Carl Oskar Hylén

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Carl Oskar Hylén (Svanström)

Also Known As: "Carl Oskar Hylin"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ekevik, Ukna, Västervik, Kalmar County, Sweden
Death: January 27, 1919 (70)
Baldersberg u Västermåla, Ukna, Kalmar, Sweden
Immediate Family:

Son of Carl Johan Svanström and Anna Sofia Jaensdotter
Brother of Johan August Svanström; Helena Sofia Svanström; Sofia Mathilda Andersson; Charlotta Eleanora Andersson; Adolph Frederick Augustus Swanstrom and 2 others

Occupation: Tailor
Managed by: Justin Swanstrom
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About Carl Oskar Hylén

n 1867 he moved to Svederna, Tjustad where he worked as a farmhand. In 1869 he returned to live with his parents. He joined the army in 1871, and was assigned to the soldier's croft at Hyllela. He adopted the soldier's name Hylén.

After 1901 he was working for farmers and at last got a small pension from the Swedish government. He was noted as an ex-soldier and the owner of his (small) house.

After retirement, he worked as a tailor. He signed his letters Hylén Svanström. Iris (Porter) Legg had a man's coat made by him.

He died in 1925. He was then living at Strömsborg in Ekevik, but died at the hospital in Västervik.

(Swanson; Clerical Surveys: 1862-1867 Ukna (p. 94); 1867-1869 Ukna (p. 389); 1869-1871 Ukna (p. 94).)

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Carl Oskar Hylén's Timeline

1848
October 17, 1848
Ekevik, Ukna, Västervik, Kalmar County, Sweden
1919
January 27, 1919
Age 70
Baldersberg u Västermåla, Ukna, Kalmar, Sweden