Clara Louise Bengtsdotter

1869 - 1949  (79 years)

• Name	Clara Louise Bengtsdotter
  Nickname	Klara
  Born	8 Oct 1869	Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1880	Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden   [1]
  Immigration	1889  [2]
  Residence	1900	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  Residence	1910	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  Residence	1920	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  Residence	1930	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  Residence	1940	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  Died	13 Sep 1949	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	Holenback Cemetery, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I601063044	Master Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Bengt Petersson,   b. 8 Dec 1830, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden ,   d. 16 Feb 1881, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Christina Jonsdotter,   b. 5 May 1833, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden ,   d. 24 Sep 1880, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden  (Age 47 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1861	Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden   [7, 8]
  	Banns: 11 Nov 1860
  Family ID	F539541140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Swanson,   b. 16 Dec 1866, Vegeholm, Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden ,   d. 27 Nov 1944, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1891	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Albert Swanson,   b. 10 Apr 1891, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 4 Sep 1956, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 65 years) + 2. Ernest Sigfried Swanson,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Oct 1979, Hastings On Hudson, Westchester, New York, United States  (Age 86 years)   3. Gertrude Christina Swanson,   b. 20 Jan 1895, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 29 Sep 1960  (Age 65 years)   4. Carl Rudolph Swanson,   b. 29 Jan 1900, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 4 Sep 1972  (Age 72 years)   5. Josephina Carolina Swanson,   b. 31 Jan 1904, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Mar 1984, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 80 years)   6. Hilding Augustine Swanson,   b. 7 Mar 1907, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 26 Mar 1984, Mountain Top, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)   7. John Clarence Swanson,   b. 12 May 1910, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 13 Oct 1923, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 13 years)
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F539541138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1869 - Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden Residence - 1880 - Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden Married - 14 Feb 1891 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1900 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1910 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1920 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1930 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1940 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 13 Sep 1949 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Buried - - Holenback Cemetery, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Birth and Christening information for Snostorp, 1869.

  
  

• Notes

  1900 US Census year of immigration 1889

  
  

• Sources

  [S16144775170] Snöstorp AI:6 (1871-1880), (http://www.arkivdigital.net/), Image 64 / page 62. [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. [S560402624] 1920 United States Census. [S560402625] 1930 United States Census. [S16144775132] 1940 US Census. [S16144775172] Snöstorp AI:4 (1855-1863), (http://www.arkivdigital.net/). [S16144775174] Snöstorp CI:3 (1792-1843), (http://www.arkivdigital.net/), Image 279 / Page 553. [S16144775131] Wilkes-Barre Independent, Newspaper, 16 Feb 1941. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson of 553 North River Street, city, observed their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Feb. 14. They celebrated by holding open-house at their home yesterday afternoon and evening for all their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson came to Wilkes-Barre in 1888 from Sweden, their native home. They were married on Feb. 14, 1891, in this city. Mr. Swanson is well known by many residents of North Wilkes-Barre as the proprietor of a grocery store at North Main and Maple streets. They have been residents in the First ward of the city for 52 years. Up until recent months, Mr. Swanson had been employed at the Wilkes-Barre Lace Company. They have always been active in church work and have for over 50 years been members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, North Main street. All their children and grand-children were home to celebrate this occasion. A family dinner will be held today at noon at Hotel Sterling for the immediate family and friends. They have six children who are as follows: Edwin A., of Kingston; Ernest B., of New York; Carl, at home; Hilding, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ralph Kahler, a home and Mrs. Kenneth Allen, of this city. There are also six grandchildren. The couple received many gifts, telegrams, cablegrams, and best wishes from their family and friends.