tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post5023828636305001605..comments2023-12-27T02:38:31.396-06:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 130Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-12875618648260720072015-06-05T23:19:21.779-05:002015-06-05T23:19:21.779-05:00From a reader:
I happened to see this blog entry, ...From a reader:<br />I happened to see this blog entry, and might be able to explain how that photo from Michigan ended up in Minnesota! <br /><br /> <br /><br />My 2x great grandfather Jonas Tjernlund and his brother John (Johan) came to America together around 1880. As I understand it they went to Minnesota first and then to the UP of Michigan. Family history says that Jonas and John were tired of being confused with each other. Jonas anglicized his name to Chandler and stayed in Michigan while John stayed with Tjernlund and went west, in fact in 1920 he was living in St. Paul Minn. <br /><br /><br />I don't know where the Anna Tjernlund fits in the family tree but family connections between Michigan and Minnesota probably accounts for how the photo traveled!<br /><br />Regards, Barbara <br />Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-21272876738525647142014-02-24T16:21:57.128-06:002014-02-24T16:21:57.128-06:00To solve the mystery if anyone is still interested...To solve the mystery if anyone is still interested, I am writing as Ruth's daughter-in-law, and I now have this picture. According to Ruth this is a photo of her, just over a year old, (born on 1918), and her cousin Kenneth Tjernlund, born in 1915. Their grandmother in the photo is Anna Lundin, mother of Ruth's father, Carl, and Ken's mother, Sigrid. Sig married Bernhard Tjernlund, thus that name on the picture, but wrong grandmother. Tommy Lundin was born much later to Carl and his second wife, Helen, Lundin. Rhenlund was Ruth's mother's maiden name. Good detective work done by you all. Hope this answers your questions! Janet Schalk<br />ps Wonder who labeled this picture! They only had Ruth correct.Janet Schalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220749030107921980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-39756119655781968862010-09-10T23:35:22.881-05:002010-09-10T23:35:22.881-05:00Hi Tom Tjernland, Thanks for stopping by, this pho...Hi Tom Tjernland, Thanks for stopping by, this photo was returned to Ruth..here is the link to the Full Circle Three post <br />http://forgottenoldphotos.blogspot.com/2010/03/full-circle-three.htmlFar Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-12892695268708165002010-09-08T16:10:46.672-05:002010-09-08T16:10:46.672-05:00My grandfather, Emil Tjernlund imigrated to this c...My grandfather, Emil Tjernlund imigrated to this country from Sweden through Marquette, Michigan with his family in the mid 1890's. His fathers name was John. Emil was only a year or two old at the time. Emil had a brother who remained in Ironwood for most of his life. Emil ended up in MPLS/St. Paul.<br /><br />Tom TjernlundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-6367247695589599732010-03-13T19:10:20.524-06:002010-03-13T19:10:20.524-06:00wonderful detective work!!!wonderful detective work!!!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-67008648026572984362010-03-12T21:41:05.375-06:002010-03-12T21:41:05.375-06:00I have confirmed that Sigrid Tjernlund is the slig...I have confirmed that Sigrid Tjernlund is the slightly older sister of Carl Lundin (thereby aunt to Ruth Lundin). I found Ruth's grandmother's obituary (Mary Johnson(?) Rhenlund)from 1922. She succumbed to cancer. (She is Olga Lundin's mother). Now, something I've found a litlle confusing is that Ruth Lundin's paternal grandma (Carl's mother) is Anna Rhenland Lundin--according to a family tree--while her maternal grandfather is Erick Rhenlund. I am not sure how Erick Rhenlund and Anna Rhenlund are related or if they are. Assuming the family tree information is correct on Anna Rhenlund Lundin, then she and Erick could be siblings or cousins, which could make husband Carl & wife Olga 1st or 2nd cousins, or perhaps they are only distantly related. None of these scenarios are altogether uncommon. Quite interesting mysteries!Abra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-5832000056354214602010-03-12T18:14:56.904-06:002010-03-12T18:14:56.904-06:00Guess who I found in the 1930 census? Bernard