Individual Details
Håkan Jönsson "Henry" Thorstenberg
(12 Feb 1859 - 27 Feb 1940)
Events
| Birth | 12 Feb 1859 | Ljungryda village, Jämshög parish, Blekinge Län, Sweden |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 May 1883 | Saline, Kansas, United States - Nellie C Hansson | | ||
| Census (family) | 8 Jun 1900 | Smoky Hill Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States - Nellie C Hansson |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Liberty, Saline, Kansas, United States - Nellie C Hansson | | ||
| Death | 27 Feb 1940 | Kansas, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie C Hansson (1863 - 1944) |
| Child | Theodore Joseph Thorstenberg (1884 - ) |
| Father | Jöns Håkansson "James" Thorstenberg (1826 - ) |
| Mother | Hanna Nilsdotter (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | Sven Jönsson Thorstenberg (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | Pernilla Jönsdotter Thorstenberg (1856 - ) |
| Sibling | Betsy Thorstenberg (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Thorstenberg (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma Thorstenberg (1871 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
52, 53, Thorstenberg, Henry, Head, WM, Feb 1859, 41, married 17 yrs, Sweden 3x's, immigrated 1868, 32 yrs, Un, Farmer, rent farmNelly, Wife, WF, May 1863, 37, M-17, 6 children 3 living, Sweden 3x's, immigrated 1868, 32 yrs in US
Josef T, Son WM, Jun 1884, 15, single, Kansas, farm laborer
Hannah O, Daughter, WF, Mar 1893, 7, single, Kansas
Carl H B, Son, WM, Oct 1895, 4, single, Kansas
Census (family)
Head Henry J Thorstenberg M 71 SwedenWife Nellie H Thorstenberg F 66 Sweden
Son Theodore J Thorstenberg M 44 Kansas
Endnotes
1. Sundin, Maj-Britt, "Torstenberg church records from Jämshög parish in Blekinge Län, Sweden," e-mail message from
2. "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 July 2016), Henry J Thorstenbery and Nellie C Hansson, 18 May 1883; citing Marriage, Saline, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,383,752..
3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > KANSAS > MCPHERSON > SMOKY HILL TWP Series: T623 Roll: 488 Page: 177.