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John Seastrand
Born Jul 14, 1842 Ljungarum Parish, Jönköpingslan Sweden
Died Mar 1, 1906 Red Wing, Goodhue Co. MN
Emigrated Aug 27, 1869 to Red Wing MN

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SPOUSE	CHILDREN
Elis Johnson m. Feb 24, 1872 Red Wing MN b. Aug 29, 1844 Jönköping Sweden d. Dec 31, 1920 Minneapolis MN emigrated Jun 1871	Herman Denslow b. Feb 14, 1873 Red Wing MN d. Nov 15, 1936 Madison, Lake Co. SD	Augda Elisabeth b. Aug 5, 1874 Red Wing MN d. 1952	Hilma Mathilda b. Sep 6, 1876 Red Wing MN d. 1954
	Gustaf Rudolf "Rudie" b. Feb 15, 1879 Red Wing MN d. Feb 15, 1944	Jehan/John Hugo b. Dec 29, 1880 Red Wing MN d. Dec 11, 1957	Saly Wiktaria (Sella Victoria) b. Jan 15, 1883 Red Wing MN d. Nov 16, 1960 Minneapolis MN
	Joseph Hartvig b. Mar 10, 1886 Red Wing MN d. Aug 2, 1886 Red Wing MN
Jönköping Sweden.
Belltower in Ljungarum Parish.
Born Johannes Svenson, he emigrated under the name Sjöstrand with brother Per Magnus Svenson (1849-1916), who was known as Peter M. Swanson in America. They took passage from Götebörg aboard the ship Hero to Hull, England, a three-day voyage across the North Sea. From Hull, they travelled by rail to Liverpool and from there they could have taken a large Cunard liner across the Atlantic.
John was a "drang" (hired man) and a soldier in Sweden. In Minnesota, he was a stonemason (in Vasa MN), a policeman, city marshall, health commissioner (in Red Wing). From 1887-1890 he was Chief of Police, Red Wing.
Wedding Photo of John Seastrand and Elis Johnson, in Red Wing, on Feb 24, 1872. Photo was restored in 1998.
Vasa Lutheran Church, built in 1869 according to Plaque on its tower.
Vasa is about 12 miles east of Red Wing Minnesota which overlooks the Mississippi River.
Swedish Mission Church in Red Wing, attended by Elis and the children.
John and Elis Seastrand family photograph Standing: Rudie, Hilma, Herman. Seated: Hugo, Augda, Elis and John, Sella.
John's wife is listed as "Elizabeth" and son Rudie is listed as "Rudolph G." in the 1895 Minnesota State Census. John's probate documents list them as Elizabeth and G. Rudolph. Elis signed the probate as "Elizabeth".
Elis Seastrand with daughters Augda, Hilma and Sella.
John died at midnight of Mar 6, 1906, after suffering an accidental fall down some stairs around seven that evening, while he and a Mr. Charles Johnson were searching for a man at his home.
Portrait of John Seastrand above casket.
Daughter Sella married a swedish immigrant named John Nelson, 1880-1913, who worked for railroad companies. John and Sella moved to Los Angeles CA after marriage. Their child died at childbirth and John died of consumption in 1913. Sella returned home to become a teacher and live the rest of her life in Minneapolis.
John is buried with his wife in Oakwood Cemetery, in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Sources: Swedish: Ljungarum Parish Records, seen on microfilm (Mormon) at Jönköping Public Library: Hüsförhörslängd rolls 1835-45, p. 92; 1846-50, pp. 80, 91, 98; 1851-55; 1856-60; 1865-70 (Reel 5024888); Birth records: Reel 13566, July 14, 1842 (birth of Johannes Svenson). Utflyttnings-längd-rolls (reel 1043389), emigr. of Johannes Sjöstrand and Per Magnus Svenson. Götebörg Archive - police examination lists of emigrants: 2:249:953, microfilm reel Y2 4541 15/66 (incl. signatures of John and Per Magnus). Sorenson, Ship Hero to Hull, Engl., VIII-27-1869. (Located through typewritten index at Vxj Archive, 1869:366.) American: Hillbrand, Percie V., The Swedes in America, Lerner Publishing Co., Minneapolis MN, p. 19-21. Directories of Red Wing (Minnesota), 1894, 1899, 1903, etc. Irvine, S.A., "History of Red Wing to 1942" (typescript), Red Wing Public Library. Grave Marker of John and Elis Seastrand, Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing MN. History of Goodhue County, Wood, Alley & Co., Red Wing MN, 1878: pp. 530, 562-565. Minnesota State Census, Ward 3, Red Wing, Jun 1 1895. Novak, Sylvia, "Sella and John M. Nelson", personal history. Red Wing Daily Republican, obituary, "J. Seastrand, a well known citizen, meets with fatal accident", Mar 6, 1906. Probate, Estate of John Seastrand, State of Minnesota, Goodhue Co., Bk 6, Pg. 179,Mar 8 1906. Estate administration, John Seastrand, Jun 22 1908 (estate $2,500), Goodhue Co. MN.