Birth: 22 Apr 1917 – Dixon, Lee, Illinois, USA

Death: 26 Dec 2008 – Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: Peter August Richard Carlson (1878-1949)

Mother: Mariah Lydia “Mary” Gfeller (1889-1972)

Marriage (1): 25 Dec 1939 – Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Spouse (1): Leona Mae Boyer (1917-2007)
Renewal of Vows (1): 23 Dec 1945 – Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Divorce (1): 1 Jul 1950 – Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Marriage (2): 9 May 1980 – Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Spouse (2): Dorothy Ann Scholten (1925-2018)