Johannes (Härstedt) Harstedt (1849 - aft. 1923)

Born 3 Nov 1849 in Glemminge, Kristianstad, Sverige

Ancestors

Died after 17 Dec 1923 after age 74 in United States

Biography

Johannes was the son of a smith in Ingelstorp, south Sweden. He grew up in Ingelstorp, and lived there until 1871, when he emigrated. His widowed mother followed two years later, along with Johannes' sister and her family.

Johannes and his extended family settled in Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa. There, he worked as a blacksmith. He married Ingrid Löfdahl, another Swedish immigrant.

In the 1880 census, he is living in Forest City, with his wife, mother, and father-in-law.^[1]

In 1900, he lived in Forest Citywith his wife and three daughters.^[2]

In 1900, he lived in Forest City with his wife and three daughters.^[3]

In the 1915 state census, he is listed as a blacksmith in Forest City, owning a farm, and a naturalized citizen. His religious affiliation is listed as Baptist.^[4]

In 1920, Johannes and Ingrid lived in Forest City with three adult daughters.^[5]

Death

1923

Burial First Baptist Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa^[6]

Timeline

Birth

3 Nov 1849

Glemminge, Skåne, Sweden^[7]

1849

Moved to Ingelstorp with parents^[8]

Emigration

1871 (Age: 22)

America

Left Ingelstorp parish on 13 May 1871.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDL5-3YT : 14 August 2017), J H Harstedt, Forest, Winnebago, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 230, sheet 623C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,370.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LY-BBF : accessed 16 September 2020), John Harsted, Forest Township Forest City & Leland towns, Winnebago, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 194, sheet 11A, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,465.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9V-6J2 : accessed 16 September 2020), J H Harstad, Forest, Winnebago, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 229, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 425; FHL microfilm 1,374,438.
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-DWMZ : 17 March 2018), John Harstad, 1915; citing Winnebago, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,959
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMY-VNH : accessed 16 September 2020), John H Harstedt, Forest, Winnebago, Iowa, United States; citing ED 261, sheet 1B, line 87, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 518; FHL microfilm 1,820,518.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #148075789
7. ↑ Birth record: Glemminge kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/LLA/13110/C I/2 (1806-1856), bildid: C0059648_00058 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0059648_00058
8. ↑ Household record in Ingelstorp: Ingelstorps kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13190/A I/8 (1855-1861), bildid: C0060605_00132, sida 123 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0060605_00132

• Household record, Ingelstorp: Ingelstorps kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13190/A I/9 (1861-1867), bildid: C0060606_00118, sida 135 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0060606_00118
• Household record, Ingelstorp: Ingelstorps kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/LLA/13190/A I/10 (1868-1873), bildid: C0060607_00103, sida 108 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0060607_00103