Swan N. Sandstrom of Sweden

Swan N. Sandstrom (1845-1933)
Maria Crook Olsdotter (1842-1919



First Generation

1. Swan Nilsson Sandstrom was born on 19 Apr 1845 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. He was baptized on 24 Apr 1845 in Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. He emigrated on 17 Feb 1869 from Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. He immigrated in 1869 to Kiron Kountry. He attended the Bethel Lutheran in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa after 28 Jul 1875. He filed a declaration of intention for citizenship on 28 Mar 1876 in Crawford County, Iowa He appeared in the census in 1880 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Jun 1900 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1900 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was naturalized before 1910 in Crawford County, Iowa. In 1910 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. His biographical information appeared in in 1911 in Crawford County History Book In 1920 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1925 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was recorded in the 1930 census of Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa in Apr 1930. He died on 13 Jan 1933 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried on 15 Jan 1933 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa. His obituary was read at the

Swan Nilsson Sandstrom and Maria (Crook) Olsdotter were married on 6 Nov 1872 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa.

Maria (Crook) Olsdotter (daughter of Rusthallaren Ola (Crook) Mattisson and Cecilia (Sissela) (Larson?) Andersdotter) was born on 2 Aug 1842 in Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was baptized after 2 Aug 1842 in Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was living from 1845 to 1850 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was living from 1851 to 1856 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was living from 1856 to 1861 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was living from 1861 to 1869 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She was living from 1870 to 1872 in Hönsholma, Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She emigrated on 27 Apr 1872 from Perstorp, Skåne, L, SE. She immigrated in 1872 to Kiron Kountry. She attended the Bethel Lutheran in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa after 28 Jul 1875. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in Jun 1900 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1900 she was Farmwife in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She died on 8 Dec 1919 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She was buried after 8 Dec 1919 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.

Swan Nilsson Sandstrom and Maria (Crook) Olsdotter had the following children:

2 i. Albert Hjalmar Sandstrom was born on 18 Sep 1874 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 12 Jul 1889 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried after 12 Jul 1889 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.
3 ii. George Sandstrom was born on 25 Sep 1876 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 27 Dec 1881 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried after 27 Dec 1881 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.
4 iii. Elna Melina Sandstrom was born on 20 May 1878 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She was baptized on 18 Sep 1878 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. She died before 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa.
+5 iv. Nels Emil Sandstrom, born on 24 Aug 1880, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married Mabel Delphine Lundell, on 4 Mar 1903, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; died on 2 May 1958, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa.
+6 v. Martin Alfred Sandstrom, born on 23 Sep 1882, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married Lillie M. Henrikson, on 25 Dec 1910, Colorado; died on 10 Sep 1963, Bermuda Islands.
7 vi. Otto Wilhelm Sandstrom was born on 2 Nov 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was baptized on 17 Dec 1885 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 5 Sep 1896 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried after 5 Sep 1896 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.
8 vii. Nelia Matilda Sandstrom was born on 29 Jun 1887 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She was baptized on 31 Jul 1887 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. She died on 13 Aug 1887 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa.
+9 viii. Alice Albertina Sandstrom, born on 28 Oct 1889, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married George Milton Johnson, on 27 Dec 1916, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; died on 16 Jun 1969, Denison, Crawford county, Iowa.

Second Generation

5. Nels Emil Sandstrom (Swan Nilsson-1) was born on 24 Aug 1880 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was baptized on 29 Aug 1880 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. On 1 Jun 1900 he was Dry Goods Salesman in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1900 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Jun 1900 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1900 he was Salesman in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1910 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. His biographical information appeared in in 1911 in Crawford County History Book In 1920 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1925 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. In Apr 1930 he was a Crawford County supervisor in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 2 May 1958 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried about 5 May 1958 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa. He was also known as Emil Nels Sandstrom.

Nels Emil Sandstrom and Mabel Delphine Lundell were married on 4 Mar 1903 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa.

Mabel Delphine Lundell (daughter of Peter Gustav Andersson Lundell and Amanda Sofia Berg) was born on 3 Jul 1883 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1885 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1895 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1925 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She died on 17 Oct 1956 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She was buried on 20 Oct 1956 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.

