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Titel: SV: Searching for records on Smithburg (or Smithburgh or Smithberger possibly)
Skrivet av: Diane Smithburg skrivet 2018-11-19, 15:47
It is our understanding that Peter was a coppersmith and a farmer. Might his coppersmith occupation explain the name change from Carlsson to Smithburg? I am assuming that the move back to Djursdala would be in preparation for the emigration. This is pure gold to our genealogy research! Thank you so much. As an aside, Peter was hauling lumber to repair their new home two weeks after purchasing a farm in Iowa with the oldest son (then called Charles). They were crossing Brush Creek after a rainstorm and the wagon was swept away and Peter drowned leaving Anna and her children. She remarried a couple years later to a Phillip Anderson who was a member of the New Sweden community there.
Do you think there is more information available about them?