The Family of Emerson McMillin

of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reynolds. *(Internet)
Nils Florman married 3. Suzanne Hatch Meenan, born October 12, 1917, and died
March 31, 1989. She had three sons, Stephen, Peter, and Michael. Their father was
Harold Meenan. *(Internet)
Obituary - Nils Florman - First Husband of Olga Kohler - Nils Florman died
suddenly on November 4, 1960; beloved husband of Suzanne Hatch; devoted father of
Nils K. and Cornelius F.; stepfather of Stephen, Peter and Michael Meenan; brother of
Mrs. Carl Cassell, Gosta, Adrian and Carl Florman. Reposing at Frank E. Campbell,
Madison Avenue at 81st. Street. Notice of service later.
*(The New York Times,
November 5, 1960)
Gosta Ernst Gustav Florman - Father of Nils Florman - (Translated from Swedish
to English on Ancestry.com) - Gosta Ernst Gustav Florman became a sailor Sjokadett
when 15 years old, did his first ocean expedition to North America and West Indian on
the Balder 1873-1874. He did a few expedition on different vessels. Lieutenant in 1883.
In the Mediterranean he was escorted of the fleet in 1881 he became arrested for assault
and disobeying. Found guilty he got 20 days. Year 1882 he became knight of
Danneborgen. In 1887 discharged and left the ship roll in 1900. The story say that one
day some ship from Horningsholm anchored to the fleet and the officers were invited to
dinner, someone asked if the cadet Gosta Florman was invited too. And so he meet Ida
Bonde. Gosta learned good behavior and manners. They got married in 1885 in
Horningsholm. Gosta went international 1885 to 1886. Everything was paid by the
father in law. It wasn’t a happy marriage, Ida was frail and had a fragile health she spend
lots of time in different farms of her family due to health and to get away from Gosta.
Gosta had a bad temper and was very strict with the children.
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