Anna J. Pierson

1836 - 1923  (87 years)

• Name	Anna J. Pierson
  Birth	10 Jun 1836	Knared, Laholms kommun, Hallands län, Sweden   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FSID	MW3R-GGS
  Burial	1923	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States   [1]
  Death	26 Jun 1923	Sonoma County, California, United States of America   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I52	footsteps | Young, GuyBuckman
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Per Jonsson,   b. 21 Dec 1801, Sweden d. 14 Dec 1884, Sweden (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Carolina Petronilla Killberg,   b. 16 May 1804, Sweden d. 26 May 1883, Sweden (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 May 1823	Sweden
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Nelson Young,   b. 6 Apr 1833, Veinge, Laholms kommun, Hallands län, Sweden d. 6 Oct 1881, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1858	Iowa, United States
  Children	+ 1. Clara Matilda Young,   b. 8 Mar 1869, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States d. 28 Feb 1934, Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

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  Anna J Persdotter Young

  
  

• Notes

  Born Anna Johanna Persdotter at #1Tommared, Knared parish, Halland, Swe den. Records from parish of Ranneslov show certificate of emigration on 10 August 1853 for emigration to her uncle Carl Johan Killberg (anglicized Chilberg) in America (Iowa) where there was a large Swedish settlement (Ottumwa Co.). Did not know husband Pehr Nilsson, (Peter Nelson Young) until living in Iowa. He emigrated from Halland in 1854. Anna Johanna is the only one of her immediate family who came to America. It is not known if she had any siblings. She anglicized her surname to Pierson in America, prior to marriage. Came to this country by sailing ship starting August 20, 1853. - took 3 months. Came to California in 1863 by mule team and covered wagon. Cousin named Andrew Chilberg founded Scandinavian Bank and was the Swedish-American Counsel. Was knighted by the King of Sweden.

  
  

• Sources

  [S762] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Anna Johanna Young https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=114374051&indiv=try [S7] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).