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

Ola Persson[1]

Male 1820 - 1882  (61 years)


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  • Name Ola Persson  [2] 
    Birth 3 Dec 1820  Lövestad, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Ole Peter Ornberg  [3] 
    Occupation Farmer  [4] 
    Emigration 2 May 1870  Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Emigration Bef 10 May 1870  Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Aboard the North American
    Immigration 10 May 1870  Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Aboard the North American
    Census 20 Jul 1870  Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 7 Jun 1880  Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 8 Apr 1882  Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Burial Aft 8 Apr 1882  First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Plot 145
    Person ID I300  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2018 

    Family 1 Hanna Mårtensdotter,   b. 1 Oct 1825, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1865, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Johanna Olsdotter,   b. 1 Dec 1848, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Kierstin Olsdotter,   b. 6 Sep 1850, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1935, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. Pers Olsson,   b. 17 Sep 1852, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1943, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     4. Nils Olsson,   b. 30 Oct 1854, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Cecelia Olsdotter,   b. 31 Mar 1857, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1934, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Hans Olsson,   b. 20 Jan 1860, Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1956, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     7. Anders Olsson,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1865, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     8. Ola Olsson,   b. 11 Sep 1864, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1864, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. Ingrid Olsdotter,   b. 30 Sep 1865, _______, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef May 1870, _______, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 4 years)
    Family ID F3672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2016 

    Family 2 Hannah Hanson,   b. 1835, _______, _______, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1894, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F1442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Dec 1820 - Lövestad, Kristianstads län, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 2 May 1870 - Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Bef 10 May 1870 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 10 May 1870 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 20 Jul 1870 - Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Jun 1880 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Apr 1882 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 8 Apr 1882 - First Lutheran Cemetery, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Ola Persson took the name “Ole Peter Ornberg” soon after or during his emigration from Sweden in 1870. He used the surname Ornberg for the remainder of his life. [3, 4]
    • Ola Persson’s (Ole Peter Ornberg’s) gravestone does not actually list his birthdate which is inferred from an inscription that reads, “Aged: 61 ys’ 4 mo’s 5dy’s”, but that date, 3 December 1821, appears to be a year off. [9, 11]
    • Even though there is a record of a “Hannah Ornberg” who died in 1894 and who was probably Ole’s wife, the Birth and Death Register of Meeker County lists Ole as being widowed at the time of his death as does [US-1880-2f]. [8, 10]
    • The ‘Household Examination’ from source [GID-1857a] appears to have been taken in 1857 with the entry for Hans Olson being added to the record in 1860. [11]
    • Ola Persson is recorded as having departed Tunby, Smedstorp Parish on 2 May 1870 on his way to the United States, accompanied by his six living children. However, it appears that either the dates in this record or in source [LaAC-1870a3] are incorrect, as they do not provide sufficient time for the family to travel to Quebec. It is possible that 2 May 1870 from [GID-1870a] is the date that Ola Persson intended to leave Sweden (and that he left earlier) or that 10 May 1870 [LaAC-1870a3] is the date that the ship North American departed Liverpool rather than the date it arrived in Quebec. [5, 7]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Ola Persson", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I300&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 08-May-2026].

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

    2. [S1323] [GID-1857a] "Husförhör (“Household Examination”): Ola Persson and Hanna Mårtensdotter (1856 - 1861)," Genline Identity Archive - Sweden, Church Records, 1451 - 1953, Johanneshov, Sweden: Genline AB - Swedish Genealogy Online, Fiche: KL-1148, page 181/0.

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

    4. [S515] [US-1870-1m] "Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota," Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 - Addendum,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T132, roll 7, sheet 491, page 4.

    5. [S1326] [GID-1870a] "1869 års In och Ut-Flyttnings för Smedstorp (“1869 In and Out-resettlement for Smedstorp”): Ola Persson," Genline Identity Archive - Sweden, Church Records, 1451 - 1953, Johanneshov, Sweden: Genline AB - Swedish Genealogy Online, fiche 0003-112, page 0/0, entry 1870-4.

    6. [S1321] [LaAC-1870a2] "North American - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel _____, page 10, line 2.

    7. [S1322] [LaAC-1870a3] "North American - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel _____, page 13.

    8. [S1041] [US-1880-2f] "Swede Grove, 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. 52, sheet 252C, page 7.

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

    10. [S134] [Meeker-2000c] Meeker County, Minnesota - Birth & Death Record, Meeker County, Minnesota: Office of the Meeker County Treasurer, Volume A.

    11. [S1323] [GID-1857a] "Husförhör (“Household Examination”): Ola Persson and Hanna Mårtensdotter (1856 - 1861)," Genline Identity Archive - Sweden, Church Records, 1451 - 1953, Johanneshov, Sweden: Genline AB - Swedish Genealogy Online, Fiche: KL-1148, page 181/0.


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