Individual Details
Selma Theresia Johnson
(10 Dec 1881 - 18 May 1906)
Events
| Birth | 10 Dec 1881 | Tranemo, Västra Götaland, Sweden |  | ||
| Emigration | 1889 | to America - Tranemo, Västra Götaland, Sweden | | ||
| Emigration Embarkation | 1 Nov 1889 | to Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA - Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | works at piano factory - Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA | | ||
| Marriage | 6 Jul 1904 | East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA - Charles Emil Torkelson | | ||
| Death | 18 May 1906 | pulmonary tuberculosis - Chatham, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA | | ||
| Alt name | Selma Theresa Johnson | | |||
| Alt name | Selma Theresia Torkelson | ||||
| Burial | Lakeview Cemetery, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Charles Emil Torkelson (1881 - 1941) |
| Child | Edith G. Torkelson (1905 - 1905) |
| Child | Helen Viola Torkelson (1906 - 1965) |
| Father | Johan Wilhelm Gustafsson (1842 - 1889) |
| Mother | Augusta Broman (1842 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Anna Josefina Johnson (1864 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Mathilda Christine Johnson (1866 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Johan Axel Johnson (1869 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Nikolaus Gottfrid Johnson (1871 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Carl Oscar Johnson (1873 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Frans Bertin Johansson (1876 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Pehr Anders Johansson (1879 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Emeli Charlotte Johnson (1881 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Tiondina Charlotta Johnson (1884 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Frans Anders Johnson (1888 - 1899) |
Endnotes
1. Larsson, Göran: Göteborg Archives, Gustafsson/Johnson research (21 Feb 1998), Tranemo C:11.
2. LDS Family History Center, Hannover, Germany, 1 Mar 2008, FHL Film 1378212: Chatham, CT Vital statistics 1896-1909, deaths, p. 23.
3. LDS Family History Center, Hannover, Germany, FHL Film 1378212 Chatham/East Hampton vital records 1896-1909, 27 Mar 2008, births p. 27.
4. ArkivDigital Online: Swedish parish records (www.arkivdigital.se), Tranemo AI:17 (1881-1896) Bild 184 / sid 177 (AID: v14797.b184.s177, NAD: SE/GLA/13570), Ryssåsen soldat torp.
5. Växjö Emigration Institute (Utvandrarnas Hus, Vilhelm Mobergs gata 4, S-351 04 Växjö 1, Sweden), call number 40:475:1579, port of Göteborg, moving from Tranemo, destination Saybrook.
6. Larsson, Göran: Göteborg Archives, Gustafsson/Johnson research (21 Feb 1998), "Emigranten" data base.
7. Göteborg, Sverige, passagerarlistor, 1869 - 1951 (www.ancestry.com), on "Romeo" to Hull, England, 1 Nov 1889, p. 475 no. 1579.
8. 1900 United States Federal Census (www.ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T623_141; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 275, enumerated 21 Jun 1900.
9. 1900 United States Federal Census (www.ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T623_141; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 275, enumerated 21 Jun 1900.
10. East Hampton/Chatham CT Vital Records Index, Torkelson, Charles Emil m. 1904 7 6 vol. 5 p. 8 cert C-35.
11. Dodson, Anita Lagerstrom: Correspondence, letter from Nov 1995.
12. Fleming, Barbara Johnson: Correspondence, from 15 May 1999.
13. LDS Family History Center, Hannover, Germany, 1 Mar 2008, FHL Film 1378212: Chatham, CT Vital statistics 1896-1909, deaths, p. 23.
14. Fleming, Barbara Johnson: Correspondence, from 15 May 1999.
15. LDS Family History Center, Hannover, Germany, 1 Mar 2008, FHL Film 1378212: Chatham, CT Vital statistics 1896-1909, deaths, p. 23.
16. LDS Family History Center, Hannover, Germany, 1 Mar 2008, FHL Film 1378212: Chatham, CT Vital statistics 1896-1909, deaths, p. 23.
17. Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com), memorial # 69386849.