FamSAC

Introduction

2021 book

English: FamSAC – Familia Suecana Americana & Cetera – is an international non-profit society of relatives founded in 2006 with over 3000 passive and 270 active members (2022). In its combined membership, where most are active, known names are Americans Serena Altschul and Jacob Truedson Demitz; Brazilian Robert Scheidt; and Swedes Mattias Klum, Per Åhlin, Jens von Reis, Biörn Riese, Margareta Ridderstedt, Maria Ridderstedt, Lotta Rosenström, Annabelle Rice, Margareta Edström Ridderstedt, Curt-Åke Stefan and Caroline Gentele. Deceased members include Stanley M. Truhlsen, Erland Brand, Siri von Reis, Lars Ridderstedt and Bo Stefan. The active members have applied in writing, and those who have turned 80 or head main branches are appointed Honorary Members. The non-profit society pays fees for ancestors’ graves, sends flowers on special occasions and maintains a website where the public has access to a complete roster and free information and images pertaining to the deceased, who normally have been traced back at least to the 17th century. All members get invited to attend an AGM to elect the Board of Directors. FamSAC published a 564-page book in 2021.

Svenska: FamSAC – Familia Suecana Americana & Cetera – är en internationell ideell släktförening grundad 2006 med över 3000 passiva och 270 aktiva medlemmar (2022), där ovan nämnda kända personer ingår, i härstamning från bland andra Jacob Marcus, Aron von Reis, John Truedsson Ridderstedt och Stefan Anderson. De aktiva medlemmarna har ansökt skriftligt, och de som har fyllt 80 eller står först genealogiskt i stora grenar är utsedda till Hedersmedlemmar. Den ideella föreningen betalar avgifterna för anföräldrars gravar, skickar blommor vid högtider och upprätthåller en nätplats där allmänheten har tillgång till hela släktregistret och gratis uppgifter och bilder för de avlidna, som oftast har spårats tillbaka åtminstone till 1600-talet. Alla medlemmar blir kallade till årsmöten för att välja styrelse. FamSAC gav 2021 ut en bok på 564 sidor.

Gallery[edit]

This is a selection of images from the FamSAC archives. There are many more images on file on these various sub-heading subjects. Some have been uploaded to Commons, whereas many others are so recent that they cannot be uploaded in public due to copyright issues (i.e. available only for private use through FamSAC memberhip). Some of the years given are approximate. Identifications are mainly left to right. The images' own pages often have more detail on locations and other information. Subject headings may overlap on occasion, e.g. a family photo may be found under Homes because the house actually is the main item in it, etc.

Select family trees and other FamSAC artwork[edit]

1925 kurbits by 10-year-old Erik Ridderstedt
1931 fantasy castle by 14-year-old Birgit Anderson
Family tree of Ragnhild Anderson & siblings
Family tree of Stefan Anderson & siblings
Family tree of Hilda Ridderstedt & siblings
Family tree of Jacob Ridderstedt & siblings
1885 Cousin Tekla Mattsson by Pelle Hedman
19th century master needlework, unknown female ancestor

Key to the following 8 charts of the main FamSAC families
Main core of the Gäfvert-Wahlberg Family of Svartnäs
Main core of the Sandberg Family of Barberget
Main core of the Gustaf Adolf von Reis Sr. Family of Nyköping
Main core of the Andersson Family of Farneby
Main core of the Näktergals Anders Family of Gimsbärke
Main core of the Kaj Mats Matsson Family of Frostbo
Main core of the Erland Family of Daln
Main core of the Trued Family of North Sandby

FamSAC events (& events with members) since 2006[edit]

A small year-by-year selection.

2006: August T. Anderson death centenary ceremony at St. Claire's Church of Stockholm
2007: Minneapolis meeting of U.S. Mattsson Family relatives; photo: Emil Eikner
2007: Truedsson-Truhlsen Family meeting at Blair, Nebraska
2008: Mears, Michigan beach party including distant cousins
2009: Honorary Member Erland Brand & relatives at a book signing in Stockholm; photo: Emil Eikner
2009: Elsa Ridderstedt's cabaret debut in a Lars Jacob show in Stockholm
2010: Board meeting in Stockholm; photo: Emil Eikner
2011: funeral of a family first lady in old Taby Church; photo: Emil Eikner
2011: cousins after a Lars Jacob cabaret in Washington DC
2012: birthday visit by FamSAC on an Honorary Member's 95th
2013: greater von Reis Family meeting at Stockholm Old Town
2014: Birgit Ridderstedt centenary at Lillienhoff Palace
2015: Erik Ridderstedt centenary in Stockholm; photo: Emil Eikner
2016: FamSAC's 10th anniversary dinner; photo: Emil Eikner
2017: relatives (& others) at Deputy Chairman's birthday party
2018: visit to Monika Klum & family near Upsala
2018: small Erland Andersson family reunion in Stockholm

FamSAC's main founding parents[edit]

Fredrika Wahlberg (1824-1897), mother of Emma Sandberg & brother
Anders Gäfvert (1838-1907), father of Emma Sandberg
Johan Sandberg (1831-1917) and wife Christina (1833-1918), parents of Carl J. Sandberg & brother
Emma Sandberg (1864-1952) and her husband Carl J. Sandberg (1861-1921), parents of Ragnhild Anderson & siblings
Ragnhild Sandberg Anderson (1887-1984) & Stefan Anderson (1878-1966)
Mathilda von Reis (1827-1917), maternal grandmother of Stefan Anderson & siblings & cousins
Gustav Adolf von Reis Sr. (1819-1900), maternal grandfather of Stefan Anderson & siblings & cousins
Catarina Maria Wahlberg (1802-1882), mother of Mathilda von Reis
Lowisa Marcus (1787-1842) and Aron von Reis (1777-1848), parents of Gustaf Adolf von Reis Sr & siblings
Fredrika Isaksdotter (1760-1826) & Jacob Marcus, parents of Lowisa Marcus
Hildegard von Reis (1854-1889) & August T. Anderson, parents of Stefan Anderson & siblings
Anna Katrina Andersdotter (1821-1902), mother of August T. Anderson & siblings
There is no known image of Anna Katrina's husband Johan P. Andersson (1815-1864); these are 4 of his 5 siblings, Anna, Anders, August & Stina Lotta
Stina Cajsa Pehrsdotter (1796-1882), mother-in-law of Anna Katrina Andersdotter & mother of Anna, Anders, August & Stina Lotta
Anna Görsdotter (1802-1884), mother-in-law of Carl Mattsson (drawing by Pelle Hedman 1883)
Näktergals Anders Andersson (1812-1893), father-in-law of Carl Mattsson, including autograph
Rönns Anna Anderdotter (1806-1881) and husband Kaj Mats Matsson (1807-1873), parents of Carl Mattsson & siblings
Carl Mattsson (1841-1912) and wife Brita (1841-1930), parents of Hilda Ridderstedt & siblings
Hilda Mattsson Ridderstedt (1882-1968) & Jacob Ridderstedt (1885-1958)
Kristina Ridderstedt (1846-1907) & husband John T. (1844-1905), parents of Jacob Ridderstedt & siblings
Lena Nilsdotter (1815-1906) & Erland Andersson (1814-1892), parents of Kristina Ridderstedt & sisters
There are no known images of John T. Ridderstedt's parents Karna Johansdotter (1810-1866) & Trued Abrehamsson (1811-1869); his signature
The only known image of anyone in Trued's & Karna's generation in that family, Trued's brother John Abrahamsson (1815-1896)

Wedding couples & other rare pairs[edit]

Also see above section on FamSAC's main founding parents.