Nels Emil Sandstrom and Mabel Delphine Lundell had the following children:

10 i. Wesley Lorain Sandstrom was born on 4 Sep 1904 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 20 Dec 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried about 23 Dec 1905 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.
+11 ii. Alice Lorraine Sandstrom, born on 14 Jan 1906, Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa; married Richard Beckman, on 8 Jun 1934, Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa.
+12 iii. Marvin Maynard Sandstrom, born on 6 Jan 1908, Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa; married Dorothy Martin, about 1936; died on 10 Nov 1992.
+13 iv. Doris Arlene Sandstrom, born on 28 Jan 1911, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married James S. Groth Sr., on 16 Dec 1933, Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa; died on 19 Nov 1962, Minnesota.
+14 v. Maydelle Merle Sandstrom, born on 19 May 1917, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married Everette N. Palmer, about 1943; died before 1998.
+15 vi. Virginia Marie Sandstrom, born on 20 Dec 1919, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; married Albert Johann Louis Gronau, about 1939, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa; died on 17 Jul 1983, Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa.

6. Martin Alfred Sandstrom (Swan Nilsson-1) was born on 23 Sep 1882 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was baptized on 22 Oct 1882 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1885 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Jun 1900 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1900 he was farm laborer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1910 he was farm laborer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. In 1920 he was farm manager in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1925 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. In Apr 1930 he was a U.S. post master in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was living in 1962 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He died on 10 Sep 1963 in Bermuda Islands. He was buried on 15 Sep 1963 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.

Martin Alfred Sandstrom and Lillie M. Henrikson were married on 25 Dec 1910 in Colorado.

Lillie M. Henrikson (daughter of Olof Shuland and Ellen (Martha) Olson) was born on 27 Nov 1888 in Horis, Kansas. She moved to Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa in 1911 from Pueblo, Colorado. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1925 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She was living in 1962 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She died on 24 Oct 1962 in Denison, Crawford county, Iowa. She was buried on 27 Oct 1962 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa. She was also known as Lillie M. Hendrickson.

Martin Alfred Sandstrom and Lillie M. Henrikson had the following children:

+16 i. Eleanor Corinne Sandstrom, born on 19 Mar 1913, Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa; married James Victor McKee, in Sep 1940; died on 18 Mar 1993.
17 ii. Lester Winton Sandstrom was born on 14 Mar 1917 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1925 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in Apr 1930 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. From 1934 to 1936 he was College Athlete in Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Kiron High School in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa in 1934. He died on 16 Jul 1936 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried on 19 Jul 1936 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.

9. Alice Albertina Sandstrom (Swan Nilsson-1) was born on 28 Oct 1889 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1895 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in Jun 1900 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1905 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She appeared in the census in 1925 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. She was recorded in the 1930 census of Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa in Apr 1930. She died on 16 Jun 1969 in Denison, Crawford county, Iowa. She was buried on 18 Jun 1969 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa.

Alice Albertina Sandstrom and George Milton Johnson were married on 27 Dec 1916 in Kiron, Crawford county, Iowa.

George Milton Johnson (son of Olof (Ola) Johnson and Agnes Mathilda Anderson) was born on 8 Aug 1887 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1895 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He was confirmed on 7 Sep 1902 in Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa. In 1910 he was farm laborer in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wheeler township, Sac county, Iowa. He moved to Spencer, Clay County, Iowa on 4 May 1913 from. In 1920 he was farmer in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He was living in 1920 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He appeared in the census in 1925 in Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa. He a farmer was recorded in the 1930 census of Stockholm township, Crawford county, Iowa in Apr 1930. He died on 11 Jun 1973 in Denison, Crawford county, Iowa. He was buried on 13 Jun 1973 in Bethel Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa. His obituary was read at the Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, Iowa on 15 Jun 1973

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The following biography was published in the 1912 "History of Crawford County Volume II":

