SIXTH GENERATION

89. Rev Carl Oscar Bengtson ^(102)(169) was born on 1 Dec 1883 in Batavia, IL.⁽¹⁷⁰⁾ He was christened on 31 Dec 1883 in Batavia, IL. Baptized in the house, by the pastor, G. A. Ekeborg, with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Strid. He was confirmed on 24 Jul 1898. He was ordained on 15 Jun 1913. He died on 31 Aug 1962 in Maywood, IL.⁽¹⁷¹⁾ He was buried in Memorial Estates, Franklin Park, IL.

He was married to Edith Matson (daughter of John Matson and Bengta Nelson) on 15 Oct 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois (Thursday). Edith Matson was born on 21 Dec 1888 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois. p. 174 volume B She was baptized on 22 Mar 1889 in Monmouth, Illinois. Sponsors were the parents. She was confirmed on 27 Apr 1902 in Monmouth, Illinois. Enrolled October 20, 1901. Edith's sister Hilma was in the same confirmation class. She died on 18 Sep 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. She was buried on 20 Sep 1974 in Memorial Estates, Franklin Park, IL.⁽¹⁷²⁾ The funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Melrose Park, Illinois on September 20, 1974, with a service at the gravesite following. Linnea Sandgren was the organist. Pastor Russell F. Anderson of Christ Lutheran Church and Pastor Carl. C. McKenzie of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Chicago, conducted the services. The opening hymn was "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" and the closing hymn was "Thine Is the Glory." Edith was for several decades a member of the Board of the Immanuel Women's Home in Chicago, serving as secretary when an urban renewal project bought the home for $500,000. Mrs. Bengtson was instrumental in getting that sum allocated to Augustana College, in Rock Island for the construction of the Immanuel Woman's hall.
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personal correspondence from my father
My mother was 4th in the family. She had rugged good health most of her life, but she had a nearly fatal case of typhoid fever when she was 14 which left her hearing impaired for life. She was left with partially crippled hands - she could neither fully open or close them - in an accident in which they were burned. Nevertheless, she became a competent stenographer & typist, worked for a law firm, and did court recording. I knew her as a very capable and intelligent person even though she never went to high school. She certainly was my father's greatest help - his alter ego.
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Removed from church rolls in Monmouth on October 31, 1913, moved to Chicago, Illinois.
Her Social Security number was 346-40-4906. Rev Carl Oscar Bengtson and Edith Matson had the following children:

+116 i. P185
+117 ii. P184
+118 iii. P2

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