Hildegard von Reis & grandmother about 1865
Siblings Gustaf Adolf (Jr.) & Emelie von Reis about 1873
Gustaf Mattsson & wife about 1880
Anders Selander & wife about 1880
Pelle Hedman's painting of his grandparents 1882
Olof Larsson Landgren & bride 1882
Erik Sandberg & wife about 1884
Stina Jansdotter & husband about 1885
Christina Charlotta Pettersson & husband about 1885
Sisters Anna Lisa (Brand) & Maria (Åhlin) about 1886
Amanda Andersson & husband about 1887
Simeon Mattsson & bride 1888
Back Eriks Lisa Andersson & husband about 1889
Annie Rudi (Johnson) & bridegroom about 1890
Emelie von Reis Larson & bridegroom 1891
Fredrik Ågren & bride 1891
Karl Hedberg & bride 1893
Sisters Hilda & Gerda Wallin about 1894
Emma & Anton Lindén about 1895
Anna Lisa Forslund & bridegroom 1896
Tekla F. Jansson & bridegroom 1896
Anna Jensen & bridegroom 1897
Niels Truhlsen & wife about 1897
Peter F. Truhlsen & bride 1898
John (Johannes) Ridderstedt & bride 1899
Hilda Widner & bridegroom 1900
Lena Siert & bridegroom 1900
Axel F. Larson & wife about 1900
Lena Richter & husband about 1900
Maria Ridderstedt
(7/25 1877) & Maria Ridderstedt (7/19 1977)
Victor Mattsson & wife about 1901
Cousins Ragnhild Anderson & Hilma Holm about 1902
Greta Hedman & granddaughter Anna Bonander about 1902
Dora Hansen Stowe & 1st husband (with their son Monty) about 1902
Clara Nickell & bridegroom 1903
Minnie Miller & bridegroom about 1903
Hanna Pettersson & bridegroom 1904
Stefan Anderson & younger brother Uno Anderson (Riese) about 1886 & 1905
Gerda Andersson & bridegroom 1906
Uno Riese & bride 1906
Ragnhild & Stefan Anderson as bride & groom 1907
Hilda & Jacob Ridderstedt as bride & groom 1907
Amanda Olsson & husband about 1907
Erland P. Ridderstedt & bride 1908
Emanuel Morbeck & bride 1909
Anna A. Korn (right) with an aunt before Korn left Sweden for Ameica, about 1909
Cousins Tekla Bonander & Anna Granberg about 1910
Lena Westlund & niece Maria Ridderstedt about 1910
Elin Smitz & husband about 1910 (she an alleged link to royalty for FamSAC relatives)
Gunhild Karlsson & bridegroom 1912
Karin Sundström Svensson & 1st husband about 1912
Waldemar Riese & wife about 1914
Walter M. Ogren & bride 1915
Isidore Riese & bride 1915
Sven Eric Oscarsson & bride 1915
Anna Dahlbäck & husband about 1915
Nils Johnsson & bride about 1915
Pioneer Niels Truhlsen & brother-in-law Peter L. Hansen about 1915
Ester Nilsson & bridegroom 1916
Ragnar Sandberg & 1st wife about 1916
Rudolf Sandberg & bride 1917
Karin Tysklind & bridegroom 1919
Axel Åhlin & bride 1919
Bengt Lindén & cousin Erik Ridderstedt about 1920
Anna Truedsdotter Hansen & husband 1921
Spike Truhlsen & wife (with son Stanley) 1921
Ruth Thorslund & bridegroom 1922
John Bonander & bride 1924
Clara Fagerström & bridegroom 1925
Rosa Hagström & bridegroom 1925
Axel & Frithiof Larson pioneer brothers about 1925
Fritz T. Persson & wife about 1926
Henock Nilsson & bride (& his nieces) 1929
Birger Karlsson & bride 1930
Teckla (Bonander) Espersuetio & 2nd husband about 1930
Carolina Thunström & husband about 1930
Brothers Erik & Matts Ridderstedt about 1931
Augusta Svensson & husband on her 60th birthday 1932
Bengta Bolander & bridegroom Nils Bolander 1933
Anna Ginman & bridegroom 1935
Hilma Holm Prien with her adopted son Børge about 1938
Stig Stefanson & bride 1939
Birgit & Erik Ridderstedt as bride & groom 1940
Bo Stefan & bride 1945
Dora Hansen Stowe Murphy & 2nd husband about 1945
Emma Jävert Sandberg & a great-grandson 1950
Stig Stefanson & nephew Lars (Jacob Demitz) 1950
Ingegärd Klum & bridegroom Arne Klum 1951
Lars Ridderstedt & bride 1952
Brothers Stefan & Lars (Jacob Demitz) Ridderstedt 1953
Anton & Lisen Sandberg on her 90th birthday 1953
Ragnhild Sandberg Anderson & Charles Stoakley 1955 (see image page)
Sven Wejlander & son Anders about 1958
Lars Ridderstedt & King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden 1962
Lars Ridderstedt (II) & U.S. Navy Commander Martin E. Jansson 1962
Stig Stefanson & King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden 1975
Brothers Stefan Ridderstedt & Jacob Demitz 1978
Lars Ridderstedt & Jacob Truedson Demitz 1989
Stig Stefanson with grandson & family headship heir Kris Stefanson 1991
Doris Stowe Higgins & Richard A. Ginman 1994 (see image page)

Founding families[edit]

