A

Andersdotter

  Anna Greta, x, 30, 237, 257

  Brita Stina, x, 30, 237, 257

  Katarina, 31, 240

  Kristina, xi, 30, 238, 257

  Lena Kajsa, 31, 240

  Märta Lisa, 31, 241

  Sofia, x, 30, 237, 257

Andersson, Johan, 31, 241

Australia, 172–173, 227

B

Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937, 169

Battle of Fraustadt (1706), 11

Battle of Fyen (1659), 6

Battle of Lund (1676), 11

Battle of Poltava (1709), xii, 11

Battle of Veprik, 11

Bear River Massacre (1863), 159

Blakemore

  Edwin, 180

  Julie Esther, 180, 274

Bock / Böck

  Charles, 145, 269

  Johannes, 145

  Minnie, xi, 127–128, 130, 140, 142, 144–146, 152, 269

Bodan, Mary Louise, 180

Bonfield, John, 124

Brath / Brathsen / Bratson

  Jacob Jacobsen, 109, 111, 261

  Lisabeth Jacobsdatter, xi–xii, 78-83, 86-89, 92-102, 106–112, 120, 130-132, 152, 253-255, 261

    See also Peterson, Elizabeth

von Bremen, Gertrud, xx

C

California, xiii, 103–105, 180, 200, 261, 266, 270

  Forest Lawn Cemetery, 104

  Glendale, 104, 261

  Los Angeles, xiii, 103, 105, 152, 180, 261, 266

Canada, xiii, 88–89, 92, 112, 268

  Sarnia, 83

  St. Clair River, 83

  Quebec, xiii, 83, 88–89, 108

Carey Act of 1894, 135, 157

Cederstrøm / Cederström

  Anders Otto, x, 69, 257–258

  Anne, x, 58, 69, 257, 259

  Elise Fredrikke, x, 94, 110–111, 261

  Frans Ludvig, xi, 69, 258

  Frederik Wilhelm, x, xii, 58, 69, 75-113, 120, 130, 132, 162, 253-255, 258, 261

    See also Peterson, Frederick William

  Johannes, 69, 258, 260

  Johannes, x, 30, 237, 257

  Peter, xi-xii, 19, 24, 30, 49-71, 113, 152, 221, 233-234, 253–254

  Peter Tobias, xi, 59, 69, 258, 263, 272

  Peter Tobias Jr, 59

  Sven, 31, 241

  Theodor, 58, 69, 258, 262

  Thore, x, 69, 258

  Tobia, 69

Claar

  Harold Onley, 212

  Lois Gene, xiii, 197-210, 212-213, 216-217, 220, 227, 281

  Phyllis, 201, 207

  Wilbur Howard, 212, 281

craft guilds, 70

D

Danish ravages, 51, 70

Danish War (1658-60), 6

Denmark, xvi, 6, 17, 220, 229–230

Duke of Södermanland. See Karl IX of Sweden

E

epidemics, 92, 96

  Chicago sanitation, 92, 96

  cholera infantum, 96

Estonia, xv–xvii, xix–xxiv, 30, 32, 220

  Anzen (Anstla, xxi

  Kannapäh, xx

  Karusen, xxi, xxv

  Oethel (Öötla), xxi–xxiii

  Padise, xx–xxi, xxiv

  Pigant (Piigandi), xx

  Reval. See Tallinn

  St. Petri, xxi

  Tallinn, xvi, xx, 29–30

  Tuttomäggi (Tuudi), xxi, xxv

Estonian manors, xxiv

  Oethel (Öötla), xxi–xxiii

  Pigant (Piigandi), xx

  Tuttomäggi (Tuudi), xxi, xxv

F

farm animals / pets

  Abby, 206

  Abner, 206

  Brownie, 136

  Desert Sage, 199, 203, 206

  Desert Skipper, 199

  Droopy, 208

  Fury Babe, 206

  Grey, 206

  Joe Sharon, 206

  Lillian Day “Fing”, 199

  Mike, 136, 216

  Pip, 192, 214, 217

  Professor, 198

  Sammy, 206

