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Swenson family reunion.
Carl and Clara's ancestors at a family reunion during the summer of 1995. The Swenson reunion held at Lakewood, North Dakota. Over 130 relatives gathered at the Lakewood Bible Camp for a Swenson family reunion Aug. 4 & 5 1995. The reunion, Clara and Carl’s Clan consisted of descendants of Clara and Carl Swenson, formerly of Warwick. All 7 remaining sons and daughters of the Swensons attended. They are Esther Trevilion of Chester, Texas, Harold Swenson of Dickenson, Dorothy Lilleman of Wellsburg, Evy Forde of Warwick, Gladys Erickson of St. Michael and Olga Kaeding & Charles Swenson of Devils Lake.
Thirty of 38 first cousins attended as well as several second cousins. Special guests included Gun Karlsson and Margaretta Johansson of Sweden and Ebba Soderberg of Rhode Island, cousins of the Swensons. Relatives attending came from North Dakota, Minnesota, Florida, Washington, Rhode Island, Colorado, California, South Dakota and Louisiana. Family pictures dating back to the late 1880s through the 1990s were on display as were various family histories and the family tree. Carl and Clara (Karlsson) Swenson immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1904 and were married in 1913. They moved from Rhode Island to their farm in Minco Township near Warwick in 1919 where they raised their ten children. They moved to Warwick when they retired.
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