Gustav Adolf Carlsson

Male26 September 1893–17 February 1961

Brief Life History of Gustav Adolf

When Gustav Adolf Carlsson was born on 26 September 1893, in Sweden, his father, Alfred Leonard Carlsson, was 40 and his mother, Hedvig Hansdatter, was 31. He married Sigrid Johnson about 1918, in Svenneby, Askum, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to United States in 1913 and lived in Fresno, California, United States in 1930 and Judicial Township 9, Fresno, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 February 1961, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Kingsburg Cemetery, Kingsburg, Fresno, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gustav Adolf Carlsson
1893–1961
Sigrid Johnson
1896–
Marriage: about 1918
Charles Howard Carlson
1928–2023

Sources (12)

  • Gustav Carlson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Gustave A Carlson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Gustave Adolph Carlson, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1918Svenneby, Askum, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1897

    Age 4

    World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.

    1912

    Age 19

    Stockholm, Sweden hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Sven, Anders, Erik, Nils, Britt, Mats, Owe, Siw. German Hans, Katharina, Ulrika.

    Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Carl . In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Karlsson . Compare Carlson .

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

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