Jan Eric Jansson^[1]

1832 - 1921  (88 years)

• Name	Jan Eric Jansson  [2]
  Birth	20 Dec 1832	Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Johan Eric Jasson
  Also Known As	John Erick Johnson  [3]
  Baptism	21 Dec 1832	Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden   [2]
  Occupation	Charcoal Maker, Farmer  [4, 5]
  Emigration	13 May 1887	Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden   [6]
  Census	21 Jun 1895	Darwin, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [7]
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [8]
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [9]
  Census	10 Jan 1920	Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [10]
  Cause of Death	“Apoplexy”, Arteriosclerosis  [11]
  Death	13 Sep 1921	Dassel Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [11]
  Burial	Aft 13 Sep 1921	Swan Lake Cemetery, near Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States   [12, 13]
  	Plot 27
  Person ID	I330	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Jan Eric Persson,   b. 25 May 1805, _______, Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. ?, (unknown)
  Mother	Christina Persdotter,   b. 3 Sep 1806, _______, Ludvika Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. 12 Apr 1890, _______, Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1828	_______, _______, Sweden   [14]
  Family ID	F1698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johanna Carlsdotter,   b. ?, _______, _______, Sweden d. 29 May 1880, Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden
  Marriage	14 Sep 1858	_______, _______, Sweden   [15]
  Notes	The date of Jan Eric Jansson’s marriage to Johanna Carlsdotter is **VERY** hard to read in [Leksand-1992e]. LDS IGI has a date of 29 Oct 1858 for the marriage of Jan Erik Jannson to a “Johanna Carlsten” but given IGI’s penchant for notoriously bad transcriptions, a marriage record from Sweden should be sought. [15, 16]
  Children	1. Johan Axel Jansson,   b. 9 Aug 1859, Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. 25 Dec 1926, Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 67 years)   2. Erik Jansson,   b. 6 Jan 1864, _______, Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. ?, (unknown)   3. Fredrik Jansson,   b. 6 Apr 1868, _______, Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. ?, (unknown)   4. Ludwig Jansson,   b. 26 Apr 1871, _______, Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden d. ?, (unknown)
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Hilda Marie Jansdotter,   b. 17 Sep 1862, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro län, Sweden d. 1936, _______, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1881	_______, _______, Sweden   [6]
  Children	1. Otto Felip Jansson,   b. 21 Mar 1887, _______, _______, Sweden d. 1972, _______, _______, Minnesota, United States (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Dec 1832 - Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden Baptism - 21 Dec 1832 - Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län, Sweden Marriage - 14 Sep 1858 - _______, _______, Sweden Marriage - 11 Nov 1881 - _______, _______, Sweden Emigration - 13 May 1887 - Norrbärke Parish, Kopparbergs län, Sweden Census - 21 Jun 1895 - Darwin, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Census - 4 Jun 1900 - Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Census - 30 Apr 1910 - Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Census - 10 Jan 1920 - Darwin Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Death - 13 Sep 1921 - Dassel Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Burial - Aft 13 Sep 1921 - Swan Lake Cemetery, near Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  “Slogberget, Hellsjö Kommun, Kopparbergs län” is the historic name for the community in which Jan Eric Jansson lived. The modern location is “Slogberg” or “Ov Slogberg”, near the village of “Hällsjön”, in “Dalarnas län” (the modern name of the province). It should also be noted that the birth record *DOES NOT* state that Jan Eric was born in Slogberget. Rather, it states that a son, “Jan Eric,” was born to a Jan Eric Persson and Stina Persdotter, “...of Slogberget”. The use of Slogberget is a deduction based on the available evidence. [2] The information from [Lindell, 1982] that Jan Eric Jansson was born in Ramsberg, Örebro län, Sweden is not correct. The birth date is though, is now verified through two independent sources. [2, 3, 17] Jan Eric Jansson’s gravesite lists his death at “1920”, and considering that the filing date of 14 Sep 1921is suspiciously close to the death date listed in Meeker County Death Record, Vol D, the 13 Sep 1921 may be incorrect. [12] 13 May 1887 is the date that Jan Eric Jansson left Norrbärke Parish on his way to North America, not the day that he emigrated from Sweden. [6]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Jan Eric Jansson". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I330&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed June 30, 2025).