August Johansson (1869 - 1934)

Born 6 Apr 1869 in Rörvik, Kville, Göteborg och Bohus län (Gotenburg and Bohus County), Sweden

Ancestors

Died 16 Mar 1934 at age 64 in Bremen, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Biography

August Johansson was born April 6, 1869 in Rörvik, Kville, Bohus län, Sweden.^[1]He was the son of Johan Gabrielsson and Brita Andreasdotter. He emigrated to America in 1900 and became a citizen on January 16, 1906. ^[2] August died on March 16, 1934 in Bremen, Cook County, Illinois at age 65.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLPL-P4X4 : 5 April 2019), Johan Peter Gabrielsson, from 1895 to 1904; from "Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1920," database and images, MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com : n.d.); citing from 1895 to 1904, 13270510, AIIa 3, various Lutheran parishes, Sweden. (Birth date in given in this record.)
2. ↑ U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project). Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1992.
3. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N357-5GF : 8 March 2018), August Johnson, 16 Mar 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,675,311.

Other Sources

• Waldemar von Sydow and Sten Björkman, editors, Svenska Gods och Gårdar, Kville , Rörvik (Swedish Goods and Farms, Rörvik), vol XLI, (Uddevalla: Goods and Farms, 1943) p. 569. (This article on Rörvik indicates that after his father's death August and his brother Karl were co-owners of the family farm, Rörvik, until 1900 when August sold out to Karl.)