Biography of Ahlstedt, Charles A, St Francis County, AR

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        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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Ahlstedt, C. A. -The Forrest City Times' Art Souvenir-1905-Page 106: 

The building trades are well represented in the growing city of Forrest City,
and some of the most expert mechanics in Eastern Arkansas are numbered the
several contractors and builders, who pursue their avocations in this town. Mr.
C. A. Ahlstedt came here in 1898 from Little Rock, to build the handsome
courthouse under a contract with Mr. C. W. Clark, of Malvern. The subject of
this sketch was born September 2, 1861, the country of his nativity being
Sweden. His parents moved to America in his early youth, and he was educated in
Iowa, attending the country schools until he was admitted to college at Cornell,
in the same state, where he studied for some time. In 1888 he came to Arkansas
from California, where he had spent two years, and in 1898 came to Forrest City
as above stated. He was married in 1882 to Miss Jennie Liddle, of Nevada,
Missouri, who died in 1897. His second marriage occurred in 1891, Miss Maria O.
Smith, of Little Rock, becoming his wife. To this union one child has been born,
-Mary, now aged ten years.

Mr. Ahlstedt is reportedly buried with his SECOND wife MARIA in the City
Cemetery in the Southwest portion, but it appears the stones have washed away,
per Alan Ford, son of Mary Bernard Ford, Dec. 2006

Head MALE 1862 W 68 - 1930 CENSUS Sweden 

CONTRACTOR MADISON TOWNSHIP 62-19 13A JACKSON STREET -Mr. C. H. Ahlstedt, who
constructed the County Courthouse, also constructed the Walker Apartments in
1938 for George Walker and his wife.

Copyright With Permission: 1905 Art Souvenir-Forrest City Times Newspaper Weston
McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas