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EARLY NEBRASKA PIONEERS – Victor Colson and the Journey West – 1866-1867
Victor Colson and Hannah Hanson “They were born in Ödeshög and the ten came to America.” A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH Swedishrootsamericanbranches.com LaVerna Colson Smith The Journey Begins -Illinois to Nebraska Four Swedish immigrants began their westward… Continue reading
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EARLY NEBRASKA PIONEERS – Victor Colson – Crossing the Atlantic Ocean – 1861
Victor Colson and Hannah Hanson “They were born in Ödeshög and the ten came to America.” A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH Swedishrootsamericanbranches.com LaVerna Colson Smith Crossing the Atlantic Ocean Victor Colson, (Carlsson in Sweden), the ninth of… Continue reading
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THOSE WHO LEFT – THE TEN – Descendants of Carl Samuel Larsson and Rebecca Samuelsdotter – Part Two, Continued….
“They were born in Ödeshög and the ten came to America. ( A quote from Ida V. Colson in “Colson Family Records” published, 1950.) September 30, 2025 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH swedishrootsamericanbranches.com Between 1852 and 1868,… Continue reading
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THOSE WHO LEFT – “THE TEN” – Descendants of Carl Samuel Larsson and Rebecca Samuelsdotter – Part One
“They were born in Ödeshög and the ten came to America. ( A quote from Ida V. Colson in “Colson Family Records” published, 1950.) September 28, 2025 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH swedishrootsamericanbranches.com The New Land Between… Continue reading
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THE LEGACY OF CARL SAMUEL LARSSON AND REBECCA SAMUELSDOTTER: 12 DESCENDANTS AND A LIFE WELL LIVED
September 7, 2025 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH http://swedishrootsamericanbranches.com Although Carl and Rebecca were far from rich, they lived a comfortable and stable life on beautiful Skrädeberg farm. Carl Samuel was a good farmer and manager and… Continue reading
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REBECCA SAMUELSDOTTER – A REMARKABLE WOMAN (1794 – 1867)
August 27, 2025 A Family History Blog by LaVerna Colson Smith swedishrootsamericanbranches.com Rebecca Samuelsdotter , the wife (hustrun) of Carl Samuel Larsson,was the mother of ten children and the stepmother of two. Rebecca was born on March 27, 1794 to… Continue reading
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DESCENDANTS OF LARS CARLSSON – PART II ( Carl Samuel Larsson, 1782-1859)
August 24, 2025 Part Two swedishrootsamericanbranches.com A Family History Blog By LaVerna Colson Smith Carl Samuel Larsson (1782-1859) Carl Samuel Larsson is a well known ancestor in the Colson Family Tree. He is my great-great grandfather and the father of… Continue reading
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DESCENDANTS OF LARS CARLSSON (1747-1787) – Half-Truths and Lies
Part One June 30, 2025 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH My interest in family genealogy has been in the historic Swedish side of my family – mainly the ancestors of Lars Carlsson – not the descendants. My… Continue reading
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ANDERS SKOUG AND SWEDEN’S CENTURY OF GREATNESS
January 10, 2025 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH http://swedishrootsamericanbranches.com A Brief Review If you have been following my blog, you are aware that my great Aunt Ida wrote an extensive and thorough record of the descendants of… Continue reading
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GOING DEEPER INTO BRÅBERGEN ANCESTRY – Searching for the Elusive Sven Bråbergen
November 27, 2024 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH http://swedishrootsamericanbranches.com Searching for Sven Sven Bråbergen, father of Carl Johan Bråbergen, has been difficult to document. According to Arne Ivarsson, a regional historian, he first appeared in the court… Continue reading
COLSON FAMILY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY 