Johannes Gunnerson

b. Aug 19, 1851, d. Jan 20, 1895
FatherMagnus Gunnerson b. Apr 4, 1812, d. Feb 8, 1896
MotherMaria Jonasdaughter b. Apr 8, 1821, d. Nov 30, 1893
     Johannes was born in Tolg, Kronoberg, Sweden, on Aug 19, 1851.1,2 Alternate evidence suggest Johannes Gunnerson was born in 1852 in Sweden.3,4 Johannes Gunnerson was also known as Henry Gunnerson.5
     Johannes Gunnerson emigrated with Magnus Gunnerson and Maria Jonasdaughter in 1856 in Kallreda Nastagard, Tolg, Kronobergs lan, Smaland, Sweden; The note appears to indicate 6 males and 1 female left for America.6,7

     Henry Gunnerson married Selma Tillavill Meyer, daughter of N. P. Meyer and Marta S. (?), in 1876 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.5,3,8,9
     Johannes was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS.10
     Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Smoky View Township, Saline Co, KS. Henry was a farmer.3
     Henry Gunnerson moved in 1883 to Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.4
     Henry Gunnerson was a member of Lindsborg Legion, Number 113, Select Knights, Ancient Order of United Workmen.11
     Henry Gunnerson died on Jan 20, 1895 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS, at age 43. He died from consumption, which he had contracted the previous spring. He had just returned from Texas, where he had hoped to recover.4,1 Henry's funeral was held on Jan 24, 1895 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.4 He was buried on Jan 24, 1895 at Elmwood Cemetery, in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, in KS.12
Photo Julia Langel, 6/2003

Henry Gunnerson

Elmwood Cemetery, Lindsborg KS
An obituary was published on Jan 25, 1895 in the Lindsborg News in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.4 An obituary was published on Jan 25, 1895 in the Lindsborg News in Lindsborg, McPherson Co, KS.11

Family

Selma Tillavill Meyer b. May 15, 1857, d. October 30, 1926
Children

Citations

  1. [S90] Gunnerson Family Bible.
  2. [S1698] Anna (avipe), "Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson," e-mail to Julia Langel, July 21, 2008, Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson.
  3. [S1323] 1880 U.S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Smoky View Township, ED 297, sheet 165B, line 8, dwelling 234, family 241, Kansas, Saline County.
  4. [S1324] Lindsborg News, January 25, 1895, page 3, column 4.
  5. [S778] Alfred Bergin, Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas, (Ruth Billdt, translator): p. 64.
  6. [S1698] Anna (avipe), "Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson," e-mail to Julia Langel, July 21, 2008, Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson.
  7. [S2377] Kronoberg County, Sweden Tolg Parish, 1855 - 1863, Husforhorslangder, vol A1:14:356, Utflttade.
  8. [S1337] Lindsborg News - Record, November 4, 1926, page 5, columns 2 & 4.
  9. [S1340] Lindsborg News - Record, November 25, 1957, page 2, column 1.
  10. [S13] 1880 U. S. Census, unknown cd2, Kansas, Saline County.
  11. [S1325] Lindsborg News, January 25, 1895, page 3, column 5.
  12. [S1346] Henry Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
  13. [S1349] Daisy Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
  14. [S1353] Lilly Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
  15. [S1351] Ebenezer Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
  16. [S1341] Lindsborg News, May 8, 1891, page 3, column 2.
  17. [S1350] Clarence Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Elmwood Cemetery, McPherson Co, KS.
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