Carl was born on December 7, 1870 in Strogrufvarna, Farnebo parish, Varmland County, Sweden. He was the son of Sven Johan Levin and Anna Lena Andersdotter Stolt. He was the oldest of eight children, but four of his siblings died very young. He was only seven when his younger brother Anders died, and ten when his sister Hulda Charlotta died. He was probably about thirteen when his infant twin brothers died. Carl came to America with his parents, the twins and his grandfather in 1882. It must have been quite a trip for a twelve year old. To cross the ocean on a steamer, then ride a train from New York to Chicago, and finally ride another train into the wilds of Wisconsin.
Carl probably spent his young teen years working with his father to clear the land they settled on. He was confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema, Price County, Wisconsin in September of 1887. At age 23, he married Signe Dagmar Elenora Lindquist on July 3, 1893 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema. By this time, he was using the first name of Charles. The wedding was performed by the Rev. A. G. Auden. Signe was born on October 20, 1875 in Eksjo parish, Jonkoping County, Sweden. Her parents were Carl Johna Gustaf Lindquist and Johanna Christina King.
Signe's father's ancestors were from Skaraborg County, which is where the Levin ancestors were from. Charles and Signe had only two children, Linea was the first, born in 1894 in Mellrue, Price County, Wisconsin. The second was Robert Carl, born August 11, 1895 in Prentice, Price County.
A newspaper article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated May 27, 1898 says that Charles moved his family to Butternut last Saturday, where he will be working in a shingle mill. Butternut is a small town in Ashland County, just north of Park Falls in Price County. One year after their move to Butternut, Signe died at the age of 23 on May 18, 1899. She had been sick for a month. She died at Rineharts Hospital in Ashland. Her funeral was at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ogema.
After Signe's death, Charles may have moved back to Ogema. An article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated March 15, 1900 says Charlie Levin of Ogema visited friends in Prentice. The 1900 census, taken on June 5, shows Charles living in a rooming house in Butternut, Ashland County. His occupation is listed as day laborer. That same census shows his two children living with his parents in Ogema. The 1905 Wisconsin census shows only Viola living with the grandparents. The 1910 census shows Viola and Charles, age 16 and 14 living with the grandparents. Family tradition says that Charles abandoned his family and went to Washington State. The truth is that he did leave the children with his grandparents, but he stayed in Wisconsin for several years.
In May, 1901, Charles made a homestead application in Glidden, Ashland County, about 65 miles north of Ogema. He built a log house, a barn and two other buildings on the homestead. He had cleared four acres by December, 1904 when he filed for proof to obtain his patent on the land. Information in the homestead application says that he had remarried in about 1901 and had two sons by 1904. On May 12, 1905, he received the patent for the land, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Charles' second wife was named Amanda Ellifson. They were married on June 13, 1903 in Portage, Wisconsin. She was born about 1883 in Wisconsin. Her parents were John and Anna Ellifson. Their second son was Chester Reuben Levin, born on December 6, 1903 in Gordon Township. His birth certificate says he was the second son of Amanda, and the oldest son was not living. Carl was 33 and Amanda was 20 when Chester was born. Carl was a lumber camp foreman and Amanda was the camp cook.
The next record of Charles is in his father's obituary in 1915. It says he is living in Park Falls, Price County. In January, 1918, Charles bought a home in Lake Township, Price County. Six months later he sold the house, registered Reuben's birth and moved to Washington State. They are not in the 1910 Wisconsin census, so they must have moved to Washington before then, then returned to live in Wisconsin from about 1915 to 1919 or so. In the 1920 census, the family is living in Seattle. Charles is a sawyer in a shingle mill, and Reuben is a laborer in a lumber mill. According to the Seattle City Directory of 1912, Charles and Amanda lived in Ballard, a predominantly Swedish section of Seattle. In 1920, they were also living in Seattle, according to the Federal census. Amanda died on August 28, 1921 and is buried at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, not far from Ballard.
Tacoma City Directory of 1926 shows Charles Levin living at 5048 S. Union, in Tacoma Washington, not far from where he was later buried. He was a train car repairman for Northern Pacific RR. Information from Dick Zimbrick is that Charles married Claudia Berg on July 14, 1928 in Tacoma according to Washington State Marriage records. They are found in Tacoma in the 1930 Federal Census. They were living in Midland, a small suburb outside Tacoma in Pierce County in the 1940 Federal Census. Charles died on April 12, 1943 at 73 in Tacoma, Washington. His last name is spelled Levine on the death certificate. He is buried in the Old Tacoma Cemetery. His gravestone also says Levine. Claudia died in Pierce County on January 24, 1965 per Washington death records.
