Lotten Gunborg Eliason

  Research Notes:

Summary: Lotten Gunborg Eliason was born on 3 Mar 1907, Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden, and died 10 May 1990 in Penticton, BC, Canada.

Lotten Gunborg Eliason was a 1st cousin, once removed to my mother, Mary E Grue [nee Lofgren]. Lotten's father, Linus Eliasson, was a brother to my Mom's grandmother, Lisa Albertine Eliasdotter, 1865-1911 - Lisa had been married to Johan Nikolaus Näsland, 1863-1948. Lotten's early years were spent on a farm in Nästansjö.

Lotten married Einar Ingemar Adamson [1906-1942] on 20 May 1929 in Vilhelmina parish, Sweden. In July 1929, both Einar and Lotten left Nästansjö, Vilhelmina parish for Canada. I do not know where they first came to. Also I don't rememeber my Mom ever talking about Lotten. Lotten and Einar ended up living in the Alder Flats - Buck Lake in Alberta, about 50 kms west of Wetaskiwin, likely close to 20 years. It is possible that Mom did not know Lotten or that she lived less than 2 hours away. But, Elias Anderson [1889-1997] who farmed in the east Hay Lakes area, was a nephew of Linus Eliasson, Lotten's father. Elias Anderson and Lotten would have been 1st cousins. It seems improbable that Lotten never visited with Elias Anderson, either at his farm or at her farm in Alder Flats. Lotten was also a 1st cousin with Sven Eliason, born in 1904, who also farmed in the Hay Lakes area.

Lotten and Einar likely had 4 children, 3 male and 1 female. However, I have not found a birth record for any of the children. It appears all of the children grew up in the Alder Flats/Buck Lake area. Einar died in 1942. Sometime after this, Lotten married Robert Gunnar Karlsson [1901-1953]. It is likely that they were married in Alberta, but I have not found evidence of this. I believe that they had one son, likely born in Alberta.

Around 1947-48, Lotten and Robert Carlson moved to Penticton, BC. Robert died in 1953 in Penticton - I did find a brief obituary confirming that he was married to Lotten - the obituary named the children. Sometime after Robert died, Lotten married again to Alfred Jorgenson. I have not found a marriage record or any information on Alfred Jorgenson.

Lotten continued to live in Penticton. She died in 1990. There is a grave marker next to her second husband, Robert Carlson.

Written by Rueben D Grue, 4 May 2023 with revision, 23 May 2024. All Rights Reserved.
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Modified Descendant report

Lotten Gunborg Eliasson, b 3 Mar 1907, Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden; died 10 May 1990, Penticton BC
1st married: 20 May 1929, Vilhelmina
Einar Ingemar Adamsson, born 16 May 1906, Vilhelmina died, 6 Jul 1942, Alder Flats, AB.

Children:
1].Margit/Margaret Irene Adamson, b 15 Jun 1931-1936. Alder Flats, Alberta
2]. Larry Adamson, b 13 Oct 1936, Alder Flats, AB; died 7 May 1998, Vancouver
m. 3 Children
3].Ted Lennard Adamson, b 17 Sep 1941, Alder Flats, AB; died Victoria, BC
m. 2 children
4]. 'private' [most likely daughter, Elvy]


2nd marriage: Robert Gunnar Karlson,
b 6 Oct 1901, Östergötland, Sweden; died 8 Aug 1953, Penticton, BC

children:
1] Nels [most likely??]

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2]. Vilhelmina parish registers

Vilhelmina (AC), Births/baptism; C:7 (1903-1912) Page 129 no 39 [twin to Anna Marta]
parents, Linus Eliasson and Sofia Gustava Nilsdotter, Nästansjö

Vilhelmina (AC) AIIa:7 (1912-1929) Page 1170, Nästansjö
Einar Ingemar Adamsson, b 16 May 1906, Vilhelmina; married 20 May 1929
wife Lotten Gunborg Eliasson, b 3 Mar 1907;; they move to Canada 1 Jul 1929


3]. Death Registrations and findagrave


Findagrave id 106230993; Maywood Cemetery [Windfield, AB]
- this cemetery is actually 22.6 kms west of the town of Winfield - take Hwy 13 going west and after a south curve of the highway, take a right turn on twp road 460A, going west on a gravel road. From here it is hard to determine the exact location, since it is not marked or noted on google maps or Google Earth. Alder Flats is another 16 kms west
- id, 106230994: is for daughter Margaret [died 1936]
- on findagrave, birth date or year is not recorded for either Einar of Margaret - their pages are not linked, and there is no link to Lotten in Penticton [AB Deaths index; Registration Number 525; name as Irene M Adamson
Note: <https://www.county.wetaskiwin.ab.ca/DocumentCenter/View/424/Cemetery-Listing-PDF?bidId=> ; this a PDF for cemeteries for county of Wetaskiwin - this records land location

Alberta, Death Index: Einar Ingemar Adamson, died 6 Jul 1942
Registration of Death, File#313 of 1942

