Genealogy Report: Descendants of Sven Nilsson (aka Swan Fundell)
Descendants of Sven Nilsson (aka Swan Fundell)
1.SVEN NILSSON (AKA SWAN7 FUNDELL)(NILS6OLSSON, OLA5SJUNNESSON, SJUNNE4HINDRIKSSON, HENRIK3SJUNNESSON, SJUNNE2TYKESSON, TYKE1AKESSON) was born October 08, 1848 in Funderset, S. Rorum, Sweden, and died 1916 in Dover Township, Bureau County, IL..He married (1) HELEN WEST.He married (2) HILDA NILSDOTTER PIERSON October 13, 1888 in Hennepin Parsonage, Putnam County, IL, daughter of NELS PEARSON and NELLIE JOHNSON.
More About SVEN NILSSON (AKA SWAN FUNDELL):
Burial: 1916, Swan was buried in the family plot at Dovertownship Cemetery, Bureau Co, IL
Childhood: Sven stayed at home until he was 18 and in 11/1866 he moved to Horby, Sweden.It appears he went home to S Rorum without permission for awhile because he is shown to have moved again to Horby in 1867.
Christened: October 15, 1848
Church: 1868, Sven officially moved to the S Rorum parish, first Gunnarp and then Ekerod in 1870.
Emmigration: 1868, Sven came to America in his early 20's.Swedish records indicate he" Rymd till Amerika "(escaped to America).He is listed in a special Swedish book for persons who moved away without the proper certificates.
Family: Swan's 2 sisters, Cecelia and Ida, both came to America as well.
Occupation: In America Swan worked as a laborer and a farmer in the south Tiskilwa and Dover Township areas.
Occupation Sweden: Sven's occupation was the only one possible in Sweden - a farm hand.
Voyage: 1870, Sven left Sweden during a time of great famine and economic depression.He probably came by steerage passage.During his voyage Sven decided there were too many people with the same surname as his on the boat so he decided to change his name.
Voyage 3: When the boat passed over a body of water by Halofax calledthe Bay of Fundy, Sven changed his name to "Fundell".Sven (aka Swan) most likely landed in New York and then made his way west to the Swedish settlements in Illinois.
Voyage II: The land and soil of Sodrum Rorum Sweden where Sven came from was very poor.The farming was not the best thing.During the years of 1866-68 the land suffered terrible effects of La Nina.
More About HELEN WEST:
Burial: 1898, Oaklawn Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau Co, IL
Family: Helen was Swan's first wife, but she had been married twice before.
Family II: Helen left Swan and the 2 children after about 9 years.It is thought she left to meet another man in St. Paul, MN
Family III: In a few months Helen wrote Swan and wanted to return home.He said no.A few months later she married John Searl.
Multiple Marriages: Bet. 1875 - 1889, Helen was married four times.
Murdered: August 15, 1889, Helen's fourth husband, John Searl, murdered her and himself.
Place of birth: 1861, Tioga County, Pa.
More About HILDA NILSDOTTER PIERSON:
Burial: 1918, Hilda was buried at the family plot at the Dover township cemetery Bureau Co, IL
Family: Hilda was married prior to Anton Pierson in Sweden.They had 2 children, Anton II (Pete) and Maude.
Children of SVEN FUNDELL) and HELEN WEST are:
| i. | NAN8 FUNDELL, b. Bureau Co, IL; d. Glendale, CA; m. WILLIAM KEYT. |
| More About NAN FUNDELL: Burial: California Occupation: Nan was a nurse in Davenport, IA before she met and married William. |
| More About WILLIAM KEYT: Burial: California |
| ii. | EDWARD FUNDELL, b. Bureau Co, IL; m. (SPOUSE NAME UNKNOWN). |
| More About EDWARD FUNDELL: Residence: Ed was married and lived in Joplin, MO |
Children of SVEN FUNDELL) and HILDA PIERSON are:
| 2. | iii. | LEROY (ROY) WILHELM BENJAMIN8 FUNDELL, b. June 11, 1889; d. January 23, 1959, Manlius Township, Bureau County, IL. | |
| 3. | iv. | RALPH FUNDELL, b. March 14, 1891; d. December 01, 1976, Dover Township, Bureau County, IL.. | |
| v. | REGGIE MALCOM FUNDELL, b. November 24, 1892, Bureau County, IL.; d. 1910, Princeton, Bureau County, IL. |
| More About REGGIE MALCOM FUNDELL: Burial: 1910, Dover township Cemetery, Dover, Bureau Co, IL |
| 4. | vi. | RUFUS RAYMOND FUNDELL, b. February 19, 1895, Princeton, Bureau County, IL; d. December 21, 1971, Iowa City, Ia.. | |
| 5. | vii. | REUBEN M. FUNDELL, b. November 08, 1898, Princeton, Il. Bureau Co, IL; d. July 27, 1977, Peoria, Il. Peoria County, IL. | |
| 6. | viii. | HARRY R. FUNDELL, b. August 28, 1902, Dover Township, Bureau County, IL.; d. May 08, 1939, Bureau County, IL.. |