Claus Herman Karlson

Brief Life History of Claus Herman

When Claus Herman Karlson was born on 20 September 1849, in Grevbäck, Skaraborg, Sweden, his father, Lars Karlsson, was 36 and his mother, Britta Andersson, was 26. He married Henrietta Elizabeth Severe on 10 January 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 3 July 1915, in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claus Herman Karlson
1849–1915
Henrietta Elizabeth Severe
1857–1928
Marriage: 10 January 1875
William Herman Karlson
1876–1876
Lily Virginia Karlson
1878–1926
Noel Severe Karlson
1879–1962
Nellie Elizabeth Karlson
1881–1937
Claus Raymond Karlson
1883–1973
Lawrence Severe Karlson
1885–1949
Annie Britta Karlson
1887–1972
Louis Edgar Karlson
1890–1971
Ida May Karlson
1892–1965
Birdie Henrietta Karlson
1894–1982
Amy Eola Karlson
1896–1958
Leo Ronald Karlson
1899–1971

Sources (44)

  • John Felt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Birth and christening record for Clas Herman
  • Claus H. Karlson, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States

1852

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

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

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.

Possible Related Names

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His father's death

After some research I believe that he passed away on his families hand cart journey to Utah on the Mormon trail.

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