Lars Larson was the eldest child and only son of Lars Larson and Kristina Hagman. He was christened in Hille, Gavlesborg, Sweden on 19 Mar 1840, and married Margta Pehrson Jansdotter on 7 Sep 1863 in Gavle Kommun, Gavlesborgs Lan, Sweden.
Along with his parents, sister, wife, and two children, Lars immigrated to America aboard the SS City of London, arriving in New York Harbor on 3 Aug 1868.
He and his family settled in the Smoky Hill area of Kansas soon after arriving in the U.S. and stayed in the are throughout most of his life. They did move to Texas (Victoria County & Williamson County) because of the ill health of his eldest child, Johan Lars Larson (Americanized to John Louis Larson).
His wife, Margta (Americanized to Martha and Marta), died 09 OCT 1900, but it is unclear if she died in Texas, or in Kansas.
Lars returned to Kansas with his younger sons, Carl Paul and Joseph/Josef Edward, and stayed in McPherson County until his death at the age of 87. He is buried in the same cemetery as his mother, father, sister, and two of his sons.
Lars and Margta had 9 children:
1. Sofie (1865-1908) - never married;
2. John L. Larson (1866-1931)-- married to Loureigner/Louveinger Garrett;
3. Pehr/Peter Emanuel Larson (1869-1934) -- married to Fannie McCoy;
4. Anna C. Larson married Joseph A. Mercer, died in Williamson County, Texas before 1909;
5. Hannah Larson (1873-1945) -- married Sven August Mercer;
6. Simeon/Simon Larson (1876-1952) married Josephine Hannah Johnson;
7. Naoma "Mamie" Olivia Larson (1879-1949) -- married Gustave Adolph Wahlgren;
8. Carl Paul larson (1880-1929) married Emma S.A. Ferm;
9. Josef/Joseph Edward Larson (1883-1956) -- married Agnes A. Johnson
Along with his parents, sister, wife, and two children, Lars immigrated to America aboard the SS City of London, arriving in New York Harbor on 3 Aug 1868.
He and his family settled in the Smoky Hill area of Kansas soon after arriving in the U.S. and stayed in the are throughout most of his life. They did move to Texas (Victoria County & Williamson County) because of the ill health of his eldest child, Johan Lars Larson (Americanized to John Louis Larson).
His wife, Margta (Americanized to Martha and Marta), died 09 OCT 1900, but it is unclear if she died in Texas, or in Kansas.
Lars returned to Kansas with his younger sons, Carl Paul and Joseph/Josef Edward, and stayed in McPherson County until his death at the age of 87. He is buried in the same cemetery as his mother, father, sister, and two of his sons.
Lars and Margta had 9 children:
1. Sofie (1865-1908) - never married;
2. John L. Larson (1866-1931)-- married to Loureigner/Louveinger Garrett;
3. Pehr/Peter Emanuel Larson (1869-1934) -- married to Fannie McCoy;
4. Anna C. Larson married Joseph A. Mercer, died in Williamson County, Texas before 1909;
5. Hannah Larson (1873-1945) -- married Sven August Mercer;
6. Simeon/Simon Larson (1876-1952) married Josephine Hannah Johnson;
7. Naoma "Mamie" Olivia Larson (1879-1949) -- married Gustave Adolph Wahlgren;
8. Carl Paul larson (1880-1929) married Emma S.A. Ferm;
9. Josef/Joseph Edward Larson (1883-1956) -- married Agnes A. Johnson
Lars Larson was the eldest child and only son of Lars Larson and Kristina Hagman. He was christened in Hille, Gavlesborg, Sweden on 19 Mar 1840, and married Margta Pehrson Jansdotter on 7 Sep 1863 in Gavle Kommun, Gavlesborgs Lan, Sweden.
Along with his parents, sister, wife, and two children, Lars immigrated to America aboard the SS City of London, arriving in New York Harbor on 3 Aug 1868.
He and his family settled in the Smoky Hill area of Kansas soon after arriving in the U.S. and stayed in the are throughout most of his life. They did move to Texas (Victoria County & Williamson County) because of the ill health of his eldest child, Johan Lars Larson (Americanized to John Louis Larson).
His wife, Margta (Americanized to Martha and Marta), died 09 OCT 1900, but it is unclear if she died in Texas, or in Kansas.
Lars returned to Kansas with his younger sons, Carl Paul and Joseph/Josef Edward, and stayed in McPherson County until his death at the age of 87. He is buried in the same cemetery as his mother, father, sister, and two of his sons.
Lars and Margta had 9 children:
1. Sofie (1865-1908) - never married;
2. John L. Larson (1866-1931)-- married to Loureigner/Louveinger Garrett;
3. Pehr/Peter Emanuel Larson (1869-1934) -- married to Fannie McCoy;
4. Anna C. Larson married Joseph A. Mercer, died in Williamson County, Texas before 1909;
5. Hannah Larson (1873-1945) -- married Sven August Mercer;
6. Simeon/Simon Larson (1876-1952) married Josephine Hannah Johnson;
7. Naoma "Mamie" Olivia Larson (1879-1949) -- married Gustave Adolph Wahlgren;
8. Carl Paul larson (1880-1929) married Emma S.A. Ferm;
9. Josef/Joseph Edward Larson (1883-1956) -- married Agnes A. Johnson
Along with his parents, sister, wife, and two children, Lars immigrated to America aboard the SS City of London, arriving in New York Harbor on 3 Aug 1868.
He and his family settled in the Smoky Hill area of Kansas soon after arriving in the U.S. and stayed in the are throughout most of his life. They did move to Texas (Victoria County & Williamson County) because of the ill health of his eldest child, Johan Lars Larson (Americanized to John Louis Larson).
His wife, Margta (Americanized to Martha and Marta), died 09 OCT 1900, but it is unclear if she died in Texas, or in Kansas.
Lars returned to Kansas with his younger sons, Carl Paul and Joseph/Josef Edward, and stayed in McPherson County until his death at the age of 87. He is buried in the same cemetery as his mother, father, sister, and two of his sons.
Lars and Margta had 9 children:
1. Sofie (1865-1908) - never married;
2. John L. Larson (1866-1931)-- married to Loureigner/Louveinger Garrett;
3. Pehr/Peter Emanuel Larson (1869-1934) -- married to Fannie McCoy;
4. Anna C. Larson married Joseph A. Mercer, died in Williamson County, Texas before 1909;
5. Hannah Larson (1873-1945) -- married Sven August Mercer;
6. Simeon/Simon Larson (1876-1952) married Josephine Hannah Johnson;
7. Naoma "Mamie" Olivia Larson (1879-1949) -- married Gustave Adolph Wahlgren;
8. Carl Paul larson (1880-1929) married Emma S.A. Ferm;
9. Josef/Joseph Edward Larson (1883-1956) -- married Agnes A. Johnson
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Photo of tombstone attached to this memorial is for his FATHER, Lars Larson Sr., not this Lars!
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