My great grandmother, Inga Kristina
Aslund, loved wrestling. My aunt does a
wonderful impression of her yelling in Swedish and shaking her fists at the
wrestling on television.
Inga was born at 1:00 a.m. on July
3, 1887 in Langsele, Västernorrland County, Sweden. Her twin sister, Beda Elisabet, was born at
2:00 a.m. Family stories say that Beda
died soon after birth.
Inga and Beda’s parents were Lars
Petter Aslund (b. 1847) and Anna Stina Flemstrom (b. 1843). Lars was a tailor from Aborrasen, Graninge,
Vasternorrland County, Sweden. He
married Anna Stina Flemstrom on 30 January 1887.
All the above info except the wrestling
commentary and the notion that Beda Elisabet died soon after birth were
provided by Ancestry.com’s below image:
I am confusified by this word:
I can't find it in Google or in Swedish dictionaries, which means it is probably a place name, but I can't figure out what it could be. If you know... well, please leave in my comments!
Source Citation: “Sweden, Indexed Birth
Records, 1880-1920,” database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21
October 2012), entry for Inga Kristina Åslund, 3 July 1887, Långsele,
Västernorrland, Sweden; citing “Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov,
Sweden; Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920; GID Number: 100022.100.2100; Roll/Fiche
Number: SC-1137; Volume:908; Record Type: Födde (Births); Year
Range: 1887 - 1887.”
Oh Debbie! You are not going to believe this, but I have family from Aborrasen, Graninge, Vasternorrland County, Sweden! When we were talking the other day, who would have though we would be talking about the same region! I am going to ask my cousin to look at this word, I am having a difficult time reading what it is, but maybe he can. I will message him.
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