Pedigree chart Johannes Hjort Bengtsson
1845-1931
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Born
Feb 11, 1845
in Våxtorp (N)
Died Sep 6, 1931 in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L) |
Born Feb 11, 1845 in Våxtorp (N)
Died Sep 6, 1931 in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L)
Biography
Born Feb 11, 1845 in Våxtorp (N)Baptized Feb 16, 1845 in Våxtorp (N)
Soldier Norra Skånes regemente, Norra Åsbo Regemente in Rössjöholm, Tåssjö (L)
Lived 1900 in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L)
Lived 1920 in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L)
Ur Frans G Bengtssons bok Den lustgård som jag minns:Ett litet stycke fram, på höger sida om vägen, bodde Johannes Hjort gammal soldat, numera sedan länge nattvakt framme vid Borgen där han en gång i timmen skulle gå runt huset från tio på kvällen till fyra på morgonen och varje gång markera sin närvaro förmedelst en kontrollnyckel, som stacks in i något fiffigt urverk där tidpunkten efteråt kunde avläsas. För detta hade Hjort sitt torp gratis, jämte vissa goda slåtterängar. Det ledsamma för Hjort såsom nattvakt var att han började bli gammal och ängslig av sig: hans fantasi befolkade vid minsta prassel Borgens omgivningar med inbrottstjuvar, som inom kort skulle störta sig över honom. Han klagade över sitt elände, och till hans hjälp inköptes en hund, som han skulle ha med sig i band vid sina strövtåg runt huset. Denna hund skulle Hjort skicka fram mot möjliga fiender och själv hålla sig i bakgrunden. Tankegången slog dock helt fel; hunden märkte att Hjort var rädd och blev då själv rädd och ville gömma sig bak honom; enligt planen var det i stället Hjort som skulle gömma sig bak hunden, och det hela blev en invecklad lek, där båda parter i största panik deltogo med liv och lust. Slutligen fick städerskan Anna, den enda som alltid fanns i huset, väckas och efter undersökning fastslå att inga förbrytarband huserade i omgivningarna. Hjort förblev nattvakt till hög ålder, utan att någonting hände honom. Inbrottstjuvar i ensliga lantliga avkrokar var det ont om på den tiden; men i överensstämmelse med "tidens krav" ha de kanske nu börjat bli talrikare, i sådana fall då inte städerna räcka till för deras trivsel.
From Frans G Bengtsson's book The pleasure garden that I remember:A little further on, on the right side of the road, lived Johannes Hjort, an old soldier, now a long-time night watchman at the Castle where he would walk around the house once an hour from ten in the evening to four in the morning and each time mark his presence by means of a control key, which was inserted into some clever clockwork where the time could be read afterwards. For this, Hjort had his croft free of charge, along with some good hay meadows. The sad thing for Hjort as a night watchman was that he was starting to get old and anxious: at the slightest rustle, his imagination populated the surroundings of the Castle with burglars, who would soon pounce on him. He complained about his misery, and to help him a dog was purchased, which he was to take with him on a leash on his walks around the house. This dog Hjort was to send forward against possible enemies and himself to stay in the background. However, his line of thinking was completely wrong; The dog noticed that Hjort was afraid and then became afraid himself and wanted to hide behind him; according to the plan, it was Hjort who was to hide behind the dog instead, and the whole thing became a complicated game, in which both parties, in the greatest panic, participated with great enthusiasm. Finally, the cleaning lady Anna, the only one who was always in the house, had to be woken up and after investigation it was determined that no gangs of criminals were living in the surroundings. Hjort remained a night watchman until old age, without anything happening to him. Burglars in secluded rural corners were scarce at that time; but in accordance with the "demands of the times" they may now have begun to become more numerous, in cases where the cities were not enough for their comfort.
Lived
1931
in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L)
Died
Sep 6, 1931
in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L)
Relationships and children
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Married
Dec 29, 1868
in Össjö (L)
Elna Troedsdotter. Born Dec 18, 1844 in Össjö (L) Died May 12, 1900 in Gräshagen, Tollsjö, Tåssjö (L) |
Born
Feb 23, 1869
in Össjö (L)