and ...Guess who I found in the 1930 census? Bernard and Sigrid Tjernlund are there with two sons and a mother-in-law (Sigrid's mother). Her name? Anna Lundin! I assume this makes Sigrid a sister to Carl Lundin and aunt to Ruth and Tommy. What I can't answer is why Grandma Tjernlund would be pictured with the Lundin children, as she probably isn't their Grandma (ubnless the Rhenlunds changed their name from Tjernlund and a set of siblings married another set of siblings--certainly a possibility). So, there are some other possibilities--this is perhaps mislabeled and this is really Grandma Lundin or Grandma Rhenlund (those would be the two grandmas of Ruth & Tommy), or perhaps the families were so close that she was sort of an "surrogate" Grandma. I will search some more--I feel a need to get that last puzzle piece. Who here loves a good mystery? ;-)Abra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-78609005800239005442010-03-12T14:24:04.427-06:002010-03-12T14:24:04.427-06:00Hi everyone,
Tjernlund is a Swedish name. Probaly ...Hi everyone,<br />Tjernlund is a Swedish name. Probaly from middle Norrland (north part of Sweden)<br />Says Per Tjernlund, StockholmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-46281525428758398962010-03-12T08:34:16.564-06:002010-03-12T08:34:16.564-06:00Ironwood,Michigan! I know it well...I live in the ...Ironwood,Michigan! I know it well...I live in the U.P.!! There are Lundin's where we live....I should do some investigating!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-52513722497212303702010-03-11T21:37:23.104-06:002010-03-11T21:37:23.104-06:00I think I have some of this mystery figured out. ...I think I have some of this mystery figured out. I found Ruth Lind, daughter of Carl and Olga, in both the 1920 and 1930 census in Ironwood. Using that information I followed this Ruth in a family tree, to pretty much figure out a lot of details. From what I have found, Ruth is still living, so I will spare some of those details until we can maybe make some sort of connection. She was born in 1918 and last lived in Antigo, WI--I can't be sure that is where she is now. I could not find any Tjernlunds, but when I went through the family tree information, It stated Olga was a Rhenlund (since this info was probably taken from the census, it's quite possible that it was just a misspelling or the name was changed somewhat over the years). I was able to come up with Olga in 1900 & 1910 with the spellings Reuland & Renlund In Ironwood. The reason Carl's wife is listed as Helen in 1938 is because Olga (Ruth's mother) passed away in 1931. Olga's mother's name was Mary (father was Erick), and I believe Mary's maiden name was Johnson. I believe it is Mary pictured in the photo. According to census information, Carl'sparents were Swedish, & Olga's parents were Finnish, but spoke Swedish.<br /><br />The big mystery here is Tommy. I can't find him anywhere. There is no Tommy/Tom/Thomas Lundin that I could find that fits this age group in Michigan. If at some point we find Ruth, we may get that answer. My guess is that he may have passed shortly after this picture was taken. Since Ruth was 20 months in the 1920 census, I would guess this photo was taken somewhere in late 1919.<br /><br />I will send you more info to your email, including Ruth's married name. I sure would like to figure out the story on Tommy! ~Abra<br /><br />P.S. I LOVE the new header!!!Abra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-15031913944687963842010-03-11T16:47:18.090-06:002010-03-11T16:47:18.090-06:00Larry, Probably Norwegian with the name Tjernlund....Larry, Probably Norwegian with the name Tjernlund.<br />The Hirvala sounds Finnish to me. Ya, some of the old timers used to be hard to understand! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-10223387020796184962010-03-11T15:56:46.229-06:002010-03-11T15:56:46.229-06:00Great photos.....I love 'em.Great photos.....I love 'em.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-81875660115322688362010-03-11T14:09:00.235-06:002010-03-11T14:09:00.235-06:00The names sound Norwegian, or am I just being conf...The names sound Norwegian, or am I just being confused again. Those j's show up as some evidence. My late wife's mother was pure Norwegian and she couldn't say the j. Jim was yim and jellow was yellow.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.com