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Gustafva Carlsdotter
1865 - 1942 (76 years)1. Gustafva Carlsdotter was born on 2 Jul 1865 in Edsvära, Skaraborgs Län; died on 19 Apr 1942 in Göteborg, Sverige; was buried on 26 Apr 1942 in Göteborgs västra kyrkogård. Notes:
Father: Carl Andersson b. 1821 (son of Anders Håkansson and Kajsa Svensdotter).
Mother: Maja Stina Svensdotte (1831-1924), Stubbagården, Edsvära, Skaraborg län.
Gustafva owned a clothing store in Gothenburg.Gustafva married Axel Karlson Sjölin on 14 Nov 1891 in Göteborgs Kristine. Axel (son of Carl Johan Peterson Sjölin and Ingjerd Svendsdotter) was born on 18 Oct 1862 in Markaryd, Kronobergs Län; died on 21 Apr 1945 in Göteborg, Sverige. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elsa Evelina Sjölin was born on 7 Nov 1889 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died in Dec 1976 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 3. Josef Artur Sjölin was born on 24 Dec 1891 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 23 Mar 1968 in Hyde Park, Massachusets.
- 4. Karl David Natanael Sjölin was born on 24 Feb 1893 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died in Jun 1929 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
- 5. Margit Ingegerd Maria Sjölin was born on 18 Jun 1894 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 1 May 1978 in Göteborg, Sverige.
- 6. Ellen Gertrud Constantia Sjölin was born on 16 Jul 1895 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 May 1905 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län.
- 7. Axel Evald Daniel Sjölin was born on 11 Nov 1897 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 Nov 1955 in Göteborg, Sverige.
- 8. Ruth Elin Elisabeth Sjölin was born on 7 Oct 1899 in Göteborgs Gamlestad, Sverige; died on 1 Jul 1969 in Boston, Mass., USA.
- 9. Tage Oliver Emanuel Sjölin was born on 10 Mar 1903 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 19 Nov 1990 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 10. Ritschild Margareta Sjölin was born on 3 Jul 1905 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 7 Dec 1990 in Högsbo, Göteborgs och Bohus Län.
Generation: 2
2. Elsa Evelina Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 7 Nov 1889 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died in Dec 1976 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Emigrated via Hull, England 14 sep 1906. Mother was Ida Carlson.
Elsa married John William Nelson on 21 May 1908 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. John was born in Feb 1889 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Oct 1969 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Ida Viola Nelson was born on 9 Jul 1908 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jan 1991 in Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
- 12. Alma Evelyn Nelson was born on 3 Nov 1909 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Oct 1991 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
- 13. Robert William Nelson was born on 26 Mar 1912 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Mar 1979 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
3. Josef Artur Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 24 Dec 1891 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 23 Mar 1968 in Hyde Park, Massachusets. Notes:
Josef was a baker, and emigrated in 1910 according to 1920 census, when he was staying with his sister Elsa (Elsie) Nelson and Maria E. Schelin (a first wife or his sister Margit (Maria) Schelin who arrived in 1914.
Josef married Ethel Wally Christina Peterson in 1926 in Boston, Mass., USA. Ethel was born on 1 Jan 1905 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 18 Mar 1996 in Walpole, Norfolk, Mass., USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Helen Ethel Schelin was born on 12 Mar 1927 in Boston, Mass., USA; died on 11 Oct 2015 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 15. Evelyn Theresa Schelin was born on 22 Dec 1931 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Mar 2012 in Noble, Oklahoma.
- 16. Joseph Harry Schelin, Sr
4. Karl David Natanael Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 24 Feb 1893 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died in Jun 1929 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Emigrated July 14th 1914, headed for Boston.
1920: David O Shelin [David C Shelin] age 26, abt 1894, birthplace Sweden. Home in 1920: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts Street: West Street House Number: 38. Male. Immigration Year: 1911. Married. Spouse's Name: Selma J Shelin. Occupation: Electrotyper. Industry: Press Employment. Household members: Selma J. Shelin age 20, Mildred C. Shelin age 4/12.
