Holm Family

1. Johannes Persson (August 8, 1823 - December 10, 1884) was born in Tjällmo, Östergötland, Sweden. He married Brita Maja Jansdotter (March 12, 1831 - 1896) who was born in Brunneby Parish, Östergötland, Sweden. They married in 1855.

Brita had an illegitimate son before she married in 1855. The sons' name was Anders.

Brita and Johan had several children including Joel, August, Karl, Thure and possibly Juliana Fred and Frank. However, these last three, provided by Esther Holm, may be the American names of three of the children.

Except for Anders, the last names of Johan's children were Johansson (son of Johan) or Johansdotter (daughter of Johan). Some of the children eventually took different last names of Holm and Nordell.

1.1 Anders Fredrik Anderson (July 6, 1853- ????), born in Hällestad, Östergötland, Sweden was the illegitimate son of Brita Maja Jansdotter. He emigrated to American on May 23, 1890

A picture of August and Fred was taken in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa in 1892 the year August Holm and Carl Oscar Holm were both married in Oskalossa.

1.2. Augusta Johansdotter (December 5, 1856 - ????) was born in Tjällmo, Östergötland, Sweden and remained in Sweden. She did not emigrate. She is known as 'Johansdotter' which is the 'daughter of Johan, which was the custom in Sweden. No doubt her father's first name, therefore, was Johan.

1.3. Joel Nordell (May 23, 1859 - February 10, 1936) was born in Tjällmo, Sweden and died in Rinsinge, Östergötland, Sweden.

1.4. August Holm (28 March 1865 - July 18, 1899?) emigrated to America in March 1887 and married Johanna Wilhelmina Kumlander [Minnie, Mina ] (October 1, 1865 - February 1, 1940). Minnie was born in Rinsinge Tjällmo, Östergötland, Sweden.

August and Minnie married on January 2 , 1892 Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA.

August died in Chicago, Clark, Illinois at the age of 34 leaving three children and the fourth, August, born one month after his father's death. Minnie possibly never remarried, and if so may have raised, all four of her children herself.

Johanna Wilhelmina went by the name of 'Minnie' and 'Mina' in America. According to Esther Holm her mother's name was Marie. Having lived in Ljungs, Sweden, she left Sweden or or arrived in America on October 1, 1865. She joined the Swedish Baptist Church of Englewood, also know as the Emerald Avenue Baptist Church on December 6, 1896 and remained a member the rest of her life even after she and the family moved to Indiana.

Her brothers were Alfred and Carl who remained in Sweden, Frank Kumlander of Chicago. Her sisters were Lena and Anna who remained in Sweden.

Minnie died in Gary, Indiana and is buried at the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery (or Swedish Lutheran Cemetery) in Lemont, Indiana.

Funeral Announcement

Mina Holm Obituary

Esther says of her family:

"These are the names of my father's family: His mother, Marie; sister, Juliana; brothers, Fred, Oscar, Joel and Frank. My father's name was August. Two died while young. Two never married. Two took the name of Nordell, two took the name of Holm.When the brothers joined the army in Sweden there were so many Johansons they were asked to choose another name. That's how the brothers happened to have different names."

Based on what Esther says, it seem that the family name in Sweden was originally Johanson (alternate spelling would possibly be Johansson). When the boys joined the Swedish military they were required to take different last names which was not uncommon. Two of the boys took the name 'Holm' and two took the name 'Nordel'. Therefore, any descendents of the same family would be named Holm and some Nordel or Johansson. Considering their original last name was Johanson or Johansson, it is most probably that their father's first name was Johan.

1.4.1. Esther Holm (February 1, 1897 - ) married Wilhelm (William, Bill) Holmquist (July 22, 1887 - 1975) who had previously been married to Lillian Charlotte Newman (November 22, 1894 - December 26, 1917). Bill and Lillian had one daughter and Bill and Esther had three children.

Lillian was the daughter of Bill and Lillian.

June, Marian, and William were the children of Bill and Esther.

The family lived in Chicago, Illinois.

1.4.1.1 Lillian Holm (????). Daughter of Bill and Lillian.

1.4.1.2 June Holm (????). Daughter of Bill and Esther.

1.4.1.3 Marian Holm (????). Daughter of Bill and Esther.

1.4.1.4 William (????). Son of Bill and Esther.

For more information on this branch of the family including descendants see:

Descendants of Johannes & Johanna Holmquist

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For more information on Val read:

Esther Holm

1.4.2 Nellie Mae Holm (June 24, 1892 - March 23, 1972) married Waldemar [Val, Valmar] Troved Holmquist (September 11, 1889 - January 11, 1974) who was the brother of Wilhelm (William, Bill) Holmquist. Wilhelm Holmquist married Nellie's sister Esther.

Nellie and Val had six children: Richard, Robert, Jeanne, Donald, Dorothy and Caryl.

For more information on this branch of the family including descendants see:

Descendants of Johannes & Johanna Holmquist

For more information on Val see:

Waldemar Troved Holmquist

1.4.3 Carl Holm (???? - ????). Carl was probably named after his uncle Carl Oscar, according to Esther Holm. He lived part of his life in Gary, Indiana.

1.4.4 August Holm (1899 - ????). August was born one month after the death of his father, also named August. He lived part of his life in Brooklyn, New York.

1.5. Thure Johansson (December 29, 1867 - March, 20, 1947) was born Rinsing, Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden. Thure did not change his name to either Holm or Nordell as did his brothers.

Thure and his wife had six children: all born in Risinge.

1.5.1 Karl Leander (1888 - ????).

1.5.2 Jonas Gunnar (1889 - ????).

1.5.3 Edvin Verner (1892 - ????).

1.5.4 Thure Joseph (1894 - ????).

1.5.5 Edith Maria (1897 - ????).

1.5.6 Nelly Vikrtoria (1899 - ????). Grandmother of Soren who Linda Kleineider, a cousin, visits in June of 2013.

For further information on this family see Holm Family Descendants.

1.6. Karl [Charlie] Oscar Holm (???? - ????) emigrated to America from Sweden in 1888 and lived in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa where he married Louisa Mathilda [Tilda] Carlson (February 12, 1867 - October 31, 1905) on April 8 1892. Louisa was born in Sodra Vi, Kalmar, Sweden. She died in childbirth with her fifth child. Charles and "Tilda" Louvisa Mathidla Carlson had four children: Ruth, Esther, Martin and Mildred.

1.6.1 Ruth Holm (July 4, 1894 - February 13, 1948). Ruth did not marry.

1.6.2 Esther Victoria Holm (January 19, 1897 - February 6, 1986) married Albert Jensen (April 24, 1896 - February 8, 1975) who was born in Denmark. They were married December 25 , 1923 and had four children.

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1.6.3 Martin Menville Holm (January 10, 1899 - June, 15, 1967) married Mary Elmina Folsom (July 28 , 1898 - March 14, 1964) on March 6 , 1920. Martin and Mary had six children.

For further information on this family see Holm Family Descendants.

1.6.4 Mildred Marie Holm (July 25, 1903 - February 5, 1990) married David Victor Busk (February 8, 1895 - November 11, 1981) on July 9, 1926. Mildred and Dave had four children.

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1.7. Frank (???? - ????).

1.8. Juliana Holm (???? - ????).

1.9. Fred (???? - ????).

NOTES

Charles and "Tilda" Louvisa Mathidla Carlson had four children: [Note discrepancy with the above].