Lars Persson Ekdahl was born the 1st of January 1870 in Åraslöf outside Kristianstad which is situated in the South part of Sweden called Skåne. He was married to Mathilda Nilsson from Fjälkestad. The had six sons Arvid Andreas, Malte Reinhold, Karl Sigfrid, John Robert, Ivar Gottfrid and Gösta Valfrid. He got divorced from Mathilda 1918. Lars was working as a butcher.
The 22nd of February 1919 he imigrated 49 years old through the Harbour of Malmö to New York. He travelled with the Steamship Stavangerfjord from Kristiania in Norway.
Lars Persson Ekdahl arrived in New York the 4th of March 1919. He travelled from New York to Nils Persson Isdahl 396 Orm Street Providence Rhode Island.