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History of the Charles Conrad Johanson Family

Description: Photocopy of a handwritten document. "The History of the Charles Conrad Johanson Family," by Drusilla Johanson Miller traces the Johanson family's history back to Sweden in 1842 and the Andrew Johann Johnson family's Swedish history back to 1861 and then follows the journeys of both men as they emigrate from Sweden into Texas, eventually settling in the East Sweden, Fairview, and Brady Communities of McCulloch County, where their families merged with the 1906 marriage in Brady of their children… more
Date: 1976~
Creator: Miller, Drusilla Johanson
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[C. J. Nelin's Declaration of Intention]

Description: Photocopy of Carl John Nelin's declaration to become a citizen of the United States, his statement of birthplace to be Nenike, Sweden, and his renunciation of allegiance to a foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, along with the district clerk's certification and official filing information.
Date: August 31, 1888
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Church Session Minutes, February 1, 1903]

Description: Handwritten pages torn from a ledger book recording the Session Minutes of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church from 1892-04-01 through 1903-02-01.
Date: February 1, 1903
Creator: Hurd, Bobbye
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

A Biography of a McCullough [sic] Co. Pioneer

Description: Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document contains spelling errors, and grammatical errors throughout the seven pages.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Willis, Joe Charles
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Hanson Family Tree]

Description: Photocopy of the Joseph and Hilda Hanson family tree, followed by notes. Each name featured on the tree has a page providing a brief biography of them, and the last 2 note pages feature a list of miscellaneous names and dates.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Nelson, Alice
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Biography of Nelin + Johnson Families

Description: Biographical accounts about Carl John Nelin and P. N. Johnson by Dalmer E. Nelin, Carl John Nelin's widow and P. N. Johnson's daughter, who, during her 83rd year, observes that both men had come to America expecting to find a "pot of gold" in a "land of milk and honey."
Date: [1958..2000]
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Biography of a McCulloch Co. Pioneer

Description: Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document covers his travels from Illinois to Texas and his cattle raising days there.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Steelhammer, Sue
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Nilsson/Nelsin Family Biographical Notes, May 11, 1989]

Description: A biographical account of the Nilsson/Nelin family that includes information about the family after sister Klara and brothers Carl John Eric arrived in America, as well as information copied from tombstones in the Vargy Chapel Cemetery during a visit by Cecil R. Nelin.
Date: May 11, 1989
Creator: Nelin, Cecil R.
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

From Sweden to America: Roots and Branches of the Steelhammer Family

Description: Genealogical account of the Steelhammer family, covering the descendants of John Albert Steelhammer. Each page of the document covers the history of a particular family member.
Date: {2013-10-19..2013-10-20}
Creator: Steelhammer, Gilbert
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Summary of Passenger Information for the S.S. ADRIATIC]

Description: A summary of all passenger information gleaned by Cecil R. Nelin during his search, showing that there were 549 passengers aboard the S.S. ADRIATIC, with 33 of them being lodged in saloons, or cabins, and the other 516 (including his father, Carl J. Nelin) in steerage.
Date: 2000
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

C. J. Nelin Farm History

Description: A history of the ownership of the C. J. Nelin farm from 1882-04-24 when it was purchased by Peter Getziller until 2000-03-?? when it was sold to Bobye Hurd.
Date: [1958..2000]
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Copy of O. G. Dahlberg's Will]

Description: Official copy of O. G. Dahlberg's will with a note from Sam McCollum addressed to his wife and children. Also included is a strip of paper with a series of numbers and the envelope that this document was delivered in.
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: McCollum, Sam
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

"The History of East Sweden" - By Diane Johnson

Description: Copy of an essay written by Diane Johnson, depicting the journey of Swedish immigrants, Charles Conard and Mina (Gustafson) Johnson, to the East Sweden area in 1887, where they, and other Swedish immigrants, played important roles in the development of a thriving community.
Date: 1950
Creator: Johnson, Diane
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

The Family Tree of Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl

Description: Document listing the family tree of Edward Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl with biographical information for all the people listed. The second page of the document is an illustration of a tree with branches labelled with names. The document is then organized by family and chronologically, beginning Edward Reginald Engdahl's ancestors, then Catherine Caroline Engdahl's ancestors, then listing their children and grandchildren, and Edward and Catherine's siblings family details.
Date: 1989
Creator: Engdahl, George & Striegler, Beverly Engdahl
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Description: Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[History of East Sweden, Texas]

Description: Narrative history of East Sweden in Mcculloch County, Texas detailing the people who moved to the area and ran the local businesses. The author includes anecdotes from her childhood in the area and some information about her children who at the time of writing were fighting in World War II.
Date: September 25, 1942
Creator: Engdahl, Katie
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Family Register: Claus P. Engdahl and Wilhemina Erikson Engdahl & John J. Johnson and Nina Norman Johnson

Description: Document listing the descendants of Claus P. Engdahl and Wilhemina Erikson Engdahl and John J. Johnson and Nina Norman Johnson. Each family member has their address and phone number included if known or is marked deceased. The children of Edward Reginald and Catherine Caroline Engdahl are listed first, then their siblings's children.
Date: unknown
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission
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