Asplund, Carl Oscar Vilhelm Gustafsson b. May 7, 1871 d. April 15, 1912 He was the son of Kristina Adlene Samuelson of Repperda, Gustafsgård, Ädelfors, Jönköping. He married to Selma Augusta Emilia Johansson. They were the parents of five children: Filip Oscar, Clarence Gustaf Hugo, Carl Edgar, Lillian Gertrud and Felix Rojj. The Asplunds emigrated to USA on the Titanic board in 1912. Carl and his three elder sons lost in the sinking but Selma, Lillian and Felix were rescue. Carl's body was later found and buried at this cemetery. (Bio by: Sally C. Palmer) Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Asplund, Lillian Gertrud b. October 21, 1906 d. May 6, 2006 RMS Titanic Disaster Survivor. At her death, she was the last American survivor of the sinking of the famed "RMS Titanic". Throughout her life, she staved off its accompanying publicity. She was only five years old when the ship went down in the North Atlantic. Her father, Carl, a Worcester laborer, had returned the family to Sweden in 1907 to settle his father's estate and care for his mother. Traveling third-class on their return to the states in 1912, she lost her father and three brothers -...[Read More] (Bio by: Always with Love) Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Asplund, Selma b. October 10, 1873 d. April 15, 1964 Titanic Survivor. Born Selma Augusta Emilia Johansson in Smaland, Sweden, she emigrated to the United States where she met and married Carl O. Asplund, also a native of Sweden, in 1896. The couple settled in Worchester, Massachusetts where Filip Oscar was born in 1898, Clarence Gustaf Hugo in 1902, twins Lillian Gertrud and Carl Edgar in 1906. In 1907, the family returned to Sweden due to family issues. Another child, Edvin Rojj Felix, was born there in 1909. In 1912, the family traveled to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Holmes, Pehr Gustaf b. April 9, 1881 d. December 19, 1952 US Congressman. Elected to represent Massachusetts' 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1947. Also served as Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1917. Old Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
b. May 7, 1871 d. April 15, 1912
