A Somewhat-exhaustive List of Genealogical Sources for John A. Larson and Hilda Ostlund

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Dogwood Dispatch

7 min readFeb 10, 2017

Genealogists in the LDS Church Historian’s Office c. 1917. (Church History Library)

I recently posted biographies of my great-great grandparents from Sweden, Johan Larsson (John A. Larson) and Hedda Hilda Helena Östlund (Hilda Ostlund). I wanted to include a list of sources with the post, but there were too many, so I’ve added them below:

Johan Larsson (John A. Larson)

Birth and Christening Record

Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden), “Birth and baptism records, 1842–1879,” C-4:154; Regional Archives, Lund; digital images, “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159386-2012-54 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge C-4, image 163.

Household Examination Records

Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1851–1856,” A-13:426; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-715996-78 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-13, image 443. Household in Brödda, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1851–1856,” A-13:411; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-715940-86 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-13, image 427. Household in London, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1856–1861,” A-15:432; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-574097-54 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-15, image 201. Household in London, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1861–1865,” A-16:284; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159389-773619-10 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-16, image 283. Household in London, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1866–1870,” A-17:293; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159389-772218-81 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-17, image 288. Household in London, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1871–1875,” A-18:292; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159389-772450-43 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-18, image 303. Household in London, Slimminge Parish.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1871–1875,” A-18:55; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159389-772259-90 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-18, image 61. Household in №18, Slimminge.
Slimminge (Malmöhus, Sweden) “Household examination records, 1876–1882,” A-19:64; Regional Archives, Lund; “Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159389-772602-47 : 3 March 2014), for Slimminge A-19, image 66. №18, Slimminge.

Moving-out Record

“Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records, 1541–1918; index 1646–1860,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS13-ZHV?cc=1974200&wc=MC61-SXQ%3A311997101%2C311545701%2C312175001 : 22 May 2014), Slimminge församling > B Flyttningslängder > image 101 of 194; Landsarkivet Sverige, Lund (Sweden Regional Archives, Lund).

Swedish LDS Membership Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Skonaback Branch (Slimminge, Malmohus, Sweden), “Membership Records. 1853–1857,” (Microfilmed by the Geneological Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1954) Entry: 8, LDS Film Area 080944, Item: 10, Page: 72.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lund Branch (Malmohus, Sweden), “Membership Records, 1874–1899,” (Microfilmed by the Geneological Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1954). Entry: 151, LDS Film Area 082941, Item: 21.

LDS Emmigration Record

Brigham Young University, “Larson, Johannes” in Mormon Migration (Internet site) at http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:passenger/id:20128 (accessed 3 March 2014).

United States Census Records

“United States Census, 1880,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNSK-JZW : accessed 27 Mar 2014), John Losun, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing sheet 255A, NARA microfilm publication T9.
“United States Census, 1900,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMRG-2B2 : accessed 19 Mar 2014), John A. Larsen, Crescent, Sandy, Union Precincts Sandy city, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241685.
“United States Census, 1920,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8PV-3W9 : accessed 19 Mar 2014), John A Larson, Precinct 7, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821864.
“United States Census, 1930,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH68-6R3 : accessed 19 Mar 2014), John A Larson, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0117, sheet 9A, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2417.

Canadian Census Record

Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

United States Immigration and Naturalization Record

Ancestry.com. Utah, Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1858–1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Obituary, Death and Burial Information

“Utah Death Certificates, 1904–1956,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZPQ-5ZJ : accessed 19 March 2014), John A. Larson, 2 March 1935; citing Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate , State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm.
“State and Local Obituaries,” Deseret News, 2 March 1935, 6 under “John A. Larson”, accessed 18 March 2014, http://access.newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune/1935-03-03/page-24.
“State, Local Obituaries,” Salt Lake Tribune, 3 March 1935, 8B under “John A. Larson”, accessed 28 April 2014, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1_MvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xkcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7081%2C155791.
“Funeral Notices,” Salt Lake Tribune, 4 March 1935, 12 under “Larson,” accessed 18 March 2014, http://access.newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune/1935-03-03/page-24.
Vestkusten — (The West Coast), 4 April 1935, Page 1, accessed 4 September 2016, http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=VEST19350404.1.1.
Utah Division of State History, “Burial Information: Larson, John A.,” in Utah Cementaries and Burials Database (internet site), at http://cemeteries.utah.gov/burials/execute/viewburial?id=2852&cemeteryid=SL4100 (accessed 18 March 201).
“BillionGraves Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VT7P-BWG : accessed 27 Mar 2014), John A. Larson, 02 Mar 1935; citing Sandy City Cemetery Cemetery, Sandy, Utah.

Biographies

Andrew Jenson, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia; A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Salt Lake City: A. Jenson History Co., 1901), 587 under “Larson, John A.,” accessed 5 February 2014, https://archive.org/stream/latterdaysaintbi01bjens#page/587/mode/1up.
Roxie N. Rich, The History and People of Early Sandy Utah (Utah: s.n., 1975), 563–565.

Hedda Hilda Helena Östlund (Hilda Ostlund)