Swan August Vigor^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1832 - 1910  (78 years)

• Name	Swan August Vigor  [7]
  	Name in Sweden: Sven August Wigur
  Born	26 Jan 1832	Tidersrum, Östergötlands län, Sweden
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Dec 1910	Andover Lutheran Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois
  	Burial is in Andover Lutheran Cemetery, Andover, Henry County, Illinois. Drive through the gate marked "Methodist-Lutheran" to the back of the cemetery - the southwest end. The family area is on the south side of the road where the road curves from west to north and in about three rows. Buried here are Swan Vigor and his wife Carolina Nelson, Swan's son Arthur Vigor and his wife Gerda Nelson, Swan's son John A. Vigor, Arthur's daughter Gertrude Vigor and her husband Harold Olson.
  Died	1 Dec 1910	Andover, Henry County, Illinois
  Notes	A message from rustan.gandvik@telia.com posted at genealogy.com's Sweden General forum in November 2001: "This is most certainly Sven August Wigar from Horn parish in the south part of Östergötland province, close to the Småland border. According to the passport register on the Emigranten CD, Sven August and his wife (no name) got passports to North America in 1858 (no more precise date mentioned in this source). Also a widow Anna Nilsdotter and a farmhand Victor Nilsson from Horn received passports the same year."
  Person ID	I152	Vigor Family Tree | Matthew Vigor's side of the family tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2007

  
  

  Father	Widmund Wigur,   b. 20 Oct 1788, Kisa parish, Östergötlands län, Sweden ,   d. 23 Dec 1859  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Anna Maja Gustafsdotter,   b. 27 Oct 1796, Kisa parish, Östergötlands län, Sweden ,   d. 26 Dec 1873  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1813  [5]
  Family ID	F665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolina Sophia Nelson,   b. 18 Nov 1834, Horn, Östergötlands län, Sweden ,   d. 28 Jan 1911, Andover, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 76 years)  [8]
  Married	3 Apr 1858	Horn, Östergötlands län, Sweden
  Children	1. John Axel Vigor,   b. 3 Nov 1858, Andover, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 29 Sep 1939, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 80 years)   2. Maria Olivia Vigor,   b. 15 May 1861, Andover, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 15 Jun 1861, Andover, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 0 years)   3. Hulda Olivia Vigor,   b. 1 May 1862, Andover, Henry County, Illinois   4. Maria Charlotta Vigor,   b. 3 Feb 1865, Andover, Henry County, Illinois + 5. Frank Victor Vigor,   b. 20 Jun 1867   6. August Albert Vigor,   b. 29 Oct 1871, Andover, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 28 Apr 1874  (Age 2 years) + 7. Arthur Edwin Vigor,   b. 24 May 1882, Andover, Henry County, Illinois ,   d. 20 Jul 1949, Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2006
  Family ID	F065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Head shot for Swan August Vigor Cropped from family tree album polaroid
  		Photograph of a page from a family picture album. Left side. Enlarged scan of an old Polaroid photograph taken of a page spread inside a family picture album created by Lillian Izora for C. Vigor. Book whereabouts known.
  		A group of farms typical of where Vigor ancestors lived in Sweden. "I noticed some of your ancestors came from Tirsrum. I do have a couple of pictures from there that I'll send you."

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover Township, 1900 Page 16 of 23. Election district 2.
  		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover Township, 1910 Page 17 of 25. ED #106.
  		Vigor research, November 2006 Page 2 of 3 of the report on research done by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center in late 2006.
  		Vigor research, November 2006 Page 3 of 3 of the report on research done by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center in late 2006.
  		Annotated map of Sweden Including several towns where the Vigor and Nelson family ancestors lived.
  		Sven August Wigur 9-generation ancestor report. Research by Christina Gustavsson *1947 - +2004

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone for Swan A. Vigor and his wife Carolina S. Nelson Swan and Carolina Vigor's Placemarkers. [MOTHER & FATHER] Because there is only one double-sided stone used for Swan, Carolina, Arthur and Gerda, smaller stones are the true "headstones" for Swan and Carolina. From the age of the Vigor stones in Andover, as apparent in 1999, it would seem that there were all replaced, perhaps in the 1970's. They definitely didn't seem very old. An interesting note - all of the Vigor stones in Andover had purple flowers on them when this picture was taken in late 1999. Also, several of the stones, including John Vigor and Arthur Vigor's had residue from year-old duct tape on them.
  		Headstones for Swan A. Vigor and his wife Carolina S. Nelson Swan and Carolina Vigor's Placemarkers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1843] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1900, 16 of 23. [S1844] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1910, 17 of 25, ED#106. [S1821] Obituary for Arthur Edwin Vigor, (Star Courier newspaper). [S1895] Vigor research purchased by Me. Vigor, Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois, Books #1 - 4., Books #1 through #4, 4 Jul 2006. [BOOK 1] M. Swen August Vigur Born: Jan. 26, 1832 in Tiserum [BOOK 2] M. Swen August Vigur B: 1/26/1832 [BOOK 3] M.Swen August Vigur B:1/26/1832 [BOOK 4] Swen Aug. Vigur B: 1/26/1832 Died: 12/1/1910 From Emibas (Emigrant) Post 98653 Vigen, Sven August Drang (unmarried man) B. 1/26/1832 in Tidersrum, Östergötlands län Emigrated 5/25/1858 from Lonningehult, Horn, Östergötlands län to Nordamerika [S1919] Vigor research purchased by Me. Vigor, Jill Seaholm and Andreas Henninger, Fr3494., 11 Dec 2006. [S1929] Sven August Wigur ancestor report, Christina Gustavsson, 1, 10 Jul 2007. [S1] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Andover, 1880, 21 (Reliability: 3), 23 Oct 2013. Vigor, Sven A. 48 year old male farmer Listed with wife Carrie S. (45) and 3 kids: Mary C, 15, Frank V, 13, and John A, 21. [S1895] Vigor research purchased by Me. Vigor, Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois, Books #1 - 4., Marriage Record, 5 Jul 2006. Horn parish marriage record Swan Aug. Wigur Lonningehult Catharina Sofia Nilsdotter Sacken 4/3/1858 [Which the researcher says is the same day that they registered to emigrate from the parish]