Lowisa Marcus, Aron von Reis & 13 of their 17 children (see image page)
1876 Carl Mattsson’s widowed sister-in-law Sara & her children Johan & Lisen (Sandberg)
1880 Elna Truedsdotter Persson, husband Sven & children Fritz, Mathilda, Anna & Lina
Näktergals Anders Andersson, wife Anna Görsdotter & daughters Anna, Lisa, Greta (Hedman) & Brita (Mattsson)
Mor Jans Anna Andersdotter & offspring Carl E. Johnson, Anna Granberg & Anton Lindén
Greta Hedman, husband Per & chidren Pelle Hedman & Alma (Bonander)
Johan Sandberg, wife Christina & sons Carl & Anton
P. Albert Anderson & wife Mathilda & son Thorsten
1901 Niels Truedsson Truhlsen‎, wife Margaret & their children Chris, Anna (Jensen), Lena (Siert), Henry & Peter
Emil Sundström, wife Maria & children Märta (Laurell), Karin (Svensson Neve), Julius (step-son) & Gerda (Jansson).
1902 Carl J. Sandberg, wife Emma & their elder children Ragnhild, Ragnar, Rosa (Hagström), Rudolf & Ruth (Thorslund Görsson)
Emelie von Reis Larson, husband Lars Erik & children Rosa (Lundegren), Margareta (Hammar), Waldemar (Ryde) & Märta (Ryde)
1902 Anna Truedsdotter Hansen‎, husband Peter & children Clara (Nickell), Margaret (Sullivan), Dora (Stowe Murphy), Lena (Richter), Minnie (Miller) & Louis P. Hansen
Sofia Jansdotter Wallin (insert) & daughters Anna, Hilda (Widner), Berta, Gerda (Andersson) & widower Anders
Wilhelm von Reis (center) & his children Elin (Xenos), Carin (Silvander Rosenørn-Hedeman), Emmy (Wendt) & Lova (Svalander), Eugene Reis, Arthur Reis, Osborn Reis & Alban Reis
Thekla Mattsson Jansson, husband Jon & their son Martin E. Jansson
1903 Olof Landgren‎, wife Maria & children Agarth, Ruth (Persson), Emma (Andersson), Carl & Sigrid
1904 Carl Mattsson, wife Brita & their children Simeon, Amanda (Andersson), Victor, Hilda (Ridderstedt), Thekla (Jansson) and Emma (Lindén)
1905 Gustaf Mattsson, wife Lotten & children Ester (Morbeck), Emanuel (Morbeck) & Anna (Dahlbäck)
1908 Maria Erlandsdotter Åhlin , husband Johannes & children Ingeborg (Fredriksson) & Axel (father of Per Åhlin)
1910 Oscar Anderson, wife Hilda & children Tomasine Oscarson, Karin Oscarson (Tysklind), Sven Erik Oscarsson, Svea-Greta Oscarson & Hildur Oscarson
1911 Anton Sandberg, wife Lisen (Johansson, Carl Mattsson’s niece) & their children Clara (Fagerström), Hanna (Lansing) & Henning
1912 Pelle Hedman (top left) with his aunt Back Eriks Lisa Andersson, her husband Erik and their children & sons-in-law & daughters-in-law (see image page)
1916 Anders Truedsson Selander, wife Sissa, daughter Hanna (Pettersson), her husband K. G. Pettersson & their children Anders, Svea (Fahlén), Hilmer, Gösta & Märta (Wikman)
Carl Frederik Holm, wife Wilhelmine & daughters Wanda & Hilma (Prien)
1921 Waldemar Riese, wife Ester Möller Riese & children Kurt Riese, Bo Riese & Maud Riese (Thorssell)
1921 Isidor Riese, wife Ella Dahlborn Riese & children Marianne Riese (Lövgren) & Olle Riese
1922 Victor Mattsson, wife Hilda Johansson Mattsson & sons Karl, Sven, Erik & John Mattsson
1925 Kaj Johan Johansson, wife Kristina Charlotta & children Nelly Caimatz, Birger, Constance & Karl Cajmatz
Hanna Ridderstedt Fredin, husband Johan, their children (see page) & (inserts) her daughter Elsa (Peterson) & Elsa's father John E. Borgman
1929 Ragnar Sandberg, wife Thea & children Vilmar Sandberg & Ulla Sandberg (Andersson)
Gustaf Adolf von Reis Jr, wife Ingrid & children Ulla (Ekman), Gösta, Anna & Birgitta
1930 Clara Sandberg Fagerström, husband Gunnar Fagerström & children Ansa Fagerström (Grönnestad) & Per Gunnar Fagerström
1931 Gunhild Riese Karlsson, husband Axel Karlsson & children Ingegerd Karlsson (Kirsebom), Lars Karlsson (Hardfelt) & Lillemo Karlsson (Grundberg)
1937 Stefan Anderson, wife Ragnhild & their children Bo (Stefan), Gudrun (Öfverholm), Ingegärd (Klum), Birgit (Ridderstedt) & Stig Stefanson
Anna Lisa Erlandsdotter Brand, 2nd husband Johan, 1st husband Carl Andersson (insert), children Johan Brand & Maria Dahlberg & family members including Erland Brand (see image page)
1940 Rosa Sandberg Hagström, husband Martin Hagström & daughter Berit Hagström (Ringborg)
1948 Jacob Ridderstedt, wife Hilda & their children Margit (Bergman), Erik, Bengt, Hans, Matts, Lars & Bengta (Bolander)
1950 John Ridderstedt, 2nd wife Nettie, their daughter & his daughters, son & 2 granddaughters (see image page)
1952 Sven Wejlander, wife Wanda Swiderska Wejlander & son Anders Weilander
1954 Birgit Ridderstedt, husband Erik & sons Lars & Stefan