In the 1930 census Selma is a widow.Karl married Selma Josefina Berggren on 7 Dec 1918 in Massachusetts, USA. Selma was born on 3 Dec 1899 in Fässberg, Göteborg och Bohus län; died on 24 Oct 1938 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Mildred C. Shelin was born in 1919 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1920 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
- 18. Dorothy Evelyn Shelin was born on 30 Aug 1920 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died in Sep 1994 in Decatur, TN.
- 19. Clifford David Shelin was born on 7 Jul 1922 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Jan 1987 in Needham, Massachusetts.
5. Margit Ingegerd Maria Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 18 Jun 1894 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 1 May 1978 in Göteborg, Sverige. Notes:
In Norwood staying with sister Elsa in 1920, emigrated 1914.
Margit married Karl Gustaf Vilhelm Ahlert on 12 Jun 1920 in Göteborgs Vasa, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige. Karl was born on 19 Dec 1890 in Masthugget, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige; died on 10 Aug 1978 in Masthugget, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Ellen Gertrud Constantia Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 16 Jul 1895 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 May 1905 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län. Notes:
Died:
"vit. cordia. + pluritis" (lung disease)7. Axel Evald Daniel Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 11 Nov 1897 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 Nov 1955 in Göteborg, Sverige. Axel married Svea Amanda Wallin on 11 Jun 1921. Svea was born on 5 Apr 1896 in Göteborgs Haga, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige; died on 18 Feb 1990 in Öckerö, Göteborg Och Bohus Län. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Elsa Linnea Sjölin was born on 23 Jul 1922 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 Apr 2004 in Öckerö, Göteborg Och Bohus Län.
8. Ruth Elin Elisabeth Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 7 Oct 1899 in Göteborgs Gamlestad, Sverige; died on 1 Jul 1969 in Boston, Mass., USA. Other Events:
- Name: Tofteroo
Notes:
Aka. Ruth Elaine Elizabeth Schelin.
Immigration year 1923, according to 1930 census for Norwood, Massachusetts. Here she is through Ellis Island: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNFH-C3T
She was a seamstress, travelled alone, and was headed for Norwood to visit her brother Josef.Ruth married Nils Olai Nils. Tofteroo on 23 Jan 1926 in Massachusetts, USA. Nils (son of Nils Halvors. Tofteraa and Anne Andersdtr. Rabben) was born on 13 Jan 1894 in Tofterå, Træet nordre, Sund; was christened on 25 Jan 1894 in Sund; died on 20 Jan 1982 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Anna Margaretha Tofteroo was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Jun 1954 in Laurel, Maryland, USA.
- 22. Robert Oliver Tofteroo was born on 24 Apr 1930 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 May 2003 in London, England.
- 23. Irene Viola Tofteroo was born in Jan 1932 in Boston, Mass., USA; died in Feb 1934 in Boston, Mass., USA.
- 24. Nils Frederick Tofteroo was born on 1 May 1937 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Dec 2011 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 4 Jan 2012 in Calvary Cemetary, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
9. Tage Oliver Emanuel Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 10 Mar 1903 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 19 Nov 1990 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Til USA 1921, obefintlighetsboken: "afförd som rymd från Gbgs. sjömh (les:Göteborgs sjömanshus) Drotningholm (skip) 1921 14/10".
Tage married Ragnhild Lidia Johnson in 1926 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Ragnhild was born on 19 Feb 1906 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Mar 1989 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Ritschild Margareta Sjölin (1.Gustafva1) was born on 3 Jul 1905 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 7 Dec 1990 in Högsbo, Göteborgs och Bohus Län. Notes:
Children: Son Leonard b. 1960 and child 1962.
Ritschild married Alf Fridolf Emanujel Johansson in 1927. Alf was born on 11 Oct 1897 in Göteborgs Karl Johan; died on 7 Oct 1966 in Göteborg, Sverige. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Lennart Axel Natanael Rexberg was born on 14 May 1928 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 18 Jan 2004 in Göteborg, Sverige.
