Brief Life History of Ursila
When Ursila Carlson was born on 4 October 1873, in Östbacken, Jämtland, Sweden, her father, Olof Carlson, was 29 and her mother, Sara Svensdotter, was 24. She married Horace Wimmer Fielding on 9 July 1906, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. She immigrated to Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1882 and lived in Alsen, Jämtland, Sweden for about 10 years. She died on 19 January 1937, in Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Nellie Carlson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Ursila in household of Olof Carlsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"
- Nellie Carlson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1877–1952 Male
1873–1937 Female
Parents and Siblings
1844–1925 Male
1849–1884 Female
Siblings (5)
1871–1969 Male
1873–1937 Female
1878–1943 Male
1882–1882 Male
1884–1884 Male
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed
Age 4
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 17
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lennart, Nils, Sven, Helmer, Iver, Berger, Erland, Lars, Anders, Evald.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Carlsson or Karlsson . This is also an Americanized form of the Norwegian and Danish cognates Carlsen and Karlsen . Compare Charlson .
German: variant of Karlson and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This surname is also found in Britain, possibly to be associated first with immigration of German miners into Cumberland in the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Aunt Nell by Lee
• My Aunt Nell. My Father’s sister, Nellie Carlson, married Horace Fielding. During World War I, Horace went to war—never to return. It is not thought that he was killed there. He just failed to c …
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