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Otto Elander Velander Swanson 1898–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1898

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 27 Feb 1986

Death Location: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan

Father: Axel Swanson

Mother: Alma Janson

Spouse(s): Hanna Kulju

Children(s): Richard Swanson, Evelyn Swanson, Wilbert Swanson, Robert Swanson, George Swanson, Donna Swanson

Otto Elander Velander Swanson was born in 1898 in Michigan, the child of Axel Alexander Swanson And Alma Sofia Sophia Svenson Anderson Janson. In 1910, Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided in Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA. Otto Elander Velander Swanson married Hanna Marie Kulju, and had children including Donna Jean Swanson, Evelyn Carmen Swanson, George Otto Swanson, Richard Lee Swanson, Robert Swanson, Wilbert Raymond Swanson. Otto Elander Velander Swanson passed away in 1986 in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Otto Elander Velander Swanson was born in 1898 in Michigan, the child of Axel Alexander Swanson And Alma Sofia Sophia Svenson Anderson Janson.
  • In 1910, Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided in Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA.
  • Otto Elander Velander Swanson married Hanna Marie Kulju, and had children including Donna Jean Swanson, Evelyn Carmen Swanson, George Otto Swanson, Richard Lee Swanson, Robert Swanson, Wilbert Raymond Swanson.
  • Otto Elander Velander Swanson passed away in 1986 in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Axel Swanson
1856–1947
Birth Location: Karlskrona, Sweden
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Alma Janson
1857–
Birth Location: Sweden
AJ

Spouses(s)

Hanna Kulju
1897–
Birth Location: Minnesota
HK

Children(s)

Richard Swanson
1933–1977
Birth Location: Ishpeming MA, Michigan
RS
Evelyn Swanson
1919–2007
Birth Location: Champion Mar, Michigan
ES
Wilbert Swanson
1921–1973
Birth Location: Michigan
WS
Robert Swanson
1925–1983
Birth Location: Michigan
RS
George Swanson
1929–2018
Birth Location: Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America
GS
Donna Swanson
1935–1993
Birth Location: Michigan
DS

Otto Swanson's Ancestors

Self
Otto Swanson
1898–1986
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Axel Alexander Swanson
1856–1947
Karlskrona, Sweden
Alma (Sofia Sophia Svenson Anderson) Janson
1857–
Sweden
Grandparents
Anders (Petter) Svensson
1823–1906
Bäckebo, Alvsborg Sodra Vanga, Sweden
Christina (Stina) Johnsson
1834–1918
Eriksberg, Vastra Gotalands, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Otto Swanson's Descendants

1.
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Otto (Elander Velander) Swanson (18 Aug 1898–27 Feb 1986) m. Hanna (Marie) Kulju (abt 1897–)
  1. 1. Richard (Lee) Swanson 1933–1977
  2. 2. Evelyn (Carmen) Swanson 1919–2007 m. William (George) Garrett 1920–
    1. 1. Bronwyn (Kristine) Garrett 1944–2017
  3. 3. Wilbert (Raymond) Swanson 1921–1973 m. Bertha (Elizabeth Saari) Eliassen 1923–2011
  4. 4. Robert Swanson 1925–1983 m. Evelyn Agnoli 1928–
  5. 5. George (Otto) Swanson 1929–2018
  6. 6. Donna (Jean) Swanson 1935–1993

Otto Swanson's Timeline

9 Records

1898
18 Aug 1898
Birth of Otto Elander Velander Swanson in Michigan
Michigan
1898
18 Sep 1898
Otto Elander Velander Swanson was baptized
None
1910
1910
Age 12
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 42
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Otto Elander Velander Swanson resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1986
27 Feb 1986
Age 88
Death of Otto Elander Velander Swanson in Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1175
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01786; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-11
    [3] Michigan, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T625_784; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 221
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340745
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Marquette; Roll: 1675813; Draft Board: 2
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1374675
    [9] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Bethany Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A220(2); SSIRC Film Number: A220

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1898
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Bethany Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A220(2); SSIRC Film Number: A220

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T624_662; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0179; FHL microfilm: 1374675

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ishpeming Ward 3, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: T625_784; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340745

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01786; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01786; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 52-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1175

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Marquette; Roll: 1675813; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1986
    Event Place: Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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