My Trails into the Past

This is week 8 of the “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge” by Amy Crow from  No Story Too Small . Hulda Charlotte Anderson-Carlson was the second wife to Nils Malkom Nilsen, but the great-grandmother to my husband. They were married on 20 May 1893 in Youngstown, Ohio, just over a week after her arrival to America. [1] Marriage Records of Nils Malkom Nilsen & Hulda C. Carlson in Youngstown, Ohio, 1893 Hulda was born 14 Aug 1868 in Rappestad, Östergötland, Sweden to Anders Peter Johansson and Anna Larsdotter. [2] She was the second oldest child of six. Her parents were married in 1865 in Rappestad but neither had been born in this community.   So the first part of her surname came from her father, Anders, making her an Andersdotter. When she was 14, her father died and she lived with the Carlson family and took on their name. It is unclear how Nils Malkom met Hulda, but after the death of his first wife, he asked permission of the church where he served as P...

Nils Arthur Nathaniel Nilsen    Nils Arthur Nathaniel Nilsen was born 118 years ago today on 15 March 1894.  His parents were Rev. Nils Malkom Nilsen and Hulda Charlotta Anderson-Carlson.  Arthur was born in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, where his father was the pastor of the Swedish Church on Poland Avenue.  He was their first child and would be the oldest of six (four brothers and one sister) children.    Arthur was an avid reader and was self-taught in many subjects. He worked many different jobs, as a clerk at the post office, farmer, truck driver, electrician, and chicken rancher. Arthur c. late 1940s    Arthur was my husband's grandfather.  He died 19 September 1954 in Sacramento, California, when my husband was nearly two years old.  He never got the chance to know him. Copyright © 2013 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past