Ester Margareta Josefina Silén was born on August 21, 1886 in Arbrå parish, Gävleborg, Sweden. She was the daughter of ranger (sv. skogvaktare) Per Persson Silén and his wife Anna Brita Andersdotter.
She had four children born out of wedlock: Astrid Viktoria b. 1910, twins Johan Edvard (1913-1913) and Per Sigvard (1913-1914) and Artur Emanuel (1915-1915). The three sons died in infancy. Artur Emanuel was the son of Holger Emanuel Georg Hedström.
She and daughter Astrid moved to Arbrå in 1917 and she married gjuteriarbetare Lars Erik Karlsson on May 9, 1918.[1]
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