 1867 - ????) who was born in Vendel, Sweden.

Anders was a railway official (Järnvägstjänsteman) in Uppsala-Gävle, Sweden.

3.4.1 Inez Lilly Elisabeth Jansson (November 20, 1898 - April 14, 1900) was born in Gävle Staffans förs and died Gävle Staffans förs, Sweden.

3.4.2 Karl Gustaf Tore Jansson (May 09, 1903 - November 21, 1904) was born in Gävle Staffans förs and died Gävle Staffans förs, Sweden.

3.4.3 Sven Gustaf Törnbom (June, 11, 1906 - July 24, 1953) was born in Gävle Staffans förs and died in Sollentuna, Sweden. He took his mothers maiden name rather than his father's last name. Sven was a Med.lic. Prakt. doctor in Sollentuna, Sweden. Sven died when a motorcycle struck him as he crossed the street on his way to work at the hospital.

3.5 Fredrik Emanuel [Manne] Sjöberg (May 21, 1872 - January 14, 1965) was born in Skyttorp, Tensta and died in Upplandsbodarna, Skutskär, Sweden. He married Matilda [Tilda] Lovisa Ericsson (April, 12, 1878 - April 07, 1952) who was born in Tensta and died in Skutskär, Sweden.

Emanuel was a stevedore (one who loads and unloads cargo of ship) in port town of Skutskär.

Fredrik Emanuel Sjöberg Family

3.5.1 Helga Ingeborg Sjöberg (July 25, 1899 - around 1907). Helga was born in Tensta, Sweden.

3.5.2 Gunnar Elias Emanuel Sjöberg (April 14, 1901 - ????) was born in Gävle, Sweden.

3.5.3 Frida Lovisa Sjöberg (July 18, 1903 - ????) was born in Gävle, Sweden. She married a Hedman.

3.5.4 Vega Jeania Sjöberg (November 3, 1905 - 2003) was born in Gävle and died ii Skutskär, Sweden. She married a Pettersson.

3.5.5. Fredrik Henry Sjöberg (November 12, 1909 - November 8, 1911) was born and died in Skutskär, Sweden.

3.6 Claës Wilhelm Jansson (January 1, 1875 - April 4, 1955) married Alma Matilda Nilsson (May 29, 1881 - June 25, 1960) on October, 8, 1905. Claës was born in Skyttorp, Tensta, Uppland Province, Uppsala County, Uppsala Municipality, Sweden, and christened (baptized) of February 14, 1875.

Alma was born Domkyrko, Göteborg, and died in Masthugg, Göteborg, Sweden.

Alma's mother, Augusta was born in 1853 on the farm Gården Strandkärr.

Family Reunion & Visit to Farm of Augusta Nielson, Alma Jansson's Mother

Claës Wilhelm Jansson was a Maritime Engineer (Sjöingeniör) on the Swedish American Lines ships Gripsholm, Drottningholm, and Kungsholm. Claës was a poet. He wrote poems and prose during his long sea voyages.

Claës Wlihelm’s Own Story

Writings of Claës Wilhelm Jansson

Claës retired in 1940.

Claës and Alma had four children: Erik, Gunnar, Bertil and Kristen.

Interesting the present generations (2012) did not know that Claës had another son, named Klaës Hebert Kafle, with and young woman by the name of Tekla Ottilia Kafle. Claës and Tekla were not married. Klaës father, Claës, had left his home in Tensta August 1897 and went to sea in September of the same year. Klaës was born the following year in March of 1898.

When Klaës got older he had hoped to meet the rest of his family, but his father, Claës, died in 1955, and Claës never got the chance.

For more information on Klaës Heribert Kafle see below.

Claës and Alma Jansson lived at Djurgårdsgatan 11B, Göteborg, Sweden (until Claës death in 1955 and Alma's death in 1961)

Claës was buried on April 15, 1955 at Carl Johans kyrka, Göteborg, Sweden.

In 2005 descendants of Claës Wilhelm Jansson had a reunion in Göteborg, Sweden, where they took a ride on an antique tram. The descendants through Tekla were not at the reunion because the family did not know of their existence. For photos of the reunion see:

Claës Wilhelm Jansson Reunion

Also see:

Ancestor Chart of Claes Wilhelm Jansson (and Hedvig Lovisa Jansson)

and Anfäder: Claës Wilhelm Jansson, (Ancestors of Claës Wilhelm ).

and Ättlingar: Claës Wilhelm Jansson (Descendants: Claës Wilhelm Jansson).

and Ättlingar: Jan Ersson (Descendants: Jan Ersson).

Claës and Alma Jansson descendants, the Jansson and Rinell families, would get together over the years, especially when the Rinells were home on furlough from the China mission field. Here are photos, mostly taken by Eric Jansson, of some of these events. Eric was an excellent photographer. We are fortunate to have his work.

Jansson and Rinell Families: Midsummer, Göteborg and Gråbo, Sweden, 1935

Jansson & Rinell Families in Sweden 1937-38

Jansson and Rinell Families in Sala, Sweden, 24 June 1951

Jansson and Rinell Families at Skogsöhem, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, 19 August 1954

3.6.1 Klaës Heribert Kafle (March 17, 1898 - 1982) was the first born son of Claës Wilhelm Jansson. Klaës mother was Tekla Ottilia Kafle (1877-08-02 - 1935). Claës and Tekla were not married. Tekla was born in Åsby, Tensta, Sweden.

Klaës eventually married Amelia Axelina Andersson (1901-06-18 - 1982) Amelia was born in Västanfors, Sweden. They had three children.

Sonja was born in 1922 and died 1944 and had no children. Hugo was born in 1926 and died in 1926, Kerstin born 1934, died in 1934.

