JONES COUNTY, GA - BIOS Lorentzson, Thomas ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: ASmith8811@aol.com Arthur Smith CARRIE ANDERSON was born in Sweden near Stockholm on October 9, 1853. She immigrated to America before about 1870 when she met and married THOMAS LORENTZSON in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. THOMAS was a Norwegian sailor who jumped ship to stay in America. THOMAS and CARRIE had a daughter ,MARY ELIZABETH LORENTZSON (Lil), who was born in Brunswick in 1882. On August 10, 1885 they had two twin sons, LORENTZ LORENTZSON and ANDREW LORENTZSON who were born in Clinton, Jones C o., Ga. Family tradition indicates that THOMAS may have been on a visit to Norway at the time of their birth and that CARRIE was with relatives in Clinton. They later had a daughter, CARRIE LOUISE LORENTZSON (b 1892),and a son ALEX LORENTZSON (b.1896) There are only about 15 ANDERSON families in the 1880 Jones County Federal Census. One of these was the family of an ALEX ANDERSON, a widower, who was born in Sweden about 1846. Included in his family was his mother INGABO who was born about 1816. His daughters EMMA born about 1868, and CARRY born about 1870,were both born in Sweden. ELLA ANDERSON (b 1872), ANNE ANDERSON (b. 1874), HEMMIE ANDERSON, (b.1876), her twin ? WILLIAM ANDERSON (B. 1876), SARAH ANDERSON (b. 1878), and another ANNIE ANDERSON (b. 1879) were all born in Georgia. These data indicate that the family migrated from Sweden between 1870 and 1872 and that the wife died between 1879 and June, 1880. Residing with the family was another CARRY ANDERSON (b. 1855 in Sweden). The query is: Is CARRIE ANDERSON the wife of THOMAS LORENTZSON related to the ALEX ANDERSON family of Jones Co. Ga. and what is the relationshp? Any information on this family will be greatly appreciated.