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View Tree for Sven August PalmquistSven August Palmquist (b. June 16, 1822, d. December 18, 1911)

Sven August Palmquist (son of Lars Unknown and Lovisa Unknown) was born June 16, 1822 in Sweden, and died December 18, 1911 in Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas. He married (1) Anna Sofia Jonsdotter on November 22, 1849 in Hvena Parish, Kalmar County, Smaland Province, Gotaland Region, Sweden. He married (2) Lisa on Bef. 1880.

 Includes NotesNotes for Sven August Palmquist:
SOURCE #1: 1860 US Federal Census Records; Richland Grove Township (15 N 1 W), Mercer County, Illinois

August Palmgust, 37 years old, Tailor, $120 Land Value, $100 Personal Value, born in Sweden
-- Ann Sophia, 32 years old, born in Sweden
-- Emma, 10 years old, born in Sweden
-- Augusta, 8 years old, born in Sweden
-- Edward, 4 years old, born in Sweden
-- Almond, 1 year old, born in Sweden

Richland Grove Township included such towns as Berlin (or referred to as Berlina) which was founded in 1833 by German settlers; In 1869 the town was renamed Swedona (gift of the Swedes) due to the great influx of Swedes and that they outnumbered other nationalities in this town. Swedona Lutheran Church was founded in 1859 and is the oldest church in Mercer County and was established before the Augustana Synod was formed. First pastor was Rev. Jonas Swenson who had originally served the Andover congregation; Swenson turned over to the first resident minister Pastor Andreas Andreen in 1866. Sven August may have been a member since Swedish Church Records show him coming to America around 1858.


SOURCE #2: 1870 US Federal Census Records; Sharps Creek Township, Mc Pherson County, Kansas

Palmquist, Sven A., 47, Male, Farmer, $3200 Land Value, $500 Personal Value, born in Sweden, can't read, can't write, citizen of US
-- Augusta M., 16, Female, Keeping House, born in Sweden, can't read, can't write
-- Sven J.E., 13, Male, at home, born in Sweden, attending school
-- Almon, 10, Male, born in Illinois, attending school
-- Ida C., 5, Female, born in Illinois
-- William N., 2, Male born in Illinois


SOURCE #3: 1880 US Federal Census Records; Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas

Palmquist, S.A., 57
-- Lisa, 53, wife
-- Nathanael, 12, son

Living next door is:
J.S. Palmquist, 23, Farmer, born in Sweden
-- Elisabeth, wife, 24, Keeping House, born in Sweden
-- Esther Elisabeth, daughter, 10 months, born in Kansas
-- Almond, brother, 20, Farmer, born in Illinois
Fluer, Emma, 17, Servant, born in Sweden

Living in Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas:
Arni Stromgberg, 37, Blacksmith
-- Augusta, wife, 27, born in Sweden
-- Maria, daughter, 5, born in Kansas
-- Agnes, daughter, 3, born in Kansas
-- Clarence, son, 9 months, born in Kansas
Palmquist, Ida, sister-in-law, 15, born in Illinois


SOURCE #4: Freemount Lutheran Church Cemetery, Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas records; Gerald Pelnar (wd0fyf@cox.net) email received 08/09/2004;
http://members.cox.net/wd0fyf/cemetery.shtml

In a plot in the Freemount Church Cemetery owned by J. E. Palmquist are buried:

John Flohr b. 11 Apr 1819 d. 12 Dec 1886
Ada Sophia Palmquist b. 27 Jun 1883 d. 20 Apr 1888
Carl J. E. Palmquist b. 15 Sep 1892 d. 24 Jul 1913
Edith Marie Palmquist b. 25 Mar 1890 d. 15 Jan 1953
Ethel Dorothea Palmquist b. 27 Nov 1894 d. 25 Mar 1985
John Edward Palmquist b. 2 Nov 1856 d. 2 Sep 1947
Katherine E. Palmquist b. 24 Mar 1855 d. 12 Aug 1939
Swen August Palmquist b. 16 Jun 1822 d. 18 Dec 1911


