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Jerry Longstrom's genealogy page.

Jerrys ancestors are from the Bullaren area in Göteborg Bohus län,
and most are from the Mo & Naverstad parishes.

Jerrys grandfather, Gustaf Långström/Gustaf Longstrom came to the U.S. in 1893.
Gustave had two brothers and 3 sisters. One of the brothers, Carl Johan also came to Minnesota, He was a painter and never married. His other brother Axel moved to Norway as a young man, and there are many descendants from him today in Norway. The three sisters, Augusta, Anna Hedvig and Mathilda stayed in Sweden. Augusta never married, Anna Hedvig married and had two children, Ivar Hilding and Erland. There are descendants from Ivar & Erland in Sweden and the U.S. today. Mathilda had a son named Harry.  Harry lived on Tveten, in  Bullaren, Bohus län, was a painter and never married.

 I am looking for these relatives who came to the USA;

Samuel Edward LÅNGSTRÖM, Born February 16, 1834 in Naverstad parish, Bohus län Sweden, emigrated in 1854?

I am looking for anybody named "Samuel Edward"  that was
born in 1834 and came to the U.S.A.

Hannibal LÅNGSTRÖM, born April 21, 1858 in Naverstad parish,  Bohus län Sweden, emigrated in 1882.     A letter said he had a job with a painter.

I am now looking for a man named "Hannibal"  that was born in 1858 and was
a painter in the U.S.A.!!!

Magnus Michael LÅNGSTRÖM, born March 30, 1890 in Naverstad parish, Bohus län Sweden,  emigrated in 1906 from Göteborg Sweden to Silverton Colorado, was working in the mines there and then disappeared in apx. 1909.  Some reports say he was married & may have changed his name to ARMSTRONG??
I  found Magnus in the 1910 census living in a boarding home in Thermopolis Wyoming.  I will now look in Wyoming records for more info. I can not find him in the 1920 census.

I am now looking for anyone from Sweden that came to the U.S. and was born in 1890
that has the name "Magnus."

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So, if someone reads this with an ancestor that had the first name
"Magnus, Hannibal or Samuel," and was born around that time, please contact me.

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ALL of my relatives named LÅNGSTRÖM, that have come to the USA
              have changed their name to LONGSTROM.               

In 1980, after a relative named Harry Långström died in Tveten, Bohuslän Sweden, all the Longstroms in the USA were led to believe that he was the last living Longstrom relative in Sweden.  In 1997, after I did some research and found out that most of the Långström families in Sweden in the early 1800's had from six to ten children, I thought there may be some relatives living there. :) Well, there are quite a number (apx. 200) of Långströms living in all parts of Sweden & Norway.     In 1810, in Bullaren, Bohuslän Sweden, while living on a farm called Sör Säm (South Sam) Olof Olsson Åhs changed his name to Olof Olsson Långström. (he lived beside a long stream (Lång-ström)  I have been told by relatives that he was a tall man and may have changed his name because of that. Since that time all of the descendants have kept the name Långström, instead of the son-dotter addition to the father's first name. About 90 years more of the name Långström.

With the Långström name staying in the family for so long, it has helped speed up the time to find Swedish relatives.

But, the most  help came from another genealogist in the family named Erland Långström.  Erland was born in Sweden on September 28, 1880 and died there on October 19, 1948.    He was a Tullöverinspektör (customs inspector) in Göteborg.  He became interested in genealogy and started writing about the Långström relatives and farms. He also started saving old newspapers, and information from those newspapers, are being put on micro film in Sweden today. Erland did many genealogies on the people of Göteborg.  He has helped preserve a lot of history about the Långströms and the people of Göteborg.  The city of Göteborg was so grateful for his help, they have named a street after him.

In doing  genealogy research on the Långströms today from Arizona, I am getting help from Långströms in Sweden, Norway and the US.   But the most help has come from Kusin  Laila Falk who lives in Göteborg!     Tack så mycket,   Laila!

        Direct Descendants of Olof  to Jerald Eugene Longstrom

    1     Olof # chldn: 1       
.......    2     [3] Rasmus Olsson           # chldn: 7    d: 1703    age at d: ?
.............        +Olug Jacobsdotter # chldn: 7       
................ 3  Olof Rasmusson Åhs    b: 1685  age at 1st b: 33 est.    # chldn: 7 d: Apr.24.1740 age at d: 55 est.
.................... +Berta Henriksdotter    b: Jul.18.1697  age at 1st b: 21 est.   # chldn: 7 d: Nov.15.1742 age at d: 45
.........................  4 [1] Rasmus Olofsson  b: 1718   age at mrg: 23 # chldn: 14    d: Mar.04.1776    age at d: 58 est.
.........................      *2nd Wife of [1] Rasmus Olofsson:
...............................  +Marta Tollesdotter  b: Feb.09.1731  m: Oct.20.1751 # chldn: 6  d: Mar.29.1763 age at d: 32
........................5 [2] Olof Rasmusson Åhs  b: May.25.1756 in Åseröd, Mo # chldn: 6 d: Sep.11.1834  age at d: 78
.............................+Karin Olsdotter  b: Sep.09.1757  m: Apr.25.1779   # chldn: 6 d: Jul.26.1812 in  Mo age at d: 54
........................... 6  Olof Olsson Åhs Långström  b: Nov.14.1780 in Liveröd, Mo Parish # chldn: 9 d: apr.03.1847
(Olof Olsson Långström)  was the "FIRST" Långström
 ((Olof changed his name in 1810 from Åhs to Långström, while living on Sör Säm))
.....................................+Anna Ifvarsdotter  b: May.29.1790   m: Dec.26.1811 d: Mar.23.1865 in Snoveröd 
......................................7  Ivar Olof Långström     b: May.08.1825 in Snoveröd,  d: Sep.09.1898 Fredrikstad Norway
.....................................................+Anna Maja Olofsdotter   b: Feb.27.1844  d: Feb.16.1936 in Tveten   
.......................................................8  Gustave Adolph Longstrom    b: Jan.22.1873 d: Mar.17.1956 in Tracy, MN
(Gustave came to the USA July 1893)
...........................................................+Emilia Anderson     b: Jul.19.1881 in Harlunda   # chldn: 5  d: Mar.25.1974
...............................................................9 Adolph Eugene Longstrom     b: Apr.13.1916 in Garvin, MN # chldn: 4        
...............................................................+Lela Edith Hudson  b: Jun.08.1919 in Tracy MN  m: Apr.18.1937 in  Mpls.    
...................................................................10  Jerald Eugene Longstrom  b: Jun.15.1940 in Tracy, MN age at mrg: 20
...............................................................................+Colleen Longstrom b: December 31, 1941 

Other web sites for Jerry & Colleens genealogy.

Jerrys Sweden/Norway/USA genealogy research site

Colleen's  SWANSON  genealogy site with information on the family of
her father Ellsworth Swanson.

Jerry's  HUDSON  genealogy site with information on the family of
his mother Lela Edith (Hudson) Longstrom

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