OHLANDER, John

OHLANDER, John

I do not have this photo. It is in the possession of Erin Pittman who emailed the digital copy to me, so I could do the research necessary to determine if there are any existing family who might wish to have the photo.

What is known about John Ohlander is that he was a friend of Erin's gr-gr-grandfather, Taylor Holt. The photo was among Holt's personal effects, which Erin is now sifting through.

Taylor Holt appeared to have become acquainted with Ohlander when the two worked in Mexico for the American Mining company in the first decade of the 1900s.

John Ohlander was born in Sweden May 18, 1860 and immigrated in Sept 1888. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States on 12 Oct 1896. He lived in Chicago and Minneapolis. On paperwork to go abroad in 1900, he states that he is single and lists an emergency contact person as his brother Sven Ohlander, Winona Street, Chicago ILL.

On a July 1917 passport application to go to Mexico, John Ohlander states "From 1898 to 1899 I resided in South America on a mining proposition. I left the US in 1900 for Mexico, return to the US in 1902 and resided here until 1903. From 1903 to April 1906 I resided in Mexico. From 1900 to 1906 I was in the employ of the Mexican Lead Company of 82 Beaver Street, NY City, and from 1906 to 1916 I was employed in Mexico by American concerns, principally American Smelting & Refining Co." 

Died in Manhattan NY 9 Sep 1929. I do not find evidence that he ever married or had offspring. In order to find some family for this photograph, I will have to rely on his brother Sven.

Brother Sven, born 1863 in Sweden, died in Chicago 7 April 1937. Records indicate his parents were Johan and Christine Ohlander & spouse was named Josephine.

1910 CENSUS > Illinois > Cook > Chicago > 1411 Winona Street
OHLANDER, Sven, head, 45, born in Sweden, imm. 1888, clerk in Real Estate office
OHLANDER, Josephine E. wife, 36, born in Sweden, imm. 1889
OHLANDER, Alfred L, son, 3, born in Illinois