| Ancestor 70 (1,000,110): 4GGF Mans Olsson (11/06/1780 – 4/03/1834) | Ancestor 71 (1,000,111): 4GGM Chirstin Torkelsdotter (4/21/1783 – 8/17/1845) | |
| His parents | Their ancestral child | Her parents |
Mans and Chirstin lived in Kronoberg County, Sweden. It seems that they married right around 1813 and moved together to Brokhult Farm, Göteryd Parish. Mans had grown up in Göteryd Parish. Chirstin was from nearby Pjätteryd Parish.
Our ancestor Johanna (b. 1814) was their first child, and the only one to carry on their line. Mans and Chirstin had three other children who all died in infancy. In the early 1820s, the family moved to the nearby farm of Kolaboda Mellangård. In 1828, they moved yet again, northward to Kånna Parish. They lived on a farm called Dragaryd Arvigsgården and are both buried nearby at Kånna Kirke. This church dates to the 12th century, with some restorations necessary due to fire damage. Its website can be translated in Google Chrome. Here’s an edited summary of the computer-translated information:
The church was probably built in the late 1100s. The sanctuary dates back to 1174 and probably belonged to an earlier wooden church on the site. Recent findings indicate that a stave church was on the same site. The current nave is dated to 1180. In the 1800s the belfry was demolished and the church got (new?) bells. The church was damaged by fire in 1947. During the restoration work after the fire, it was discovered that the church was originally decorated with frescoes. The interior was restored. The nave and chancel are separated by a triumphal arch that has paintings from the 1200s. The baptismal font of sandstone is from the 1200s. The pulpit was made in the 1600s. An altarpiece is from the 1700s. Its subject is the Eucharist’s institution. On either side are two human sculptures symbolizing faith and hope.