Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Nils Olsson[1]

Male 1812 - 1904  (91 years)


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  • Name Nils Olsson  [2]
    Birth 3 Mar 1812  Asum, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male
    Also Known As N O Lindell  [4, 5] 
    Also Known As Nels Olson  [6] 
    Occupation Farmer  [6] 
    Emigration 28 Jun 1872  Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Aboard the S. S. Sarmatian
    Immigration 9 Jul 1872  Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Aboard the S. S. Sarmatian
    Census 1 May 1875  Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census Jun 1895  Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 6 Jun 1900  Swede Grove Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Cause of Death Old age  [6] 
    Death 24 Jan 1904  Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial 30 Jan 1904  First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    • Plot 80
    Person ID I1990  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2018

    Father Ola Nelson,   b. ?, _______, _______, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
    Family ID F1695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marna Svensdotter,   b. 23 Sep 1812, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, _______, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Marriage 17 Jul 1841  Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Children 
     1. Ola Nilsson,   b. 7 Mar 1842, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1844 (Age < 1 years)
     2. Ola Nilsson,   b. 9 Mar 1844, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1936, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     3. Margareta Nilsdotter,   b. 23 Feb 1846, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1922, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Hans Nilsson,   b. 25 May 1848, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1930, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     5. Nils Nilsson,   b. 28 Oct 1850, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1922 (Age > 73 years)
     6. Carl Nilsson,   b. 27 Mar 1853, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1932, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     7. Johanna Nilsdotter,   b. 18 Oct 1855, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1924, _______, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Maria Nilsdotter,   b. 16 Oct 1859, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1862, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F1427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2002

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Mar 1812 - Asum, Kristianstads län, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jul 1841 - Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 28 Jun 1872 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 9 Jul 1872 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 May 1875 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Jun 1895 - Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 6 Jun 1900 - Swede Grove Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jan 1904 - Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Jan 1904 - First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Nils Olsson, like the rest of his family, took the name “Lindell” sometime around their emigration in 1872. Minnesota State Census records for Meeker County, as well as his gravesite, list his name as “N O Lindell”. The Birth and Death Record for Meeker County has him listed under “Nels Olson”. This database uses the name “Nils Olsson” because this is how he is listed in Swedish birth records for himself and all of his children. [3, 6]
    • “Asum, Kristianstads län,” is a historical name for the area centered on the modern village of Asumtorp (might also be Norra Asum, another village within a mile) in the modern province of Skåne län. [3]
    • In 1900, Nils Olsson (aka, Nels O Lindell) lists himself as widowed and is living with his son Ola despite the fact that the best available information has his wife’s death in 1902. [4, 12]
    • In 1875, Nils Olsson (listed under the name “N C Lindell”) and his wife are living alone in Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota despite the fact that they still had unmarried children under the age of 25. [10]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Nils Olsson", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1990&sitever=standard&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 09-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S22] [Lindell-1982] Lindell, Susan Marie, "Lindell Family History".

    3. [S397] [Leksand-1992g] "Nils Olsson Family," Onslunda husförhörslängder (“Family Records of Onslunda”), Kristianstads län, 1869 - 1874, Leksand, Sweden: Släktforskarnas Hus (“House of Genealogy”), 1992 , file 41515, 5/7, fiche 10.

    4. [S128] [GroveCity-2000] Herndon, William Robert, "First Lutheran Cemetery - Survey," San Francisco, California: By the author, 2000.

    5. [S159] [MN-1875b] "Township of Mannanah, Meeker County, Minnesota," Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865 - 1905: Second Decennial Census of Minnesota,
      St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, roll MNSC 11, schedule 1294, page 948.

    6. [S131] [Meeker-2000a] Meeker County, Minnesota - Birth & Death Record, Meeker County, Minnesota: Office of the Meeker County Treasurer, Volume C.

    7. [S1244] [LaAC-1872a1] "S. S. Sarmatian - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel _____, page 1.

    8. [S1246] [LaAC-1872a3] "S. S. Sarmatian - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel _____, page 16, entries 3162 and 3163.

    9. [S1245] [LaAC-1872a2] "S. S. Sarmatian - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel _____, page 2.

    10. [S485] [MN-1875a] "Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota," Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865 - 1905: Second Decennial Census of Minnesota,
      St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, roll MNSC_11, page 994.

    11. [S487] [MN-1895a] "Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota," Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865 - 1905: Fourth Decennial Census of Minnesota,
      St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, roll V290_76, page 4.

    12. [S481] [US-1900-1j2] "Swede Grove Township, Meeker County, Minnesota," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 775, E.D. 116, sheet 3B.

    13. [S93] [Lindell-1998] Lindell, Joan, "Christine Ornberg".

    14. [S132] [Rosenow-1990] Rosenow, Diane et al., Meeker County Minnesota Cemeteries, Volumes 1 and 2, Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1990.

    15. [S88] [LDS-IGI-2002b] "Family Group Record for Nils Olsson and Marna Svensson," International Genealogical Index (IGI), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2002.


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