Carl and Emma

Both Carl and Emma had fathers with the first name ‘Sven’.  They are the last generation of Swedes who took their father’s first name and added son or dotter to it to form their last names.
 
Since then, the government ordered that all people retain their family names.  When Philip immigrated to America, his passport shows his last name as Svensson, but all later documents here show him as Philip Swanson, the site author’s paternal grandfather.

In Swedish, Svensson sounds like Swanson and was more commonly used here.

Philip's father Carl

Carl Simon Svensson

Carl Simon Svensson -  Birth Record - DB - 12 29 1876 - Riddersberg Birth Record from SVAR Database

Carl Simon Svennson - Birth Record - Rogberga - 12 29 1876 - cropped  Record of Birth

Carl Simon Svennson - Birth Record - Rogberga - 12 29 1876 Full page of Parish Record Book

Philip's mother Emma

Emma Christina Svensdotter

Emma Christina Svensdotter -  Birth Record - DB - 12 30 1868 - Johnkoping Sofia  Birth Record from SVAR Database

Emma Christina Svensdotter -  Birth Record - 12 30 1868 - Johnkoping Sofia - cropped Record of Birth

Emma Christina Svensdotter -  Birth Record - 12 30 1868 - Johnkoping Sofia Full page of Parish Record Book

Carl Simon and Emma Christina Svensson

Carl married Emma in Rogberga on 1898-01-29 and they had several children, Philips’ siblings:

Karin Hildur Adina, b. 1894-03-02 in Rogberga (born to Emma)
Sven Arvid Vilhelm, b. 1898-04-12 in Rogberga
Signe Maria Elisabet, b. 1900-04-02 in Svarttorp
Ebba Kristina Linnea, b. 1902-03-04 in Barnarp 
Gerda Ingrid Viola, b. 1910-10-22 in Barnarp

Philip's parents (Karl & Emma on right) & relatives in Sweden    Carl Simon and Emma Kristina Svensson, Philip's parents, with children, Hildur (center), Sven Arvid Vilhelm, Ebba Kristina Linnea (on Emma's knee),  Signe Maria Elisabeth (taken between 1902-1905)     Carl, Ingrid, Emma in Smedhemmet, Sweden    Karl, Emma, Signe, Ingrid, Ebba, Göte, Rune, Sture

Emma and Carl in Smedhemmet    Emma and Carl in Barnarp    Carl and Emma Svensson, Philip's parents

  Carl and Emma - Marriage Record - DB - 01 29 1898 - RogbergaCarl Simon and Emma Christina Svensson Marriage Record – Database

Carl and Emma - Marriage Record - 01 29 1898 - Rogberga - croppedCarl Simon and Emma Christina Svensson Parish Marriage Record

Carl and Emma - Marriage Record - 01 29 1898 - Rogberga Carl Simon and Emma Christina Svensson Parish Marriage Record

Carl Simon  Svensson census- DB - 19001900 Census Record noting place of residence – Database

Carl Simon  Svensson census- DB - 19001900 Census Record noting household members. – Database

Carl Simon Svensson  census - 1900Actual 1900 Census Record

Note: Many records after 1900 have both not been entered into the SVAR Databases and also are “too new” with many people listed in the record books still living.  Specific requests for these records can be made.

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