Torsby Ancestory Page

Group Photo from Reunion held in Becker, Minnesota August 5, 2006

Johnson Family Outing

Thelma (Johnson) Lavender, Dorothy Lavender, Clara (Gustafson) Johnson, Eleanore Johnson, Sigvard Johnson,
David Johnson, Barbara Elizabeth Johnson, Anna (Olafdotter) Johnson, Woman Unknown, Olaf Johnson.

This photo was taken in the early 1930's during a family picnic.

In Memorium

Announcements:

Anna and Aleah Adams of Port Charlotte Florida wondering how they will ever eat all of that Halloween candy. Anna and Aleah live with their Mother and Father Tara (Bergman) and Matt Adams and their five month old baby sister Adriene. Anna and Aleah's grand parents are Carl and Belinda Bergman.

Charles Bergman's son Brian and his wife Wendy and 2 kids (Logan age 3 and Annabelle age 8 months) were in Gaylord Michigan from Arkansas this past week. Brian, is in the Air Force and stationed in Arkansas. We had a mini reunion at Steve's new home in Ellsworth. In the picture from left to right: Logan, Charles, Linda Bergman Chambers, Steven, Sam, Bernice, Brian, Wendy, Annabelle (in Mother's arms, Jack Chambers

After the reunion in Sweden, several of our family members got together and had a 'picture swap'. In the picture from left to right: back row...up high: Diana and Aaron Stephenson (Dee's great grandkids) lower back row: Sandra Stephenson (Dee's granddaughter) Dee, Steve, Joe (Dee's great grandson) Ronnie and Dar. Front row: Jack, Diane, Chuck, Linda and Issabella, Betty, Bernice and Sam Bergman. We met at the White Pine Restaurant in Gaylord where we ate, exchanged pictures and watched Dee's videos she took in Sweden. We went back there for breakfast on sunday before everyone headed for home.

In September Linda (Bergman) and Jack Chambers with Margaret Larson visited Bill Larson. In the picture from Linda, Jack, Bill, Margaret.

Previous Announcements

2005

2004

2003

We are all Descended from Jon Persson b. 1819 d. 1891 and Marit Andersdotter b. 1823 d. 1881

        Anders Jonsson b. 1849 m Maria Ersdotter b. 1843 d. 1915
            Karl Johan Duner b. 1870 d. 1944 m. Maria Abrahamsson b. 1876
            Gustaf Anders Bergman b. 1874 d. 1951 m. Anna Jonsdotter b. 1880 d. 1955
            Albert Andersson b. 1881 d. 1958 m. Gulli Beata d. 1970
            Ida Maria Andersdotter b. 1884 d. 1973 m. Karl Erik Jansson b. 1883 d. 1969
            Oscar Andersson b. 1887 m. Hilda Olsdotter b. 1887
        Marit Jonsdotter b.1855 d. 1919 m. Olaf Jansson Soderhjalm b. 1850 d. 1910
            Albertina Antonietta Olafsdotter Soderhjalm b. 1879 d. 1951 m. Oskar Hjalmar Larsson Hultkranz b. 1873 d. 1953
            Ida Maria Olafsdotter Soderhjalm b. 1885 d. 1959 m. Knute Oscar Bodin b. 1889 d. 1964
        Jan Jonsson b. 1857 d. 1893 m. Maria Olsdotter b. 1855 d. 1925
            Gerda Maria Jansdotter b. 1882 d. 1961 m. Olaf Axel Norbäck b. 1858 d. 1917
          Johan Edvin Jansson b. 1885 d. 1945 m. Hilma Josephina Lindquist b. 1884 d. 1954
            Olaf Anton Jansson b. 1887
            Axel Gunner Jansson b 1890 d. 1924 m. Pearl Alpha
            Gottfrid Leonard Jansson b. 1892
        Olaf Jonsson b. 1859 d. 1946 m. Anna Olofsdotter b. 1865 d. 1943
            Olaf Alfred Olafson b. 1887 d. 1907
            Albertina Johnson b. 1889 d. 1939 m. Victor R. Larson b. 1885 d. 1967
            Oscar Edwin Johnson b 1892 d. 1955 m. Clara Gustafson b. 1904 d. 1999
            William Carl Johnson b. 1895 m. Minnie Cola
            Anna Cecelia Johnson b. 1897 d. 1992 m. John David Rossi
          Bertha Elizabeth Johnson b. 1902 d. 1995 m. George Arneth b. 1892 d. 1979
            Sigvard Ferdinand Johnson b. 1905 d. 1962 m. Mabel Hunter b. 1906
            Thelma Marie Johnson b. 1907 d. 1981 m. Charles Lavender b. 1908 d. 1997
       Jon Jonsson b. 1861 d. 1927 m. Johanna Klockars b. 1861 d. 1910 m. Lula Dora Forest b. 1871 d. 1945
            John W Bergman b. 1884 d. 1963 m. Adeline
             Herman Julius Bergman b. 1885 d. 1962 m. Mae. Radke b. 1889 d. 1937 m. Evelyn b. 1904 m. Thelma M
            Johanna Bergman b. 1887 d. 1959 M. James John LeGraffe b. 1886 d. 1960
            Frank Bergman b. 1889 d. 1973 m. Olga Evangeline b. 1892 d. 1957
            Clara Bergman b. 1891 d. 1964 m. Raymond Ebner b 1890 m. William E. Smith

Ida Bergman b. 1893 d. 1981 m. Thomas Barnes d. 1883 d. 1943 m. Mr. Teller

Link to Our Family History by Bob Bergman

Gustaf Bergman Life Story

Poems by Arvid Bergman

Oscar Allen Hultkrantz Family History, by Diane Hultkrantz Petrovich

Gustaf, Anna, and Oscar Bergman's Trip from Torsby to Newberry in 1903 from Gust Bergman's Diary

A Swedish Child's Prayer Contributed by Carol Baker and Leonard Thompson.

Anderson to Bergman Name Change; Why???

Johnson Family History by Eleanore Johnson Beck

Nursery Rhyme that Anna Bergman sang to her children and grandchildren; does any one remember it?

Scandinavian Recipes

Pages from Gust Bergman's Bible