Robert Gunnar Carlson; died 8 Aug 1953
OBIT / death notice: Penticton Herald [Penticton, BC] issue 12 Aug 1953, page 4
- died at Penticton hospital, 8 Aug 1953 at age 51; formerly of 913 Moose Jaw St
- survived by his wife Lotten, three sons, Larie, Lenoard, and Nels and one daughter Elvy, [names of children NOT recorded, but see below obit for Larry Adamson *]
4 brothers and one sister in Sweden
then, issue 12 Aug 1953, page 8, "Funeral Services Last Tuesday"
https://bcrdh.ca/islandora/object/news%3A199145#page/8/mode/1up

above from: https://bcrdh.ca/ .... BCRD
British Columbia Regional Digitized History

BC Death Registration: 1953-09-008061; Robert Gunner Carlson
in Pentction for 5 yrs, in BC 5 yers - came about 1948
- married - wife Lotten Gunborg Eliason, birth etc; carpenter;
informant: L. G. Adamson, step-son; lives 912 Weston St, Penticton

BC Death Registration: 1990-09-008094; Lotten Gunborg Jorgenson
- died at home, 108- 948 Fairview Road, Penticton
- widow, of Alfred Jorgenson
- informant E. [?] M.[?] Karlstrom, daughter, address RR2 Site 67A Summerland
- Summerland Funeral Chapel

OBIT: Larry Adamson; The Province [Vancouver, BC] issue 10 May 1998, page 134 *
- died at Hospital age 61
- survived by daughters Julie Skolovy, Chris Broadfoot (Larry), and Kathleen Perira (Fred)
8 grandchildren; his sister, Elvy (Eric), brothers, Lenny (Christel) and Nels (Dora)


Note: I have not found any death registration for any of Lotten's children, nor I have found any further information on any of the children. The only record of the children, is son Larry Adamson, and from the brief obit noted above, he had 3 daughters with grandchildren, so there are other descendants


4]. Ancestry Family Trees

Karlstrom FT [Debra Karlstrom]; access 23 May 2024
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/190406384/person/362471784349/facts
[profile - Debra Karlstrom, age 60+, address noted as Courtney, BC; last active 3-11 months ago; joined 11 Apr 2023 ]
- relationship is through Linas Eliasson, 1871-1955 and his wife Sofia Gustava Nilsdotter, 1878-1980, and their son Fredrik Sigurd Eliasson, 1911-1996; FT notes the name of Elias Andreas Anderson, 1834-1884 - BUT nothing on his other children [that is, Lisa Albertine Eliasdotter, married to Johan Nikolaus Näslund
- This FT has no information on Elias Anderson

- has a photo of Lotten Gunborg Eliasson, b 1907 - at first glance, resemblance to my Mom
- also photograph of Linus Eliasson's family as adults ... unfortunately the individuals are not named
Note: I have a few photos of the family .... Naslund FT ... Elias Anderson ...
- has some detail on Lotten

Palmbrink/Bergsten/Lundin Family Tree [Jonas Palmbrink]; access 3 may 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82827686/person/242247520916/facts
- this is the only other FT that records Lotten; BUT this FT does not add any new information
- Robert Gunnar Karlsson, emigrated in 1926 and on Ancestry's "Canada, Arriving Passengers Lists, 1865-1935" [line 20] collection \endash single, landed in Halifax and was planning to travel to a "friend, Anton Fransson, at Colonsay, Sask.
- no information on Lotten, other than name and a link to findagrave

other: the following 2 FTs do not have correct information on Lotten. Both suggest she died in Sweden about 1930

Sånglöf - släktträd [Sophia Sånglöf]; accessed 6 Apr 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/154153366/person/282035953850/facts?
link to Elias Andreas Anderson, 1834-1884; [my 2nd great grandfather BUT this FT does not connect these to 'our' family

Williams FT [laura williams] access 1 Apr 2023
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/26716424/person/162098677291/facts?
- this links to Elias Andreas Andersson, 1834-1884 ; and records 18 children [I have 14 recorded on my Legacy data]
but at least 4 may have died young
- this FT does not record any connection to Näslunds through marriages - Anders Valfrid or Lisa Albertina

5. Apparently there is a family history book: PackHorse to Pavement: history of Alder Flats, Buck Lake and Pendryl Districts.
On 3 May 2023: I emailed the Alder Flats library for a scan on Einar Adamson, but there was no response; had the title, Packing Horse
on 23 May 2024: Alder Flats - various locations, Warner library through Lethbridge, Edmonton - downtown, .... book noted:
https://www.abgenealogy.ca/uploads/files/Resources/AlbertaHistories.pdf ¹⁰⁰⁴⁵

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 1 Jul 1929, Vilhelmina, Västerbotten Län, Sweden. ¹⁰⁰⁴² Leaving Vilhelmina, Sweden for Canada - Lotten Gunborg Eliason and her husband Einar Ingemar Adamsson

Lotten married Alfred Jorgenson.

Lotten next married Einar Ingemar Adamson on 20 May 1929 in Vilhelmina, Västerbotten Län, Sweden.¹⁰⁰⁴² (Einar Ingemar Adamson was born on 16 May 1906 in Vilhelmina, Västerbotten Län, Sweden, died on 6 Jul 1942 in Alder Flats, Alberta, Canada ¹⁰⁰⁴⁶ and was buried in Maywood Cemetery, Winfield, Alberta, Canada.)

Lotten next married Robert Gunnar Carlson between 1942 and 1953 in Alberta, Canada. (Robert Gunnar Carlson was born on 6 Oct 1901 in Högby, Östergötland, Sweden, died on 8 Aug 1953 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada ¹⁰⁰⁴⁷ and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.)