Gertrude Christina Swanson

1895 - 1960  (65 years)

• Name	Gertrude Christina Swanson
  Nickname	Gerda
  Born	20 Jan 1895	Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1900	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Residence	1910	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  Residence	1930	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  Residence	1940	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  Died	29 Sep 1960
  Person ID	I5856881168	Master Tree
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Charles Swanson,   b. 16 Dec 1866, Vegeholm, Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden ,   d. 27 Nov 1944, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Clara Louise Bengtsdotter,   b. 8 Oct 1869, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden ,   d. 13 Sep 1949, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1891	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  Family ID	F539541138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Artman Kahler,   b. 3 Mar 1894, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. May 1964, New York, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1922	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F16053352989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jan 1895 - Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1900 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1910 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 1922 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1930 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1940 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. [S560402625] 1930 United States Census. [S16144775132] 1940 US Census. [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.