Nils NILSSON
SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. 1997 Ordinance Index 3. Ancestral File 4. Menaker, Vastmanland, Sweden Church Records and Clerical Surveys (FHL#203069, #07840, #393393, #393394, #074839)
NAME: Christina Catharina aka Stina Casia, Stina Cajsa, Christina Catrina
SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Ancestral File 3. 1997 Ordinance Index 4. Menaker, Vastmanland Church Records & Clerical Surveys (FHL#203069, #074840, #393393, #393394, #074839) 5. Letter from Ann-Lis Zatterlof regarding Per Erik Nilsson, his wife, Sophia Larsdotter, and their 7 children, Stockholm, 7 July 1981 NAME: Per Eric NILSSON - later known as Peter NELSON NOTE: further research needed to determine correct link. Per Eric Pehrson (Petterson) or Per Eric Nilsson Peter Nelson came to the US with his oldest son, John, and daughter, Anna. Those left in Sweden were Karl, Erik, and a younger daughter. They all changed their name to Zatterlof, due to too many Nelson's in their home city in Orebro. Sweden.
NOTE: immigrated to U.S. between 1866 and 1870
He married Cathrina Ersdotter 1 Mar 1818 at Medaker, Vastmanland, Sweden . Cathrina Ersdotter was born at Grangaard, Kopparberg, Sweden 2 Jan 1786 daughter of Eric Olofsson and Christina Samuelsdotter .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Christina Catharina Nilsdotter
born 19 Dec 1818.
Per Eric Nilsson
born 8 Feb 1822.
Anders Nilsson
born 30 Nov 1824.
Brita Maja Nilsdotter
born 18 Sep 1826.
Nils Nilsson died 24 Jan 1859 at Norr Ryby, Medaker, Vastmanland, Sweden .
Cathrina Ersdotter died 24 Oct 1864 at Norr Ryby, Medaker, Vastmanland, Sweden .