Caroline Jensen
12 October 1856 - 20 June 1924
Vitals
Birth
12 October 1856
Frosta, Sweden
Death
20 June 1924
Logan
Burial
1924
Logan
Alternate Names
Given Name
Caroline
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Karna
Last Name
Jensen
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Jenson, Jamison, Jensson, Nelson, Nielson
Married Names
Carlson, Carlsen, Carlsson
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Elsie Nilsdotter (12 February 1819 - 4 March 1915)
Father: Jons Jensson (30 March 1811 - 25 January 1865)
Biography
Caroline was born in 1856 as the youngest in a family of all girls. She grew up in Sweden and when she was nine, her father passed away. At age ten she was baptized and a few weeks later her family packed up and left for America. Caroline traveled by train, boat, and wagon before walking the long distance to arrive in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family settled in Millville and lived in a dugout house. Her mother remarried a man they knew back in Sweden. In 1876, Caroline married James Carlson at age 19. They had six children together, two of which didn’t live longer than a day. Caroline spent the rest of her life with her family in Logan before passing away in 1924.
Events
Profession
Emigration
Departure: 2 June 1866
Frosta, Sweden
Baptism
3 May 1866
Frosta, Sweden