Eklund/Ecklin - Fellingsbro - Finnåker
I have just found the following information and wish to see if I can find out more about them and/or go further back into their family history. I am fairly certain that this would be my great, great, grandfather.
From Index of Emigrants Örebro County:
Johan Eklund, born 1823 June 19 in Lindesberg
wife: Maria Elisabeth Boström, born 1828 Jan. 6 in Fellingsbro
son: Carl Johan, born 1860 Mar. 23 in Fellingsbro
son: Gustav, born 1863 June 9 in Fellingsbro
Place of residence: Finnåkers Gård och Bruk. (What does this mean? and could I locate its present day location?)
According to the index, Johan was a hjälpsmed (helpsmith).
Left Fellingsbro in 1868 May 20 for the USA.
The following is other information my dad has gathered that may or may not be useful and I am wondering whether it is related or to disregard some of it.
The note on Gustav being born or maybe just lived for a short time in 1) Nora, Sweden or 2) Kalskoga, Beslaga, Sweden? Finnåker would appear to be the most likely place, but is quite a ways from Nora or Kalskoga/Karlskoga. Maybe these are places that Johan worked and traveled to and fro from?
According to our records, Gustav's full name was: Augustus Adolphus Eklund
We had him born on June 2, 1864, but that could easily have been miss written. We also had that they came over in 1869, but again that could have been an error or when they arrived in America?
Gustav had a cousin that was from Rockhammar or Finnåker.
His name was Abel Eklund
his wife: Hilma Lindroth and
their children: Elsa, Hanna, Ada and Edit.
We have a letter he wrote in 1907 to Gustav (by then in America)
his return address: Hofors bruk No. 47, Hofors .
In his letter he mentions
his dad: 78 years old when he died in 1899 and
his mother: 81 years old when when died April 07, 1907.
Also his brothers:
Gustav in Rockhammar,
Johan in Rockhammar,
Hjalmarisin in Karmansbo and
Albert and Carl (two brothers that left for America in 1877).
It would be great if Abel's family could be confirmed and learning his family history should help get to who Abel and Augustus's grandfather was.
If someone is looking for descendants of Johan Eklund, I have a lot of information.
Thank you in advance, Gary