Althea Charlotta Oberg
Born: 02 Mar 1862
Born Where: Hjorted Socken, Kalmar, Sweden
Died: 21 Apr 1937
Died Where: Jamestown, NY
Spouse: Charles Gustav Lawson
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1882
Married Where: Jamestown, NY
Children: Clarence, Walter, Ernest, Mabel, Henry, Ruth, Lawrence, Paul, and Gordon
General info:
Althea married Charles Gustav Lawson. They lived at 326 Forest Avenue and had nine children - Ernest, Clarence, Walter, Mabel, Henry John, Ruth, Lawrence, Paul, and Gordon.
image: Althea and Family
(back L-R) Paul, Ruth, Henry, Lawrence, Mabel, Gordon
(front L-R) Ernest, Charles [father], Althea [mother], Walter
(Picture courtesy of Darcy Crickard, Althea's great great grand daughter.)
Mabel and Ruth became registered nurses. Mable became head nurse at Warren General Hospital and Ruth eventually became a school nurse, finally serving as truant officer for the Jamestown Schools. Neither ever married.
Paul and Lawrence were veterans of World War I. Paul was in the Navy. Lawrence was in the Army, and was a victim of mustard gas which the Germans used toward the end of World War I. Gordon died as a young man.
1880 Census: 126 (82) Colfax Street, Jamestown, NY
1890 Census: NA
1900 Census: 326 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, NY
1910 Census: 326 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, NY
1920 Census: 326 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, NY
1930 Census: 326 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, NY
1937 Death Record: 326 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, NY
image: Althea, Charles, Ernest, Mabel, Walter Lawson
(back L-R) Althea and Charles Lawson (abt. 1888-1890)
(front L-R) Ernest, Mabel, and Walter Lawson
(Picture courtesy of Darcy Crickard.)
image: Althea's home at 326 Forest Avenue
Althea's home at 326 Forest Avenue
(Picture courtesy of Barbara Peterson, Althea's grand daughter.)
Gravesite: Lake View Cemetery, Lot No.: SW ½ 50; Section: No. 2; Grave: 1 NE of center, SW tier, head to SE