Johan Alfred Tornwall (PIC) was born in Sweden 3 JAN 1842, the son of Sven Johan Tornvall and C. L. Nilsdotter. In 1864, he came to America, settling first in Chicago. A year later, he was joined by his wife, Anna Sophia Redel Svensdotter (PIC) son Gothard, and daughter Hilma Sophia. While in Chicago, Johan and Anna had a son Alfred Pierre and a daughter Anna Josephine.

Later the family moved to Mississippi, settling in Pittsboro, Calhoun Co. where Johan was a tanner, harness maker, and cobbler. The 1900 census says that he was a naturalized citizen.

Hilma Ruby Wilson Seay remembered her grandfather Tornwall as having blue eyes with black hair. He was gentle, sweet, good natured, and slow to anger. He died in 1908 from pneumonia. Johan and Anna Tornwall wrote their children in Swedish and some of these letters have survived.

The children of Johan Alfred Tornwall and Anna Sophia Rede Svensdotter were:

1. Gothard Emanuel Tornwall, b. 17 MAR 1862 in Sweden, d. 1903 in Mulberry, Florida. m. 17 JAN 1886 Anna Lee Ivy.
   
   
2. Hilma Sophia Tornwall, b. 27 MAR 1864 in Sweden, d. 9 MAY 1901 in Miss. m. 25 OCT 1885 Charles James Wilson b. 27 OCT 1862, d. 15 MAY 1938.
   
   
3. Alfred Pierre Tornwall, b. 4 APR 1867 in Chicago, m. Ella.
   
   
4. Anna Josephine Tornwall, b. 5 MAR 1869 in Chicago, d. 4 JAN 1951 in Miss. m. A. Theodore Smith b. 27 NOV 1856, d. 11 NOV 1911.