SECTION THREE

INTRODUCTION

THE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

Anders Magnus Jonsson "Ört" our immigrant ancestor was born, according to the Parish records, "Born 19 September 1830, baptized 21 September, Anders Magnus, son of crofter Jonas NILSSON and wife Maji Stina GUSTAFSDOTTER. Godparents: Married farmhand, Carl CARLSSON and his wife ___ PEHRSDOTTER, Magdalena STJEONESTROM from Beckenstad Norrgard and farmhand Pehr PERSSON from ____. It is this family that made the name change to ORT or ORTH, and from herein will be used as ORTH throughout the book. Documentation for the family begins as follows:

"Anders Magnus JONSSON, a farmhand from Grindtorpt, aged 22 years, and Clara Jonsdotter, a servant girl from Ljungby, aged 25 years, first marriage for both. Banns read in church first on 15 May and married on 15 July in Ekeby Church. Given by brides father, Jonas LARSSON from Lundby in Vaderstad. (Ekeby Parish 1853, film 150860 page 53)". It is recorded that Anders was a day laborer. The family made many moves during their marriage, the biggest of course to the United States. Anders "ÖRT" married 1853 to Clara JONSDOTTER, she was from Vaderstad City. Anders was a day laborer when they married. They lived first on Norrgard farm, and soon moved to Lindtorp. In 1858, they moved to Oxhultet, all these were in Ekeby Parish. By 1868, they moved to Boxholmsbruk Village in Asbo parish. By 1872, they moved to Myrstugan in Rinna Parish. On June 16, 1869, Anders Magnus Jonasson "ÖRT" and his wife and children, a crofter, from Ekeby Parish moved to Rinna Parish (1869, Incoming membership and transfer from the clerical survey book, film 153448). Son Carl Fritioff ÖRT, joined the Royal Swedish Guards and moved to the military parish in Stockholm, Certificate # 74, November 26, 1877. In 1880, Anders Magnus ÖRT and his family, all moved from Asbo Parish to Boxholmsbrunk in Ekeby Parish, Sweden. On March 22, 1881, Anders Magnus ÖRT, and wife Klara JONSDOTTER, received their transfer certificates from the church, which would take them to America. Listed on the certificate were their children Alfred Vilhelm, Hulda Antonia and Edla Vilhelmina. Their son Per Johan on the same day, received his work certificate ad his destination was listed as unknown. In 1882, Per Johan’s whereabouts was listed as "unknown" in the clerical surveys. Anders Magnus Jonsson "ÖRT" ORTH, filed a Declaration of Intention to become an American citizen on 4 August 1877 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. Anders died 2 January 1888 of dropsy in Hutchinson, Reno County Kansas and is buried in Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.

Clara JONSDOTTER, wife of Anders Magnus Jonsson "ÖRT" ORTH, moved o Madrid, Boone County, Iowa, after her husband’s death on 2 January 1888. She lived with her daughter Edla Vilhelmina "ÖRT" MARTENSON. They lived on a farm. She longed to return to Sweden. She was extremely unhappy in America, and refused to speak English. (A surviving daughter of Anna Orth’s) remembers her mother, Anna ORTH and daughter Mabel ORTH, visited Clara JONSDOTTER when Mabel was a young girl. Mabel spoke to her in Swedish. Clara JONSDOTTER criticized Mabel for speaking ‘low’ Swedish instead of ‘high’ Swedish. Clara died 8 January 1916, of Myocarditis, a disease causing inflammation of the heart muscles. She is buried in Madrid, Boone County, Iowa. Her death certificate was signed by Mrs. Alice MARTENSON.

The records were found in: Ekeby Parish Records: 1760-1882 film # 150860, 150861, Clerical Surveys 1852-1861, Book I page 277-288, Book II p 200, film 150859, 1862-1870 p 353,film 424682, Rinna Parish C.S. 1866-1871, p 143, #1043114, 1872-1876 pg 112, film 1043115, 1879-1883 p 324 film 4373364, Book II p 81, film 437362. These records help document the family in Sweden, Census, and family records document the family in America.