Amandus Johansson left Sweden for USA first time Feb 28, 1890 (from Gothenburg to New York). He returned and finally emigrated on April 21 1893. He did not change his name before leaving Sweden.

Titanica

• Name: Mr Johan Ekström
• Born: Sunday 29th July 1866
• Age: 45 years
• Last Residence: in Göteborg Västergötland Sweden
• Occupation: General Labourer
• 3rd Class passenger
• First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
• Ticket No. 347061 , £6 19s 6d
• Destination: Effington Rut South Dakota United States
• Died in the sinking.
• Body Not Recovered

Mr Johan Ekström, 45, was born 29 July 1866 in Sweden, the son of Johan Svensson. He was a farmer living in Effington Rut, South Dakota. He was married in America and had seven children: Lillie Marie, Mabel, Myrtle, Carolina, Edgar Oscar, Robert Clarence and Bernard Victor. He owned his farm together with his brother. A married sister Mrs John Larson lived on 165 Chatham St. New Haven Connecticut.

Ekström was on his way from Nennesmo, Reftele, Småland, Sweden to Effington Rut together with his recently widowed father Johan Svensson. They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as third class passengers. Both men died in the sinking, their bodies were never recovered.

References

• Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0

Acknowledgements

• Leif Snellman, Finland