Category: Oskarshamn
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Josef Larsson Kratz, soldier
My great grandmother Johanna married in 1878. She was 33. By then she had given birth to four children. One girl, Augusta Olivia, had died as an infant in 1864. My grandfather Karl Adolf was 7, his half sister Elma Georgina was 3. Hulda Josefina, who’s father was Johanna’s new husband Josef Larsson Kratz, was…
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Dagny Wentzel, teacher
Ada Hedberg’s daughter Dagny Gunhild was born on Feb. 5, 1886 in Göteborg. She was number four of seven siblings. Dagny was a teacher, and she also helped create programs that brought inner city kids into the countryside for long summer vacations. As a young woman Dagny became a member of Göteborgs Kvinnliga Diskussionsklubb (The…
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Last name, Haller
Signe Emilia Båf married Johan August Pettersson Haller on Dec. 3, 1912. Their son Bengt Arnold was born in Göteborg on May 24, 1915. He died on Dec. 17, 1923, from the measles. He was 8. Johan August died in Örebro on Oct. 2, 1946. He was 65. Signe died in Göteborg on May 25, 1965.…
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