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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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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
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RESILIENCE THROUGH HARD TIMES IN RURAL SWEDEN
September 14, 2024 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH http://swedishrootsamericanbranches.com Carl Johan Bråbergen and Britta Jonasdotter -Early 18th Century One of my goals in pursuing genealogy has been to study my ancestral family in respect to their response… Continue reading
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FINDING BRITTA JONASDOTTER (1715-1799) – WIFE OF CARL JOHN BRÅBERGEN
August 28, 2024 A FAMILY HISTORY BLOG BY LAVERNA COLSON SMITH swedishrootsamericanbranches.com AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN, WIFE AND MOTHER! Britta Jonasdotter was born on March 8, 1715 in Skärstad Parish to Jonas Månsson and Sara Sandwall and died in Ödeshög Parish… Continue reading
COLSON FAMILY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY 