The Carlson Brothers

There were 5 Carlson brothers that came over from Stjälkhammer, which is in Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland, Sweden: Oscar, Albin, Sigurd, Edward and Axel.  Their sister, Esther was also in this country for a time, but developed "consumption" and Sigurd Carlson took her back to Sweden where she died about 1910.  Oscar died in a lumber camp early on - we believe it was in British Columbia. The rest stayed in the Kiron/ Odebolt vicinity all of their lives.  Axel never married and lived many years with Sigurd and his wife.

The "Carlson Brothers" appear on a 1908 plat map in Section 17, Wheeler Township as "Res. of Carlson Bros." on land owned by W. L. Royter (Reuter). They worked as farm laborers and in lumber camps before they bought their own land and married, some of them working on the Adams Ranch near Odebolt.  Their immigration dates are as follows: Oscar (1893),  Albin (1894), Edward (1897), and Sigurd (1898).  The story is that each sent money over to Sweden for the next brother to come.  This continued until Axel arrived in 1903, accompanied by his sister, Esther. 

 

  
The Carlson Brothers Family Lines

1 Mans Olofsson b: 15 Mar 1787 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: 11 Jun 1829 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish
. +Anna Jonsdotter b: 14 Apr 1798 Storaved, G-Rum, SWE d: Unknown SWE m: 3 Nov 1814 G-Rum, SWE
...... 2 Karl Gustav Mansson b: 12 Apr 1821 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish d: 3 Jan 1852 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, 
.......... +Elenora Carolina Magnusdotter b: 25 Dec 1819 Falerum G-Rum, SWE d: Unknown m: 16 Nov 1841 G-Rum, SWE Father: Magnus Andersson Mother: Brita Catharina Svensdotter
.............. 3 Karl Otto Karlsson b: 30 Oct 1843 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish  d: 16 Nov 1911 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish
.................. +Catarina Sofia Johansdotter b: 4 Aug 1843 Melby, Ukna parish  d: 2 Jan 1917 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Father: Johan Andersson Mother: Catharina Charlotta Nilsdotter
...................... 4 Gustav Adolf Karlsson b: 2 Jul 1865 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: Bef. 1890 SWE
...................... 4 Carl Rickard Karlsson b: 11 Mar 1867 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: Abt. 1890 SWE
...................... 4 Axel Karlsson b: Abt. 1868 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: Abt. 1868 SWE
...................... 4 Knut Oscar Carlson b: 13 Jan 1872 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: Abt. 1900 British Columbia, Canada
...................... 4 A. Albin Carlson b: 10 Jun 1874 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, Kalmar län, Småland SWE d: 20 Feb 1942 Odebolt, IA
.......................... +Ingeborg Josephine Brynteson b: 3 Mar 1896 Odebolt, IA d: 6 Mar 1957 Odebolt, IA m: 29 Mar 1916 Odebolt, IA
...................... 4 Edward August Carlson b: 17 Sep 1876 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, d: 30 Nov 1950 Wheeler Twp, Sac Co, IA
.......................... +H. Mary Peterson b: 22 Mar 1886 d: 23 Jul 1963 Odebolt, IA m: 10 Oct 1908
...................... 4 Sigurd Franz Carlson b: 11 Jun 1879 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish  d: 12 Oct 1963 Odebolt, IA
.......................... +Anna Mabel Anderson b: 28 Apr 1884 Wheeler Twp, Sac Co, IA d: 16 Jan 1967 Odebolt, IA m: 29 Mar 1911 Wall Lake, Sac Co., IA Father: Olaus Andersson Mother: Britta Stina Larsdotter
...................... 4 Esther Maria Karlsson b: 28 Sep 1881 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, d: Abt. 1910 SWE
...................... 4 Axel Herman Carlson b: 12 Aug 1884 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish,  d: 3 May 1972 Odebolt, IA
...................... 4 Edith Karlsson b: 1 Dec 1886 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish, d: 9 Jul 1976 SWE
...................... 4 Gustav Adolf Karlsson b: 23 Jul 1892 Stjälkhammar, Ukna parish,  d: 21 Apr 1972 SWE
.............. 3 Sabina Axelina Karlsson b: 9 Mar 1842 SWE d: SWE
.............. 3 Rickard Magnus Karlsson b: 7 Feb 1846 SWE d: SWE
.............. 3 Albertina Maria Karlsson b: 15 Feb 1848 SWE d: SWE
.............. 3 Clara Matilda Karlsson b: 4 Mar 1852 SWE d: SWE
.............. 3 Claes Gustav Adolf Karlsson b: 17 Jun 1852 SWE d: SWE


Ancestor Trees of the Carlson Brother's Parents

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LINKS

Kiron Country Library.  The site contains data from various record sources for thousands of  people associated with the farming community of Kiron, Iowa mostly in the 1867 to 1930 time period. ( It also contains information on people who lived in and around Arthur and Odebolt, Iowa.)  These people were mostly Swedish, but some Norwegian, German, Irish, English, Scottish, Bohemian and other immigrants lived among them.  The area of focus are the townships of Otter Creek, Stockholm, Hayes  and Wheeler in Crawford, Ida, and Sac counties.   If you have ancestors from this area, be sure to look at the site!

GenWeb - Sac County, Iowa..... This site contains a wealth of useful information for genealogists searching in Sac County, Iowa, thanks to Marilyn Dose!
 

 

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