Karna Hansdotter was born on January 30, 1822 in Malmöhus, Sweden. She married Nils Carlsson on 22 November 1844. They had seven children together. Karna and Nils were baptized in 1859, and their children were baptized a few years later. In 1872, Karna, Nils, and their two sons moved to the United States and settled in Pleasant Grove. Their daughters, Hanna and Karna, joined them a year later. Karna was endowed in 1873 in the Endowment House and in 1886, the Carlssons traveled to Logan to be sealed as a family. Karna died on August 21, 1898.