Carl probably spent his young teen years working with his father to clear the land they settled on. He was confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema, Price County, Wisconsin in September of 1887. At age 23, he married Signe Dagmar Elenora Lindquist on July 3, 1893 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema. By this time, he was using the first name of Charles. The wedding was performed by the Rev. A. G. Auden. Signe was born on October 20, 1875 in Eksjo parish, Jonkoping County, Sweden. Her parents were Carl Johna Gustaf Lindquist and Johanna Christina King.
Signe's father's ancestors were from Skaraborg County, which is where the Levin ancestors were from. Charles and Signe had only two children, Linea was the first, born in 1894 in Mellrue, Price County, Wisconsin. The second was Robert Carl, born August 11, 1895 in Prentice, Price County.
A newspaper article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated May 27, 1898 says that Charles moved his family to Butternut last Saturday, where he will be working in a shingle mill. Butternut is a small town in Ashland County, just north of Park Falls in Price County. One year after their move to Butternut, Signe died at the age of 23 on May 18, 1899. She had been sick for a month. She died at Rineharts Hospital in Ashland. Her funeral was at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ogema.
After Signe's death, Charles may have moved back to Ogema. An article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated March 15, 1900 says Charlie Levin of Ogema visited friends in Prentice. The 1900 census, taken on June 5, shows Charles living in a rooming house in Butternut, Ashland County. His occupation is listed as day laborer. That same census shows his two children living with his parents in Ogema. The 1905 Wisconsin census shows only Viola living with the grandparents. The 1910 census shows Viola and Charles, age 16 and 14 living with the grandparents. Family tradition says that Charles abandoned his family and went to Washington State. The truth is that he did leave the children with his grandparents, but he stayed in Wisconsin for several years.
In May, 1901, Charles made a homestead application in Glidden, Ashland County, about 65 miles north of Ogema. He built a log house, a barn and two other buildings on the homestead. He had cleared four acres by December, 1904 when he filed for proof to obtain his patent on the land. Information in the homestead application says that he had remarried in about 1901 and had two sons by 1904. On May 12, 1905, he received the patent for the land, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Charles' second wife was named Amanda Ellifson. They were married on June 13, 1903 in Portage, Wisconsin. She was born about 1883 in Wisconsin. Her parents were John and Anna Ellifson. Their second son was Chester Reuben Levin, born on December 6, 1903 in Gordon Township. His birth certificate says he was the second son of Amanda, and the oldest son was not living. Carl was 33 and Amanda was 20 when Chester was born. Carl was a lumber camp foreman and Amanda was the camp cook.
The next record of Charles is in his father's obituary in 1915. It says he is living in Park Falls, Price County. In January, 1918, Charles bought a home in Lake Township, Price County. Six months later he sold the house, registered Reuben's birth and moved to Washington State. They are not in the 1910 Wisconsin census, so they must have moved to Washington before then, then returned to live in Wisconsin from about 1915 to 1919 or so. In the 1920 census, the family is living in Seattle. Charles is a sawyer in a shingle mill, and Reuben is a laborer in a lumber mill. According to the Seattle City Directory of 1912, Charles and Amanda lived in Ballard, a predominantly Swedish section of Seattle. In 1920, they were also living in Seattle, according to the Federal census. Amanda died on August 28, 1921 and is buried at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, not far from Ballard.
Tacoma City Directory of 1926 shows Charles Levin living at 5048 S. Union, in Tacoma Washington, not far from where he was later buried. He was a train car repairman for Northern Pacific RR. Information from Dick Zimbrick is that Charles married Claudia Berg on July 14, 1928 in Tacoma according to Washington State Marriage records. They are found in Tacoma in the 1930 Federal Census. They were living in Midland, a small suburb outside Tacoma in Pierce County in the 1940 Federal Census. Charles died on April 12, 1943 at 73 in Tacoma, Washington. His last name is spelled Levine on the death certificate. He is buried in the Old Tacoma Cemetery. His gravestone also says Levine. Claudia died in Pierce County on January 24, 1965 per Washington death records.
