Ossian Leonard was born on 4 Sep 1873 in Fogeldalen in Hjorted parish, Kalmar län, province of Småland, Sweden. He was the of Swan Magnus Johnson (1840 - 1912) and his second wife Anna Lovisa Svensdotter (<1849 - 1932).
He emigrated to the United States as a baby with his parents and halfbrother on May 15, 1874.[1]
Ossian died in Aug 1879 in Saronville, Clay Co, Nebraska, USA aged ~5.
Research notes
Have not found gravesite for varification yet.
Sources
↑ Sven Magnus Jonsson household in Blankaholm in Hjorted parish household records 1874-1879 page 112 rows 20-23: Hjorteds kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00134/A I/20 (1874-1879), bildid: C0027344_00111, sida 112 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0027344_00111
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ossian Leonard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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