Ansedel Anna Magdalena Eskilsdotter

Född 1827-08-30 i Malmån, Graninge (Y) 1 .
From Glenn Gustafson email: res0bv2r@@roadrunner.comHi,Noticed that Anna Magdalena Eskilsdotter appears on your DISBYTE entry page. Thank you for posting.Her son, Mathias Ferdinand Mathiasson Berg, married Maria (Vilhelmina Petersdotter) Carlson in 1888 in Crawford County, Iowa. Maria (Minnie) had come with her parents in 1866 to Iowa. In 1867, the Carlson family bought prairie land in Stockholm Township in Crawford County and became a farm family. Many years later, my parents bought the farm across the road and that is where I grew up. The Carlson farm was sold around 1900 after the father died. But, the buildings and house remained until about 10 years ago. The house had been vacant after the farm was bought by the adjoining neighbor. Today, very few farmers raise animals -- milk cows, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks, etc. -- like they did until about 1980. So, the empty animal barns are torn down so they won't be taxed -- which is a significant expense for a farmer.It has been several years since I was researching these emigrants from Sweden to western Iowa. (My mm emigrated from Edsele.) A relative of Minnie's older brother asked me if I had gathered any more information since I first looked many years ago. So, I was pleasantly surprised and grateful to see Anna's name on your pages. That will give me the clues necessary to pick up the research on Genline.If you have an questions about life in Western Iowa for all these emigrants, please ask. We try to help.Thanks again,Glenn Gustafson