Obit for KNUTSON, Carl Johan (b.1851), Clay Co., MN

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Obituary

Carl Johan Knutson Called by Death

Infirmatives incident to old age, caused the death Monday morning at 4

o¹clock of Carl Johan Knutson, aged 82 years, at the home of his daughter,

Mrs. Andrew V. Swenson. For several months Mr. Knutson had been in poor

health, but only the past month was he unable to leave his bed. His

condition gradually became weaker until the death summons came this week.

Carl Johan Knutson was born in Valders, Norway, April 11, 1851 and came to

America with his mother, Mrs. Ingebor Hanson in 1858. He lived in La Crosse,

Wisconsin for a time, leaving there for Houston, Minnesota where he lived

until 1871 when he came to Hawley.

On July 25, 1880, he was married to Martine Olson in Salem Church, Eglon

Township. Mr. and Mrs. Knutson continued to make their hom in Eglon Township

on the farm taken as a homestead by Mrs. Knutson before their marriage,

until last November, when they moved to Hawley. For years Mr. Knutson was a

member of the school board in District 61, and for 29 years served on the

town board.

On July 25, 1930, members of the Heglund church, of which Mr. and Mrs.

Knutson were charter members and constant workers down through the years,

honored this estimible pioneer couple by celebrating their golden wedding

anniversary.

Mr. Knutson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Andrew Swenson and Mrs. Frank

Crowley, of Hawley; two sons, Ole of Ulen and Christian of Minneapolis and

16 grandchildren. Also a brother, Christ Hanson of Burien, Washington.

At the church he helped establish in early days, funeral services will be

conducted Friday afternoon., following services at the Thysell Funeral

parlor. Rev Jonas Helland will officiate and burial will be made in the

church cemetery beside his wife, who died December 13, 1932.

Pall bearers were Joakim Krogh, L.J. Mostrom, Louis Larson, August Rodke,

Anton HAgen and Martin Dahl.