SOURCE #5: Death certificate 03-September-2004; State of Kansas #59-71

Living in Harper Township within McPherson County
Birthdate = 16-June-1822
Occupation = Retired Farmer
Birthplace = Sweden
Parents = not listed
Informant = Almond Palmquist, Lindsborg, Kansas
Deathdate = 18-December-1911
Burial = Freemount Lutheran Cemetery on 21-December-1911 in Union Township, Kansas


SOURCE #6: Email messages from Inga Olsson (karlerik.ol@telia.com) on 14-August-2004 and Steve Johansson (sjohansson@shaw.ca) on 06-September-2004

Inga translated parish records of Vena (formerly spelled Hvena or Hwena) that showed a Sven August Larson with birthdate of 16-May-1822 (could 05/16/1822 be a typo in her email?) part of family (Household Examination Rolls) that included an Anna Lovisa Larson born 02-December-1832. According to Inga's search of the Swedish Church Records loaded onto the www.genline.com website Sven August's wife was Anna Sofia Jonsdotter (this makes sense since US Census records show Sven August's wife being Ann Sophia) and they came to America in 1858 (church records for Vena 1853-1860; I found Sven August and Ann Sophia in US Census for 1860 in Illinois).

Steve translated parish records (Household Examination Rolls, Volume AI: 13, 1833-1839, Page 82, Genline Reference 173.16.27500) that showed a Sven August Larson born 18-June-1822 (maybe he miss read handwritten in records and the 18th is the 16th?) in the same household as an Anna Lovisa Larson born 02-December-1832.


SOURCE #7: Typed letter from Lois Howe dated 14-September-2003 to Linda McKinney

Lois remembered my grandfather Carl Luther Olson. Her mother, Elva, was a daughter of Almond Palmquist who was Henry N. Olson's cousin. Lois mentions that Almond's wife was Emma Flohr and his father was Sven August.


More About Sven August Palmquist:
Burial: 1911, Freemount Lutheran Church Cemetery, Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas.
Occupation 1: 1860, Tailor.
Occupation 2: 1870, Farmer.
Record Date 1: August 08, 2004, Added Sven as Anna's brother.
Record Date 2: September 06, 2004, Obtained emails - Vena Birth Records.

More About Sven August Palmquist and Anna Sofia Jonsdotter:
LDS: August 21, 2004, Batch No. M412023 Source #0139745 Sheet 00.
Marriage: November 22, 1849, Hvena Parish, Kalmar County, Smaland Province, Gotaland Region, Sweden.

 Includes NotesMarriage Notes for Sven August Palmquist and Anna Sofia Jonsdotter:
SOURCE #1: FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0 (www.familysearch.org)

Marriage record for Anna Sofia Jonsdr & Swen Aug. Larsson
Film/Fiche = Kyrkoböcker, 1611-1916 Svenska kyrkan. Vena socken; thus, transcription of actual church records from Sweden
Notes = Contains church records of Vena parish in Sevede judicial district

Printed IGI Individual Record on 08/21/2004 for marriage - Anna Sofia Jonsdr to Swen Aug. Larsson on 22-Nove-1849 in Hwena (Vena), Kalmar, Sweden; Swen was 27 and Anna was 22 (this matches what I know about their birthdates).


More About Sven August Palmquist and Lisa:
Marriage: Bef. 1880

Children of Sven August Palmquist and Anna Sofia Jonsdotter are:
  1. Emma Palmquist, b. Abt. 1850, d. date unknown.
  2. +Augusta M. Palmquist, b. Bet. 1852 - 1854, Sweden, d. date unknown.
  3. +Sven Johan Edward Palmquist, b. November 02, 1856, Sweden, d. September 02, 1947, Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas.
  4. +Almond Palmquist, b. September 29, 1859, Illinois, d. May 19, 1942, Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas.
  5. Ida Cecelia Palmquist, b. February 09, 1865, Illinois, d. May 18, 1933, Union Township, McPherson County, Kansas.
  6. William Nathanael Palmquist, b. Abt. 1868, d. date unknown.
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