Born in Sandslätt, Högsby parish, Kalmar county, Sweden
Ancestors 
Daughter of Eric (Carlsson) Cedergren
and Anna Sophia (Petersdotter) Cedergren
Sister of
Alma Cedergren
Wife of
Henry Thomas Anderson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna Amelia (Anderson) Ryan
Died about
at about age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2018
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Biography
Selma Sally Ottilia Maria was born in Sandslätt, Högsby parish, Kalmar county, Sweden on May 3, 1863 and was christened on May 10, 1863. Her parents are listed as "lanthandlaren" Eric Cedergren and his wife Anna Sophia Petersdotter (age 28).[1]
The family moved to Oskarshamn in 1865.
It would seem that she had at least five siblings. This is the family, as listed in the household book for Oskarshamn parish 1869-1875[2];
Father: f.d. lanthandlaren Eric Cedergren, b. 1831-04-01in Mörlunda parish.
Mother: Anna Sofia Petersdotter, b. 1834-06-03 in Högsby parish.
Children;
Hilda Sofia, b. 1856-04-18
Anna Josefina, b. 1859-09-20
Amanda Christina, b. 1861-07-07
Selma Sally Ottilia Maria, b. 1863-05-03
Emeli Charlotta, b. 1867-04-24
Carl Robert, b. 1869-11-23
Selma leaves home 1879-10-14 with destination "Amerika". In the moving record (post 139) she is listed as Selma Sally Ottilia Cedergren.[3]
Research Note
There seem to be some disagreement in the archive posts at emiweb.se whether she left for North America 1871 or 1879. It is, however, only her older sister Hilda Sophia Cedergren who leaves home for North America in 1871 according to the moving records for Oskarshamn parish.[4]
Grandma's mother
Sources
- ↑ Birth book for Högsby parish 1861-1883, page 111. Source reference: Högsby kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/VALA/00160/C I/6 (1861-1883), bildid: A0008424_00059, sida 111.
- ↑ Oskarshamns kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00293/A I/4 (1869-1875), bildid: C0028409_00133, sida 341
- ↑ Source reference; Oskarshamns kyrkoarkiv, Inflyttningslängder, SE/VALA/00293/B I/3 (1876-1895), bildid: C0028415_00036, sida 55, post 139.
- ↑ Source reference; Oskarshamns kyrkoarkiv, Inflyttningslängder, SE/VALA/00293/B I/2 (1861-1875), bildid: C0028414_00196, sida 353. (AID v40578.b184.s359)
- Pattie Colbert
- Household record with parents in Sandslätt, Lixhult, Högsby parish: Högsby kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/VALA/00160/A I/17 (1861-1870), bildid: C0027465_00315, sida 778 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0027465_00315
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selma:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Patty Shepard 
:
23andMe
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~6.25%
Wayne Shepard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A859381 [compare], Ancestry member wrshepard, FTDNA kit #644881
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Since research has been done on her father, indicating that he adopted Cedergren as a family name in the 1850s, and Selma Sally Ottilia was born in 1863 her Last Name at Birth should be Cedergren.
At this time, when a family name exists, it is not necessary to also give her a patronymic name, Eriksdotter. Patronymics were being phased out. The Eriksdotter name only needs to be mentioned if it appears in a primary source.