Johannes Samuelsson was born 15 May 1849 to parents Samuel Magnusson and Pehrnilla Andreasdotter at Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland, Sweden1. He joined his two olders brothers Johan Magnus (1839) and Johan Berndt (1846)2. His father was a 3/8 owner or farmer of the land2.
His father died when Johannes was 10 years old2and his mother carried on with the farm. As his oldest brother would have been 20 at that time, it was likely that was a large factor in her being able to carry on the farm. Over the years there was a lot of assistance on the farm, both young unmarried women and young men as labourers. Johannes grew up on the farm with his older brothers and those various helpers3.
When he was 25 years old, his older brother died of typhoid fever9. Johannes married his brother’s widow Brita Lena Henriksdotter on 27 March 18747, and took in their daughter Hilda Jospehina to raise as his own4. Johannes and Brita added five children to the family over the years4,5. Their first son Johan Edvard (1874) died on 28 August 1883. They had another son in December of 1883 and named him Johan Edvard as well. Between these two sons they had two daughters: Johanna Albertina (1876) and Augusta Sophia (1880). Oskar Herder was born in 1888.
Johannes and Brita Lena remained living on the farm at Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården until their deaths6. Johannes died on 28 December 18988 at the age of 49. However, they did not find his body until 28 January1899, he had drowned in the creek. He was buried on 2 February 1899.
Link to Johannes Samuelsson in genealogy.
1Baptisms. Sweden. Stråvalla, Halland. SAMUELLSON, Johannes. 17 May 1849. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
2Household Examination Books. Sweden. Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland. SAMUELSSON, Johannes. 1844-1860. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
3Household Examination Books. Sweden. Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland. SAMUELSSON, Johannes. 1861-1870. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
4Household Examination Books. Sweden. Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland. HENRIKSDOTTER, Brita Lena. 1870-1879. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
5Household Examination Books. Sweden. Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland. JOHANNESDOTTER, Johanna Albertina. 1880-1895. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed June 2018.
6Household Examination Books. Sweden. Stråvalla 6 and Sefvedsgården, Stråvalla, Halland. HENRIKSDOTTER, Brita Lena. 1895-1906. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
7Banns and Marriage Records. Sweden. Stråvalla, Halland. SAMUELSSON, Johannes and HENRIKSDOTTER, Brita Lena. 27 March 1874. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
8Death and Burial Book. Sweden. Stråvalla, Halland. 28 December 1898. SAMUELSSON, Johannes. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
9Death and Burial Book. Sweden. Stråvalla, Halland. 25 December 1872. SAMUELSSON, Johan Magnus. https://www.arkivdigital.net/: accessed November 2018.
