Nilsson, Torkel Gustaf b. 18 Apr 1903 Gävleborg, Sweden d. 10 May 1984 Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA: Our Family History

Nilsson, Torkel Gustaf

1903 - 1984 (81 years)

Name	Nilsson, Torkel Gustaf [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Birth	18 Apr 1903	Gävleborg, Sweden [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
Gender	Male
Arrival	1904	Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA [1, 2, 3]
	Arrival
Residence	1910	Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA [3]
	Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1920 [2]
	Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/Buyck, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Military	17 Jul 1923 [13]
Arrival	Plymouth, Chenango County, New York, USA [7]
	Arrival
Name	Torkel Nilsson [18]
Residence	Sweden [1]
Residence	Iggesund, Gävleborg, Sweden [7]
	Relation to Head of House: Kind
Residence	1929	Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA [5]
Residence	1930	Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA [4]
	Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence	1948	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [19]
Residence	1956	Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA [10]
Residence	1962	Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA [9]
Residence	1965	Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA [8]
Death	10 May 1984	Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA [11, 12, 13, 17, 18]
	Age at Death: 81
Age	81 years
Person ID	I93	My Genealogy
Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

Father Nilsson, Nils Gustaf, b. 7 Aug 1871, Nyed, Värmland, Sweden d. 20 Sep 1951, Virginia, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 80 years)

Relationship natural

Mother Johansdotter, Cecilia, b. 7 May 1872, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 1938, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 65 years)

Relationship natural

Marriage 23 Oct 1898 Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden

Siblings 3 brothers and 1 sister

	1. Nilsson, Torkel Gustaf, b. 18 Apr 1903, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 10 May 1984, Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 81 years) ▻ Turck, Mussette (Mickey) Lorraine; Edmonds, Mary Lois
	2. Nelson, John Howard, b. 2 Apr 1893, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 8 May 1979, Crane Lake, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 86 years) ▻ Dopp, Mildred Hazel, m. 19 Mar 1914
	3. Nelson, Eric Adolph, b. 24 Feb 1899, Enånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 25 Nov 1984, Burney, Shasta County, California, USA (Age 85 years) ▻ Warner, Margie Alice, m. 8 Aug 1976 ; Reid, Helen
	4. Nilsson, Karl Gustaf, b. 24 Feb 1899, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 31 May 1900, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 1 year)
	5. Nilsson, Emma, b. 30 Nov 1890, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 17 Apr 1901, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 10 years)

Family ID F19 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Stepfather Svensson, Per, b. 13 Feb 1868, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 11 Jan 1958, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 89 years)

Mother Johansdotter, Cecilia, b. 7 May 1872, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 1938, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 65 years)

Half siblings 1 half brother

1. Nelson, John Howard, b. 2 Apr 1893, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden

d. 8 May 1979, Crane Lake, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA

(Age 86 years)
▻ Dopp, Mildred Hazel, m. 19 Mar 1914

Family ID F197 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Stepfather Svensson, Per, b. 13 Feb 1868, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 11 Jan 1958, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 89 years)

Other Spouse Andersdotter, Helena, b. 21 May 1874, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 12 May 1948, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 73 years)

Step siblings 3 stepbrothers and 3 stepsisters

	1. Svensson, Elin, b. 21 May 1914, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 26 Oct 2004, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 90 years) ▻ Sundin, Johan Axel, m. 6 Jun 1937
	2. Svensson, Sven Erhard, b. 25 Jul 1895, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 1896, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 0 years)
	3. Svensson, Andreas, b. 26 Sep 1896, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 31 Oct 1965, Enånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 69 years) ▻ Nordin, Tekla
	4. Svensson, Anna, b. 14 Apr 1899, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 28 Dec 1994, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 95 years) ▻ Olsson, Olof Axel, m. 3 Oct 1926
	5. Svensson, Sven, b. 3 Sep 1906, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 7 Feb 1978, Hudiksvall, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 71 years)
	6. Svensson, Brita, b. 13 Sep 1908, Njutånger, Gävleborg, Sweden d. 30 Jan 1998, Hudiksvall, Gävleborg, Sweden (Age 89 years) ▻ Råberg, Ernst Adolf

Family ID F196 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 1 Turck, Mussette (Mickey) Lorraine, b. 12 Sep 1910, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA d. Nov 1986, Nenana, Yukon Koyukuk, Alaska, USA (Age 76 years)

Children

1. Parvi, Cecilia Jeanne, b. 13 May 1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

d. Nenana, Yukon Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

[Father: related] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F43 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Other Spouse Jauhola, Milton Charles, b. 19 Aug 1926, Wouri, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 4 Sep 1998, Nenana, Yukon Koyukuk, Alaska, USA (Age 72 years)
m. 15 Oct 1958, Skamania County, Washington, USA

Family ID F879 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Other Spouse Parvi, Elmer Harvey, b. 10 Dec 1913, Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA d. 9 Jan 1976, Crane Lake, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 62 years)
m. 29 Oct 1939, Minnesota, USA , div. 16 Jun 1954, Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA

Stepchildren 1 stepdaughter

1. Parvi, Cecilia Jeanne, b. 13 May 1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

d. Nenana, Yukon Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

▻ Jauhola, Milton Charles, m. 21 Dec 1945

Family ID F882 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Apr 2025

Family 2 Edmonds, Mary Lois, b. 28 Jan 1915, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA d. 25 Jul 1997, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 82 years)

Divorce Oct 1975 Los Angeles County, California, USA [6]

Children

	1. Nilsson, Linda Louise, b. 30 Jan 1948, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA d. 29 Jan 2019, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Nilsson, Lynne Sigrid

Family ID F44 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Other Spouse McNett, John J, b. Abt 1914, Indiana, USA d. Ohio, USA

Stepchildren 1 stepson

1. McNett, Richard Paul, b. 16 May 1928, Florida, USA

d. 3 Oct 1951, North Korea

(Age 23 years)

Family ID F968 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Other Spouse Miller, Joseph W., b. Abt 1914, California, USA

Family ID F969 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Other Spouse Smith, b. Abt 1915, California, USA d. Abt 2000, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 85 years)

Family ID F1480 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Apr 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Apr 1903 - Gävleborg, Sweden
	Arrival - Arrival - 1904 - Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
	Arrival - Arrival - - Plymouth, Chenango County, New York, USA
	Residence - - Sweden
	Residence - Relation to Head of House: Kind - - Iggesund, Gävleborg, Sweden
	Residence - 1929 - Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
	Residence - Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA
	Residence - 1948 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
	Residence - 1956 - Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA
	Residence - 1962 - Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA
	Residence - 1965 - Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, USA
	Divorce - Oct 1975 - Los Angeles County, California, USA
	Death - 10 May 1984 - Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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		Torkel Nilsson and Mary Edmonds and Family 1948
		Torkel Nilsson

Documents

Nelson 1910 Census

Histories

Obituary of Torkel Nilsson

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1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Buyck, St Louis County, Minnesota
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1910 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
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Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1860-1941
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