Trufvid Holmquist's Ancestors

We can trace Trufvid's ancestors through his mother, Kjerstin Trufvidsdotter back to the year 1743.

1. Håkan Germundsson (???? - ????) married Ingeborg Trufvidsdotter (???? - ????). They had a least one son. His name was Trufvid.

1.1 Trufvid Håkansson (November 20, 1743 - April 26, 1807) was born at Gamellycka, and married Ingeborg Sunesdotter (March 14, 1750 - January 16, 1821) on July 2, 1771.

He worked for some time at the parsonage and on the farm Stockanäs for two years and then with the County Administrator with whom he was in 'high favor.' 1

Ingeborg was the daughter of Sune Bengtsson and Sissa Germundsdotter and was born at Tångarne Smedsgård. Her mother died when Ingeborg was only 1 1/4 years of age but she was 'well looked after' by her stepmother, Älmhult. She lived at home until she was 23 years old at which time she married Trufvid Håkansson. Apparently, she was from Sällhult Västregård by this time.

'They had a good time together at Taxås' the Swedish burial registration states. They had six children.2

In 1807 Trufvid Håkansson became ill for two weeks and 'died of a violent fever.' After her husband's death in 1807 Ingeborg lived with her son-in-law Jöns Jacobsson until her own death in 1821. According to official Swedish records she was 'industrious and modest. Been ailing for many years and bedridden since the twelfth day.' She received communion two days before her death.

They had six children, but we know of only three.

1.1.1 Arfvid Trufvidsson (January 2, 1774 - ????).

1.1.2 Bengt Trufvidsson (October 26, 1777 - ????).

1.1.3 Kjerstin Trufvidsdotter (May 10, 1784 - ????) was the mother of Trufvid Holmquist. Trufvid was to marry Elin Mattsdotter (July 5, 1818 - June 2, 1866) who is the 'mother' of all of us in the Holmquist family.

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