NameKarl (Carl) August Olivenbaum183,8,64,5
Birth PlaceUndersaker, Jemtland, Sweden
Death Date13 Aug 1946183 Age: 78
Death PlaceClermont Lake, FL
Immi Date23 Jul 18715 Age: 3
Immi PlaceNew Sweden, Maine
Reside PlaceSweden; New Sweden, ME; Clermont Lake, FL
Age at immigration Place3 1/272
OccupationNew Sweden Potato Farmer;
ReligionNew Sweden Baptist (Helped Build Building), Deacon 21 Years; Grace Baptist Church In FL183,72,33
FlagsArrived 1871 to New Sweden, Jamtland group July 23, 1871
The families of Carl Olivenbaum and Hattie Hedman came together from Jemtland, Sweden in 1871; Name given as Carl;
15Lived in Sweden 1868-71, New Sweden, ME 1871-1923, FL 1923-46; Homesteaded twice, once with his father and again at age 55 in FL where he planted orange trees; Had 3 sons that served in WWII;
183Finished his father’s house in 1900 with a nice bedroom for his parents, a big summer kitchen, an unfinished laundry room and attached woodshed; Referred to his future wife while courting as “my best Hat;” Spring 1916 built two car garage and bought first vehicle (1916 Overland), half of garage used as shop and for blacksmithing;
64Last trip back to Jemtland for 60th anniversary of Sunday School in 1932 when he was 64, his wife 54, sons Edward 19, William 18 and Axel 16;
Immigrated with his father age 43, mother age 36, daughter Elise age 9, and himself, son Carl age 3 1/2 to homestead on a farm on the West Jemtland road; In 1901 Carl built an addition to the house and then married July 13; They were potato farmer; They raised six children and one foster daughter, Delia Nadeau; In 1923, the Olivenbaum family, except Edgar, moved to FL for health reasons; Carl then planted orange trees which he tended for the next 23 years; Carl helped build the New Sweden Baptist Church where he was a deacon; Remembered his father clearing the woods by and building a small log cabin; A frame house was built later and more land cleared; Three of his sons returned from service in WWII;
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