Homes of the main founding families[edit]

Trued Family seat as depicted by Nils Karlsson 1882
Family home of Näktergals Anders Andersson & grandson Pelle Hedman 1884
Emelie von Reis Larson family home Täppan about 1895
19th-century home village of Fredrika Wahlberg & Anders Gäfvert about 1900
Carl & Brita Mattsson at their Kalles Farm with children & grandchildren 1904
Pioneer Niels Truhlsen & family members at their home about 1904
Sofia Jansdotter Wallin family home about 1906
Jacob Ridderstedt, wife Hilda & 4 children at their family home about 1917
Jacob Marcus house pre-1917 and same location 2009
Anna Lisa Brand & husband at their home around 1920
Family home of Knuts Johan & Christina Sandberg & son Anton 1921
Family home of Back Eriks Lisa Andersson 1949
Family seat of Erland Andersson & Lena Nilsdotter about 1955
Home of elderly Hilda & Jacob Ridderstedt (1961)
Birgit & Erik Ridderstedt family home 1962
Family seat Högberga of Ragnhild & Stefan Anderson 1962
19th-century Johan P. Andersson family seat Farneby (1983)
Turn-of-the-19th/20th-centuries family home of Kristina & John T. Ridderstedt
1860s family home of Johan P. Andersson & Anna Katrina Andersdotter (1988)
19th-century family home of Anna Matsdotter & family & parents (1988)
Deserted 19th-century family home of Bengta Nilsson (1988)
19th-century family home of Anders Selander (1988)
Descendants (Mattias Klum et al) by turn-of-the-19th/20th-centuries family home of Emma & Carl Sandberg (1990)
18th-&-19th-century seat of greater Kaj Mats Matsson family (2011)
Andrew von Reis 18th-century family home (2013)

Notable members, ancestors & other related personalities[edit]

(Passive FamSAC members are members through relationship. Others, including Honorary Members, are registered members with applications on file. Names here are followed by FamSAC member codes in parentheses.)

