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

Kierstin Olsdotter[1]

Female 1850 - 1935  (85 years)


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  • Name Kierstin Olsdotter  [2]
    Birth 6 Sep 1850  Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Also Known As Christina Ornberg  [4] 
    Occupation Housewife  [3] 
    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  [8] 
    Census 6 Jun 1880  Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 6 Jun 1885  Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 1 Jun 1895  Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Census 23 Jun 1900  Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 2 Jun 1905  Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Census 25 Apr 1910  Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Census 24 Jan 1920  Litchfield Village, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • 1216 Marshall Avenue
    Census 22 Apr 1930  Litchfield Town, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Cause of Death “Coronary Thrombosis”, Arteriosclerosis  [3] 
    Death 5 Dec 1935  Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Aft 5 Dec 1935  Lake Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • 3-279
    Person ID I643  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2018

    Father Ola Persson,   b. 3 Dec 1820, Lövestad, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1882, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Mother 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)
    Family ID F3672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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)
    Marriage Bef 1877  [18] 
    Children 
     1. (unknown) Lindell,   b. 15 Dec 1877, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     2. (unknown) Lindell,   b. 15 Dec 1877, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?
     3. Mary Lindell,   b. 20 Dec 1878, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1885, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 6 years)
     4. Frank Ludvig Lindell,   b. 29 Aug 1880, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1923, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     5. Mary A Lindell,   b. Apr 1882, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Alfred Ola Lindell,   b. Dec 1883, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Victoria H Lindell,   b. Jan 1887, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Otto William Lindell,   b. 21 Nov 1888, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1973, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2012

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Sep 1850 - Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, 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 - 6 Jun 1880 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 6 Jun 1885 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1895 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Jun 1900 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Jun 1905 - Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 25 Apr 1910 - Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 24 Jan 1920 - Litchfield Village, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 22 Apr 1930 - Litchfield Town, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Dec 1935 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 5 Dec 1935 - Lake Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Like her siblings and father, Kierstin Olsdotter took the surname “Ornberg” soon after her emigration to the United States in 1870. [8, 19]
    • Sources [Meeker-2000b] and [GID-1857a] are in agreement that Kierstin Olsdotter (Christina Ornberg) was born on 6 September 1850. [3, 19]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Kierstin Olsdotter", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I643&sitever=standard&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 03-Jun-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. [S133] [Meeker-2000b] Meeker County, Minnesota - Death Record, Meeker County, Minnesota: Office of the Meeker County Treasurer, volume D.

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

    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. [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.

    9. [S484] [US-1880-1s] "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 2B.

    10. [S483] [MN-1885b] "Swede Grove, 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 5.

    11. [S40] [MN-1895b] "Litchfield, 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 2.

    12. [S479] [US-1900-1i] "Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1854, E.D. 114, sheet 6A.

    13. [S488] [MN-1905a] "Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota," Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865 - 1905: Fifth Decennial Census of Minnesota,
      St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, roll MNSC_135, E.D. 14, sheet 1.

    14. [S486] [US-1910-1f] "Litchfield 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. 94, sheet 5A.

    15. [S513] [US-1920-1m] "Ward 2, Litchfield Village, Meeker County, Minnesota," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 845, E.D. 128, sheet 21A.

    16. [S489] [US-1930-1o] "Litchfield Town, Meeker County, Minnesota," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 1106, E.D. 47-25, sheet 8A.

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

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

    19. [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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