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Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson 1853–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1853

Birth Location: Varnum, Värmland, Sweden

Death Date: 2 May 1888

Death Location: Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Olof Hjelm

Mother: Eva Andersdotter

Spouse(s): Rosa Jackson

Children(s): Charles Hjelm

In 1853, Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson entered the world in Varnum, Värmland, Sweden, born to Olof Olsson Hjelm And Eva Olsson Andersdotter. In 1853, Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson resided in Varnum, Varmland, Sweden. Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson married Rosa O Jackson, and had children including Charles Emmett Hjelm. Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson passed away in 1888 in Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson entered the world in Varnum, Värmland, Sweden, born to Olof Olsson Hjelm And Eva Olsson Andersdotter.
  • In 1853, Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson resided in Varnum, Varmland, Sweden.
  • Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson married Rosa O Jackson, and had children including Charles Emmett Hjelm.
  • Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson passed away in 1888 in Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Karl Olofsson's Ancestors

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Karl Olofsson
1853–1888
Birth Place: Varnum, Värmland, Sweden
Parents
Olof Olsson Hjelm
1826–1894
Nors, Carlstadt, Sweden
Eva (Olsson) Andersdotter
1827–1911
Wisnum, Wernl L, Sweden
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Karl Olofsson's Descendants

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Karl (Johan Hjelm) Olofsson (9 Apr 1853–2 May 1888) m. Rosa (O) Jackson (Jan 1859–30 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Charles (Emmett) Hjelm 1887–1938 m. Nella (May) Landis 1884–1973
    1. 1. Theodore (Emmett) Jelm 1918–2009
    2. 2. Charles (Robert "Bob") Jelm 1921–2000
    3. 3. Alma Hjelm 1916–1916
    4. 4. Loretta Hjelm 1917–1918
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Jelm 1923–2012

Karl Olofsson's Timeline

4 Records

1853
9 Apr 1853
Birth of Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson in Varnum, Värmland, Sweden
Varnum, Värmland, Sweden
1853
10 Apr 1853
Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson was baptized in Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
1853
1853
Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson resided here in Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
1888
2 May 1888
Age 35
Death of Karl Johan Hjelm Olofsson
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Varnum, Värmland, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books
    [4] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: First Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A98(1); SSIRC Film Number: A098

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Varnum, Varmland, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1868
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: First Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A98(1); SSIRC Film Number: A098

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 May 1868
    Event Place: Märstad
    Record Source: Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Amerika
    Record Source: Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Warnum
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: First Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A98(1); SSIRC Film Number: A098

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1888
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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