▁Massachusetts , ▁to ▁Carl ▁and ▁Sel ma ▁As pl und , ▁both ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Sweden . ▁Her ▁parents ▁had ▁lived ▁briefly ▁in ▁Missouri ▁prior ▁to ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Wor c ester . ▁L ill ian ▁had ▁a ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁Carl , ▁and ▁two ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Filip , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁and ▁Clar ence , ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁family ▁received ▁word ▁that ▁L ill ian ' s ▁pat ernal ▁grand father ▁had ▁died ▁back ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁As ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁exec utor ▁of ▁his ▁estate , ▁the ▁family ▁made ▁arrang ements ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Sweden ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁farm , ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Als eda ▁in ▁Sm å land . ▁L ill ian , ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁three ▁brothers ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Boston ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁C un ard ▁Line ' s ▁I vern ia , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 ▁from ▁where ▁they ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Goth enburg ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Als eda . ▁The ▁family ▁remained ▁at ▁Als eda ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁ 4 ▁ 3 / 4 ▁years ▁while ▁sett ling ▁matters ▁with ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁car ing ▁for ▁L ill ian ' s ▁grand m other , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁Sel ma ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁another ▁son , ▁Felix , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁By ▁early ▁ 1 9