Ernest Arthur Viking Karlson

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per JW Straw Father: Ernest Arthur Viking Karlson DOB 4/7/1919 Concord, Mass Died 7/??/2009 Allen, TX Buried Santa Fe, NM National Cemetery

1920 Concord, Middlesex, MA
Carl E Carlson28 born c1892 Sweden
Clara W Carlson31 born c1889 Sweden
Swante Carlson6 male born 1914 Sweden
Ernest A Carlson0 [9/12] male born c1919 MA

In 1925 Ernest and his parents and his brother Karl Arvid sailed to Sweden to visit his grandmother "Johannes Carlsson; Strandbygget, Vistra Gardet 114, Falkenberg"
They returned on the USS Stockholm on 9 apr 1925 and sailed from Gothenburg, Sweden.The manifest shows Karl Erik Karlsson age 22, male, married, Born sweden and final destination Concord, MA; Clara Vilhelmina age 37 [visited MIL]; Karl Arvid [Erik?] age 11 born Sweden and Ernst Arthur age 6[ both of whom visited their grandmother]

1930 Queens, Queens, NY
Viking Carlson38 born c1892 Sweden; emig 1914
Clara Carlson42 born c1888 Sweden; emig 1916
Carl Carlson16 born c1914 Sweden; emig 1916
Ernest Carlson11 born c1919 MA

1940 Hempstead, Nassau, NY [Madison St]
Karl Harlson49 born c1891 Sweden; naturalized; occ: platform man; owms home; income: $1846.00; completed 8th grade
Clara Harlson52 born 1888 Sweden; alien status; completed 6th grade
Ernest Harlson21 born 1919 MA; completed Freshman yr of HS; salary worker in private work; income $1080.00
nexr door is son Karl Jr age 26 born Sweden [naturalized] with wife and child. Karl is a butcher.

WWII draft
Name:Ernest A Karlson
Birth Year:1919
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Massachusetts
State of Residence:New York
County or City:Nassau
Enlistment Date:29 Apr 1941
Enlistment State:New York
Enlistment City:Jamaica
Branch:Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Component:Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:Civil Life
Education:1 year of high school
Civil Occupation:Sales clerks
Marital Status:Single, without dependents
Height:70
Weight:160

US Dept of Veterans Name: Ernest Karlson Gender: Male Birth Date: 7 Apr 1919 Death Date: 14 Jul 2009 Enlistment Date 1: 1 Apr 1941 Release Date 1: 1 Dec 1945

SSDI Name: Ernest Arthur Karlson Last Residence: 75070 Mc Kinney, Collin, Texas BORN: 7 Apr 1919 Died: 14 Jul 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

www.ancestry.com Name of Deceased: Ernest Arthur "Kurley" Karlson Gender: M (Male) Death Date: 14 Jul 2009 Cause of Death: illness Obituary Date: 18 Jul 2009 Newspaper Title: Santa Fe New Mexican Newspaper Location: Santa Fe, NM, USA Spouse's Name: Marian Valdes Parents' Names: Karl Viking Karlson and Klara Skoog Childrens' Names: Rosina May; Tito Karlson Siblings' Names: Carl Karlson; I.W. Li of Rio Rancho, New Mexico Number of Grandchildren: 4 Military: Army

funeral home obit
ERNEST "KURLEY" ARTHUR KARLSON After a brief illness, Ernest "Kurley" Arthur Karlson passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in McKinney, Texas. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He entered the Army in April 1941 in Jamaica, New York attending Baker's and Cooks school. He spent time in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in the Medical Corp and was later transferred as a Tech Sergeant to Bruns General Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. During later years he managed several grocery stores in the Santa Fe area. He married Marian Valdes in 1945. He is survived by his daughter, Rosina May and son-in-law, Harold L. Thomas of San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico; son, Tito Karlson and daughter-in-law, Tracey of Allen, Texas; four grandchildren: Michael S. Karlson, Amberly Gardner, Nicholas Gardner and Stephan Gardner; brother-in-law, I.W. Li of Rio Rancho, New Mexico and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian Valdes Karlson; parents, Karl Viking Karlson and Klara Skoog; and one brother, Carl Karlson. A Memorial Service will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on August 7, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, with the Interment to follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Should friends desire memorials, the family requests donations be made to Fairview Cemetery Preservation Association, P.O. Box 5958, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87502. Ernest was always a loving, compassionate and giving friend to everyone that he met. He will be missed by ALL. Marian Valdes Karlson's memorial will be held at the same time. Their love story contiues. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com. Rhonda McClendon Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral HomeP O Box 1007 McKinney, Texas 75070 -

Find A Grave Memorial# 72872178

Ernest married Marian Thornton Valdes, daughter of Federico Valdes and Rosina May Thornton, on 15 Mar 1945 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. (Marian Thornton Valdes was born on 17 Apr 1921 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, died on 29 Dec 2008 in Allen, Texas and was buried in Santa Fe, New Mexico National Cemetery.)

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