  Stally, 203

  Topsis, 206

Folketelling of 1865, 78, 81

Førland, Elisabeth Pedersen 109

G

Garpestad

  Anne Olsdotter, 68, 257

  Ole Larsson, 68

genetic testing, 229-232

  Ancestry DNA, 230

  Family Tree DNA, 230

German War (1674-75), 6, 32

Germany, xii, xv–xvi, 32, 42, 70, 89, 145, 266, 269

  Bremerhafen, 89

  Evangelische Kirche Hille, xv

  Hille, xv, xix

  Ravensberg, xix

  Reinbek, 11

  Westphalia, xii, xv, xix, 6

Great Chicago Fire (1871), xiii, 94, 124

Great Depression (1929 – 1939), xiii, 192

Great Northern War (1700 – 1721), 13

Great Fire of Stavanger; Holmenbrannen (1860), xii, 292

Grouns

  Blossom, xi, 138, 142, 161, 164-166, 170, 172-174, 176, 178, 180-181, 192, 215-216, 274-275

  Joseph Franklin, 180, 274

  Nicholas, 180

Gustav I of Sweden, 6-7

Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden, xxi, xvii

Gustaf III of Sweden, 16

Gustav I of Sweden, 7

Gustav Vasa. See Gustav I of Sweden

Gustavus Adolphus. See Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden

H

Halvorsdatter, Kristine, 109

Hansen

  Samuel Nephi, 212

  Velma Emma, 212, 281

Harrison, Carter, 124

Harst

  Fred, 145

  Sophia, 145, 269

Haymarket Riot (1886), 124–125

heraldry

  coat of arms, xviii–xx, 13, 18, 29–30, 32–33, 66–67, 246–247

  Estonian nobility, 29

  German-Baltic nobility, xix, 30

  Swedish nobility, xxiv, 6, 20

Hommeland

  Tobia Thorsdatter, xi–xii, 57, 68, 257

  Tor Jonsen, 57

Houston County, Minnesota, 84

Hunt, Wilson Price, 158

I

Idaho, iv, vii, xiii, xv, 103, 113, 134–136, 138–139, 141, 149, 152–153, 157–164, 166, 169, 171, 173–174, 176–177, 180, 186–188, 196–198, 202, 205–209, 212, 215–218, 220–221, 262, 269, 274–275, 279–282

  Alpheius Creek, 168–169

  Appleton, 164

  Arcadia Valley, 136, 166, 221

  Bellevue, 208–209, 217, 221

  Blue Lakes Ranch, 159, 169, 178

  Boise, xiii, 141, 158, 165, 177, 202, 217, 279–281

  Canyonside School, 192

  Denton’s Dairy, 162

  Dew Drop Ranch, 160

  Franklin, 158

  Future Hope Ranch, 160

  Hotel Perrine, 134

  Jerome, xiii, xv, xxiv, 113, 135–136, 138–140, 149, 152–153, 157, 159–160, 162–166, 169, 171–173, 175–176, 178, 180, 183, 186–187, 196–200, 202–203, 205, 207, 209–210, 212, 216, 262, 269, 274–275, 279–282

  Jerome Cemetery, 140, 176, 210

  Jerome High School, 196–197

  Magic Valley, 178, 187, 206

  Niagara Springs, 162

  North Side Inn, 159, 161

  Shoshone, 134, 158–159, 162, 165–166, 186, 188, 262

  Shoshone Falls, 162, 165, 188

  Twin Falls, xiii, 134–135, 141, 157, 160–161, 164, 176–177, 187, 196, 202, 206–208, 211, 216–218, 269, 280–282

  Twin Falls Cemetery, 164

  Wendell, xiii, 160, 281–282

  Wood River, 137, 143

Illinois, vii, 93–94, 96–97, 99–100, 102, 109, 122–124, 130, 145, 151–152, 154, 158, 180, 258–270, 272–279, 282–287

