Brief Life History of Merle Newton
When Merle Newton Carlson was born on 24 August 1922, in Ogden, Boone, Iowa, United States, his father, Gustaf Erik Carlsson, was 45 and his mother, Selma Maria Rydell, was 39. He married Lizabeth J. "Jeanette" Hanson on 1 January 1949, in Bode, Humboldt, Iowa, United States. He lived in Yell Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 12 March 1988, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Merle Carlson in household of Eric G Carlson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Merle Newton Carlson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Merle N Carlson, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
Spouse and Children
1922–1988 Male
1924–2019 Female
Parents and Siblings
1876–1961 Male
1882–1979 Female
Siblings (12)
1907–1995 Female
1908–1917 Male
1910–1982 Female
1911–2005 Male
1913–1988 Male
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 1
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Age 4
1941
Age 19
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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