Swedish Martini
Family History
Nils Elof Martini
24 November 1826-17 April 1891
1. Nils Elof MARTINI[1] was born on 24 Nov 1826 at No. 7 Hommentorp in Lyngsjö, Kristianstad, Sweden.[2] He was christened on 27 Nov 1826 at No. 7 Hommentorp in Lyngsjö, Kristianstad, Sweden.[3] He lived at 14.1 Högseröd in Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1829–1831.[4] Nils lived at 14.1 Högseröd in Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1832–1838.[5] He lived at 14.1 Högseröd in Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1839–1844.[6] He lived in Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1844.[7] Nils appeared in the census in 1880 at Göstorp No. 6 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden.[8] He died on 17 Apr 1891 at the age of 64 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden.[9]
Nils Elof MARTINI and Sofia JEPPSSON[10] were married on 13 Jun 1851 in Gudmuntorp, Malmöhus, Sweden.[11] They lived at Bolestad No. 5 in Källnä, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1855–1858.[12] C. Malmstrom appears in household records from 1856-1860 They lived at Östra Ljungby No. 3 in Östra Ljungby, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1858–1862.[13] Nils and Sofia lived at Lågenhelen: Sofiefält in Veinge, Halland, Sweden in 1862–1879.[14]
Högseröd parish church in Malmöhus, Sweden. Taken by Udo Schröter. Link under picture.
Picture of Nils Elof Martini (unknown date and place)
Källna parish, Kristianstad, Sweden church
family lived in parish from 1855-1858
Nils Elof MARTINI and Sofia JEPPSON had the following children:
1. Ulrica Christina MARTINI, born 27 Mar 1852, Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden; married Axel William PALMER, 27 Feb 1878, Knox, Illinois, United States; died 1900, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States.
2. Janne August MARTINI, born 22 Oct 1853, Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden; married Beata BENGTSDOTTER, 28 Sep 1878, Veinge, Halland, Sweden; died 24 Jul 1928, Göstorp, Veinge, Halland, Sweden.
3. Maria Gustafva MARTINI, born 25 Sep 1855, Källnä, Kristianstad, Sweden; died 28 May 1955, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
4. Lars Justus MARTINI, born 12 Aug 1857, Källnä, Kristianstad, Sweden; married Anna Petronilla SVENSDOTTER, 28 Oct 1881, Veinge, Halland, Sweden; died 18 Mar 1931, Veinge, Halland, Sweden.
5. Johanna MARTINI[19] was born on 15 Nov 1859 in O'Ljungby, Krist, Sweden.[20] She was christened on 20 Nov 1859 in Östra Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden. She died on 21 Nov 1859 at the age of 0 in Östra Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden.[21]
6. Amalia MARTINI[22] was born on 15 Nov 1859 in O'Ljungby, Krist, Sweden.[23] She was christened on 20 Nov 1859 in Östra Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden. She died on 8 Dec 1859 at the age of 0 at Osträ Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden.[24]
7. Otto MARTINI, born 4 Nov 1860, Östra Ljungby, Kristianstad, Sweden; married Johanna GUSTAFSDOTTER, 3 Nov 1886, Riverside, San Bernardino, California, United States; died 8 Jun 1936, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
8. Anders "Andrew" MARTINI, born 29 May 1863, Veinge,Halland,Sweden; married Hilda SMEDBURG, 10 Dec 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; died 23 Apr 1935, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
9. Johannes "Harry" MARTINI, born 19 Jul 1865, Veinge,Halland,Sweden; married Jennie Sophia PETERSON, 12 Jun 1894, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States; died 14 Apr 1946, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
Inset picture is Harry (Johannes), Anders and Otto Martini taken in Riverside, Riverside, California in the early 1900s.
Östra Ljungby parish, Kristianstad, Sweden church
Family lived in this parish from 1858-1862
Twins Johanna and Amalia buried here.
Veinge parish, Halland, Sweden church
Sofia Jeppsson and Nils Elof Martini died here
Five of their children emigrated from here to the U. S.
Nils Elof MARTINI and Bengta JOHANSDOTTER lived at Lågenhelen: Sofiefält in Veinge, Halland, Sweden in 1880–1891.25 They appeared in the census in 1890 at Göstorp No. 6 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden.26 Nils Elof Martini never married Beata Bengtsdotter but is the father to her 5 illegitimate children.
Nils Elof MARTINI and Bengta JOHANSDOTTER had the following children:
1. Sofia MARTINI was born on 14 Dec 1882 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden.
2. Peter MARTINI, born 13 Mar 1884, Veinge, Halland, Sweden.
3. Johanna MARTINI was born on 3 Oct 1885 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden. She died.
4. Johan August MARTINI was born on 19 Dec 1889 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden. He died.
5. Theodor MARTINI was born on 21 Oct 1887 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden. He died.
Nils Elof Martini Life Map
Birth: Lyngsjö, Kristianstad
Youth: Högseröd, Malmöhus
Marriage: Gudmuntorp, Malmöhus
Family (1): Högseröd, Malmöhus
Family (2): Källna, Malmöhus
Family (3): Östra Ljungby, Sweden
Death: Veinge, Halland
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