I know this is really reaching but was you Ernst Ekström my Ernst Oscar Johansson Ekström (b. 21 July 1882, Ekhult Södregård, Markaryd)? The son of the soldier Johan Ekström and Mathilda Johansdotter? If so, we have a relationship of sorts. My Ernst Oscar was my 3rd cousin 3 times removed. We shared the couple of Nils Svensson and Maja Svensdotter. They were his morfars fars parents and they were my mormors farfars mors parents.