FOURTH GENERATION

47. Johannes Jö was born on 6 May 1841 in Bjö, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽¹⁴¹⁾ Witnesses were widow Johanna Johansdotter from Frilleså drä Johan Benrdt Hansson and pigan Anna Christina Persdotter of Bjö, drä Johan Berndt Jö of Jö. and pigan Anna Britta Andersdotter of Ledet. His mother was 37. She was reintroduced on June 13. He was baptized on 6 May 1841 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽¹⁴²⁾ In 1865 Johannes left his parents and went to live in Bjö. When he got married in 1867 he moved in with his wife in Sandlid. In 1876 he and his family moved to Ramstorp No. 1. Johannes was some of bartender. In 1879 the family moved to Bjö where he was a farm laborer. He stayed there through at least 1896.

He had marriage banns published in Oct 1867 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽¹⁴³⁾ The bride was presented for marriage by her father Sven Gustavsoon of Sandlid. The banns were read in the Veddige church on Sundays, October 27, and November 10, 1867. He was married to Edla Brita Svensdotter on 28 Dec 1867 in Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁴⁴⁾ At the time of marriage, Johannes was a farmhand from Bjö and Edla was a farmer's daughter from Sandlid. Edla Brita Svensdotter was born on 20 Dec 1842 in Sweden. Johannes Jö and Edla Brita Svensdotter had the following children:

79 i. Josefina Charlotta Johansdotter was born on 2 Mar 1869 in Sandlid, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. On October 26, 1888, Josefina left her parents for Slä (?). She returned to their household on November 26, 1894, and left for Tjäå on October 30, 1896.
80 ii. Anna Olivia Johansdotter was born on 21 Apr 1871 in Sandlid, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁴⁵⁾ At the time of birth, her father was a worker (torpare) and her mother was 28 years old. Anna left her family and moved to Tjäå on October 28, 1887. She returned to her family from Slä (?) on November 9, 1892. She left for North America on May 26, 1893.
81 iii. Johanna Christina Johansdotter was born on 2 Mar 1874 in Sandlid, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁴⁶⁾ At the time of birth, Johanna's father was a worker (torpare). She died on 15 Mar 1874 in Sandlid, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁴⁷⁾ Age at death was given as 13 days.
82 iv. Johanna Lena Johansdotter was born on 19 Dec 1875 in Bjö, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁴⁸⁾ At the time of birth, her father was a worker (torpare) and her mother was 33 years old. She died on 21 Jan 1876 in Sandlid, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽¹⁴⁹⁾ Johanna died of an inflammation of the throat (halssjuka). Her age at death was given as 1 month, 2 days.
83 v. Karl August Johansson was born on 29 Dec 1878 in Ramstorp, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁵⁰⁾ At the time of birth, his parents had been married 11 years and his mother was 36 years old. He died on 17 Feb 1880 in Bjö, Veddige, Halland, Sweden. ⁽¹⁵¹⁾ The cause of death was scarlet fever. His age is given as 1 year, 1 month, 18 days.
84 vi. Anna Carolina Johansdotter was born on 13 May 1883 in Bjö, Veddige, Halland, Sweden.⁽¹⁵²⁾ At the time of birth, her mother was 40 years old, and her parents had been married 15 years. Her father was a farm laborer (statdrä).

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