Ritschild married Ragnar Bernhard Fritiof Leopold Öberg on 14 Aug 1954. Ragnar was born on 19 Nov 1887 in Göteborgs Haga, Göteborg; died on 20 Feb 1961 in Göteborgs Haga, Göteborg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
11. Ida Viola Nelson (2.Elsa2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 9 Jul 1908 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jan 1991 in Venice, Sarasota, Florida, USA. 12. Alma Evelyn Nelson (2.Elsa2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 3 Nov 1909 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Oct 1991 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 13. Robert William Nelson (2.Elsa2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 26 Mar 1912 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Mar 1979 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Robert married Ella Gladys Harrison in 1938 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Ella was born on 12 Jul 1913 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Feb 2000 in Fallmouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Helen Ethel Schelin (3.Josef2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 12 Mar 1927 in Boston, Mass., USA; died on 11 Oct 2015 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
Children: Jennifer M. Parquette, Milford (1956-2013), NH, Diane Beninato of Dedham, MA, Kenneth Jones of Walpole, MA and Arthur Jones of Norton, MA.
Helen married Fredrick Alvin Jones on 19 Jul 1952. Fredrick was born on 30 Oct 1923 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Dec 2008 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Evelyn Theresa Schelin (3.Josef2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 22 Dec 1931 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Mar 2012 in Noble, Oklahoma. Notes:
Obituary 2012: Evelyn was born in Norwood, Mass. on Dec. 22, 1931, the second daughter of Joseph and Ethel Schelin. She lived in Massachusetts during the first 21 years of her life. She met her future husband, Warren, while attending Northeastern University, where she had earned a scholarship while attending prep school in Boston. Evelyn also worked for a time as a lab technician for the Polaroid Corporation, makers of the instant photo Polaroid Cameras.
She married Warren in March 1953 and they were blessed with six sons all that grew into their maturity. Married for over 58 years, Evelyn followed Warren to various parts of the world as an Army wife; none of the boys, except for the twins, were born in the same country, let alone city or state. They settled in Noble in order for Warren to attend law school and completed raising the boys there.
Evelyn was totally dedicated to her family; nothing was more important to her than her husband and boys. A homemaker and stay-at home mom for all of her life, she also excelled in needlework including crewel and cross stitching. She loved Indian art, miniature nativities and "good" music; she even became a master weaver. Evelyn was also active in her church; her church service included a full-time mission for 18 months at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and serving locally as the president of the Relief Society, as a Sunday school teacher and as a genealogical library worker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph A. Schelin and Ethel Wally Christina Peterson (Schelin), by her husband Warren H. Ellis, Sr. and by her sons, Steven A. Ellis and Joseph B. Ellis.
She is survived by her sons, Warren H. Ellis, Jr. and Peter A. Ellis, both of Norman, Daniel D. Ellis of Meade, Colo. and Robert L. Ellis of Wichita, Kan. and their respective families.Evelyn married Warren Howard Ellis in Mar 1953. Warren was born on 17 Apr 1931 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 21 Sep 2011 in Noble, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Joseph Harry Schelin, Sr (3.Josef2, 1.Gustafva1) 17. Mildred C. Shelin (4.Karl2, 1.Gustafva1) was born in 1919 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1920 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. 18. Dorothy Evelyn Shelin (4.Karl2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 30 Aug 1920 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died in Sep 1994 in Decatur, TN. Notes:
first married Walter Gordon Andrews (1914-1965), second Joseph Alvin Dechane in 1978, Florida.
19. Clifford David Shelin (4.Karl2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 7 Jul 1922 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Jan 1987 in Needham, Massachusetts. Clifford married Elsie Mildred Powers in 1947 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Elsie was born on 27 Nov 1919 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Sep 2001 in Medway, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
20. Elsa Linnea Sjölin (7.Axel2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 23 Jul 1922 in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus Län; died on 15 Apr 2004 in Öckerö, Göteborg Och Bohus Län. Elsa married Martin Erik Bertil Zachariasson on 4 Jun 1949. Martin was born on 23 Mar 1918 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 30 Jul 1980 in Öckerö, Göteborg Och Bohus Län. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Anna Margaretha Tofteroo (8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Jun 1954 in Laurel, Maryland, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Peggy
Notes:
Home in 1950 Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
Anna married James Clifford Dees on 21 Mar 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. James (son of George Ivy Dees and Viola Virginia Downes) was born on 10 Jul 1924 in Hagerman, Chaves, New Mexico, USA; died on 15 Jun 1997 in Fannin, Texas; was buried in Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Nelson Ivy Dees was born on 22 Sep 1945 in Boston, Mass., USA; died on 9 Oct 2017 in Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.
