Oscar's little Lizzie

Dear readers,

Beautiful weather in Hovdinge today! And the spring has been marvellous for a month so my secretary and her neighbours are all sun tanned and in good moods. Hope that was part of the happy days in Sweden for my kids and grandkids too, before leaving for another good life across the oceans. The girl we will concentrate on today was only eight years old when emigrating. But something had happened which made her life more difficult than we all hoped for.

Göran's son #1 Oscar with family (The Oscarson's)

We are talking about Elizabeth, called Lizzie, but given the name Maria Elisabet Göransdotter when she was born, 14th April 1881 and baptized in the church of Ljungby, 24th April 1881. She was number five of the siblings of Oscar and Lina, my son and daughter-in-law.

When she was about four years old which would have been in 1885, she fell and injured her hip. This led to a lifelong suffering I am afraid.

We are now talking only about the time up to 1903 as the year of grace when my son Oscar came back from America to see his mother again. Therefore you will have to wait for the rest of the story of Lizzie, but I am sorry to say that she did not live a long life. You can read what happened on an icy spot a winter day here in her obituary. But I promise you all I have made the best to compensate her here in my heavenly place,


remaining your old grandfather

Göran Danielsson.