My husband’s ancestors immigrated to the United States from Sweden. His great-grandfather, Nils Malkom Nilsen, was a minister with the Swedish Mission Church and gave sermons in the Swedish language. It is possible he learned English to conduct business, but his son, Arthur, said when he started school, he only knew Swedish, a clue to the language spoken at home. Because of this, Arthur would not allow his children to learn Swedish. Nils Malkom’s wife, Hulda, died before he did in 1924. Four obituaries have been found for her. English language obituaries were printed in the Stockton Record , Turlock Daily Journal, and the Modesto Bee . Nils Malkom had served in churches in each of those localities. An obituary was also printed in the Swedish-language newspaper Vestkusten . A comparison of the obituaries shows some differences and why it’s important to locate all that may have been printed. "Beloved Woman Passes to Rest. Escalon,” Record (Stockton, Calif) , 17 Nov 1924, p. 8, col....
Researching: Davey, Gleeson, Gorrell, Hork, Hutson, Johnston, Jones, Lundquist, Nilsen, Selman, Sievert, Sullivan, Tierney, & Wollenweber.