Hello,
My mother is Karin Helander Kirkwood (1931- ), daughter of Rudolph Helander, b. 1898, granddaughter of Axel. Axel and Hilma, his first wife, were married in 1895. Hilma died in early 1903, from complications from the birth of George. Ruth, b. 1896, was known as Ingeborg; she had children, Lawrence and Connie, deceased, and a daughter Barbara, still living. My mother's mother, wife of Rudolph, was Anna Larsson, and mom has a sister, Dorothy, and a brother, John Helander, both still living. Would love to share information with you! My grandfather, Rudolph, died in 1975, in Roanoke, VA, but is buried beside Anna in Flushing, NY. Uncle Knute died a couple of years before my grandfather. We have lots more family info!