  Bethania Church. See Bethania Norwegian Lutheran Church

  Bethania Norwegian Lutheran Church, 127

  Chicago, xiii, xv, 59, 83–84, 92–94, 96–104, 107, 109, 112–114, 121–131, 133–136, 142, 145, 147, 152, 154, 158–159, 162–164, 176, 180, 185–187, 220, 223, 254, 258–270, 272–279, 282–285, 287

  Chicago River, 124

  Concordia Cemetery, 130

  Cook County, 94, 99, 102, 113, 123, 126, 130, 151, 158, 276

  Graceland Cemetery, 113

  Haymarket Square, 125

  McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. See McCormick Reaper Works

  McCormick Reaper Works, xv, 123–124

  Mount Olive Cemetery, 102, 263

  Norwegian Trinity Church, 52, 113

  Pridmore Molding Machines, 159, 185

  Trinity Church. See Norwegian Trinity Church

  wards of Chicago, 94

immigration, iv, 84–85, 92, 112

  citizens’ book; borgerbog, 55, 62, 71, 289

  Norway to America, 82-91

  royal permission, 55, 61, 66

  Sweden to Norway, 54-55

  US citizenship, 98-99, 113

Isaksson, Anders, 19, 24, 26, 31, 33, 238–241

J

Jakobsen, Berta, 92, 111

Jenkins, Rhoda Ann, 212

Johnsdatter, Karen, 78, 109, 112, 253, 261

Jönsdotter

  Kerstin, 26, 245, 249

  Stina, xi, xxvi, 17, 26, 30–31, 49, 233–234, 237–241, 244, 256

Jonasson, Jöns, 17, 238, 243

Jonsson, Jonas, 26, 248

Jönsson, Per, 26, 244–245, 249

K

Karl IX of Sweden, xxi

Karl XI of Sweden, 11

Karl XII of Sweden, 11

Karl XIII of Sweden, 39, 42

Karl XIV Johan of Sweden, 9

Kjosavik, Thora Thoresdatter, 68

Kristina, Queen of Sweden, xii, xix, 6-7

L

Latvia, xvi, xxiv

Lilliesparre of Fylleskog, Christina, xi, xxi, xxiv

Livonia, xvi, xix, xxiv

    See also Latvia; Estonia

Livonian War, xxiv

M

masonic organizations

  Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 132–133, 140, 152

  Job’s Daughters International, 198

military, xxi, 6, 11, 13, 16, 37, 42, 51, 221

  Bohuslän regiment, 37, 42

  Count Douglas’ regiment, 32

  Kronoberg regiment, xxi, 11

  Queen’s livery regiment, 32

  Småland’s cavalry regiment, 6, 17

  Swedish army, 11, 42

  Swedish prisoners of war, xii, 11

N

Nebraska, vii, xiii, xv, 84, 97–98, 103, 109, 113, 119, 121, 134, 147, 151, 160, 186, 220, 261

  Blaine Township, 97

  Cuming County, xiii, 97–98, 103, 113, 121, 151

  Elkhorn Valley, 97

  West Point, 103, 113, 121

  Wisner, 84, 97, 103, 109, 113, 119, 121, 147, 160, 261

Nilsdotter, Brita, 26, 243–244, 247–248

nobility. See heraldry

Norway, vii, xii–xiii, 6, 17, 39, 42, 54–55, 58, 60–62, 65–66, 68–71, 75, 78, 81–85, 88, 109, 112–113, 120, 152, 210, 212, 220–221, 226–227, 229–230, 234, 253–255, 257–274

