SWEDEN - 1920
Readers, linger for a while on this page. This had to be the most joyful reunion this side of heaven. All family members except Andrew, Carl and Albin are here in this picture. John returns home after 23 years. Look at the joyful expression on the faces of the boys. David was 14 here, Gustav 16 pictured in the back right side.
August, with beard, standing next to Hjalmar and Erik, Tilda and husband, August, front left. Immediately right is Uncle Larse (Charlotte's twin brother), next is Otto Nystrom (Alma's husband), then Clara. What a wonderful day this must have been!
Unfortunately, this was the last time John, Otto, Clara, Hjalmar and Erik would ever again see their parents or their homeland. This had troubled me greatly through the years. I have been taught there is a "just God." Surely on the other side of the mountain, there had to be a reward and reunion for these men and women. At least, I have to think that.
Sweden 1920
Left to Right Sitting:
Most are Alma & Otto's children, Tilda holding Arne by the hand, Gustav & David
wearing caps
Second Row Left to Right:
Uncle Larse, August, Lisa (?), Clara, Charlotte, Tilda, Alma
Third Row Left to Right:
John, Jessie, Otto, Henrietta, August Johanson, Otto Nystrom, Erik I
cannot identify the one on the end
