He married Hedda/Hada/Hilda/Hattie nee Noyd nee Johnsen/Johnson (born Dec 2, 1842). .
They had the following children (pictured on last post)
Walter
Frank
Emil
Fred
Edd
Emma
Ida
More on the kids later...
Both Charles & Hedda were born in Sweden. She had been married before and had son Walter G. Johnson with Albert Johnson. I don't know yet if the 2 "Walter" sons are the same or different. I don't know if I have a picture of Hedda. She may be one of the unknowns listed in a prior blog post.
Hedda & Charles ended up in Palacios, Matagorda County, Texas
Costenson Charles Head M W 63 Swed Farmer Immigration 1871
Hattie Sp F W 61 Swed
Frank Son M W 35 Illinois Farm Labor
Ed Son M W 23 Illinois Farm Labor
Buckler Ida Dau F W 22 Illinois
Homer S-i-L M W 23 Illinois Farm Labor
Harland Grand M W 6mo? Texas
Marriage Record for
COSTENSON, CHARLES L JOHNSEN, HILDA 01/27/1877 00E/0221 00004372 KNOX
Both Charles and Heda are burried at:
Palacios Cemetery
Palacios
Matagorda County
Texas, USA
Plot: Sec 1 row 6 block 5 lot 9 space 7
Charles is my 2nd great uncle. He was one of 7 siblings.
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Åsa
Charles Costenson my 2nd great uncle. My great grandmother Emilia Castensson, born 1854 in Asby, Östergötland, Sweden was his sisters. He also had a brother J P Castenson, who lived in Harcourt, Iowa. Charles was the son of Johannes Castensson och Eva Maja Jonsdotter, and they had 7 children, including Johan Peter, Charles and Emilia:)
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Åsa Karlsson, Växjö, Sweden