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• FSID: KWJZ-JXK
• Bopæl: 1870, Fayette, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• Bopæl: 1880, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA

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Susan Swain Nilsson lived in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. She and her parents, John and Elizabeth Swain were converted to the gospel. In l863 when Susan was sixteen years old, she and her parents, along with her two young brothers, sailed from London to New York City on the ship Amazon. They went from New York to Omaha, Nebraska by boat and train, then were there outfitted with a wagon full of supplies and oxen to pull the wagon and made their trek to Utah. Susan walked all the way, taking turns carrying her baby brother.

After traveling for a few days on the plains, the Swain wagon caught fire and most of their luggage, belongings and what little they had, was burned. This was a great loss to them. The teamsters of their wagon train took a great interest in the little crippled lad, Albert, and allowed him to ride most of the way. John and Elizabeth Swain and Susan walked all the way from Omaha to Salt Lake City and took turns carrying Ed. Those not so occupied gathered "buffalo chips" for their fire each night. Grandfather, John Swain, used to say that he broke a tooth trying to eat the hardtack bread. "They arrived in Salt Lake City 4 October 1863, having walked a distance of 1000 miles. Their stay in Salt Lake was short. Very soon they were sent to Nephi, leaving Salt Lake City October 16th and arriving in Nephi 20 October 1863. While they lived at Nephi, Susan worked at a hotel kept by people by the name of Foote. She worked for six weeks to earn enough money to buy herself a calico dress and a pair of shoes.

She ultimately settled in Monroe, Utah marrying Jeppa Nilsson. They had eleven children, which now gives them a big posterity. Susan worked very hard until her health started to fail and after being bedridden for some time, died at age sixty.

Marilyn Magleby Hallows writes: During the depression years, when I was young, my Dad often had to work away from home, coming back to Monroe only on weekends. Some of this time we lived with Grandma Tuft (Lydia). She had a big house with three bedrooms upstairs, enough for Mom, the twins, Susann and Shanann and David and Dan. As the extra child, I slept with Mom during the week. When Dad came home, I slept with Grandma. Just beyond the foot of Grandma’s bed hung a big gold framed picture of her mother (inset above), Susan Swain Nilsson. When I slept with Grandma and it was time for bed, I would jump under the covers and close my eyes tight. Then in the morning I would quickly get up and leave the bedroom for fear that I would see Grandma Nilsson’s big beautiful eyes blink at me from her picture. Of course, when I grew older, I got over that fear and was very pleased a few years ago to inherit Great Grandma Nilsson’s picture. I hung it downstairs in our family room just across from the piano. It fit in so well with the other memorabilia from the past that we had displayed.

Susan blev gift med Jeppa Nilsson den 21 mar. 1867 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. Jeppa (søn af Nils Anderson Schill og Elna Jeppesdotter) blev født den 5 okt. 1841 i Westertorp, Lilla Isie, Malmohus, Sweden; blev døbt den 6 okt. 1841 i Lilla Isie, Malmöhus, Sweden; døde den 22 nov. 1921 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 24 nov. 1921 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

1. John Nilsson blev født den 23 feb. 1868 i Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States; døde den 26 okt. 1868 i Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, USA; blev begravet i 1868 i Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, USA.
2. Joseph Andrew Nilsson blev født den 15 sep. 1875 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 2 jul. 1969 i Vulcan, Alberta, Canada; blev begravet den 5 jul. 1969 i Raymond, Warner, Alberta, Canada.
3. Sarah Elizabeth Nilsson blev født den 11 mar. 1870 i Fayette, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States; døde den 26 okt. 1932 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 30 okt. 1932 i Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.
4. Susan Laura Nilsson blev født den 23 okt. 1886 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 13 jan. 1954 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 15 jan. 1954 i Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
5. Edward Samuel Nilsson blev født den 11 maj 1877 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 17 jan. 1878 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 17 jan. 1878 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA.
6. Lydia Ann Nilsson blev født den 18 feb. 1879 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 28 mar. 1966 i Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 1 apr. 1966 i Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.
7. Jeppa Albert Nilsson blev født den 12 mar. 1874 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 10 feb. 1947 i Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, USA; blev begravet den 13 feb. 1947 i Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, USA.
8. William Leslie Nilsson blev født den 16 okt. 1889 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 3 mar. 1959 i Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 7 mar. 1959 i Midvale City Cemetery, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
9. James Niels Nilsson blev født den 29 jan. 1872 i Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, USA; døde den 2 dec. 1936 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 5 dec. 1936 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA.
10. Ralph Franklin Nilsson blev født den 12 maj 1883 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 27 apr. 1955 i Bountiful, Davis, Utah, USA; blev begravet i apr. 1955 i Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA.
11. Alma Frederick Nilsson blev født den 16 maj 1881 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 18 okt. 1969 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet i okt. 1969 i Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA.