His paternal grandfather Niels Truedsson ( 1847 -- 1921 ) left Scania in Sweden in the 1870s .
His paternal grandfather Niels Truedsson ( 1847 -- 1921 ) came to the United States via Germany , settling in Blair , Nebraska with his surname anglicized as Truhlsen .
His paternal grandfather Niels Truedsson ( 1847 -- 1921 ) left Scania in Sweden in the 1870s and came to the United States via Germany , settling in Blair , Nebraska with his surname anglicized as Truhlsen .