Carin Jonsson Hellstrom

Brief Life History of Carin Jonsson

When Carin Jonsson Hellstrom was born on 29 March 1859, in Indor, Våmhus, Kopparberg, Sweden, her father, Johan Hellstrom, was 24 and her mother, Mait Persdotter, was 27. She married Nils Torkelsson Jr in 1879. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cottonwood, Powell, Montana, United States in 1910 and Deer Lodge, Powell, Montana, United States in 1920. She died on 14 June 1924, in Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nils Torkelsson Jr
1854–1934
Carin Jonsson Hellstrom
1859–1924
Marriage: 1879
Herman Tarkalson
1879–1953
Mabel Edith Tarkalson
1882–1954
Nobel Victor Torkelsson
1884–1885
Evelyn Tarkalson
1886–1991
Pearl Violet Torkelsson
1889–1889
Oliver Torkelsson
1890–1890
Arthur Tarkalson
1891–1954
'Mary' Marion Louise Tarkalson
1894–1942
Lilly Faith Tarkalson
1896–1976

Sources (30)

  • Carrie Tarkalson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Carrie Hallstrom, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • Carrie Torkalson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1862

Historical Boundarie 1862: Missoula, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Missoula, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Deer Lodge, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Deer Lodge, Montana, United States 1901: Powell, Montana, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Anders, Mats, Nels, Nils, Sigfrid, Sven.

Swedish (Hellström): ornamental name composed of the elements häll ‘(flat) rock’ (as used in placenames) + ström ‘river’. Compare Helstrom and Hillstrom .

Possibly also an Americanized form of Swedish Hällström (see Hallstrom 2), a cognate of 1 above.

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

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