Farfar, Fredrik Anderson, came from Grådö, Hedemora, Sweden in 1889 and settled for awhile in White City, Kansas. There he married Amanda Othelia Becker who was born in Chicago, IL of Swedish parents from northern Småland. Fred's brother Anders Erik changed his name to Eric Hedeen when he emigrated from Sweden. He owned a farm west of Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. He did not marry, but he did leave an amazing photograph collection of photographs from both Kansas and Sweden. Some of the unidentified photos are connected to this web site. IF anyone recognizes any of these people, please let me know!!
Parishes from which Fred's ancestors came from include: Hedemora, Grytnäs, Folkärna, Garpenberg, Säter, St. Tuna, and Gagnef. Parishes from which Amanda's ancestors came from include: Linderås, Lommaryd, Väderstad, Ekeby, Säby, Rök, Bjälbo, Stenberga, Kråkshult, Ingatorp, Hjälmseryd, Fröjered, Ödeshög, Appuna, and Hogstad. I would like to share information with anyone who has any ancestors from these parishes!
I would like to thank the following people who have contributed significant amounts of information to this project: Weimar Sjöstedt, Werna Sköld, Anna Mattsson, Kurt Steinrud, Christer Gustavsson, Hans Egeskog, Arne Karlsson, Einar Söderquist, Greg Jonsson, Phillip Johnson, Susie Simons, and John Zeno. Göte Liss has generously provided a file of ancestors and descendants of Jan Olsson (b 3 Jan 1749, Gagnef, SE). A portion of this file is reproduced on this site, as an outline descendant tree for Olaus Laurentii. Some information in this file was provided by Kenneth Gidewall. The majority of people in this file are from Gagnef. Göte includes house names with the given names, which were not included in my file. The family tree connected to my site is contains nearly 1500 people and will take awhile to download.
Sweden is abbreviated with the current two digit country code of SE (SW being Switzerland). Dalarna and Kopparberg have been used for the same area of Sweden known as Dalarna.
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- ??Who are these people?? (54 KB)
Five old photographs from Hedemora and one from Borlänge, or Falun, SE. Photos from E. Hedeen's collection
- Anders Erik Hedeen - c1890 (2 KB)
Uncle Eric never married, but he left behind a collection of photos his grandnephew is continuing to identify.
- Svens Anders Jansson and Anna Ersdotter Klingström (9 KB)
The parents of my grandfather Fredrik Anderson, his brothers Wilhelm and Carl Johan Anderson, and Erik Hedeen. Both possibly died in Kansas. where?
- Källviken, Hedemora, Sweden (old photo) (13 KB)
this photo is probably taken in November quite a few years ago. Descendants of Eric's mother's brother lived at Källviken and are probably in the picture.
- Wilhelm Anderson (9 KB)
Wilhelm died young possibly from scarlet fever probably near White City, KS. We don't yet know where he was buried.
- Källviken, Hedemora, Sweden, Oct. 1998 (12 KB)
Here is how the two old houses from Källviken appear in 1998. The most obvious difference is that they have been joined in to one building, and there is a satellite dish on the side of the right hand house!
- ??Who are these people from Kansas?? #1 (57 KB)
Do you recognize these people? Photographers: (left): Miss C A Thornley, White City, KS; (right): Langan, Newton, KS.
- Eric Hedeen on his farm in Kansas (16 KB)
Erik Hedeen (left)on his farm west of Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. person on the right is unknown
- ?? Who are these people from Kansas?? #2 (41 KB)
Photographers: (left): W.H. Fordice, Council Grove, KS; and (right): Deming, White City, KS
- Eric Hedeen's house Oct. 1999 (10 KB)
Here is how Uncle Eric's house appeared in Oct. 1999. Now inhabited by swallows in the summer time...
- ?? Who is this person from Kansas?? #3 (26 KB)
Does anyone recognize this person? Photographer is Hopkins & Pennell, Junction City, KS
- Three unknown children. (13 KB)
Aplington Studio, Council Grove, Kansas. Who are these three children? Middle could be Nels Olson husband of Hanna Peterson (b 2Aug 1871).
- Johan Alfred & Anna Charlotta Becker's Family (96 KB)
back: Lillian, Joe, Alice, Fred, Amanda Othelia.
middle: Hilma, Johan Alfred, Anna Charlotta, Helen
front: Alfrieda, George, Hattie (photo from V. Duchsherer collection)
- Carl Adolf Slättengren & Johanna Andersdotter (31 KB)
Parents of Anna Charlotta Slättengren (or Slettengren) photo from R. Schaffran collection
- Pehr Gustaf Bäcker and Lovisa Johansdotter (30 KB)
Parents of Johan Alfred Bäcker. Spelling was changed to Becker after emigrating from Sweden. photo from R. Schaffran collection.
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