SAMUELSON, Charlotte

SAMUELSON, FRAY, BLOMGREN, BLOOMGREEN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 12/25/2008 at 12:41:40

"The Fairfield Ledger", Wednesday, April 2, 1924, Page 1, Column 3

Mrs. Charlotte SAMUELSON, 75, widow of Samuel SAMUELSON, died this morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. John O. SAMUELSON, 201, W. Adams. Burial in Packwood Cemetery. It will be necessary for the funeral to go by train, by way of Burlington. Born Sept. 20, 1848, in Sweden and came to this country in 1869, coming directly to friends in this county. Married Mr. SAMUELSON June 2, 1870, and went to a farm near Packwood. A number of years ago moved to Packwood, where Mr. SAMUELSON died April 19, 1908. Member Swedish Lutheran Church. Survived by a sister, Mrs. John O. SAMUELSON, two brothers, John FRAY of Ollie and Gus BLOMGREN. The two were full brothers and the change of name to FRAY was made by military authorities in order to shorten it when he went into the Swedish army.... (From Death Record, her father was Carl BLOOMGREEN, born in Sweden.)

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