Carl was born on December 7, 1870 in Strogrufvarna, Farnebo parish, Varmland County, Sweden. He was the son of Sven Johan Levin and Anna Lena Andersdotter Stolt. He was the oldest of eight children, but four of his siblings died very young. He was only seven when his younger brother Anders died, and ten when his sister Hulda Charlotta died. He was probably about thirteen when his infant twin brothers died. Carl came to America with his parents, the twins and his grandfather in 1882. It must have been quite a trip for a twelve year old. To cross the ocean on a steamer, then ride a train from New York to Chicago, and finally ride another train into the wilds of Wisconsin.
Carl probably spent his young teen years working with his father to clear the land they settled on. He was confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema, Price County, Wisconsin in September of 1887. At age 23, he married Signe Dagmar Elenora Lindquist on July 3, 1893 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema. By this time, he was using the first name of Charles. The wedding was performed by the Rev. A. G. Auden. Signe was born on October 20, 1875 in Eksjo parish, Jonkoping County, Sweden. Her parents were Carl Johna Gustaf Lindquist and Johanna Christina King.
Signe's father's ancestors were from Skaraborg County, which is where the Levin ancestors were from. Charles and Signe had only two children, Linea was the first, born in 1894 in Mellrue, Price County, Wisconsin. The second was Robert Carl, born August 11, 1895 in Prentice, Price County.
A newspaper article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated May 27, 1898 says that Charles moved his family to Butternut last Saturday, where he will be working in a shingle mill. Butternut is a small town in Ashland County, just north of Park Falls in Price County. One year after their move to Butternut, Signe died at the age of 23 on May 18, 1899. She had been sick for a month. She died at Rineharts Hospital in Ashland. Her funeral was at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ogema.
After Signe's death, Charles may have moved back to Ogema. An article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated March 15, 1900 says Charlie Levin of Ogema visited friends in Prentice. The 1900 census, taken on June 5, shows Charles living in a rooming house in Butternut, Ashland County. His occupation is listed as day laborer. That same census shows his two children living with his parents in Ogema. The 1905 Wisconsin census shows only Viola living with the grandparents. The 1910 census shows Viola and Charles, age 16 and 14 living with the grandparents. Family tradition says that Charles abandoned his family and went to Washington State. The truth is that he did leave the children with his grandparents, but he stayed in Wisconsin for several years.
In May, 1901, Charles made a homestead application in Glidden, Ashland County, about 65 miles north of Ogema. He built a log house, a barn and two other buildings on the homestead. He had cleared four acres by December, 1904 when he filed for proof to obtain his patent on the land. Information in the homestead application says that he had remarried in about 1901 and had two sons by 1904. On May 12, 1905, he received the patent for the land, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Charles' second wife was named Amanda Ellifson. They were married on June 13, 1903 in Portage, Wisconsin. She was born about 1883 in Wisconsin. Her parents were John and Anna Ellifson. Their second son was Chester Reuben Levin, born on December 6, 1903 in Gordon Township. His birth certificate says he was the second son of Amanda, and the oldest son was not living. Carl was 33 and Amanda was 20 when Chester was born. Carl was a lumber camp foreman and Amanda was the camp cook.
The next record of Charles is in his father's obituary in 1915. It says he is living in Park Falls, Price County. In January, 1918, Charles bought a home in Lake Township, Price County. Six months later he sold the house, registered Reuben's birth and moved to Washington State. They are not in the 1910 Wisconsin census, so they must have moved to Washington before then, then returned to live in Wisconsin from about 1915 to 1919 or so. In the 1920 census, the family is living in Seattle. Charles is a sawyer in a shingle mill, and Reuben is a laborer in a lumber mill. According to the Seattle City Directory of 1912, Charles and Amanda lived in Ballard, a predominantly Swedish section of Seattle. In 1920, they were also living in Seattle, according to the Federal census. Amanda died on August 28, 1921 and is buried at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, not far from Ballard.
Tacoma City Directory of 1926 shows Charles Levin living at 5048 S. Union, in Tacoma Washington, not far from where he was later buried. He was a train car repairman for Northern Pacific RR. Information from Dick Zimbrick is that Charles married Claudia Berg on July 14, 1928 in Tacoma according to Washington State Marriage records. They are found in Tacoma in the 1930 Federal Census. They were living in Midland, a small suburb outside Tacoma in Pierce County in the 1940 Federal Census. Charles died on April 12, 1943 at 73 in Tacoma, Washington. His last name is spelled Levine on the death certificate. He is buried in the Old Tacoma Cemetery. His gravestone also says Levine. Claudia died in Pierce County on January 24, 1965 per Washington death records.