  Bakkegata, 62, 71

  Bergen, 54, 268

  Høle, 57, 68

  Kongsgård, 75

  Nytorget, 78, 80, 112

  Oslo, 54, 57, 255

  Pedersgata, 76, 78

  Petrikirken. See St. Petri Church

  Rogaland fylke, 57, 68, 78, 88, 109, 112, 212, 255, 257–273

  Solandsbryggen, 63

  St. Petri Church, 80, 94, 254

  Stavanger Cathedral, xii, 57–58, 120

  Stavanger Domkirke. See Stavanger Cathedral

  Stavanger, xii–xiii, 54–55, 57–58, 60–66, 68, 71–72, 75–78, 80–82, 84–86, 88–89, 93–94, 106, 109, 111–112, 119–120, 152, 221, 226–227, 234, 253–255, 257–273, 292

  Steinkargata, 61–62, 71

  Storhaug, 61–62, 71, 75–76, 112

        See also Stavanger

  Vinkelgata, 78, 80, 86

O

Oregon Trail, 158

Oliver, Oswald, 137, 143, 169

Olsen, Gunda, 103, 262

P

Papa Jake. See Peterson, Jacob

Pensacola, Florida, 89, 267

Perrine, I.B., 169

Persdotter, Svenborg, 17, 26, 238, 241, 243–245, 249, 257

Peterson

  Anna, 110, 187

  Brenda, 203–204, 206–207, 209–210, 213, 216–217, 220, 226, 281

  Brett, 203–204, 207–208, 213, 221, 223, 226–227, 281

  Charles, x, 84, 110, 261, 269

  Doris Lorraine “Dorie”, xi, xv, 119, 137, 140, 142-144, 152, 159, 163, 166–168, 170, 174, 178, 181, 186–187, 275, 280

  Edward Wesley ”Ed”, xi, 142, 166, 170, 172, 174, 178, 181, 184, 191-192, 201, 214, 217, 275, 282

  Eliza Fredrika, xi, 110, 261

  Elizabeth “Ta”, x, 136, 142-143, 160, 165-168, 170, 172-174, 181, 275,

  Fred W., 127, 134-135, 157-187, 191-192, 254, 280

  Fred William ”Bud”, 142, 164, 166, 170, 172-174, 178, 181, 183-184, 187, 191-192, 216-217, 275, 280

  Heidi, 203, 207, 213, 281, 283

  Jacob, ix–xi, xv, 81, 88-89, 97, 101-103, 107-108, 110, 119-153, 254, 261, 268-269

  Joel, 203, 213, 281

  Kristi, 203, 207, 213, 281

  Louis, 84, 102, 138, 270, 277

  Mamie, 127, 146, 269

  Merriam Evelyn “Babe”, xi, 142-143, 166-167, 170, 174, 178, 181, 183, 275, 281

  Peter, x, 110, 261

  Ted J, xi, xiii, 191-217, 220, 222, 227, 230, 275, 281

  Theodore, x, 84, 110, 213, 261, 281

  Walter Franklin “Wally”, xi, 166, 170, 174, 178, 181, 184, 191-192, 201, 214, 217, 275, 282

  Walter, 269

  Wesley, xi, 269, 275, 282

  William “Bill”, x–xi, xiii, 84, 180, 253, 269, 274–275, 280

Pickens, Pearl Caroline, 212

Polish War (1600 – 1611), 32

Polman / Pohlman

  Claus, x, xix

  Fredrik, x, xix

  Hans, xx

  Henrik Johan, x, xix

  Herman, xv

  Jöran, xi, xviii–xx, 6

  Jürgen, xix, xxi, 220

Pomeranian War, 42

Port Huron, Michigan 83

Påhlman

  Adolf Fredrik, 16-17, 42, 242

  Anders Adam, 27, 41, 235–236, 256

  Anders Otto, xi–xii, 3-33, 41-42, 220–221, 229, 234–238, 240, 242, 256

  Anna Christina, xi

  Carl Gustaf, x–xii, 10–11, 13, 220, 256

  Carl Otto, 27, 256

  Christina Sofia, 27, 256

  Emerentia, 27, 41, 235, 237, 256

  Gustaf, x–xii, 10–11, 13, 27, 29, 44, 220, 234, 236, 238, 241–243, 246, 256

  Göran, x, 27, 41, 235–237, 256

  Johan Fredrik, 27, 236, 256

  Johan, xi, 32, 241–242, 245

  Maria Elisabet, 27

  Per Gustaf, 27, 236

R

Railroad

  Idaho Southern Railway, 160

  Chicago Loop, 162

  Port Huron Train, 83

Rasmussen, John, 109

Renner, Christina Elisabeth, 13

Restaurationen (1825), 84

Reval, xvi, xix, xxiv, 29

Rome, Italy, 6

Russia, xvi–xvii, 11, 37

S

Sääksmäki, Finland, xxi, xxv

Severson

  Ellen Severson, 134

  Mary Olana Severson, 134-135, 138, 262

ships

  Hebe, 112

  James Foster Jr, 85

  Restaurasjonen, 82

  Undine, 88–89, 94, 106–107, 112, 119

Skjæveland, Jacob Brathsen, 109

St. George’s Night rebellion, xxiv

Svendsdatter, Ragnhild, 62, 258

Sweden, iv, vii, xii, xvi–xvii, xix, xxi, xxiv, 6–7, 11, 17, 19, 26, 31–33, 39, 42, 50–55, 61, 65, 69–70, 85, 220, 226, 229–230, 253–257

  Agunnaryd, xii, 19, 24, 33, 50–51, 70, 233–234, 237–238, 250, 257

  Gothenburg, 61–62, 65

  Heliga trefaldighetskyrkan. See Trinity Church

  Kalmar Union, 6

  Kristianstad, 52, 70, 233, 239, 246–247, 250

  Kronobergs län, 12, 20, 26, 31, 41, 46, 233–238, 240–249, 257

  Kungsbacka, 52–53, 66, 70

  Metaretorpet, xxvi, 17, 23, 237, 240

    See also Ugglansryd

  Riddarhuset, xx, xxiv, 6, 8–9, 15, 18, 20, 226, 246

  Ryssby, xxi, 4–6, 11, 13, 19, 21, 26, 31, 41, 234–237, 240–243, 246, 250–251, 256–257

  Ryssby Church, xxi, 31

  Skåne, 51, 66, 233–234

  Småland, xxi, 6, 11, 13, 17, 21, 46, 49, 62, 66, 226

  Södra Ljunga, 20, 26, 51, 233, 238, 240–241, 243–245, 247–248, 250–252, 257

  Stensnäs, 3

  Stockholm, xii, 6–7, 13, 33, 44, 53–54, 70, 237, 239, 246

  Stockholm Castle, xii, 6

  Sunnerbo, xxi, 20, 238, 240, 250, 252

  Tranhult, 17, 19–21, 26, 49, 65, 233, 238–241, 243–245, 248, 257

  Tre Kronor. See Stockholm Castle

  Trinity Church, 52

  Ugglansryd, xii, xxi, xxvi, 3–6, 11, 13, 17, 21–24, 32–33, 234–237, 241–242, 246, 256

Swedish manors

  Ugglansryd, xii, xxi, xxvi, 3–6, 11, 13, 17, 21–24, 32–33, 234–237, 241–242, 246, 256

  Stensnäs, 3

T

Tengesdal, Jon Knudsen, 68

Thirty Years’ War (1618 – 1648), 6

Thode, Sophia, 145

Tobolsk, Siberia, xii, 11

Treaty of Westphalia, 6

U

Ukraine, 11

Unge, Christina Margareta, 17, 27, 256

V

Vigdel, Ingeborg Ellingsdatter, 68

Vladislava, Poland, 11

Voltaire, 11, 32

W

Washington, 94, 113, 125, 168, 200, 212

  Centralia, 168

  Spokane, 200

Webb, Susanna, 180

Wesell, Anna, xx

Wollstonecraft, Mary, 17

World War I (1914 – 1918), 163

World War II (1939 – 1945), 172, 192