John E and Johanna - Siblings

This can get more than a bit confusing …

… because there were multiple people named Anders, Anna, and Johanna sprinkled throughout both families. Further complicating the matter, I seem to recall that Anders Gustaf Person (Grandma Anderson's father) really didn't use the name Anders, but was called "Gusta Pers." That's only the beginning ... fasten your seat belt! When I was a kid, I understood that Grandma Anderson's maiden name was "Gustafson" ... still following the old Swedish patronymic custom (giving the kids a surname based on the father's first name). So, even here in the US, the children of "Gusta Pers" were named "Gustafson" ... not "Person" ... or "Gustafsdotter" or "Persdotter" if girls. Whew! Now for a break from this confusion, let's go back to Grandpa's family for a moment, and some more potential confusion. John E's father was Anders Adolf Andersson (1830-1921). His wife's name was Ulrica Persdotter (1836-1915), and they remained in Sweden. Their five children, including spouses' names where available, are listed below. Three of them came to the Norway MI area. Note that John and Gust married sisters. Their sister Johanna married (Daniel) August Danielson. Johanna Ulrica Andersdotter (1858-1935), Daniel August Danielson (1857-1926) Anders Adolf Andersson (1860-d) ... remained in Sweden, more info to come Carl Fredrick Andersson (1865-1876) ... died age 11, horse accident, Sweden John Eric Anderson (1868-1938), Johanna Mathilda Gustafson (1868-1952) Gustaf Anderson (1871-1944), Anna Maria Gustafson (1880-1967) Anders Gustaf Person (1842-1925) and Anna E Person (1837-1918) did come to America, and they are buried in the Anderson plot in the Norway cemetery. The Gustafson children who came to America (and their spouses) were as follows. Emma Christina (1865-1946), Charles Soderbeck Johanna Mathilda (1868-1952), John E Anderson (1868-1939) August Gustafsson Delbon* (1871-1921), Ida Mae Forsberg Johan (John) Gustafsson Delbon* 1873-1922, Emilia Bengtsson, Lina Bengtsson Anna Charlotta 'Lotta' (1871-1943), Albert Nelson Vilhelmina 'Mina' (1878-1943), Arvid Asp Anna Maria (1880-1967), Gustaf Anderson (1871-1944) * NOTE: August and Johan both moved to California in the early 1900s and adopted the last name Delbon. August was a minister, Johan a house painter. They lived in the LA area at first, but later settled in the Turlock area, where both are buried. Johan married twice; Emilia died in 1902, and he married her sister Carolina in 1906. We’re hoping to discover the origin of “Delbon”. Thanks to Lenore Soderlund of Norway MI for the information on these five sisters. Lenore is the daughter of Nancy Soderbeck Nyberg, and granddaughter of Emma Soderbeck. She and her husband, Irving (Bing) Soderlund resided in Norway; he retired as superintendent of the Norway schools, and died in 2011. There's additional information about Adolf and Ulrica Andersson (who remained in Sweden), and Johanna and Daniel August Danielson, who lived in Norway MI. It's in a genealogy compiled by Clyde Peterson, a descendant of the August Danielson side of the family ... see sec II.3 and II.4 ... click here to view in separate tab GENEALOGY NOTE - Feb 2023: I have recently been fortunate to find a fellow in Sweden who had researched John E Anderson’s family tree using a European genealogy site; his name is Jan Driessen, and he lives in Stockholm. In trading notes with him, and giving him the link to this site, he started looking in to Grandma Johanna’s family, and found he was related through those ancestors as well. Tusen Takk to Jan Driessen; to access John E and Johanna’s info, click: John E Anderson Johanna M (Gustafson) Anderson Editorial Comment on this tangled bunch of names and relationships. Your webmaster has been trying to learn and understand an old Homer & Jethro song, "I'm My Own Grandpa." For those of you who remember that one, it's not nearly as confusing as this family history ... click here to listen! See link on bottom of homepage for online album of Nick & Alice’s visit to his parent’s birthplace in 1967