Johan Peter Lager & Maja Svensdotter

Johan Peter Lager, son of J. P. Lager and Maja Stina Andersson, was born on 27 Aug 1830 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden. He died on 19 Mar 1911.

Maja Greta Svensdotter, daughter of Sven Johan Andersson and Maja Larsdotter was born on 15 Jun 1824 in Viby, Östergötland, Sweden. She died on 26 Mar 1904.

Johan Peter Lager and Maja Greta Svensdotter were married on 26 Oct 1851 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden.

From the book History of Henry County, Illinois, by Henry L. Kiner, Volume II, 1910 (see page 274)

[Johan Lager] was a tailor by trade and in the year 1871 brought his family to the United States. He settled at Princeton, Illinois, where he lived for four years, and in 1875 he came to Geneseo, where he has since engaged in the tailoring business. His wife died in 1906 at the age of seventy-nine years, and he is now seventy-nine years of age.

He was a member of the regular army in Sweden, serving for twenty-three years. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Swedish Lutheran church to which his wife also belongs.

Immigration:

Swedish Emigration Records list a Johan Lager leaving Lonsås Östergötland Län, Sverige, Port of Departure Göteborg, Destination Princeton, on 16 June 1871. The passenger list for the ship Orlando departing for Hull, England on 16 June 1871 lists Johan Lager and a "Margreta", but no children are listed.

Johan Peter Lager and Maja Greta Svensdotter had five children:

• Clara Augusta Lager was born on 08 Aug 1852 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden. She died on 07 Jun 1853, of smallpox, at just 9 months old.

• Carl Johan Lager was born on 23 Apr 1854 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden. He married Dora M. Larson on 30 May 1878. He died on 15 Feb 1935 in Henry, Illinois, USA.

• Anna Louisa Lager was born on 21 Oct 1856 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden. She married John William Anderson on 28 Oct 1876 in Henry, Illinois, USA. John was born in Sep 1848. He was employed as a Saloon Keeper in 1900.

• Maria Sophia Lager was born on 18 Aug 1860 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden. She was also known as Mary. She married Carl Johan Hagelin on 07 Nov 1884 in Henry, Illinois, USA. Carl was born on 07 Nov 1859 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland, Sweden.

•  Hilma Carolina Lager was born on 22 Jun 1866 in Lönsås parish, Östergötland,Sweden. She married Johan August Frost on 01 Dec 1886 in Henry, Illinois, USA. She died on 29 Mar 1947.
  

  

  Lager Family Photo, with their children and grandchildren