I am hoping to learn something about Matilda Strom, who was my great-grandfather Peter Johan Johansson's sister. The only thing I know about her is that she was listed in Peter's obituary as being his sister and the obituary said that she lived in Massachusetts. Peter was born in 1861 in Smoland, Sweden and emigrated to the United States about 1884. When he arrived here he changed his surname from Johansson to Friedman, stating that now he was a free man. Peter was a shoemaker in Boulder, Colorado and died in 1947. I assume that Strom was Matilda's married name and that her maiden name was Johansdotter although I have no records to back that up. I have no idea when she was born other than referencing to Peter's birth year of 1861. For her name to be mentioned in the obituary I'm guessing that she and Peter remained in contact with each other, but no stories of her filtered down to my generation. I hope that perhaps someone out there will see something familiar in this posting, as I would love to know more about Matilda. I know nothing of Peter's parents or other siblings.