Langland, Karina Abelson.

Anne Karina Abelson Langland was born on August 30, 1891 in Skudenes, Rogaland, Norway and was the youngest of twelve children by Andreas and Berte Abelson . Her father was a blacksmith, and the family lived on Karmøy, a large island outside of Stavanger on the west coast; two of her brothers died and are buried in Norway. Her siblings began to immigrate to Mission Hill in Yankton County, South Dakota, and Karina left Norway with her parents around 1900-01; they were the last family members to emigrate and entered the U.S. through Boston. Karina had started school in Norway and continued to attend in Mission Hill. She first lived with a brother and his wife while her parents lived with another sibling, but her parents later bought a house.