Honorary Member Per Åhlin 2015 (E9.4.3)
Passive member Serena Altschul 2011 (RaFF6.4.8.3.1.3)
Stefan Anderson (1878-1966) 1958 (A5.2)
Bishop Nils Bolander (1902-1959) 1933 (T6.6.4m)
Passive member Bishop Åke Bonnier 2009 (R etc)
Late Honorary Member Erland Brand (1922-2020) 2009 (E8.2.2)
Deputy Chairman Jacob Truedson Demitz 2016 (T6.6.5.2)
Passive member Caroline Gentele 2016 (RaF6.7.2.2.2.2)
Guy Wallace (1913-1967 - N3.2.3.2m)
Pelle Hedman (1861-1933) 1930 (N3.1)
Passive members Peo Jönis & Rosanna Jönis (MaF2.2.1.1.5.1)
Passive member Gunnar Kaj 2011 (MaF1.2.3.3.3)
Member Mattias Klum 2008 (A5.2.5.4)
Jacob Marcus (1749-1819) 1792 (RaMF)
Kalles Carl Mattsson (1841-1912) 1886 (M3)
Rev. Gustaf Mattsson (1843-1906) 1901 (M4)
Rev. Emanuel Morbeck (1875-1958) 1905 (M4.1)
Ivan Öfverholm (1945-2018) 2010 (A5.2.2.2)
Børge Prien (1929-2012) 1988 (G3.1fS)
Isa Quensel (1905-1981) 1950 (RaF6.3.6.3)
Aron von Reis (1777-1848) 1814 (RaF)
Passive member Jens von Reis 2006 (R4.3.1.1)
Late Honorary Member Siri von Reis (1931-2021) 2011 (RaFF6.4.8.3.1)
Member Annabelle Rice 2004 (RaF16.4.1.1)
Birgit Ridderstedt (1914-1985) 1953 (A5.2.4)
C. Erik Ridderstedt (1915-1982) 1965 (T6.6.5)
Passive member Elsa Ridderstedt 2010 (T6.6.6.1.1)
Late Honorary Member Rev. Hans Ridderstedt (1919-2007) 1950 (T6.6.6)
Late Honorary Member Rev. Dr. Lars Ridderstedt (1924-2009) 1990 (T6.6.7)
Member Margareta Edström Ridderstedt 1987 (T6.6.6.1m)
Passive member Margareta Ridderstedt 2009 (T6.6.3.1)
Member Maria Ridderstedt 2008 (T6.6.7.6)
Rev. Matts Ridderstedt (1911-1975) 1950 (T6.6.3)
Member Biörn Riese, Esq. 2011 (A5.3.4.1)
Member Lotta Rosenström 2019 (RaF6.3.6.3.1)
Passive member Robert Scheidt 2007 (A7.3.1.1.3)
Member Southerly Clubs' deputy chairman Emil Eikner, often our flagbearer and assistant
Passive member Curt-Åke Stefan 1994 (A5.2.3.2)
Sen. Stig Stefanson (1909-2000) 1991 (A5.2.1)
Prof. Gustaf Steffen (1864-1929) c 1920 (RaF15.1)
Late Honorary Member Dr. Stanley M. Truhlsen (1920-2021) 1988 (T7.6.1)
Passive member Magnus Uggla 2015 (R etc.)
Prof. Hugo Valentin (1888-1963) 1958 (R etc.)
Margaret Mohlin Wallace-Faulds (1926-1965 - N3.2.3.2)
Artist Spiros Xenos (1881-1963) c 1945 (RaF16.7m)

First Ladies & Head Gentlemen as of 2022[edit]

FamSAC's genealogical VIPs heading the association's 8 greater families and a few large main branches. The histories of these positions, and all predecessors in them, are detailed on the FamSAC website.

First Lady, Wahlberg-Gäfvert Family: Honorary Member Christina Öfverholm Moliteus since 2002 (male line extinct as of 1914)
Head Gentleman, Sandberg Family of Barberget: Honorary Member (passive) Tommy Sandberg since 1978 (female line extinct as of 1918)
First Lady, Senior Gustaf Adolf von Reis Family: Honorary Member (passive) Marianne Kirsebom Haddock since 2018
Head Gentleman, Senior Gustaf Adolf von Reis Family: Honorary Member Johan von Reis since 1977
First Lady, Andersson Family of Farneby: Honorary Member Katarina Eriksson Myrberg since 2021
Head Gentleman, Andersson Family of Farneby: Honorary Member Kris Stefanson (2000-2021† - minor son is now head)
First Lady, Näktergals Anders Family: Honorary Member (passive) Ashley Scott King since 2007 (male line extinct as of 1893)
Head Gentleman, Kaj Mats Matsson Family: Honorary Member Gunnar Kajmats since 1991 (female line extinct as of 1885)
First Lady, Erland Family of Daln: Passive Honorary Member Elaine Peterson Dinisman (left) since 2022 (male line extinct as of 1892)
First Lady, Trued Family of N. Sandby: Honorary Member Heléne Scuur-Gransbo since 2020
Head gentleman, Trued Family of N. Sandby: Honorary Member Gunnar Ridderstedt since 1975
Head Gentleman, larger Kaj Family (of Kaj Mats Matsson's parents): Honorary Member David C. Ogren since 2000 (female line extinct as of 1850)
First Lady, Brita & Carl Mattsson's large branch of their 2 families: Honorary Member Brita Bergman Sundin since 2001
Head gentleman, Brita & Carl Mattsson's large branch of their 2 families: Honorary Member (passive) Patrick Mattsson since 2009
First Lady, Back Eriks Lisa Andersson's large branch of the Näktergals Anders Family: Honorary Member Pernilla Jörevall Backman since 2011
Head Gentleman, Back Eriks Lisa Andersson's large branch of the Näktergals Anders Family: Honorary Member Kjell Hedberg since 1988
First Lady, large American branches of the Trued Family of N. Sandby: Honorary Member Linda R. Myers since 1990 (Anna Hansen's male line extinct as of 1939)
Head Gentleman, large American branches of the Trued Family of N. Sandby: Honorary Member Kenneth Truhlsen since 1976

