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A biography/family history of Kaare O. Carlson is included in "Montana, Its Story and Biography", Vol 3, page 1018. Kaare Carlson was born, 19 Jan 1891, Gasvar, Norway, son of Karl and Oline (Knudson) Carlson. Children of Karl and Oline: Jorgen (Norway); Rev. Olaf (Lutheran minister in Fairview, MT); Kaare Oliver (Redstone, MT).
Kaare was educated in Norway and at the age of 17 emigrated, sailing from Trondjhem to Hull, England, thence to Liverpool, and across the ocean to the US. The ship that brought him across the ocean was the later ill-fated Lusitania. He arrived in New York 25 Aug 1908, passing through Ellis Island. He finished his journey at Fort Ransom, which was the home of his brother, Rev. Olaf Carlson. Kaare spoke no English. With money he made as a farmhand, he paid for a 3-months course in a college in Fargo, ND, in 1911. He came to Montana in May, 1913, and was employed as a yard man for the Piper-Howe Lumber Yard in Joplin, MT. In Jun 1914, he moved to Westby, MT, where he was a bookkeeper for Kulaas Lumber Company. Later the company sent him to Plentywood and to Redstone in 1915. He became a cashier in the bank at Redstone.
On 24 Jun 1915, Minot, ND, Kaare married Miss Bertha Anderson, born Aug 1894, Belgrade, MN, daughter of Andrew and Anna Anderson, both natives of Denmark. Daughter of Kaare and Bertha Carlson: Ada, b. 23 Jun 1916.
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