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Surnames: Carl, Carlsson, Karlsson
Classification: Query
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I wish to track down what happened to Carl Carlsson who was born 12 Feb 1864 in
Funnäsdalen, Tännas parish, Jämtland County, Sweden. His parents were Göran Carlsson
Elsberg (a.k.a. John Carlson) and Brita Olofsdotter (a.k.a. Betsy Carlson). They came to
McGregor, Clayton Co, Iowa in 1869 and farmed by the Lutheran church south of town on
Swede Ridge. As of about 1885, Carl was supposedly a policeman in McGregor. His widowed
sister from Dakota County, Minnesota travelled there seeking help from him. He was unable
to take on that responsibility, so she returned to Minnesota and later remarried. That is
the last I've been able to track him. I don't know if he soon died there or if he
moved away. Any help is most appreciated, but he is not to be confused with another Carl
Carlson living in the area.