Family: Charles Swanson / Clara Louise Bengtsdotter (F539541138)

• Father | Male Charles Swanson

  
  

  Born	16 Dec 1866	Vegeholm, Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden
  Died	27 Nov 1944	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried		Holenback Cemetery, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Married	14 Feb 1891  [1]	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  [1]
  Father	Sven Olsson | F539541139 Group Sheet
  Mother	Kjerstin Persdotter | F539541139 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Clara Louise Bengtsdotter

  
  

  Born	8 Oct 1869	Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden
  Died	13 Sep 1949	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried		Holenback Cemetery, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Father	Bengt Petersson | F539541140 Group Sheet
  Mother	Christina Jonsdotter | F539541140 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male + Edwin Albert Swanson

  
  

  Born	10 Apr 1891	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	4 Sep 1956	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried		Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Spouse	Emma Louise Nygren | F539541137
  Married	22 Jun 1918	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Ernest Sigfried Swanson

  
  

  Born	28 Nov 1892	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	Oct 1979	Hastings On Hudson, Westchester, New York, United States
  Buried
  Spouse	Sarah Hellen Lintern | F5350497775
  Married	Abt. 1917

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Gertrude Christina Swanson

  
  

  Born	20 Jan 1895	Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	29 Sep 1960
  Buried
  Spouse	Ralph Artman Kahler | F16053352989
  Married	1922	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Carl Rudolph Swanson

  
  

  Born	29 Jan 1900	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	4 Sep 1972
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Josephina Carolina Swanson

  
  

  Born	31 Jan 1904	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	Mar 1984	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried		Oaklawn Cemetery, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Spouse	Kenneth J Allen | F16053352988
  Married

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Hilding Augustine Swanson

  
  

  Born	7 Mar 1907	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	26 Mar 1984	Mountain Top, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried
  Spouse	Gertrude Ata Jones | F16053353044
  Married

  
  

  Child 7 | Male John Clarence Swanson

  
  

  Born	12 May 1910	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Died	13 Oct 1923	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [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.