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Rev Carl Oscar Karlson

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Rev Carl Oscar Karlson

Birth
Skåne län, Sweden
Death
16 Nov 1905 (aged 55)
Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Plot
Blk 22 Sect 75 Lot 00111
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His mother was Sigrid Sparre, consort of King Carl XV. He ran away from home in Sweden when he was fourteen years old, eventually making his way to America. He became a pastor in the Swedish Methodist Episcopalian church, married Anna Hoffman and had a daughter Anna and a son John Oscar Karlson. When he died in 1905 he was recognized as the illegitimate son of King Carl XV.
His mother was Sigrid Sparre, consort of King Carl XV. He ran away from home in Sweden when he was fourteen years old, eventually making his way to America. He became a pastor in the Swedish Methodist Episcopalian church, married Anna Hoffman and had a daughter Anna and a son John Oscar Karlson. When he died in 1905 he was recognized as the illegitimate son of King Carl XV.

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