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Henry Forsander and his wife Velin (Vivian)
The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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mkellogg10@aol.com
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Feb 16, 2005
10:17 AM

His wife was a third class passenger on the Titanic.
She survived and we have on permenant display her handbag
and a new york letter to her from Relief fund.
Within our display, we would like to include more information about her.
It is my understanding that she was coming to America to marry Henry. She was 22 yrs old at the time of the sinking.
She had a daughter Elsie.

I'm looking for more background information. thank you.
ms. kellogg

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Denise
163 posts
Feb 16, 2005
12:00 PM

I can find no connection for Henry or his wife ever living in the Tampico area. They show up on the 1920 & 1930 census records as well as the SSDI - as living in Chicago/Cook Co. until their deaths in 1963 & 1966.

There is a plethora of web sites addressing the Titanic and its passengers, etc.

Here is some random info I ran across (you can send for the original SS app for more info as well as for the naturalization papers on Henry):

Henry Forsander found in:

Census Microfilm Records: Illinois, 1920
Age: 35
Gender: M
Race: W
Birthplace: SWED
State: Illinois
County: COOK
Locale: 23-WD CHICAGO
Series: T625
Roll: 335
Part: 1
Page: 49A
2736 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
Naturalized 1916

1930 United States Federal Census
Viewing records 1-3 of 3 matches for:
Henry Forsander

Name Family Members Home in 1930
(City,County,State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relation

5448 Forest Ave.,
Henry Forsander Vivan Forsander Chicago, Cook, IL abt 1884 Sweden Head
Vivan Forsander Henry Forsander Chicago, Cook, IL abt 1891 Wife
Elsie Forsander Henry Forsander,
Vivan Forsander Chicago, Cook, IL abt 1917 Daughter

Occupation: Finisher/Pattern
Immigrated 1910/naturalized

SSDI
Name: Henry Forsander
SSN: 355-10-4568
Last Residence: Illinois
Born: 19 May 1883
Died: Jul 1963
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 )

SAMPLE LETTER TO SEND FOR ORIGINAL SS APPLICATION:

Social Security Administration
Office of Central Records Operations
FOIA Workgroup
P.O. Box 17772
300 N. Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21290

Dear Freedom of Information Officer,

Please send me a copy of the application for a social security card (Form SS5) filed by the following person. I found the information on the Social Security Death Master file CD by GenRef, Inc. GenRef gathered its information from the Social Security Death Master file compiled by the Social Security Administration.

My understanding is that the fee is $27.00 for a copy of an original application if I supply the Social Security Number, or $29.00 if the Social Security Number is unknown or incorrect. Or, I can obtain a computer extract of an application for $16.00 if I provide the Social Security Number or $18.00 if the number is unknown or incorrect.

Enclosed is a check or money order for $___________, made payable to the Social Security Administration. Thank you for your assistance.

FORSANDER, HENRY
355-10-4568
Birth: 19 May 1883
Death: Jul 1963

Sincerely,

Address:

Daytime Phone Number:

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/bio.php/1092.html
Velin Öhman
Miss Velin Öhman (1), 22, was born 14 March 1890 (2). She was from Eks parish, Mariestad, Västergötland, Sweden.

Velin Öhman boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger (ticket number 347085, £7 15s 6d) she was destined for Chicago, IL (3). She was rescued in Collapsible C with fellow Swede Hilda Maria Hellström.

She died in Chicago, Illinois on 19 November 1966.

Notes
1. Velin Öhman is listed in the American Senate list as Velin Olman and in other lists as E. Orman.
2. This date taken from Wetterholm (1996), the death certificate gives date as 14 March 1892.
3. She claimed to be travelling to the home of her uncle Henry Forsander who turns out to have been her fiancé.

Documents
State of Illinois Medical Certificate of Death

Sources
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])

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

Acknowledgements
Claes-Göran Wetterholm, Sweden

Contributors
Phillip Gowan, USA
Leif Snellman, Finland

Information on this page may conflict with the more up-to-date Person Summary.
For related images and documents please see the Person Summary.

http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography.php/ohman_velin_1092.html
Miss Velin Öhman
She was born on Friday 14th March 1890

When the Titanic sank Velin Öhman was aged 22 years 1 months and 1 days.

Her last residence was in Mariestad Sweden

She boarded the Titanic as a 3rd Class passenger at Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 , Ticket No. 347085 , £7 15s 15d

Destination: Chicago Illinois United States

Velin Öhman survived the sinking (boat C) and was picked up by the Carpathia disembarking at New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912

She died on Saturday 19th November 1966 (Heart Failure / Disease) and was buried at Chapel Hill Gardens West Elmhurst Illinois United States

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Denise, Tampico Area Historical Society

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