Brief Life History of Oscar
When Oscar Carlson was born on 18 December 1850, in Sweden, his father, Carl Jacobson, was 30 and his mother, Eva Christina Larsdotter, was 30. He married Nellie Nelson on 1 April 1877, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mirage Township, Kearney, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years. He died on 15 February 1910, in Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Bethany Cemetery, Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Carlson, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
- Oscar Carlson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Oscar Carlson in entry for Herbert L Carlson, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
Spouse and Children
1850–1910 Male
1856–1944 Female
Children (7)
1877–1951 Female
1879– Male
1882–1954 Male
1886–1977 Female
1888– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1820–1863 Male
1821–1894 Female
Siblings (1)
1850–1910 Male
World Events (8)
1852
Age 2
1863
Age 13
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 16
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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