Who were the parents of John Seablom married too Anna (unsure of maiden name)?

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Anna was born in Sweden,  married John Seablom,  had a child in Brooklyn named Edith who married Edwin Sharlow.
in Genealogy Help by Emily Jones G2G Rookie (250 points)
retagged by Eva Ekeblad
Do you have a timeframe for these people?
Edith and Edwin, yes. Edith was born 9-22-1906 and passed 12-19-2005. Edwin was born 8-17-1901 and passed 11-17-1993. Married 4-29-1929 in New York,  New York.
As for John and Anna Seablom,  I know nothing, and I have absolutely no idea the parent of Edwin Sharlow.
Putting the Sweden tag on this for future reference.

Would be nice to be able to find a trail back to Sweden, but we don't have enough to go on yet. Anna Johansson is (and was) unfortunately a very common name in Sweden.
Hi! My great uncle was Edwin Sharlow, & I remember (Great)Aunt Edith from Thanksgiving gatherings.

3 Answers

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It appears from these record that Anna's maiden name might be Johanson/Johnson.  Edwin Sharlow' parents noted on birth and marriage records below.  Please note that familysearch is a FREE site.  You can enter names/date ranges/ locations to find these and similar records.  Go to: https://www.familysearch.org/search/   Happy Hunting!!!

Source: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5B-TQFB : 26 October 2016), John Seablom in entry for Mrs Edith S Sharlow, Iowa, United States, 21 Dec 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Quad-City Times, The, born-digital text.

Obituary  Date     21 Dec 2005  Newspaper The    Quad-City Times

Name     Mrs Edith S Sharlow
Residence     Davenport, Iowa
Female  Occupation     Executive Secretary
Age     99  Birth 22 Sep 1906       Brooklyn, New York
Death Date     19 Dec 2005  Death Place     Kahl Home

Spouse and Children
Edwin C Sharlow     Husband     Male
Caryl E Bucksbaum     Daughter     Female

Parents and Siblings
John Seablom     Father     Male
Anna Johanson Seablom     Mother     Female

Extended Family
Cristina Bucksbaum     Granddaughter     Female
John C Bucksbaum     Grandson     Male
Maria C Jones     Granddaughter     Female
Luis B Bucksbaum     Grandson     Male
Jose' L Bucksbaum     Son-In-Law     Male

Source: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24Z9-YGH : 20 March 2015), Edwin C. Sharlow and Edith Victoria Seablom, 27 Apr 1929; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,673.
Name     Edwin C. Sharlow
Marriage  27 Apr 1929      Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
White Male  Single
Age     27      Birth  (Est) 1902  Birthplace N.Y.C.
Father     Charles
Mother     Ida M. Schli...Es
Spouse     Edith Victoria Seablom
White Female Single
Age      22  Birth (Est) 1907  Birthplace     Bkln.
Father     John A.
Mother     Anna Johnson

 

Source: "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WWG-VGS : 20 March 2015), Ida Schlersler Sharlow in entry for Edward Sharlow, 17 Aug 1901; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 32815 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,983,307.
New York City Births
Name     Edward Sharlow
Birth  17 Aug 1901      Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Certificate No.  32815
White Male
Father     Charles E. Sharlow   Birthplace     NY  Age     30
Mother     Ida Schlersler Sharlow  Birthplace     NY  Age     20

by Chris Hoyt G2G6 Pilot (873k points)
edited by Chris Hoyt
+1 vote

This appears to be John's death record, with parent names.  You might want to do some research by getting the Death cert's (number's noted) or via noted Evergreen cemetery as well.

Source: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WNL-KFF : 20 March 2015), John A. Seablom, 11 Oct 1918; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,326.

New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name     John A. Seablom
Death 11 Oct 1918     Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Certificate Number 21440
White Male  Married Occupation     Merchant
Age     41   Birth Date  21 Jun 1877  Birthplace     Sweden
Burial Date     16 Oct 1918
Cemetery     Evergreen
Father     John M. Seablom  Birthplace     Sweden
Mother  ___      Matson  Birthplace     Sweden

His mother may have been Anna Carolina Matson: See entries for John/Johannes M(agnus). Seablom:

New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909
Father John/Johannes  Magnus Seablom
Spouse: Anna Caroline Mattson
Child: Charles Rupert Seablom  "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W7S-XCB : 20 March 2015), John Magnus Seablom in entry for Charles Rupert Seablom, 27 Mar 1892; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 3468 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,409.
Child: Augusta Eugenia Seablom  "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WQX-C4L : 20 March 2015), Johannes Seablom in entry for Augusta Eugenia Seablom, 04 Nov 1883; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 9783 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,382.

John M's death record Source: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WPM-QP5 : 20 March 2015), John Seablom, 14 Jan 1941; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,195,623.

New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name     John Seablom
Residence 2860 Lafayette Ave.  Bronx, New York
Death Date     14 Jan 1941      Bronx, New York, New York, United States
Certificate Number  565
White Male Widowed  Occupation     awning maker
Age     94  Birth    17 Jul 1846       Sweden
Burial Date     16 Jan 1941
Cemetery     Evergreen Cemetery
Father     John   Birthplace     Sweden
Mother     Ann Strom  Birthplace     Sweden
Spouse     Anna 

 

by Chris Hoyt G2G6 Pilot (873k points)
edited by Chris Hoyt
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Based on the info from Chris, I looked in the Swedish census records using the Swedish version of the last name and found this family in the 1880 census for Norrtälje stad:

Sjöblom, Johan Magnus, f. 1846 i Vätö Stockholms län, Segelmakare (sail maker), husband

Mattsdotter, Anna Karolina, f. 1850 i Vätö Stockholms län, wife

Anna Cecilia, f. 1876 i Norrtälje Stockholms län, daughter

Johan Albanus, f. 1877 i Norrtälje Stockholms län, son

Source (behind paywall): Folkräkning 1880 - Norrtälje församling, Stockholms län, bildid: Folk_802114-012 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/Folk_802114-012

Birth records confirm Johan's DOB to June 21: Norrtälje kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/SSA/1544/C I/7 (1862-1877), bildid: 00040393_00139 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00040393_00139

 

Do Edwin and Anna have Wikitree profiles?

by E Kippner G2G6 Mach 3 (31.2k points)
edited by E Kippner
Well done, E!

I would recommend Emily to sign the honor code and add the profiles for Edwin, Edith, John and Anna. It's always easier for us to help when there are profiles to look at.
Or... hold off a bit with Anna, since her last name in the Swedish records is Mattsdotter and in the US records it's Johansson. It COULD be two different Annas married to John.

Johan Sjöblom shouldn't be a problem, since Sjöblom is definitely what the name was in Sweden.

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