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Re: Brottlund

jenga209 — 2007-08-09 10:09:50Z

Hi all,

I am Judy (Brottlund)Baker's niece (her late sister's only child). Most of my information re: my maternal side has come from Judy or my grandfather/her father (Clifford "Bud" Brotlund) and the family tree info in my baby books. I'd love to know any more information as well about common relatives/ancestors to get more a sense of my family history.

From what I hear from Aunt Judy, great great Uncle Walter was quite the ski jumper/athlete. Sorry I can't contribute much more to the discussion other than inserting myself into the family tree.

I do know that my Grandfather William Brottlund Sr. had 3 sons: William Jr. (Bill), Clifford (Bud) and Wayne. I know that Wayne died relatively young but my grandfather and Bill are still around, in PA and TX respectively. My late mother and Aunt Judy were raised in Minnesota and California. I was born and raised in CA & still live here.

Best Regards,
Jennifer (Jenna) Gaynor

Re: Brottlund

jenga209 — 2007-08-09 10:09:24Z

Hi all,

I am Judy (Brottlund)Baker's niece (her late sister's only child). Most of my information re: my maternal side has come from Judy or my grandfather/her father (Clifford "Bud" Brotlund) and the family tree info in my baby books. I'd love to know any more information as well about common relatives/ancestors to get more a sense of my family history.

From what I hear from Aunt Judy, great great Uncle Walter was quite the ski jumper/athlete. Sorry I can't contribute much more to the discussion other than inserting myself into the family tree.

I do know that my Grandfather William Brottlund Sr. had 3 sons: William Jr. (Bill), Clifford (Bud) and Wayne. I know that Wayne died relatively young but my grandfather and his brother are both in their 80s now. My late mother and Aunt Judy were raised in Minnesota and California. I was born and raised in CA & still live here.

Best Regards,
Jennifer (Jenna) Gaynor

Re: Brottlund

fayemo — 2007-02-12 06:50:47Z

Hello,
I am Faye Mobilia daughter of June Brottlund whois the daughter of Philip Brottlund ,the brother of Emma Esselback.
Are any of Emma's family still living in the Seattle area ?
Philip (my grandfather) also is the brother of william and Walter, John and Art.
I knew Gail as a young girl when we would visit Aunt Gertie and Walter. I have not seen him for many years.
I do not know Judy Brottlund but would love to know more about her and her family. I hae a daughter Jean who recently moved to Seattle. Her name is Jean Ann Mobilia.

Re: Brottlund

2006-04-08 20:18:54Z

Hi Viola!
Walter Brottlund is my dad's Uncle. My dad is now 81, Clifford H. (Bud) Brottlund. That makes Gail and I first cousins once removed. Gail knows us, he visited us in CA when he was stationed in the military out there, and we've visited them three times in MI.

I'm sure you've noticed that there aren't too many Brottlund's. It appears Walter's dad came from Sweden and his name may originally have been spelled with an a instead of an o. He's buried in Iron Mt (?). Walter's brother William (Bill) Brottlund was my Grandfather.

If you have any questions you can email me at jlbak@netzero.net.

Judy (Brottlund) Baker

Re: Ema 'Brottlund' Esselbach

2006-04-06 08:39:52Z

Hi. I'm Viola Brottlund. My son, David W. Brottlund is the son of Gale D. Brottlund, who is the son of Walter Brottlund. I was told that John Brottlund was chief of police in Ironwood, which is interesting to me as David is a police officer with the city of Milwaukee Police Dept.

Searching for Brottlunds and ancestry

2006-01-28 02:45:22Z

Just looking for somewhere to start to find family members. All I really know is my fathers name was Wayne Brottlund. My great-grandparents were John and Matilda Brottlund from Iron wood MI. If interested or have info send e-mail to rebrottlund@yahoo.com

Re: Brottlund Family

fireannie — 2005-06-16 03:57:34Z

Although I married into the Brottlund family, I am trying to learn about my husband's ancestors. On this note, you might be interested to know that my husband is the grandson of Gert and Walter. Their son still lives in Iron Mountain, MI. Unfortunatley, Walter passed away in 1996 and Gert in 1998. If you have any questions of us, let me know and I will try to find the answer from Gale. Actually, we have access to many old pictures of the family. I found you by looking for information myself. I'd love to here from you! Ann

Re: Brottlund Family

robert jack — 2003-07-08 23:51:32Z

Hello, Ann! It is always so exciting to connect with more of my family!! Great-uncle Walter and Great-aunt Gertie were such special people (I remember them coming out to Washington State where I live when I was a young teenager), and I still have all the letters they wrote to me in the late 70's and early 80's when I was just starting to research our family. I was newly married and had time then, but soon a couple children came along, and I didn't do much more on our history until two or three years ago! The internet has been such a wonderful tool! I have recently been directed to a website in Sweden where I found out some things about the Henriksson/Henry side of the family, and another woman in Sweden who found me on Ancestry gave me a little info on the Brattlunds (original spelling had an "a" instead of an "o") who came to this country from Sweden. I will be glad to share whatever I have with you, and I would love to see old family pictures and whatever info you have. My husband and I and possibly my parents plan to make a trip back East (We live near Seattle.) this fall. I want to go to Ironwood and Iron Mountain and would love to meet family that still lives in that area. Please feel free to contact me at my e-mail address: myrobnoyes1@juno.com. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again! Myrna

Re: Brattlund/Brottlund family in Sweden and USA

robert jack — 2003-07-08 23:51:32Z

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to reply to my query on the Brattlund family! I know much more now than when I posted that message, and it does not seem that we are direct-line related anyway. My Brattlunds came from Varmland. My great-grandfather John Brattlund, and his father was Gustaf Brattlund. My ggg-grandfather was Anders Andersson Brattlund. Does any of that sound familiar at all?

Re: Brattlund/Brottlund family in Sweden and USA

2003-04-06 09:43:03Z

Hi,
My ancestors emigrated to the USA early 1900 from Jamtland in the north of Sweden. My grandfather´s given name was Jonas. He returned to Sweden again after a few years when his father couldn´t manage the farm. Jonas´ brothers and sisters stayed in the States in Minesota. We have had family reunions in Minesota and in Sweden. You could be unknown to our family. Drop me a line if you think we are related.
Ake Brattlund

Brattlund/Brottlund family in Sweden and USA

myrobnoyes — 2001-07-04 04:26:55Z

I am looking for info on the Brattlund family from Sweden. My great grandfather was John Brattlund who was born in Sweden and came to the USA with his parents and six siblings in 1871. He married Gustava Matilda Hendrickson, and they had 8 children---including my grandmother Emma Marie, who was born in Ironwood, Michigan in the late 1880's. John's father may have been named Anders Brattlund. At one point my family changed the spelling to "Brottlund" with an "o" instead of an "a." Any help on researching the Brattlund/Brottlund family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Brottlund Family

myrobnoyes — 2001-07-04 04:26:55Z

Hello, Scott! Thank you for your reply to my query about the Brottlund family! Yours is the first one since I created the message board last June! I have had trouble finding things about this side of our family, so I was excited to hear from you! I used to correspond with Uncle Walter and Aunt Gertie Brottlund in Ironwood years ago, but since they're gone now, I didn't know where to go next. I guess we are second cousins or something like that since John and Mathilda Brottund are our common great-grandparents! Your grandfather Art and my grandma Emma were next to eachother in age. I just got in touch with someone from Great-Grandma Mathilda's Henry/Henrikson side of the family and this distant cousin sent me some new info. Anyway, do you know anything about John Brottund's parents Anders and "?" ? Anything you could give me would be so much appreciated, and I'd be willing to share the Henry/Hendrikson research with you. My e-mail address is myrobnoyes1@juno.com. Thanks again! Myrna

Ema 'Brottlund' Esselbach

judylbaker — 2001-06-28 23:02:57Z

Hi, I'm Judy (Brottlund) Baker. My 'farfar', father's father was William M. Brottlund, son of John Brottlund (Sweden) & Maltida Hendrickson, Stockholm, Sweden. My dad, Clifford (Bud), says that their daughter, his Aunt Ema (Brottlund) Esselback, now deceased, lived in Seattle and had traced the family back to at least the 1700's. I'm going to try to find out if her daughter still has a copy of her work (if my dad can remember her name!). If I can run it down I'll post it. It is my dad's understanding that a great-great, etc., grandfather earned the title von while serving as a mercenary in the Prussian wars and that the family dropped the title when they came to the U.S. because everyone assumed they were German instead of Swedish!??? He also believes their is some German blood in the family from back then. If anyone knows Ema's daughter that could save as all a lot of time & effort! It certainly is nice to see messages from other Brottlunds, we haven't got a very large family compared to others and it's fun since everyone can trace their ancestors back to the same couple. My dad remembers a family agruement at his Grandparent's house about why the 'a' was changed to an 'o', but can't remember the reason 'cause he was just a little kid. John & Matilda's house was in Ironwood, MI, (Aurora location?), on top of a rock. It was distinctive because their were mine cables attached to the rock right below the house. My dad said that Matilda was a very small woman and that John always boiled eggs in the coffee pot when he made the morning coffee. My dad's family lived in Wisconsin & Minnesota so they didn't get to visit the grandparents too often. My grandfather, William (Bill), spoke both Swedish and German. He sang and played a fiddle in a polka band that also did ethnic songs.

Brottlund Family

2001-04-20 11:35:45Z

My Grandfather was Arthur Brottlund one of the 8 children of John Brottlund my father was Arthur Merlin Brottlund July 4,1937-Oct 6 1995. Have you looked in the Ironwood Cemetery for other clues?