Selection of other FamSAC archive images[edit]

1810: first page of Näktergals Anders Andersson's Bible
1870s-1950s: Swedish-American pioneers in the FamSAC roster
1876: invitation to the wedding of August T. Anderzon & Hildegard von Reis
1890: Carl Johan Bolander, son of King Carl XV of Sweden & Norway & grandfather of 3 FamSAC cousins
1900: Peter Truhlsen & father at their saloon in Kennard, Nebraska
1905: Stefan Anderson & Ragnhild Sandberg engaged
1907: Mathilda von Reis (center) with sister Ida & brother-in-law, as well as daughter, granddaughter & son-in-law
1910: pioneer brothers Erland & John Ridderstedt & families
1918: Stig Anderson (upper right) with 3 smaller siblings, a little cousin & a young uncle
1920: Anna Hansen 4 generations of an American branch of the Trued Family
1921: Anna & Peter L. Hansen's golden anniversary group
1923: folk dancer Rynor Sandberg
1928: Brita Mattsson four generations group
1933: Ridderstedt-Bergman wedding party includes Nils Bolander, Matts, Erik, Hans & Lars Ridderstedt & Emanuel Morbeck
1937: Anna A. Korn & family vacationing in Florida
1940: wedding party of Birgit Anderson & Erik Ridderstedt at Högberga with Nils Bolander, Stig Stefanson & Matts Ridderstedt et al
1945: Jacob Ridderstedt & sisters Lydia, Maria & Hanna (Fredin)
1947: Stefan Anderson family reunion group
1947: photo model Margaret Bonander, future Mrs. Guy Wallace
1949: Emma Sandberg 85th birthday group
1952: Anna Granstrom 4 generations of an American branch of the Näktergals Anders Family
1953: Elsa Ridderstedt Peterson & daughters Elaine (Dinisman), Nan (Harkleroad) & Lenore (Seelhoff Westrate)
1955:Stefan Anderson group at Falun, Kansas,
1957: Xmas group includes Birgit Ridderstedt, her son Lars, husband Erik & his first cousin Anna A. Korn
1959: Birgit Ridderstedt & sons & others on television in Chicago
1960: Maria Carlsson Dahlberg four generations group
1960: Parlor of Högberga, home of Stefan Anderson
1965: Anna A. Korn with cousins & others in a Stockholm water taxi after a birthday party
1966: after Stefan Anderson’s funeral, his children Bo Stefan, Ingegärd Klum, Birgit Ridderstedt & Gudrun Öfverholm
1967: 85th birthday of Hilda Ridderstedt
1975: all grandchildren of Stefan & Ragnhild Anderson on a wall of Högberga
1975: Steve Vigil, Birgit & Erik Ridderstedt, their future daughter-in-law Eva Sterner & their son Lars Jacob
1982: C. Erik Ridderstedt burial group at Stora Tuna Church includes widow Birgit, son Lars Jacob & Birgitta Axman Ridderstedt
1984: Lars Jacob, Birgit Ridderstedt, Mattias Klum & his sister & mother
1987: Christina Molitéus of SWEA (right) & her mother Gudrun Öfverholm (& aunt in shadow)
1988: family reunion arranged by Lars Ridderstedt in the large family descending from the parents of Kaj Mats Matsson
1988: first U. S. reunion group in the Truedsson-Truhlsen Family includes Stanley M. Truhlsen & Jacob Truedson Demitz
1988: 2nd U. S. reunion group in the Truedsson-Truhlsen Family includes Jodie Truhlsen Johns & (behind her) family head Kenneth Truhlsen
1989: Hildegard von Reis death centenary group includes Mattias Klum, Stig Stefanson & Jacob Truedson Demitz
1989: first Swedish reunion group in the Truedsson-Truhlsen Family includes Stanley M. Truhlsen & Lars Ridderstedt
1989: 2nd Swedish reunion group in the Truedsson-Truhlsen Family includes Jacob Truedson Demitz & Lars Ridderstedt
1989 all-family reunion group: Lars Ridderstedt, Stig Stefanson, Ingegärd Klum & the old Sandberg Sisters, related to all of them
1990: Sandberg family reunion group at Högberga
1992: Four women named Fredrika after the baptism of the youngest
1993: Näktergals Anders Andersson death centenary group at his grandson Pelle Hedman’s grave
1993: Descendants of Brita & Carl Mattsson gather at their grave
1993: Näktergals Anders Andersson reunion group includes Lars Ridderstedt, Jacob Truedson Demitz & a son & grandchildren of Anna A. Korn
1999: Hans Ridderstedt 80th birthday group includes his brother Lars Ridderstedt, his son Dag, nieces Margareta & Maria Ridderstedt & nephew Jacob Truedson Demitz
2004: Ingegärd Klum unexpectedly meets with 2 of her 3 remaining cousins
2008: The FamSAC banner in action to celebrate the 80 birthday of First Lady Marie Louise Sandström of the Trued Family
2009: the 1930s bridal crown by Bo Stefan has been used at FamSAC celebrations and several previous weddings