- 28. Ruth Viola Dees was born on 12 Aug 1946 in Matador, Texas, USA; died on 6 Dec 2013 in Brownwood, Texas.
- 29. Robert Clifford Dees
- 30. Elizabeth Ann Dees was born on 1 Nov 1950 in San Francisco, CA; died on 3 Dec 1950 in Alameda, California, USA; was buried on 7 Dec 1950 in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California.
- 31. Carol Elain Dees
22. Robert Oliver Tofteroo (8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 24 Apr 1930 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 May 2003 in London, England. Robert married Ranee N. Mayanja Young on 11 Dec 1954 in Hampstead, London, England. Ranee was born on 28 Apr 1932 in London, England; died in Oct 2023 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
23. Irene Viola Tofteroo (8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born in Jan 1932 in Boston, Mass., USA; died in Feb 1934 in Boston, Mass., USA. 24. Nils Frederick Tofteroo (8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 1 May 1937 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Dec 2011 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 4 Jan 2012 in Calvary Cemetary, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Family/Spouse: Vivian Morrison. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Jerelyn Truelson Moynihan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Lennart Axel Natanael Rexberg (10.Ritschild2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 14 May 1928 in Göteborg, Sverige; died on 18 Jan 2004 in Göteborg, Sverige. Family/Spouse: Agnes Mellacher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Leonard Rexberg
Generation: 4
26. Karl David Shelin (19.Clifford3, 4.Karl2, 1.Gustafva1) 27. Nelson Ivy Dees (21.Anna3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 22 Sep 1945 in Boston, Mass., USA; died on 9 Oct 2017 in Oregon; was buried in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Family/Spouse: Louise Jean Hallom Snyder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Nelson George Dees
- 41. Landon Clifford Dees
- 42. Chad Everett Dees
28. Ruth Viola Dees (21.Anna3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 12 Aug 1946 in Matador, Texas, USA; died on 6 Dec 2013 in Brownwood, Texas. Ruth married William Havens on 17 Jun 1983 in Texas, USA. William was born on 16 Mar 1928; died in 2012 in Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
29. Robert Clifford Dees (21.Anna3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Linda Jo Hunt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Robert Keith Dees
- 45. Cheryl Marie Dees
- 46. Benjamin Paul Dees
- 47. Richard Lee Dees
- 48. Erin Elizabeth Dees
- 49. Heidi Noelle Dees
Family/Spouse: Viola C. Chen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Jessica Lauren Dees
- 51. Adam Dees
30. Elizabeth Ann Dees (21.Anna3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) was born on 1 Nov 1950 in San Francisco, CA; died on 3 Dec 1950 in Alameda, California, USA; was buried on 7 Dec 1950 in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California. 31. Carol Elain Dees (21.Anna3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Charles Edward Penuel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
32. Yvonne Gail Tofteroo (22.Robert3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Edmond J. Casassa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
33. Wayne Bernard Tofteroo (22.Robert3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Gina Groom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
34. Robert Thomas Tofteroo (22.Robert3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) 35. Richard Nils Tofteroo (24.Nils3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Beverly Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
36. Karen Marie Tofteroo (24.Nils3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) 37. Eric Nils Tofteroo (24.Nils3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Tammy Fischer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
38. Matthew Nils Tofteroo (24.Nils3, 8.Ruth2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Julie Holmes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Angelic Letourneau Dubois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
39. Leonard Rexberg (25.Lennart3, 10.Ritschild2, 1.Gustafva1) Family/Spouse: Gabrielle Grundnig. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]