Henry Martin Carlson was born June 20, 1881, in Sweden.
The 1900 United States census showed Carl M. H. Carlson (age 18, born in June 1881 in Sweden, brickyard laborer) living with his parents Martin A. (age 44, born in November 1855 in Sweden, farmer) and Mary C. (age 44, born in June 1855 in Sweden) in Princeton Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. His siblings were Minnie M. (age 21, born in April 1879 in Sweden), Henning G. (age 17, born in May 1883 in Sweden, brickyard laborer), Oscar M. (age 14, born in September 1885 in Sweden, brickyard laborer), Adina A. (age 11, born in July 1888 in Sweden), Swan L. (age 9, born in October 1890 in Sweden), and no name (age 2 months, born in April 1900 in Minnesota).
The 1905 Minnesota census showed Henry C. M. Carlson (age 24, born in Sweden, mechanical laborer) living with his parents Martin A. (age 50, born in Sweden, farmer) and Mary C. (age 49, born in Sweden) in Princeton Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. His other siblings were Henning G. (age 22, born in Sweden, mechanical laborer), Oscar E. (age 19, born in Sweden, mechanical laborer), Adena E. (age 16, born in Sweden), Swan L. (14, born in Sweden), and Roy A. (age 5, born in Minnesota).
Miss Ella Latcher and the Messrs. Henry, Henning and Oscar Carlson came down from Wrenshall on Thursday morning for a visit. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, December 31, 1908, Volume XXXIII, Number 1, Page 8)
O. E. Carlson were home over Christmas visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Carlson, at Long Siding. O. E. Carlson is putting in a plant for the Enterprise Brick company of Duluth at Feeley, Minn., and Henry is employed at Wrenshall. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, December 30, 1909, Volume XXXIV, Number 35, Page 1)
The 1910 United States census showed Henry Carlson (age 28, born in Sweden, brickyard laborer) living in Wrenshall, Minnesota. Henry’s brother Henning (age 26, born in Sweden, brickyard foreman) also lived in Wrenshall.
Henry Carlson returned on Tuesday to Wrenshall, where he holds a good position in the brickyards. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, April 27, 1911, Volume XXXV, Number 18, Page 5)
O. E. Carlson came down from Wrenshall to spend Christmas with his parents at Long Siding. His two brothers, Henry and Henning, are also home and will remain for the winter. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, December 28, 1911, Volume XXXVI, Number 1, Page 5)
Henry, Oscar and Adena Carlson are home from Warba to spend the holidays with their parents at Long Siding. Henry is superintendent of a brick yard at Warba and is well satisfied with the position. An enormous quantity of fine cream and red brick is manufactured at Warba and Wrenshall, says he. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, December 26, 1912, Volume XXXVII, Number 1, Page 5)
Henry M. Carlson of Warba, Itasca County, Minnesota, registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918. Henry listed his date of birth as June 20, 1881, making him 37 years of age. Henry listed his occupation as a farmer.
Henry Carlson is here from Warba on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Carlson, at Long Siding. Henry has for many years been superintendent of a brick yard at Warba and is doing well. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, April 17, 1919, Volume 43, Number 17, Page 7)
The 1920 United States census showed Henry Carlson (age 38, born in Sweden, farmer) married to Bell (age 30, born in Minnesota) and living in Warba, Feeley Township, Itasca County, Minnesota. Children Helen (age 4, born in Minnesota) and Marie (age 2, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple. The family also lived with Swan Louis Carlson (brother, age 29, born in Sweden), Adende (sister, age 30, born in Sweden), and Henning (brother, age 36, born in Sweden).
Henry Carlson of Wrenshall was here this week visiting his parents at Long Siding. He is engaged in burning brick for his brother, Henning, who purchased a yard at Wrenshall last spring. The output from this yard the past summer aggregated 5,000,000 brick. (The Princeton Union, Thursday, November 25, 1920, Volume 44, Number 49, Page 5)
Carlson Henry lab Wrenshall Brick Co. (Cloquet City and Carlton County Directory 1927-1928)
The 1930 United States census showed Henry Carlson (age 48, born in Sweden, farmer) married to Isabelle (age 39, born in Minnesota) and living in Princeton Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Children Helen (age 13, born in Minnesota), Marie (age 12, born in Minnesota), Roy (age 9, born in Minnesota), and Agnes (age 3, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple. Henry’s parents, Martin A. (age 75, born in Sweden) and Mary (age 74, born in Sweden), also lived with the family.
Henry Martin Carlson died June 23, 1965, in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.