Karl August Karlson

Brief Life History of Karl August

Karl August Karlson was born on 7 March 1872, in Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. He married Klara Emelia Andersdotter on 10 October 1897, in Partille, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden in 1898 and Gamlestaden, Örgryte, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden in 1909. He died on 1 December 1943, in Gamlestad, Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Karl August Karlson
1872–1943
Alma Maria Victoria Axtelius
1881–1964
Marriage: 10 June 1922
Alvar Kjell Axtelius
1906–1907
Gösta Algot Axtelius
1909–1973
Rosa Margit Viola Karlson
1912–1993
Gustaf Valter Axtelius
1914–1981
Sven Arne Astor Carlsson
1916–1930
Anna Brita Karlsson
1919–1966
Karl Vendel Karlsson
1924–1926

Sources (13)

  • 1891 Census for Karl August Karlsson in Örgryte, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden, unmarried man
  • Birth Record for Karl August Karlsson, b 7 March 1872 in Partille, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden, chr 10 March 1872
  • Marriage Record for Karl August Karlsson and Clara Emilia Andersdr, m 10 October 1897 in Partille, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden

World Events (8)

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

1897

World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Algot, Lars, Nils, Eskil, Holger, Knute, Lennart, Sven. German Kurt, Hans, Otto.

Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Karlsson .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Karlsen , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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