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Per Olsson, my great-grandfather.
Ella & Andrew Carlson. Ella was Caroline Persson Robinson’s sister. This is likely a wedding portrait. Ella & Andrew were married in 1915 in Ohio and she died in 1918 during the flu epidemic. Photo is mounted; photographer is C. W. Scheide, Elyria, O (Ohio).
Greta and Harry Persson Wedding
Greta and Harry Persson on their wedding day. Harry Persson was my dad's first cousin, son of Johan Persson. Johan was my grandmother Caroline's older brother. This is scanned from a small photograph in an old-style table-top holder. It's only about 1.5 inches wide and 1.75 inches tall.
Taken on the occasion of Pella Persson’s 75th birthday. This includes her children, grand-children and other relatives. Probably taken about 1954. (See separate scan for names.)
Harry and Greta Persson's Wedding
Group shot of Harry and Greta Persson at their wedding. Harry was a first cousin to my father, Herman Robinson. Just behind Harry and slightly to his left is his brother Kjell Jonefors. I don’t know the others. Date unknown, possibly around 1930.
Nilla (Nilsdotter) Olsson, wife of Per Olsson, my great-grandparents.
Caroline Persson Robinson (at left) and her sisters, I believe, Ella Carlson and Anna Persson (Ella may be the one at the right). Taken at the house on Dorchester Street (now 15th St.) in Los Angeles. about 1915
Five Brothers at Johan Persson's Grave
The five brothers at the grave of their father, Johan Persson, on the 75th anniversary of his birth, 23 May, 1954, in the cemetary at Mjällby, Sweden. L to R: Fritz Johansson, Kjell Jonefors, Harry Persson, Gösta Johansson, Per Johansson.
Back row: Torsten Rönbeck, Fritz Johanssen, Kjell Jonefors, Herman Robinson. Seated: Ingrid Jonefors, Fritz-Uno Johansson, Ruth Johansson, Britt Rönbeck, Karin Jonefors, and Aunt Nellie (Persson) Bjelke. In the front are Torsten and Britt's sons, Sten-Goran and Torbjörn. This may have been taken at Kjell and Margit’s home in Sölvesborg. (Maj says the picture in the back is of the church in Sölvesborg.) This was taken when Herman visited Sweden in Oct. 1959.
Harry and Greta Persson and Family
Greta and Harry Persson with their two children, Gunbritt (back) and Hasse (front). Harry was my father’s first cousin and son of Johan and Pella Persson.
Per & Nilla Olsson and Daughters
Per and Nilla Olsson with three of their daughters, probably Nellie, Anna, and Betty. My grandmother was also one of their daughters, but had immigrated to the U.S. by the time this picture was taken, which would have been about 1903, give or take a couple of years.
Robinsons, Perssons, and Carlsons
Family on the front porch at 2725 West 15th St. (Dorchester St.), Los Angeles, California. L to R: Alice & Carolline Robinson, Herman Robinson, Anna & Carl Persson, Ella & Andrew Carlson, William A. Robinson. November 1916 (probably on Thanksgiving). This black and white photograph was hand-colored by my grandfather, William Robinson.
Pella (Bengtsdotter) Persson on her 75th birthday at Hörby-Gård.
Herman Robinson (standing) and his Swedish relations (l to r): Marianne Rönbeck with Ulla (or Annica), Hans Rönbeck, Ezra Rönbeck, Sten-Goran Rönbeck, Britt Rönbeck, Torsten Rönbeck with Torbjörn Rönbeck, Annica Rönbeck (or Ulla), Anna Persson, Arne Rönbeck, Betty Rönbeck, Per-Göran Johansson, and Karin Johansson. Anna and Bettty were my Grandmother Caroline's sisters. Betty and Ezra were Arne and Torsten's parents. Arne & Marianne had the two girls, and Torsten and Britt had 4 boys (the youngest wasn't born, yet).
Johan and Pella Persson with their five sons on their silver wedding anniversary. Back row: Gösta, Per, Harry. Front row: Kjell, Pella, Per, Fritz. I’m sure this was taken at the old farmhouse on Hörby Gård near Mjälby, Sweden. Photo taken February 1932.
Nellie Persson, Caroline Persson Robinson’s sister. Date unknown, but was taken while she was in the states. She later went back to Sweden and married there. (Possibly taken around 1905.)
Thanksgiving dinner at Herman and Caroline (Persson) Robinson's home in Los Angeles, California, November 1916. L to R: Ella & Andrew Carlson, Alice behind lampshade, Caroline Robinson, Herman Robinson, William A. Robinson (back of head), Carl & Anna Persson. 2725 West 15th St., Los Angeles.
Pella Persson's Grandchildren 1955
Taken on the occasion of Pella Persson’s 75th birthday. This includes all her grandchildren. Back row, L to R: Per’s Inga, Harry’s Gunbritt, Per’s Stina, Gösta’s Jan (Johan); Middle-left: Per’s Per-Goran; Middle-right: Harry’s Hasse (died 22 Sept. 1956); Front row, L to R: Per’s Gunilla, Gösta’s Monica, Fritz’ Fritz-Uno, Kjell’s Ingrid, and Gösta’s Eva.
Gösta and Greta Persson's Wedding
Group at the wedding of Gösta and Greta Persson. Harry Persson is behind and to Gösta’s left, and Harry’s wife, Greta, is in front of him. Kjell may be at the far left. Note that this wedding group shot seems to have been taken in the same location/studio as Harry and Greta’s wedding group shot.
Pella and Johan Persson with gifts for their silver anniversary. The location is almost for sure the dining room at Hörby Gård, near Mjälby, Sweden. Johan was my grandmother’s Caroline’s brother.
This is "Cousin Ida." The picture is a postcard that was mailed to Ella Persson in Brookline, Massachusettes in June 1912. I love how smartly dressed she is and the fact that she posed with a bicycle! The picture was taken in America. It may have been cousin Ida who came to America first, then my grandmother and two of her sisters followed because of her.
Andrew Carlson and Son, Ernest
Andrew Carlson and his son, Ernest, about 1919. Ernest’s mother was Ella (Persson) Carlson, who died in the 1918 flu epidemic when Ernest was just two months old. Andrew and Ernest were living in Long Beach in 1920. Scanned from copy sent by Alice Freeman.
Taken on the occasion of Pella’s 75th birthday. Pella was the wife of Johan Persson and the mother of Per, Harry, Gosta, Kjell, and Fritz. Johan was Caroline Persson’s brother. See file with “names” for all the individuals’ names.
Arne Rönbeck as a young man. He was my father's first cousin as his mother, Betty, was my father's sister.
A couple and young man in front of their car and a house. Date is noted on the back: 20 Sept. 1936. According to Maj this couple is Betty and Ezra Rönbeck with one of their sons, either Arne or Torsten (my guess is Torsten).
