PERSSON / JONASSON / ERLANDSDOTTER

Jonas PERSSON was born 14 Jan 1818. He married Johanna PETERSDOTTER, daughter of Peter JACOBSSON and Catharina PEHRSDOTTER, circa 1836. He and Johanna lived at Dorarp, Kronoberg, Småland, Sweden. Jonas PERSSON and Johanna PETERSDOTTER had the following children:

  1. Ingrid, born 7 Nov 1837 at Dorarp; christened 12 Nov 1837
  2. Nils Peter, born 29 Feb 1840 at Dorarp; christened 1 Mar 1840
  3. Eva, born 10 Sep 1841 at Dorarp; christened 12 Sep 1841
  4. Johannes, born 3 Sep 1843 at Dorarp; christened 3 Sep 1843
  5. Anna Catherina, born 18 Jun 1846 at Dorarp; christened 21 Jun 1846
  6. Sven Johan, born 27 Jun 1848 at Dorarp
  7. Erland

Erland JONASSON, son of Jonas PERSSON and Johanna PETERSDOTTER, was born either 4 Oct 1851 at Flattinge Stensgard, Dorarp, Kronoberg, Småland, Sweden. He was christened 5 Oct 1851 at Dorarp. He married Emma Kristina ANDERSDOTTER, daughter of Anders CARLSON and Cajsa JOHANNESDOTTER. He was a farmer. Erland JONASSON and Emma Kristina ANDERSDOTTER had the following children:

  1. Johan Alfrid, born 4 Apr 1880 at Ryssby, Kronoberg Lan, Småland, Sweden; confirmed in 1894 at Ryssby
  2. Ida Maria
  3. Per Axel, born 1 Aug 1884 at Ryssby
  4. Carl August, born 8 Oct 1886 at Ryssby
  5. Bror Gustaf Linus, born 29 May 1892 at Ryssby

Ida Maria ERLANDSDOTTER, daughter of Erland JONASSON and Emma Kristina ANDERSDOTTER, was born 16 Oct 1881 at Ryssby parish, Kronobergs Lan, Småland, Sweden. She was confirmed in 1895 at Ryssby. She came to the United States in July of 1903, apparently alone. She arrived at the Port of New York aboard the S.S. Lucania on 1 Aug 1903. She had a cousin (A. LARSON) in St. Paul, Minnesota, and settled in Minnesota briefly. She married Sven Gustaf LILJEQUIST / LINDQUIST, son of Jonas (SVENSSON) LILJEQVIST and Kristina SVENSDOTTER, 13 May 1905 at Aspen, Pitkin, Colorado. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in Cripple Creek, Colorado, on September 25, 1915.

Ida Maria (ERLANDSDOTTER) LINDQUIST died 3 Dec 1959 at Manitou Springs, Colorado, at age 78; she was buried 7 Dec 1959 at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. She is buried with her son Arthur and grandson Gary.

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