Son:  EMIL NELS SANDSTROM
 Although Emil Nels Sandstrom is yet numbered among the younger residents of Stockholm township, his life span covering little more than three decades, he is nevertheless recognized as one of her most enterprising and progressive business men, his well directed efforts proving resultant forces in the acquire-ment of a substantial and gratifying success.  The old homestead which his father purchased in this county shortly after his arrival in the United States was the place of the son's nativ-ity, his birth occurring on the 24th of August, 1880.  His parents, S. N. and Mary (Oleson) Sandstrom, natives of Sweden, are yet residents of Crawford county and are mentioned at length on another page of this volume.
 Reared to farm life, Emil Nels Sandstrom acquired his edu-cation in the district schools near his home and when not busy with his text-books assisted in the work of the farm, being thus engaged until seventeen years of age.  He then turned his attention from agricultural pursuits for a time and between the ages of seventeen and nineteen was employed as a clerk in a general store.  He next accepted the position of assistant postmaster at Kiron, which he occupied for about three years, when, at the age of twenty-two years, he was married and again took up farming, to which he has since devoted his attention.  He removed to a farm of three hundred and twenty acres - the property of his father - located in Stockholm township, and this has continued to be his home to the present time.  Besides the cultivation of cereals best adapted to soil and climate, he engages extensively in hog and cattle feeding, and with the passing years his efforts in both branches have met with sub-stantial and gratifying success.  In 1905 his farm was swept by a fire, which not only destroyed every building upon the place but also caused the loss of from six to seven hundred bushels of oats and about one hundred and seventy-five tons of hay.  The buildings have since been replaced by new ones, which are up- to-date and modern in their equipment, and various other excellent improvements which he has make constitute his farm one of the valuable and desirable properties of Stockholm township.  Nor has the scope of his activity been confined to the bound-aries of his well developed and highly improved farm, for as he has prospered he has given time and attention to other interests and he is now president of the Farmers Lumber & Coal Company and secretary of the Kiron Telephone Company, connections which indicate the enviable place which he has made for himself among the business men of the locality.
 It was on the 4th of March 1903, that Mr. Sandstrom was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Delphine Lundell, the eldest in a family of twelve children born to P. G. and Amanda (Berg) Lundell.  Her brothers and sisters are as follows: Edna, of Des Moines; Abbie, with her parents in Sac county; and Edith, George, Martin, Elizabeth, Edmund, Mildred, Harold, Constance and Bayard, all at home.  The home of Mr. and Mrs. Sandstrom has been blessed  with three children, but the eldest, Wesley, passed away on the 20th of December 1905, at the age of sixteen months.  The surviving children are:  Alice Loraine, born Janu-ary 14, 1906; and Marvin Maynard, born January 6, 1908.
 The religious belief of Mr. Sandstrom is indicated by his membership in the Lutheran church, while in politics he affili-ates with the Republican party.  He has served as clerk of his township for the past eight years and takes a public-spirited interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare and upbuilding of the community in which he has resided throughout his entire lifetime.  His circle of friends has steadily widened as the years have gone by until it is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintance, and that many of his warmest friends are those who have known him longest is indicative of the fact that his life has ever been governed by those principles which command the respect, confidence and good-will of all.



Family Tree for Swan N. Sandstrom and Maria Crook Oleson


1-Nils Nilsson (-)
sp: Elna Svensdotter (-)
    2-Swan Nilsson Sandstrom (19 Apr 1845-Jan 1933)
    sp: Maria (Crook) Oleson (Aug 1842-1919)
        3-Albert H. Sandstrom (1875-aft Jun 1885)
        3-George Sandstrom (1877-bet Jun 1880 and Jan 1885)
        3-Emil Nels Sandstrom (24 Aug 1880-2 May 1958)
        sp: Mabel Delphine Lundell (3 Jul 1883-17 Oct 1956)
            4-Wesley Sandstrom (4 Sep 1904-20 Dec 1905)
            4-Alice Lorraine Sandstrom (14 Jan 1906-)
            sp: Richard Beckman (21 Jun 1902-26 Apr 1969)
            4-Marvin Maynard Sandstrom (6 Jan 1908-10 Nov 1992)
            sp: Dorothy Martin (14 Jan 1913-5 Jun 1983)
            4-Doris Arlene Sandstrom (28 Jan 1911-19 Nov 1962)
            sp: James S. Groth (2 Mar 1908-12 Nov 1988)
            4-Maydelle Merle Sandstrom (19 May 1917-bef 1998)

            sp: Everette N. Palmer (26 Nov 1917-13 Jan 1970)
            4-Virginia Marie Sandstrom (20 Dec 1919-17 Jul 1983)
            sp: Albert L. Gronau (26 Apr 1917-27 Jul 1983)
        3-Martin A. Sandstrom (23 Sep 1882-10 Sep 1963)

        sp: Lillie M. Hendrickson (27 Nov 1888-24 Oct 1962)
            4-Eleanor Corinne Sandstrom (19 Mar 1913-18 Mar 1993)
            sp: James Victor McKee (19 Jul 1915-4 May 1983)
            4-Lester W. Sandstrom (14 Mar 1917-16 Jul 1936)
        3-Otto Sandstrom (1885-aft 1895)
        3-Alice A. Sandstrom (28 Oct 1889-16 Jun 1969)
        sp: George M. Johnson (8 Aug 1887-11 Jun 1973)

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