Carl probably spent his young teen years working with his father to clear the land they settled on. He was confirmed at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema, Price County, Wisconsin in September of 1887. At age 23, he married Signe Dagmar Elenora Lindquist on July 3, 1893 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ogema. By this time, he was using the first name of Charles. The wedding was performed by the Rev. A. G. Auden. Signe was born on October 20, 1875 in Eksjo parish, Jonkoping County, Sweden. Her parents were Carl Johna Gustaf Lindquist and Johanna Christina King.
Signe's father's ancestors were from Skaraborg County, which is where the Levin ancestors were from. Charles and Signe had only two children, Linea was the first, born in 1894 in Mellrue, Price County, Wisconsin. The second was Robert Carl, born August 11, 1895 in Prentice, Price County.
A newspaper article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated May 27, 1898 says that Charles moved his family to Butternut last Saturday, where he will be working in a shingle mill. Butternut is a small town in Ashland County, just north of Park Falls in Price County. One year after their move to Butternut, Signe died at the age of 23 on May 18, 1899. She had been sick for a month. She died at Rineharts Hospital in Ashland. Her funeral was at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ogema.
After Signe's death, Charles may have moved back to Ogema. An article in the "Prentice Calumet" dated March 15, 1900 says Charlie Levin of Ogema visited friends in Prentice. The 1900 census, taken on June 5, shows Charles living in a rooming house in Butternut, Ashland County. His occupation is listed as day laborer. That same census shows his two children living with his parents in Ogema. The 1905 Wisconsin census shows only Viola living with the grandparents. The 1910 census shows Viola and Charles, age 16 and 14 living with the grandparents. Family tradition says that Charles abandoned his family and went to Washington State. The truth is that he did leave the children with his grandparents, but he stayed in Wisconsin for several years.
In May, 1901, Charles made a homestead application in Glidden, Ashland County, about 65 miles north of Ogema. He built a log house, a barn and two other buildings on the homestead. He had cleared four acres by December, 1904 when he filed for proof to obtain his patent on the land. Information in the homestead application says that he had remarried in about 1901 and had two sons by 1904. On May 12, 1905, he received the patent for the land, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Charles' second wife was named Amanda Ellifson. They were married on June 13, 1903 in Portage, Wisconsin. She was born about 1883 in Wisconsin. Her parents were John and Anna Ellifson. Their second son was Chester Reuben Levin, born on December 6, 1903 in Gordon Township. His birth certificate says he was the second son of Amanda, and the oldest son was not living. Carl was 33 and Amanda was 20 when Chester was born. Carl was a lumber camp foreman and Amanda was the camp cook.
The next record of Charles is in his father's obituary in 1915. It says he is living in Park Falls, Price County. In January, 1918, Charles bought a home in Lake Township, Price County. Six months later he sold the house, registered Reuben's birth and moved to Washington State. They are not in the 1910 Wisconsin census, so they must have moved to Washington before then, then returned to live in Wisconsin from about 1915 to 1919 or so. In the 1920 census, the family is living in Seattle. Charles is a sawyer in a shingle mill, and Reuben is a laborer in a lumber mill. According to the Seattle City Directory of 1912, Charles and Amanda lived in Ballard, a predominantly Swedish section of Seattle. In 1920, they were also living in Seattle, according to the Federal census. Amanda died on August 28, 1921 and is buried at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, not far from Ballard.
Tacoma City Directory of 1926 shows Charles Levin living at 5048 S. Union, in Tacoma Washington, not far from where he was later buried. He was a train car repairman for Northern Pacific RR. Information from Dick Zimbrick is that Charles married Claudia Berg on July 14, 1928 in Tacoma according to Washington State Marriage records. They are found in Tacoma in the 1930 Federal Census. They were living in Midland, a small suburb outside Tacoma in Pierce County in the 1940 Federal Census. Charles died on April 12, 1943 at 73 in Tacoma, Washington. His last name is spelled Levine on the death certificate. He is buried in the Old Tacoma Cemetery. His gravestone also says Levine. Claudia died in Pierce County on January 24, 1965 per Washington death records.
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