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Birth: Oscar's birth place is given as Lillån on the ship manifest when the family came to the U.S., his is seen in the 1927 Household Examination in Bäcketorp. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Oscar married Marjorie Ann SCHLINK on 14 Feb 1953 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. Marjorie (daughter of Otto Hilarius SCHLINK and Marie Caroline ANNEN) was born on 2 Oct 1929 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; died on 22 Jul 2020 in Bloomington, Hennepin, MN; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Other Events and Attributes:
Immigratn: Oscar first traveled to the United States in 1913. Census: 1914 - 1922 Household Examination shows that Oscar, who is now listed as Oskar Henning Karlsson has returned from America on Nov. 30 1921 and is living with or near his mother and two brothers. Immigratn: Oscar and Gerda came to the United States aboard the S. S. Drottningholm, sailing from Gothenburg, Sweden in November of 1925. They are listed as Oscar Henning Eriksson, 36, carpenter; his wife Gerda Matilda, 27, and their infant son Oscar Valfrid, 11 months. They give their last address as Lillån, Örebro, Sweden and each lists their nearest relative in Sweden as Maria Eriksson of Örebro County in Sweden. They give their destination as Frederic, Wisconsin. Census: 1922 - 1927 Household Examination shows that Oscar is now married and living with or near his mother. During this time period he and his family leave for North America. Census: 1930 census at Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN shows: Oscar H. Carlson, 41, first married at age 34, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, carpenter, construction, immigrated 1926; Gerda, 31, first married at age 24, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1926; Oscar, 5, b. SWEDEN. Census: 1940 census at Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN shows Oscar H. Carlson, 50, b. SWEDEN, same house in 1935, carpenter, building contractor; Gerde M., 41, b. SWEDEN; Oscar W., son, 15, b. SWEDEN. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Oscar married Gerda Mathilda LANDSTRÖM on 18 Nov 1922 in Hidinge, Örebro, SWEDEN. Gerda (daughter of August LANDSTRÖM and Carolina Mathilda PERSDOTTER) was born on 25 Jun 1898 in Svensboda, Hidinge, Örebro, SWEDEN; died on 11 Jan 1977 in Burnsville, Dakota, MN; was buried on 14 Jan 1977 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Immigratn: Oscar and Gerda came to the United States aboard the S. S. Drottningholm, sailing from Gothenburg, Sweden in November of 1925. They are listed as Oscar Henning Eriksson, 36, carpenter; his wife Gerda Matilda, 27, and their infant son Oscar Valfrid, 11 months. They give their last address as Lillån, Örebro, Sweden and each lists their nearest relative in Sweden as Maria Eriksson of Örebro County in Sweden. They give their destination as Frederic, Wisconsin. Census: 1922 - 1927 Household Examination shows that Oscar is now married and living with or near his mother. During this time period he and his family leave for North America. Census: 1950 census shows Gerda M. Carlson, 51, widow, b. SWEDEN, maid work, private hospital; Oscar W., son, 25, b. SWEDEN, carpenter, home builder. They reside at 2509 12th Avenue S., Minneapolis. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Census: 1930 census at Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN shows Otto H. Schlink, 26, married at age 23, b. MN, parents b. GERMANY, receiving clerk, retail grocery store; Marie C., 24, married at 22, b. MN, parents b. MN/MN; Margery A., 5/12, b. MN. Census: 1950 census shows Otto H. Schlink, 45, b. MN, plaster tender; Marie C., 44, b. MN, stenographer, printing company; children b. MN: Marjorie A., 20, stenographer, wholesale drugs; Joan F., 17; Clifford C., 15; Charlotte P., 15; James E., 13. It is further recorded that Otto completed 8th grade, worked 52 weeks the previous year and earned $3251. and the total earned by the family was $4003. He did not serve in any armed forces. The family lives at 2619 13th Avenue South. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Otto married Marie Caroline ANNEN on 15 Nov 1927 in Hennepin Co., MN. Marie (daughter of John C. ANNEN and Elizabeth A. CLEMENT) was born on 19 Apr 1905 in Shakopee, Scott, MN; died on 20 Jul 1979 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; was buried in Shakopee Catholic Cemetery, Shakopee, Scott, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]