Carl Carlson

As printed in 1902

CARL CARLSON.

Among the worthy citizens that Sweden has furnished to Boone county is numbered Carl Carlson, one of the old settlers of this portion of the state and a man of strong purpose and upright life, who by his well directed efforts has won success in his business undertakings and gained the respect and confidence of all with whom he has been associated. He was born in Hallon, Sweden. July 11, 1 841. His father, Peter Carlson, was also a native of that country, and there wedded Johanna Carlson. They never left Sweden, spending their entire lives in that land. In their family were four children, of whom two are still living, namely: Mr. Carlson, of this review: and Johanna, the wife of B. S. Busk, a resident of Denmark.

Car! Carlson obtained his early education in the land of his nativity, but his privileges m that direction were somewhat limited, for at the early age of twelve years he left home and began earning his own livclih 1. working as a coachman until twenty-three years of age, when, in 1864, he removed to Copenhagen, Denmark. In that city he was employed in a mill for a year and afterward followed farm work for two years, returning on the expiration of that peri d to Sweden. In his native country be foil,, wed farm work until April, [868, when, believing that be might better his financial o mditii-i' in the new world, he came to the United States, landing at Portland. Maine. Making his way across the country, he took up Ins above in Illinois, where he remained for a short time, and in the fall of [868 he came to Boone county, fowa, where he has since made his home, covering a period of 1 3. At first he rented a farm, which lie operated until 1870, and then turned his attention to work in a mill in Boone, being thus employed for twenty-two years. In 1892 he purchased property and built a mill, which he continued until 1901, when he retired from active life. In the meantime he had met with creditable and gratifying success in his undertakings. His mill was equipped with the latest improved machinery, and his product was of such an excellent quality that the flour which he manufactured found a ready sale on the market. J lis business methods were also such as would bear the closest inspection, and thus he obtained a liberal patronage which brought to him a desirable financial

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As printed in A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.