Klara Vilemenia Skoog
- Born: 1 Jul 1887, Warberg, Sweden
- Marriage (1): Karl Eric Viking Karlson
- Died: 11 Jan 1967 at age 79
 General Notes:
son's obit; census; research of K. Wright 1980
11 Apr 1916- USS Stockholm - sailed from Gothenberg, Sweden and arrived Port of NY 25 April 1916.
Manifest of Alien passengers for US:
Klara Wilhelmina Karlsson age 28 yrs; dress maker; last permanent residence Tarberg, Sweden with her father [Isak Pontius Skog of Tarberg]. Also traveling with her is her 2 yr old son Karl Erik Svante/Swante Karlsson [the grandson of Isac Pontius Skog]. They are to join Klara's husband [and Karl's father] Viking Carlsson in c/o H. Brigham of Concord, MA.
wikipedia:
A fortress called Varberg (at that time written Wardbergh, "watch hill") was erected in the 1280s as part of a chain of military establishments along the coast, in what was then Danish territory.
[today Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland, Sweden]
Klara married Karl Eric Viking Karlson, son of Alfred Karlson and Maria Johanna Hedberg. (Karl Eric Viking Karlson was born on 10 Aug 1891 in Gottenberg, Sweden and died on 1 Apr 1964 in New York.)
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