Lena Mathilda Carlson was born on 14 Nov 1877 in Oster Yttermakr, Narpes, Finland to Carl Eric Gullens and Augistine Haldga. Lena had four siblings:
- Edla Gullens (1864-?)
- Johanna Carlson (1866-1952)
- Erick Andrew Carlson (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1925)
- August Carlson (unknown dates)
It appears Lena arrived in the US around 1896. Lena married Adrian Hannus (1868-1917). Together they had eleven children:
- Segur Sigfrid (1898-1957)
- Richard C. (1899-?)
- Hulda Linnea (1901-?)
- Elsie Adeline (1902-1997)
- John Waldermar (1904-1915)
- Edwin A. (1905-1968)
- Hjalmar (1907-1991)
- Leonard C. (1909-1999)
- Hilding G. (1912-1985)
- Evelyn (1913-?)
- Helen (1915-2012)
According to the 1910 census, Lena and her family settled in Worcester, Massachusetts and continued living there in all subsequent census through 1930.
Lena was left a widow at age 40 when Adrian died. I have no record of her remarrying. I wonder what her life was like trying to raise a large family of eleven children as a single mother in the early twentieth century.
Lena died on 04 Oct 1973 at age 96 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Lena is buried at Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester.
Hi, I love your website. My maternal grandmother is Lena Mathilda Carlson. I am the daughter of her daughter Evelyn Mathilda (Hannus) Cure. The dates of death for my mother and aunt and uncle are: Hulda Linnea - 1986; Evelyn - 2001; and Richard C. - 1988. Lena never did remarry.Although my first name is Evelyn like my mother I have always been known as Lynne.Thanks for this page! - Lynne Riley, Auburn, MA
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