Kierstin Olsdotter (1850 - 1935): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1850 - 1935 (85 years)

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Name	Kierstin Olsdotter [2]
Birth	6 Sep 1850	Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden [2, 3]
Gender	Female
Also Known As	Christina Ornberg [4]
Occupation	Housewife [5]
Emigration	2 May 1870	Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden [6]
Emigration	Bef 10 May 1870	Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [7]
Emigration	Aboard the North American
Immigration	10 May 1870	Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada [8]
Immigration	Aboard the North American
Census	20 Jul 1870	Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [9]
Census	6 Jun 1880	Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [10]
Census	6 Jun 1885	Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [11]
Census	1 Jun 1895	Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [12]
Census	23 Jun 1900	Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [13]
Census	2 Jun 1905	Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [14]
Census	25 Apr 1910	Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [15]
Census	24 Jan 1920	Litchfield Village, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [16]
Census	1216 Marshall Avenue
Census	22 Apr 1930	Litchfield Town, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [17]
Cause of Death	“Coronary Thrombosis”, Arteriosclerosis [5]
Death	5 Dec 1935	Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [5]
Burial	Aft 5 Dec 1935	Lake Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States [18]
Burial	3-279
Person ID	I643	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	1 Jul 2018

Father	Ola Persson, b. 3 Dec 1820, Lövestad, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 8 Apr 1882, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Hanna Mårtensdotter, b. 1 Oct 1825, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 24 Oct 1865, Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden (Age 40 years)
Family ID	F3672	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hans Nilsson, b. 25 May 1848, Onslunda, Kristianstads län, Sweden d. 16 Feb 1930, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 81 years)

Marriage Bef 1877 [19]

Children

	1. (unknown) Lindell, b. 15 Dec 1877, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. ?
	2. (unknown) Lindell, b. 15 Dec 1877, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. ?
	3. Mary Lindell, b. 20 Dec 1878, Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. Bef 1885, (unknown) (Age < 6 years)
	4. Frank Ludvig Lindell, b. 29 Aug 1880, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. 24 Feb 1923, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States (Age 42 years)
	5. Mary A Lindell, b. Apr 1882, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	6. Alfred Ola Lindell, b. Dec 1883, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	7. Victoria H Lindell, b. Jan 1887, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	8. Otto William Lindell, b. 21 Nov 1888, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States d. 1973, (unknown) (Age 84 years)

Family ID F212 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Aug 2012

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Sep 1850 - Tunbyholm, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden
	Emigration - 2 May 1870 - Tunby, Smedstorp Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden
	Emigration - Bef 10 May 1870 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
	Immigration - 10 May 1870 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada
	Census - 20 Jul 1870 - Township of Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 6 Jun 1880 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 6 Jun 1885 - Swede Grove, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 1 Jun 1895 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 23 Jun 1900 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 2 Jun 1905 - Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Litchfield Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 24 Jan 1920 - Litchfield Village, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Census - 22 Apr 1930 - Litchfield Town, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Death - 5 Dec 1935 - Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
	Burial - Aft 5 Dec 1935 - Lake Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States

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Notes

Like her siblings and father, Kierstin Olsdotter took the surname “Ornberg” soon after her emigration to the United States in 1870. [9, 20]
Sources [Meeker-2000b] and [GID-1857a] are in agreement that Kierstin Olsdotter (Christina Ornberg) was born on 6 September 1850. [20, 21]

Reference Herndon, William. "Kierstin Olsdotter". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I643&tng_extras=1&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 4, 2025).

Sources

[S315] Herndon, William Robert.
[S1323] Husförhör (“Household Examination”): Ola Persson and Hanna Mårtensdotter (1856 - 1861).
[S133] page 255, line 140.
[S22] Lindell, Susan Marie, Lindell Family History.
[S133] Pg. 255, Ln. 140.
[S1326] 1869 års In och Ut-Flyttnings för Smedstorp (“1869 In and Out-resettlement for Smedstorp”): Ola Persson.
[S1321] North American - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List.
[S1322] North American - Schedule B, Form of Passenger List.
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[S132] Rosenow, Diane et al..
[S134] Pg. 53, Ln. 287.
[S1323] Husförhör (“Household Examination”): Ola Persson and Hanna Mårtensdotter (1856 - 1861).
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Kierstin Olsdotter[1]

Kierstin Olsdotter^[1]