Olof Georg (Söderlund) Soderland (1886)

Born 20 Sep 1886 in Resele, Västernorrland, Sverige

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Biography

Olof was born to a single mother and grew up with her and his stepfather in Norrtanflo, Resele parish. He had one older sister and 10 younger siblings. In May 1904, at age 17, Olof left home and emigrated to North America. His WWI draft card states that he was living in Bingham, Utah, and working as a miner, and that he was of medium height, with blue eyes and brown hair. His WWII draft card states that he lived in Eureka, Nevada, and was self employed.

Research Notes

His birth was recorded in Ådals-Liden parish where his mother was living (in Näsåker) at the time, but later records say that he was born in Resele parish, where they moved when Olof was 2 months old. His father is not named in the birth record. Possibly, the name Söderlund came from him.

Sources

• Birth and baptism: Ådals-Lidens kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/HLA/1010236/C/4 (1861-1894(1895)), bildid: A0017399_00101 [1]
• 1890 census: Folkräkning 1890 - Resele församling, Västernorrlands län, bildid: Folk_922047-022 [2]
• With mother and stepfather: Resele kyrkoarkiv, Församlingsböcker, SE/HLA/1010161/A II a/1a (1902-1912), bildid: F0014931_00236 [3]
• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNMH-GJ6 : 6 December 2014), Olaf Georg Soderlund, 19 Jun 1904; citing departure port Gothenburg, Sweden, arrival port New York, ship name Adria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29JM-SJG : 12 December 2014), Olof Georg Soderland, 1917-1918; citing Salt Lake County, Salt Lake County no 2, Utah, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,910.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3V9-44W : 8 April 2016), Olaf George Soderland, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).