Karl Eric Viking Karlson

  General Notes:

census. son's obit

SS Franconia sailing from Liverpool, England 28 Apr 1914; arrived Boston 7 May 1914
Ship's manifest of alien passengers:
Karl Erik Viking Karlsson -age 22; farm laborer
Last permanent residence: Falkenberg, Sweden
Name and address of nearest relative whence alien came [ Mrs Harold? Karlsson - Gaspen 98? Falkenberg, Sweden] Is this his mother? [Or do I have the wrong person?]
final destination: bro in law Emil Martin at 3225-42 South Manchester, Conn.
ht 5-8; brown hair; blue eyes; born Falkenberg

17 June 1917 WWI draft
Name:Karl Erick Viking Karlson - age 25 yrs; lives in Concord, MA
City:Woburn
County:Middlesex
State:Massachusetts
Birthplace:Falkenburg,Sweden
Birth Date:11 Aug 1891
Race:Caucasian (White); married with wife and one child.
Draft Board:29
Served as a Private for 6 mos in Sweden
Works as farm hand for Harry Brigham in Concord, MA; medium height and build with blue eyes and lt brown hair - not bald

On 9 April 1925 he returned from Sweden with his family. They sailed aboard the USS Stockholm from Gothenberg, Sweden. the manifest idicates the following:
Karl Erik Karlsson age 33 a married male born Sweden and returning to Concord, MA. Had visited his mother in Falkenberg, Sweden [Johannes Carlsson of Strandbygget, Vistra Gardet 114 in Falkenberg, Sweden]. travelling with him were his wife Clara Vilhelmina Karlsson age 37 born Sweden and returning to Concord, MA along with their two sons: Karl Arvid Karlsson born Sweden and Ernst Arthur Karlsson age 6 with no ethnicity noted.

Name:Karl Karlson
SSN:
Last Residence:New York
BORN:10 Aug 1891
Died:Apr 1964
State (Year) SSN issued:New York (Before 1951)

  Research Notes:

For consideration:
Name:Karl erik viking Karlsson
Gender:Female [original says male]
Ethnic Background:Norwegian
Estimated birth year:abt 1892
Birth Place:Falkenberg, Sweden
Age:22
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Ship Name:Franconia
Arrival Date:7 May 1914
Port of Arrival:Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name:Emil Martin
Last Residence:Sweden
final destination: South Manchester

Karl married Klara Vilemenia Skoog, daughter of Isak Pontius Skoog and Josefina Christina Jansen. (Klara Vilemenia Skoog was born on 1 Jul 1887 in Warberg, Sweden and died on 11 Jan 1967.)