Pehr Olsson

GEDCOM Note

aka Par

1811 - born in Tofta, Tosta Malmohus 12 Dec 1811

1851 - Fageltofta, Kris. married there on 16 Apr 1851

1854 - Ostra Inglestad, Kris. - died there 14 Nov 1854

Edward Roy Ludwig states his grandfather's name was Pars Parson rather that Pars Olsson. See following. The following was information obtained by Edward Roy Ludwig from his mother Anna Parson (Parsdotter) Ludwig at different times.: "My mother's folks, way back,"My (mother's) folks, way back, were Swedish people and descended from the ancient Goths. They lived mainly in Skane, the southernmost tip of Sweden and nearest to Denmark. Mother mentioned that there was Danish blood in the family." (historical note - prior to the area they were from being Sweden - it actually WAS Denmark. Sweden conquered it and it has been Sweden ever since!) "My grandfather on my mother's side was Pars Parson (really it was Pehr Olsson) who was abused at his home and ran away, going to southeren Sweden. By his first wife he had two sons, Ake and Anders. My mother remembers Ake for his interest in her. My grandmother "Bengta" of the Kronevall family became Pars second wife. My mother, Anna, was the only surviving child and was born on August 28, 1854, in Ingelstad, in southern Skone, Sweden. The family were manufactuters of cheese and other dairy products, in Jerrestad nearby." (this last fact of where they lived and worked was corraborate by paid genealogist as well).

"Pars Parson was one of two who could ride a certain high spirited hourse. He rode him one cold night in winter, was thrown by the side of the road, badly injured, unconscious, and died in the night soon after he was discovered.

Paid Genealogist found information Par Olsson - b. 12-December, 1811, Tofta d. 14 Nov, 1854 42yrs 11 months Bengta mansdotter b. 17 Oct, 1822 in Andarum Parrish Anders Parsson b. 27 June, 1845 in Fageltofta Anna Parsdotter b. 28 Aug, 1854 in Ingelstad Ake Parsson b. 10 April, 1840 in Fageltofta All came from Fageltofta After Par died Bengta, Anders, and Anna moved to Vallby Parrish in Jerrestad, Kristianstad

War during his lifetime: War with Norway in 1814 as Norway was awarded to Sweden under the Treaty of Kiel but Norway resisted this agreement of being ruled under Sweden, but then did form a personal union with Sweden under the Convention of Moss.

http://www.understandingyourancestors.com/asl/skaneEvents.aspx Below history

Napoleon´s Effect on Skåne (1808-1815)

Tumult brewed in France, sending waves across all of Europe. As countries joined France´s Continental System one by one, Sweden clung to an alliance with England against Napoleon. In 1805, Sweden launched a brief, but disastrous attack against France in Pommerania, Sweden´s foothold in Germany. Then, in February of 1808, Russia struck Sweden in Finland (then part of Sweden), using Sweden´s support of England as an excuse. More likely, Russia was simply taking advantage of an opportunity to incorporate Finland into Russia.

The resulting war was one of the biggest disasters in Swedish history. Gustav IV, who had taken his father´s position as king, proved to be incompetent. Defeat in Finland came quickly. The troops, of which Nils may have been a part, suffered more from the conditions than the fighting. Poor planning, limited supplies, and inadequate training caused thousands of soldiers to die of cold, hunger, and unsanitary conditions.

By the beginning of 1809, Russian troops descended on Sweden. Russia´s allies, Denmark-Norway and France, became involved. Sensing impending collapse, a Swedish general, with support from much of the army, walked into the king´s room in Stockholm and arrested Gustav on March 13, 1809. On Christmas Eve of that year, Gustav IV left Sweden forever.

A temporary government tried to salvage the situation as best as possible, making peace with everyone involved. In the end, Sweden had no choice but to cede over a third of its territory and join the Continental System supported by Napoleon. The humiliation and sense of despair reached from the leaders in Stockholm to the peasants in the villages.

Over the next months and years, Sweden struggled to find solid footing again. In a matter of two weeks, the drafting committee put together a new constitution that lasted, with a few revisions, until 1970. Choosing a ruler proved to be a difficult task. After considerable maneuvering and mind changing, the temporary government settled on a most unusual candidate -- Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a French general. The royal family adopted Bernadotte, who assumed the more Swedish-sounding name of Karl Johann.

When Napoleon´s troops began to weaken, England and its allies saw their chance. Soon the war pulled in nearly all of Europe. Sweden entered against the French. Although Nils was a middle-aged man by that time, he may have still followed Karl Johann as he led Swedish troops into his former homeland of France.

At last, the coalition forces defeated France. Denmark had joined the war on the side of the French and now had to pay. Sweden walked away with the kingdom of Norway. Previously a part of Denmark, Norway now became incorporated into Sweden (although in name only), a condition that remained until 1905.

Peace in Skåne (1814)

One of the most important dates in Sweden´s military history didn´t mark a battle or a war. Instead, it marked peace. In 1814, Sweden settled into a long period of peace - in fact, the longest continuous period of peace for any country in European history. In part, Sweden just didn´t have the strength or resources to wage war anymore.

Around this time another peace also descended on Skåne. This one was an internal peace, the end to the struggle of the people against the Swedish authority, and the acceptance of Skåne as a province of Sweden. Ironically though, a final act of violence preceded this peace.

Throughout the last half of the 1700s, the underlying tension between the people of Skåne and the Swedish government continued, occasionally bubbling up. Emotions finally boiled over on June 15, 1811 in the village of Klågerup. At the Klågerup castle, one thousand peasants gathered to protest the cruelty of the noble living there as well as the fact that new troops had just been called up to attack Norway. The military was summoned to drive away the mob. By the time the skirmish ended, military forces had killed at least twenty-nine (and some accounts claim many more) peasants.

This represented the last major internal fighting in Skåne. As time passed, the peasants of Skåne became more integrated, gained more rights, and perhaps even more significantly, gave up hope of independence.