Klaës and Tekla then adopted a Finnish girl in 1944 when World War II was still in progress. The girl was was born in Finnish Karelia in 1940. Her name was Maire.

See Klaës Herbert Kafle

3.6.1.1 Ruth Sonja Kafle (1922-01-12 - 1944). was born in Bollnäs and died in Skara, Sweden. Ruth married Paul Varolin in Skara. The marriage did not last long because Ruth died of pneumonia.

3.6.1.2 Heribert Hugo Kafle (1926-01-03 - May 6, 1926) was born in Bollnäs and died in Bollnäs, Sweden.

3.6.1.3 Kerstin Kafle (June 8, 1934 - June 8, 1934) was born in Bollnäs and died in Bollnäs.

3.6.1.4 Maire Annikki Kafle-Berglund ( - ) married Bo Berglund ( - ). Maire was born in Helsingfors (Helsinki) Finland.

Brigitta Jansson, a cousin, met Maire for the first time in 2012.

Meeting of Cousins for the First Time

Maire and Bo have two children Kerstin and Elisabeth.

Ersson Family: Maire Kafle-Berglund Branch

3.6.2 Eric Vilhelm Jansson (December 24, 1907 - March 27, 1990) married Aira. Eric was born in Karl Johan, Göteborg and became a was a music director. He died in Karl Johan, Claës. Eric and Aira had no children.

Eric took most of the excellent photos we have of the Jansson family.

According to Erik's niece, Birgitta Nordblom (2014):

Min farbror Eric Jansson, bodde större delen av sitt yrkesverksamma liv i Spånga, i Stockholm, där han jobbade i kyrkan som musikdirektör. Hans hustru Aira var smås kollärarinna där. Det var först efter pensioneringen på 70-talet som de flyttade hem till Göteborg igen.

Farbror Eric antecknade alltid mycket noga datum och plats för varje foto han tog. Jag kan fortfarande se honom framför mig med sin kamera, anteckningsbok och blyertspenna ... och detta är vi ju väldigt tacksamma för idag när vi går igenom hans fotosamling.

Translation:

My uncle Eric Jansson, lived most of his working life in Spångavägen, in Stockholm, where he worked in the church as music director. His wife Aira was small school teacher there. It was only after retirement in the 70's they moved to Gothenburg again.

Uncle Eric recorded always very carefully the date and location for each photo he took. I can still see him with his camera, notebook and pencil ... and this we are of course very grateful for today as we go through his photo collection.

Eric Vilhelm Jansson, Photographer

Stora Askerön, Sweden: Jansson Family Outing 1989

3.6.3 Sven Gunnar Jansson (October 30, 1909 - March 10, 1992). Gunnar was born in Karl Johan, Göteborg, and died in Annedal, Göteborg. Gunnar was a Senior Accountant. He married Märtha Jansson (July 11, 1910 - December 26, 2002). Märtha was born in Uddevalla and died in Göteborg. They had two daughters, Ingrid and Barbro.

Gunnar and Märtha lived on Doktor Liborius gata 7, i Göteborg [Doktor Liborius Street 7, in Gothenburg, Sweden].

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.6.4 Gustaf Bertil Jansson (January 19, 1911- April-18, 1992) married Margit (1911 - 1981) . Bertil was born in Karl Johan, Göteborg, and died in Varberg, Halland. His funeral was in Örby Church, Sweden, on 30 april 1992.

Bertil was a pastor.

Bertil and Margit had three daughters: Monica, Katarina and Birgitta.

Ersson Family: Descendants of Bertil & Margit Jansson

Margit Jansson's Funeral: Kerstin, Erik, Gunnar & Bertil Jansson

Margit Jansson's Funeral: Erik Jansson, Bertil Jansson & Stig Hammarson

3.6.5 Kerstin Maria Jansson (February 14, 1917- November 23, 2001) married Åke Hammarson. Kerstin was born in Karl Johan, Göteborg, and died in Hírlanda, Göteborg. Kerstin was a telephone operator.

Kerstin and Åke had three sons: Stig, Lars and Bengt.

Ersson Family: Descendants of Kerstin & Åke Hammarson

3.7 Alma Johanna Götilda Elizabeth Jansson (January 4, 1882 - January 6, 1984) married Carl Ahlberg (February 9, 1883 - May 28, 1957) in 1906. Alma was born in Skyttorp, Tensta, and died in Ljungarum, Jönköping, Småland, Sweden. Carl was born in Uddevalla and died in Ljungarum, Sweden.

Ahlberg Family

Skyttorp Train Station 1920

3.7.1 Karen Ahlberg (June 22, 1907 - April 7, 1982) married Gustafsson Karen was born Jönköping and died in Syd Koster in Bohuslän, Sweden.

3.7.2. Erik Ahlberg (March 3, 1982 - March 27, 1983) was born and died in Jönköping, Sweden. Erik was a civilingenjör (civil engineer).

4. Per Ersson (September, 8 1839 - ????) Was born in Södergärde, Tensta, Uppland, Sweden. ¹⁵

5. Eric Gustaf Ersson (October 13, 1842 - ????) Eric was born in Södergärde, Tensta, Uppland, Sweden.¹⁵

6. Anders Ersson (September 16, 1847 - ????) Anders was born in Södergärde,Tensta, Uppland, Sweden.¹⁶

The vast majority of the research on this page and of the ancestors of this branch of the family was admirably accomplished by Birgitta Nordblom, a descendant of Jan and Johanna Ersson. - LJH

See also:
Om bonden i Södergårde, Hans Anderssons harstamning från "Säbysläkten"
[About the farmer in Södergårde, Hans Andersson's lineage from "Säbysläkten"]

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