Administrative/Biographical History
Klas Fredrik Soderboom was born in Sweden on February 20, 1882 and came to Winnebago County in 1901 where he settled in Rockford and worked for a time as a carpenter. Mr. Soderboom was married, August 29, 1914, to Frida Victoria Peterson, also a native of Sweden. On April 5, 1927 Mr. Sodorboom became a knitter by trade and was employed by the Burson Knitting Company of Rockford, Illinois. Soderboom remained in the United States until his death in (1957?)