Martin Alexius Wedin

He emigrated to the USA in the 19th century and worked on ships in San Francisco. Unbeknownst to him, he lived down the street from his younger brother Anders, who had emigrated around the same time for over 5 years (a fact which only revealed itself many years later). Unlike his younger brother, however, he remained in the United States where he married, had children and settled in Maryland.

Anna-Brita Udekwu met his wife and children (he had since died) while in the United States. They were unenthusiastic about her marriage to a black African man, Fabian Udekwu, and refused to let her use their residence to register for a visa because of it. His wife, Anna Wedin, kept in touch with Anna-Hildegard (Anna-Brita's mother) for many years after through Christmas cards and the like.