Ola Nilsson (1844 - 1936): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1844 - 1936 (92 years)

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Name	Ola Nilsson [2]
Birth	9 Mar 1844	Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden [2]
Gender	Male
Also Known As	Olaf N Lindell [3]
Also Known As	Ole N Lindell [4]
Also Known As	Ole Nelson Lindell [5]
Occupation	Furniture, hardware business owner [5]
Emigration	1869	_______, _______, Sweden [5]
Census	19 Jul 1870	Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [6]
Census	6 May 1875	Town of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [7]
Census	12 Jun 1880	Acton Township (Village of Grove City), Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [8]
Census	6 May 1885	Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [9]
Census	5 Jun 1900	Swede Grove Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [3]
Census	16 Apr 1910	Grove City Village, Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [10]
Death	2 Oct 1936	_______, _______, Minnesota, United States [11, 12]
Burial	Aft 2 Oct 1936	First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [11, 12]
Burial	Plot 80
Person ID	I1991	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	1 Sep 2018

Father	Nils Olsson, b. 3 Mar 1812, Asum, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 24 Jan 1904, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 91 years)
Mother	Marna Svensdotter, b. 23 Sep 1812, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 1902, _______, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 89 years)
Marriage	17 Jul 1841	Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden [13]
Family ID	F1427	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ella Lindell, b. 27 Dec 1841, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 27 Mar 1895, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States (Age 53 years)

Marriage 7 Nov 1867 _______, _______, Sweden [5]

Children

	1. Mary Christine Lindell, b. 27 Nov 1871, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	2. Otto Lindell, b. 23 Dec 1875, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States d. 25 Mar 1876, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States (Age 0 years)
	3. Otto Anton Lindell, b. 19 Feb 1877, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States d. 1935, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States (Age 57 years)
	4. Mina Albertina Lindell, b. 27 Sep 1879, Acton, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. 13 Feb 1970, _______, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 90 years)

Family ID F742 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Aug 2016

Family 2	Clara C Lindell, b. Apr 1855, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States d. ?, (unknown)
Marriage	Abt 1887	(unknown) [3]
Family ID	F2941	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Aug 2012

Event Map

	Birth - 9 Mar 1844 - Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden
	Marriage - 7 Nov 1867 - _______, _______, Sweden
	Emigration - 1869 - _______, _______, Sweden
	Census - 19 Jul 1870 - Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 6 May 1875 - Town of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 12 Jun 1880 - Acton Township (Village of Grove City), Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 6 May 1885 - Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 5 Jun 1900 - Swede Grove Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 16 Apr 1910 - Grove City Village, Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Death - 2 Oct 1936 - _______, _______, Minnesota, United States
	Burial - Aft 2 Oct 1936 - First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States

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Notes

Like his younger brother Hans, Ola Nilsson began using the surname “Lindell” sometime after the emigration of his father’s family to the United States in 1872. [6, 14]
[US-1900-1j1] has Ola Nilsson’s emigration year as 1869 and lists his name as Olaf N Lindell. 1869 is consistent the information from source [Alden-1888] and accounts for the fact that Ola Nilsson is not listed with his father’s family in the manifest of the S. S. Sarmatian in 1872. Like his younger brother Hans, Ola Nilsson almost certainly emigrated to the United States ahead of his father’s family. [3, 5, 14]
[US-1900-1j1] Lists Ola and his second wife Clara as having been married for 13 years in 1900 despite the fact that his first wife Ellen was still alive as recently as 1895. [3]
In 1900, two nephews of Ola Nilsson are listed in his household: Clarence Ahlstrom and Oscar Ahlstrom. It is not known which of Ola’s sisters married a man named Ahlstrom. [3]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Ola Nilsson", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1991&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 08-Jun-2026].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.
[S87] [LDS-IGI-2002a] "Individual Record for NIls Olsson," International Genealogical Index (IGI), Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2002.
[S480] [US-1900-1j1] "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 3A.
[S128] [GroveCity-2000] Herndon, William Robert, "First Lutheran Cemetery - Survey," San Francisco, California: By the author, 2000.
[S1318] [Alden-1888] Album of History and Biography of Meeker County, Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois: Alden Ogle & Company, 1888.
[S1319] [US-1870-2g] "Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota," Ninth Census of the United States, 1870,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T132, roll 7, page 1.
[S814] [MN-1875d] "Town of 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, schedule 773, page 1007.
[S667] [US-1880-1x] "Acton Township (Village of Grove City), Meeker County, Minnesota," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 626, E.D. 54, sheet 275D, page 20.
[S482] [MN-1885a] "Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota," Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865 - 1905: Third Decennial Census of Minnesota,
St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, roll MNSC_33, page 3.
[S668] [US-1910-1o] "Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , publication T624, roll 694, E.D. 81, sheet 2B.
[S1533] [First-Lutheran-1936a] "Gravesite of Ole N. and Ellen Lindell," Interment Records of First Lutheran Cemetery (Meeker County, Minnesota), Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2018.
[S132] [Rosenow-1990] Rosenow, Diane et al., Meeker County Minnesota Cemeteries, Volumes 1 and 2, Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 1990.
[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.
[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.

Ola Nilsson[1]

Ola Nilsson^[1]