First Holmquist

The Holmquist family started with Trufvid and Elin for they were the first to adopt the name Holmquist. Trufvid Holmquist (October 26, 1813 - October 6, 1884) was born in the parish of Stenbrohult, Kronebergelan, Sweden and lived on a farm together his with parents, three brothers and two sisters. The farm was called Tax�s Mellangård and was located in the same parish in which Trufvid was born.

Upon his birth Trufvid would have been known as Trufvid 'Jönsson', the son of Jön who was his father. He later took the last name of Holmquist, probably because the family name Jönsson so was very common.

Johannes, the sixth child of Trufvid and Elin, emigrated to America together with his brother, August, in 1880. He settled in Chicago and married another Swedish immigrant, Johanna.

Johannes brother, August, also settled in Chicago.He married the Swede, Hannah, on January 5, 1889 about nine years after arriving in America. August worked for the Ajax Forgings Co.2 with his brother Johannes who was three years older than he. Johannes taught his brother how to make railroad switches (called frogs), which August apparently did professionally from then on.

Less than two years later, their little sister, Anna [Annie] Holmquist (September 6, 1863 - October 24, 1933) went to or arrived in America April 4, 1882 at nineteen years of age. Eight years later She married a Swede, Andrew Peter Nelson (December 1, 1856 - April 4, 1918) on December 23, 1890 in Escanaba, Michigan. Andrew Nelson and his brothers were from the northern part of Sweden. His brothers were lumberjacks in America, cutting out the white pine around Escanaba, Michigan.

The branches of the Holmquist family in Sweden and America are:

Family of Johan Holmquist

Family of Gustav Holmquist

Jonas

Family of Kristina Holmquist

Family of Menny Holmquist

Family of Johannes Holmquist

Family of August Holmquist

Family of Anna Holmquist

Our course you may be a member of the Holmquist family and not have the last name of Holmquist. Click on List of Names to see if your name or a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent's name appears in the list of family members.

If you need to verify if you are a member of the Holmquist family or you have any other questions for information to provide email me at family@earthwander.com and/or email Kristofer Holmquist at freakflak@gmail.com.

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