Brief Life History of Carl Robert
When Carl Robert Carlson was born on 31 May 1874, in Stockaryd, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Karl August Andersson, was 31 and his mother, Anna Maria Johannesdotter, was 41. He married Emma Magnuson on 5 July 1902, in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Norrö, Jönköping, Sweden for about 5 years. He died on 16 May 1961, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Carl H Carlson in household of Robert Carlson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Birth Certificate for Alfhild
- Carl R Carlson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office.
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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