Langel-Strickler-Hays-Youngberg Genealogy

Maria Jonasdaughter

b. Apr 8, 1821, d. Nov 30, 1893

     Maria was born in Hemsjo, Kronobergs lan, Smaland, Sweden, on Apr 8, 1821.^1,2,3 Maria Jonasdaughter was also known as Maria Jansdatter.⁴
     She married Magnus Gunnerson in Vigdei Hemsjo, Sweden, on Jan 28, 1845.^1,3
     Maria Jonasdaughter and Magnus Gunnerson emigrated in 1856 from Kallreda Nastagard, Tolg, Kronobergs lan, Smaland, Sweden; The note appears to indicate 6 males and 1 female left for America.^5,6

Magnus, Maria, John and Carl immigrated on Jul 4, 1856 to Chicago, Cook Co, IL; They traveled through New York. The family arrived two years after what is considered the early peak Swedish immigration year, 1854, when 4,000 people arrived. (Emigration from Sweden reached its all time high in 1888 when 45,000 people came to America.)^7,8,9,10
     Maria Jonasdaughter was listed as a resident in Magnus Gunnerson's household in the census report in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS, on Mar 1, 1875.¹¹
     Maria was listed as Magnus Gunnerson's wife on the 1880 Census in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS.¹²
     Maria Jonasdaughter was listed as a resident in Magnus Gunnerson's household in the census report in Liberty Township, Saline Co, KS, in Jun, 1885.¹³
     Maria Jonasdaughter was a member of Swedish Lutheran Church, Nov, 1893, in Assaria, Saline Co, KS.¹⁴
     Maria died on Nov 30, 1893 in home, Assaria, Saline Co, KS, at age 72.^1,14,3 She was buried on Dec 2, 1893 at Assaria Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, in Assaria, Saline Co, in KS.^14,3

Magnus and Maria Gunnerson
Assaria Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Assaria, KS
Photo by Julia Langel, May 15, 2011

Maria Gunnerson
Photo by Julia Langel, May 15, 2011

Family

Magnus Gunnerson b. April 4, 1812, d. February 8, 1896

Children

John Gustav Princell+¹ b. Sep 18, 1845, d. May 1, 1915
Carl Petter Gunnerson+ b. Jun 20, 1847, d. Oct 14, 1884
Jonas Magnus Gunnerson b. Jul 27, 1849, d. Dec 2, 1905
Johannes Gunnerson+ b. Aug 19, 1851, d. Jan 20, 1895
Sven Johan Gunnerson b. Jan 25, 1854, d. Jul 3, 1856
Sven II Johan Gunnerson b. Nov 2, 1856, d. Sep 15, 1857
Sara Christina Gunnerson+ b. Aug 31, 1858, d. Nov 11, 1942
Otto August Gunnerson b. Aug 4, 1861, d. Apr 1, 1864
Adolf Fredrick Gunnerson+¹⁵ b. Jul 24, 1863, d. Sep 4, 1957
Tina Maria "Mary" Gunnerson+⁴ b. Nov 13, 1866, d. May 14, 1949

Citations

[S90] Gunnerson Family Bible.
[S1698] Anna (avipe), "Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson," e-mail to Julia Langel, July 21, 2008, Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson.
[S1921] Magnus Gunnerson and Maria Gunnerson Cemetery Marker, Assaria Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Assaria, Saline Co, KS.
[S681] Ruth Hays, "Ruth Hays FGS", Youngberg -- Gunnerson.
[S1698] Anna (avipe), "Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson," e-mail to Julia Langel, July 21, 2008, Magnus Gunnerson/Gummesson.
[S2377] Kronoberg County, Sweden Tolg Parish, 1855 - 1863, Husforhorslangder, vol A1:14:356, Utflttade.
[S402] Book, Into One Body , this source says May 21.
[S2] William G. Cutler, History of the State of Kansas, McPherson County, Lindsborg, page 5.
[S1256] 1900 U. S. Census, Minnesota, Chisago County, Franconia, ED 5, sheet 9B, line 94, dwelling 169, family 173, Minnesota, Chisago County.
[S1848] [database on-line] Ancestry.com Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950, NARA M1285, roll 142, no. P-652, Provo, UT.
[S8] 1875 Kansas Census, Kansas, Saline County, Liberty Township, page 10, line 23, Kansas, Saline County.
[S13] 1880 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Liberty Township, ED 44, p 22, line 5, Kansas, Saline County.
[S15] 1885 Census -- Gunnarson.
[S155] Obituary, Gunnerson, Mary.
[S472] Salina Journal, v 79, n117, May 16, 1949, page 12, column 5.