Bengta Mårtensdotter
1836 - 1915 (79 years)Person ID: I1510 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 16 Apr 2023
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Name Bengta Mårtensdotter Notes
(Medical):Florence thinks Bengte Martinson (jOHN Martinson's sister) was Mary's mother. (She's guessing)
Effie (Nelson) Johnson says both Bengtas' husbands were named Nelson. In the 1900 census she said she bore 10 children and 7 were living. She came to America in 1883. Bengta and her family first lived on a farm North and adjoining Iva Bendtz's folks place. In the 1910 census she was living with her daughter Bessie and her husband, Nels Hallberg in Richland precinct, Saunders, NE. In 1910 she said she had bore 7 children and 5 were living. In 1900 Bengta was living with her daughter Mary Johnson in Richland precinct, Saunders, NE. and said as occupation "conducts farm"
1900 census
Bengta Johnson 64 Mary M Johnson 35
Birth 28 Feb 1836 Gender Female Died 16 Oct 1915 Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, USA 
Buried Oct 1915 Fridhem Cemetery, Saunders, Nebraska, USA -
Parents
Father Mårten Nilsson (ID:I1507), b. 19 Jan 1803, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 22 Feb 1889, No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden (Age 86 years) Mother Anna Jönsdotter (ID:I1508), b. 15 Nov 1807 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 14 Jul 1829 Children (Siblings) + 1. Nils Mårtensson (ID:I1509), b. 7 Jul 1831, Ölöf, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 1 Dec 1913, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, USA (Age 82 years)+ 2. Jöns Mårtensson (ID:I425), b. 23 Sep 1833, Ölöf, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 25 Jan 1901, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, USA (Age 67 years)+ 3. Bengta Mårtensdotter (ID:I1510), b. 28 Feb 1836 d. 16 Oct 1915, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, USA (Age 79 years) -
Family 1
Husband 1 Nels Peter Johnson (ID:I6936), b. Sweden d. Bef 1900 Marriage Abt 1856 Sweden Children + 1. Bengt W Nelson (ID:I6937), b. 19 Dec 1857, Sweden d. 17 Jun 1946 (Age 88 years)2. Betsy Nelson (ID:I6938), b. 28 Sep 1859, Sweden d. 16 Nov 1954 (Age 95 years)Family 2
Husband 2 Martin Johnson (ID:I6942), b. 11 Jul 1830, Sweden d. 1894 (Age 63 years) Marriage Abt 1860 Children 1. Silja Johnson (ID:I6939) 2. Nels Johnson (ID:I6944) 3. Anna Johnson Nilson (ID:I6940), b. 28 Jun 1861, Vemmenhog, Malmohus, Sweden d. 2 Mar 1938, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA (Age 76 years)4. Mary M Johnson (ID:I6941), b. Oct 1864, Sweden d. 19 Apr 1949 (Age ~ 84 years)5. Kate Johnson (ID:I6943), b. 14 Dec 1866, Sweden d. Jan 1907 (Age 40 years)6. Mathilda Johnson (ID:I6945), b. 28 Apr 1875 d. 23 Jun 1905 (Age 30 years) -
Other Personal Events
Swedish HER Between 1832 and 1839 Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [1] 
1832-1839 Jöns Larsson and Mårten Nilsson families
Jöns Larsson with his wife Sissa and daughter Else all die during this period. Daughter Anna is living with husband Mårten Nilsson and their children Nils, Jöns and Bengta.Swedish HER Between 1839 and 1841 Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [2] 
1839-1841 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Daughter Elna and son Anders are added to the family.Swedish HER Between 1841 and 1843 Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [3] 
1841-1843 Mårten Nilsson family HER Swedish HER Between 1843 and 1845 Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [4] 
1843-1845 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Son Lars is added to the family in 1844. In 1845, the family leaves for a new residence (Öremölla) in the nearby parish of Skivarp.Swedish HER Between 1845 and 1850 No. 11 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden [5] 
1845-1850 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Son Sven added to the family in 1846 but son Anders dies in 1847. Mårten is an "arrendatore" meaning he is a tenant farmer paying a cash lease.Swedish HER Between 1850 and 1856 Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [6] 
1850-1856 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Mårten is leasing farm from F? WallisProbate 4 Mar 1889 No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden [7] 
4 Mar 1889 Estate Inventory for Mårten Nilsson
All children listed - all except Elna are in "Amerika" -
Event Map
Marriage - Abt 1856 - Sweden 
Buried - Oct 1915 - Fridhem Cemetery, Saunders, Nebraska, USA 
Died - 16 Oct 1915 - Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S361] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:6 (1832-1839) Image 117 / Page 112 (AID: v113941.b117.s112, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
- [S361] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:8 (1839-1841) Image 153 / Page 149 (AID: v113943.b153.s149, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
- [S361] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:9 (1841-1843) Image 132 / Page 126 (AID: v113944.b132.s126, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
- [S361] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:10 (1843-1846) Image 142 / Page 136 (AID: v113945.b142.s136, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
- [S365] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:6 (1844-1850) Image 111 / Page 226 (AID: v111729.b111.s226, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
- [S365] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:7 (1850-1856) Image 143 / Page 284 (AID: v111730.b143.s284, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
- [S335] Swedish Bouppteckningar, Vemmenhögs, Ljunits och Herrestads domsaga (L, M) FII:12 (1889) Image 2450 / Page 240 (AID: v160184.b2450.s240, NAD: SE/LLA/11097).