The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 590
A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Carlson appears in this publication.

OSCAR F. CARLSON.

Oscar F. Carlson is the owner of an attractive home in the midst of an excellent
ranch property of the Selah valley. He was born in Sweden, June 12, 1874, a son
of Christian and Hannah (Matson) Carlson. The father became a resident of
Illinois in 1882 and the following year removed to Minnesota, taking his family
to that state in 1884. He secured a tract of government land in Ottertail county
and, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers of that region, because
actively identified with its early development. He transformed wild land into
productive fields and continued to engage in farming there throughout his
remaining days. His wife also passed away in that state.

Oscar F. Carlson acquired a public school education and carried on farming in
connection with his father in Minnesota after his textbooks were put aside. In
1898 he removed to North Dakota and took up a homestead claims in Benson county,
whereon he resided for eleven years. Again the lure of the west came upon him
and he then made his way to Yakima county, Washington, in 1909, still holding
his North Dakota property. Here he invested in ten, acres of land in Selah
valley well adapted to fruit raising and planted it to apples and pears. His
labors have since wrought a marked change in the appearance and in the value of
the place. He has built a fine bungalow and has a fine farm home and also a
warehouse, and his time and attention are given to the further development of
his orchards, which are in excellent bearing condition.

On the 9th of October, 1914, Mr. Carlson was married to Miss Edna Hane, of St.
Paul, Minnesota, and they have a daughter, Gladys Lillian. There is also a son,
Clarence, by Mr. Carlson's former marriage. Mr. Carlson votes independent of
party ties, exercising his right of franchise according to the dictates of his
judgment.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.