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The escape of Ola Månsson - grandfather of Charles Lindbergh

The escape of Ola Månsson - grandfather of Charles Lindbergh

Posted: 12 Sep 2007 10:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Lindbergh, Månsson, Carlén
August Lindbergh was born as Ola Månsson May 12 1808 in Smedstorp, Sweden and died October 15 1893 in Little Falls, Minnesota, US.

He was the father of lawyer, loan officer and congressman Charles August Lindbergh and grandfather of the famous flyer Charles Lindbergh.

Ola Månsson was a rich farmer close to Simrishamn in the south of Sweden and with his wife Ingar Jönsdotter he had 7 children. He was selected to the Swedish parliament, representing the peasantry and had several assignments.

In 1858 Månsson was tried in the Swedish court on accusations of embezzlement of money from the bank at which he was a loan officer. After the trial, Ola Månsson, his wife Lovisa Carlén and her infant son Carl immigrated to the United States. When they immigrated Ola changed his name to August and changed the family surname to Lindbergh. The infant's name was changed from Carl to Charles August.

I'm curious how they travelled from Sweden and if they travelled in correct names. Ola, as mentioned above, left his wife and his children...to escape with a much younger waitress...and they were unmarried...

Re: The escape of Ola Månsson - grandfather of Charles Lindbergh

Posted: 7 Dec 2007 9:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hej! This is what it looks like in the census for 1880 (I guess you've seen this one before). Was Louisa the former waitress? And they must have 1858, right? I'll see what else I can find in the immigration records.

1880 United States Federal Census
about August Lindbergh
Name: August Lindbergh
Home in 1880: Melrose, Stearns, Minnesota
Age: 72
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Birthplace: Swe
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Louisa
Father's birthplace: Swe
Mother's birthplace: Swe
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane: View image
Household Members: Name Age
August Lindbergh 72
Louisa Lindbergh 42
Charles Lindbergh 22
Linda A. Lindbergh 17
Juno Lindbergh 13
Frank A. Lindbergh 10

Halsningar,
Susanna

Re: The escape of Ola Månsson - grandfather of Charles Lindbergh

Posted: 7 Dec 2007 9:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Here's Lovisa in 1859:

Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
about Lovisa Callén
Name: Lovisa Callén
Birth Year: 1838
Place of Origin: Stockholm, Stockholm Län, Sverige
Destination: Nord Amerika
Record Date: 1859
Database Name: EmiPass
Occupation/Title: Demoiselle
Archive Call Number: A 118:21

And this must be (could be 99%) your Lindberg (Ola Mansson)

Emigranten Populär, 1783-1951 Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
about A.W. Lindberg
Name: A.W. Lindberg
Birth Year: abt 1808
Place of Origin: Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sverige
Destination: New York
Record Date: 5 jul 1859
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Database Name: EmiHamn
Occupation/Title: Landmann
Principal Person: Lindberg A.w.

Will get back when I find more documents on the arrival.

Susanna


Re: The escape of Ola Månsson - grandfather of Charles Lindbergh

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 9:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Olsson, Mansson
Hi Susanna and everyone interested in this topic,

I am interested in finding out if any info exists higher up in the family tree of Ola Mansson? I saw his date and place of birth but no info re: his parents. After reading a bit about Charles Lindbergh and his parents and grandparents, I think the potential exists that I am some kind of VERY distant cousin of his. I'm also wondering if it might be better to do the DNA test through Ancestry.com or 23andme.com. This research is difficult, especially considering the info I am looking for probably only exists in Sweden. Any assistance or advice anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Sherri
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