A Biographical Sketch of Alfrid Larsson (Also Known as Albert Larson)
Alfrid Larsson was born April 1, 1870, in London, Slimminge Parish, Sweden to Lars Andersson and Elna Jöransdotter. Alfrid was christened at the Lutheran church in Slimminge on April 10, 1870.
Alfrid joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 7, 1883.
Alfrid left Slimminge on November 14, 1890, to emigrate to the United States with his mother and younger sister. With the exception of his older sister and father (who both remained in Sweden for the rest of their lives), the immediate family’s other members had already emigrated to the United States.
Upon his arrival to the United States, Alfrid went by the name Albert Larson on legal records. However, it appears he was also known as Alfred among family.
On February 16, 1903, Albert married Anna or Annie Miller in Salt Lake City. She was born in 1884, in Denmark.
On November 7, 1903, Annie gave birth to a daughter named Norma in Mercur, Tooele County, Utah. Norma later married Michael J. Nelligan on December 22, 1922, in Salt Lake City. Norma died July 30, 1994, in Oakland, California.
According to the U.S. Census, in 1910, Albert lived with his family in Sunshine, Utah in Tooele County. There he worked as a storekeeper at a general store.
Albert and Annie had another Child, Albert Raymond Larson, on April 22, 1910, in Tooele, Utah. He died on January 7, 1991, in Sutter, California.
In 1920, Albert and his family lived in Salt Lake City, according to the U.S. Census. At that time Albert worked as a miner. His daughter, Norma, was employed as a stenographer at a printing company.
In 1930, Albert lived in Caliente, Nevada, according to the U.S. Census and his brother Charles’s obituary. According to the census, Albert resided with his wife and worked as a prospector there.
Albert died in Caliente on March 24, 1937, a few days short of turning 67 years old. He was buried in Sandy, Utah on March 27. Albert’s wife, Annie, died in Marysville, California on February 26, 1975. She was buried in the Sandy City Cemetery as well.
Sources:
- Slimminge Parish birth record for Alfrid Larson (ArkivDigital screenshot via FamilySearch)
- London, Slimminge, 1866–1870, household registration for Alfrid Larsson, (FamilySearch)
- London, Slimminge, 1871–1875, household registration for Alfrid Larsson,(FamilySearch)
- N0. 18, Slimminge, 1871–1875, household registration for Alfrid Larsson (FamilySearch)
- N0. 18, Slimminge, 1876–1882, household registration for Alfrid Larsson (FamilySearch)
- N0. 18, Slimminge, 1883–1894, household registration for Alfrid Larsson (FamilySearch)
- Slimminge Parish moving-out record for Alfrid Larson (FamilySearch)
- Marriage record for Albert Larson and Anna Miller (Western States Marriage Record Index)
- 1910 U.S. Census record for the household of Albert Larson in Sunshine, Tooele County, Utah (FamilySearch)
- 1920 U.S. Census record for the household of Albert Larson in Salt Lake City (FamilySearch)
- 1930 U.S. Census record for the household of Albert Larson in Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada (FamilySearch)
- Salt Lake Telegram obituary for Albert’s brother Charles Larson — shows Albert’s residency in Nevada and use of anglicized name (Utah Digital Newspapers)
- Salt Lake Tribune obituary for Albert’s brother John A. Larson — shows Albert’s residency in Caliente, Nevada (Access Newspaper Archive via FamilySearch)
- Nevada death certificate for Albert Larson (Ancestry.com)
- Utah burial record for Albert Larson (Utah Cemeteries and Burials)
- Salt Lake Telegram obituary for Albert (Al) Larson (Utah Digital Newspapers)
- Photo of Albert Larson’s headstone (Billion Graves)
- Utah burial record for Anna M. Larson (Utah Cemeteries and Burials)
- Utah marriage record information for Norma Larson and Michael J. Nelligan (Western States Marriage Records)
- Headstone photo and burial information for Norma Larson Nelligan (Find A Grave)
- Utah birth certificate for Albert Raymond Larson (image 32) (Utah Division of Archives and Record Service)
- California Death Index record for Albert Ray Larson (FamilySearch)