Suspected photos of key people[edit]

Anna Abrahamsdotter?
Elna Abrahamsdotter?
Mystery woman Karen Anderson, supposedly a close relative or family member of Bengta Truedsdotter Nilsson
Family founder Johan Petter Andersson?
Anna Hansen at her home in Omaha?
Elias Larsson?
Anna Apollonia Matsdotter?
Family branch founder Johan Matsson & wife?
Johanna Truedsdotter with 1st husband & son?
Johanna Truedsdotter with 2nd husband?
Johanna Truedsdotter Månsson?
Britta Erlandsdotter Nelson?
Emma von Reis Schmidt & husband?

Ancestors’ graves[edit]

Stefan & Ragnhild Anderson, in Ludvika
Emma Sandberg & youngest son Rynor, Falun
Carl Petter Forsslund family grave at Alunda
Johan & Christina Sandberg, Anton & Lisen Sandberg & family members, Stora Tuna in Borlänge
Gustaf Adolf (Sr) & Mathilda von Reis & a daughter, Nyköping
Hildegard von Reis, Floda in Katrineholm – grave registered but unmarked (2018)
Gustaf Adolf (Jr) & Ingrid von Reis & family, Eksjö
Emelie & Lars Erik Larson & family, Grangärde in Ludvika
Emil & Maria Sundström & family members, Enskede
Jacob Marcus, Norrköping‎
Anna Katrina Andersdotter (the iron cross), Vrena in Nyköping
Sofia & Anders Wallin & a daughter, Vrena in Nyköping – grave owned by church (2018)
Grave of Hilda Wallin Widner & husband at Svärdsjö - grave owned by church
Family grave of Karin Widner Thomsson at Dala-Järna
P. Albert Andersson, Enköping
Oscar & Hilda Anderson & family members, Vrena in Nyköping
Stina Lotta & Lars Fredrik Larsson & family members, ‎ Vrena in Nyköping
Jacob & wife, Erik & wife & John T. Ridderstedt & wife & 2 great-grandsons, Stora Tuna in Borlänge
Isaac E. Korn, Elmurst, Illinois
Näktergals Anders Andersson memorial site, Amsberg in Borlänge – grave of his grandson Pelle Hedman
Lisa & Back Erik Andersson & family members, Stora Tuna in Borlänge
Carl & Brita Mattsson & family members, Stora Tuna in Borlänge
Gustaf and Lotten Mattsson, Mora
Family grave of Karl Westberg, Stora Tuna, Borlänge
Maria & Johannes Åhlin, Örebro
Lena Erlandsdotter Westlund, husband & niece, Högerud, Arvika
Karna Johansdotter & Trued Abrehamsson, Norra Sandby in Hässleholm – monument raised at their assumed gravesite
Johanna Truedsdotter Månsson memorial site (her son's grave), Malmö
Bengta & Per Nilsson & family members, Vankiva in Hässleholm – grave owned by church & now unmarked (2018)
Elna Truedsdotter Persson, memorial site, Uddevalla – grave of her grandson Nils Penlow
Anders Truedsson Selander memorial site, Söderhamn – grave of his daughter & family now owned by church & unmarked (2018)
Niels & Margaret Truhlsen & a daughter, ‎Blair
Anna & Peter Hansen & a son, ‎Blair
Anna & Anders Haglund, Trollhättan