[Eric in the Ozarks]

My great grandfather, Gustavis Adolphis Svenson, arrived from Vastervik, Sweden in 1902. The immigration authorities changed his name to Gus Swanson and that's what is on his gravestone.

[Charles Henrickson]

My great grandfather, Gustavis Adolphis Svenson, arrived from Vastervik, Sweden in 1902. The immigration authorities changed his name to Gus Swanson. . . .

Min farfar kom från Bohuslän, Sverige, i 1902. De ändrade hans namn från "Karl Henriksson" till "Charles Henrickson," och jag är uppkallad efter honom.