Olof Erickson

  Research Notes:

Summary:

Olof Errson was born in 1823 on the farm Fäbacken. In the US, he and his family used the surname "Erickson". Olof's ancestors derive from some of the earlist settlers in the Fryksände/Östmark parishes, and by going back a few generations, he descends from the Finnish Family Name, "Porkka".

Olof and his wife Ingeborg Jonsdotter, along with their 5 children left Östmark parish on 10 Apr 1863 for North America. It appears that they first wen to De Kalb Co, IL and one son, Johan Hinrik was born there in Apr 1864. It is not clear why they went to this location, nor is it clear when they left. The family is next known to have been in Watertown, Carver Co, MN in 1866 (son August/Gustaf Vilhelm was born there in 1866). According to the US Swedish Church Records they came to Stockholm Twp in Wright Co, MN in 1869. However, Olof Erickson was able to initiate a homestead entry on Sec 14 of Stockholm Twp in Jan 1867 (he received his patent on the land in 1873).

According to the 1900 US Census for Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, it is noted that Ingeborg was the mother of 12 children - as I discussed below, I have been able to identify 11 children.

Olof died in 1892 and Ingeborg died in 1905. As of Jun 1900, 5 of Olof and Ingeborg's children were alive. The other children had died. From the information that I have been able to find, it seems that one daughter (Ingeborg, 1860-1886) had a child, but I have not found more information on her son, other than he was living in 1885 (there is not record of a death at Stockholm Lutheran Church). Although another daughter (Christina) was married, I could not find a record that she had any children. Again, as I have been able to determine, their sons did not married or have children.

Most of the family members are buried at Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery. [ 14 Jun 2020 ]

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1. Ancestry FT; there are a number of Family Trees on Ancestry for Olof, born 1823; BUT only one records any information on his descendants: [as of 10 Oct 2021]

Sharons Tree FT; [Sharon Knapp]; last accessed 10 Oct 2021
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82652950/person/30464115189/facts
- has some more information, but it appears that there are some dates that are not correct - Daughter Christine or Christina was married to Emil Erickson, born 1864 [not 1859]
- has a photo/image of some people with the surname Eriksson/Ericksson and their burial record at Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery; [apparently the source: Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, MN 1995; apparently the cemetery list was transcribed by Dassel Area Historical Society and published by Park Genealogical Books ]


2. Östmark Household Records (a couple from Lekvattnet parish)

*** Note: boundary changes: Most of the farms for Fäbacken are under Lekvattnet parish and no longer with Östmark, beginning in 1851.

Lekvattnet (S) AI:1 (1851-1855) Page 29, Fäbacken (AID: v11985.b37.s29)
Nils Ersson, and wife Marit; Nils b 1786 died 13 Dec 1851
son Jöns b 1818 and family
son Olof b 1823 and family; moved to Hiramberg Östmark


**** Olof Erssson (b 1823)
Östmark (S) AI:15 (1851-1855) Page 422, Hiramberg (AID: v9140.b425.s422)
Olof Ersson, b 19 Mar 1823; married 29 Sep 1854 Ingeborg Jonsdotter, b 28 Nov 1827 at Östmark village;
Erik Olofsson, b 18 Dec 1852; twins; born at Lekvattnet
Marit Olofsdotter, b 18 Dec 1852

Östmark (S) AI:17 (1856-1859) Page 461, Hiramberg (AID: v9142.b220.s461)
Olof Ersson, b 19 Mar 1823; wife, Ingeborg Jonsdotter b 1827;
Erik Olofsson, b 18 Dec 1852; twins; born at Lekvattnet
Marit Olofsdotter, b 18 Dec 1852
Ingeborg, b 2 May 1856; died 13 Nov 1856
Jöns, b 2 Oct 1857

Östmark (S) AI:19 (1860-1863) Page 468, Ulfsjön Hiramberg (AID: v9144.b205.s468)
Olof Ersson, b 19 Mar 1823; wife, Ingeborg Jonsdotter b 1827;
Erik Olofsson, b 18 Dec 1852; twins; born at Lekvattnet
Marit Olofsdotter, b 18 Dec 1852
Jöns, b 2 Oct 1857, Östmark parish
Christina, 21 Jul 1860 and
twin, Ingeborg

Östmark (S) AI:21 (1861-1865) Page 671, Ulfsjön Hiramberg (AID: v9146.b290.s671)
as above, ***** move to North America; 10 Apr 1863 ******** B:2, image 23, no 20
- 4 males (Olof, Erik, Jöns, Johan), 4 females (Ingeborg, Marit, Christina and twin Ingeborg)
but added son:
Johan b 27 Dec 1862


3. US and MN census

1870 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; image 21, page 13; dw 88, fam 89
Olof Erickson, age 47
Evene ???. age 43 [indexed on Ancestry as "Irene"]
John age 14, b in Swe [ born about 1856 - Jöns later was known as James O Erickson, b Oct 1857 ]
Ivene ??, age 10 b in Swe - must be Ingeborg
Christine, age 10 b in Swe [abt 1860]
John, age 6, b Illinois
William age 4, b in MN

Note; on the same page is Peter Halstensson (fam 16), Nils Nilsson (fam 88), John Erickson (fam 90)

1875 MN State, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; image 178 (ancestry), fam 132 or 133 ?;
Olof Erickson, age 52
wife Ingeborg, age 48
Erick, age 22
Jons, age 17
Ingeborg, age 14
Christine, age 14
Johan age 11, born in IL
Wilhelm age 8, b in MN

* next line, John Johnson, age 39 (single)

1880 US census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 72; dw 137 fam 142, page 16
Olof Erickson, age 57
wife Ingeborg, age 53
Erick, age 28
Jons - not recorded; should be age 23
Ingeborg - not recorded; should be age 20
Christine, age 20
Johan [John H] age 16, born in IL
Wilhelm age 14, b in MN


1885 MN State Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; family 235 (image 267 on Ancestry); enumeration as of 1 May 1885
Olof Erickson, age 62;
Ingeborg, age 58
Erik age 32
Ingeborg, age 25
Christine, age 25
Johan, age 21 [1864], born in Illinois
William, age 19 [1866] b in MN
J Erickson, age 25 [1860] b in Sweden [ is this Johan b 1862=age 23 or Jöns b 1857=age 28 ???? ]
BUT more likely Johan Johansson b 1860 left Lekvattnet parish in Oct 1879 and likely would not have arrived at Stockholm by the time of the 1880 US Census - the question is why "Erickson" as a surname - should either be Johnson or b Johansson in the US BUT likely he used the surname of Erickson - he would have been a brother to Olof
- see notes from Findagrave, Olof Erickson, id 198013764
" Ingeborg was married to Johan Erickson, son of Olaf's brother JOHAN (who stayed in Sweden), that they had a son Johan Wilhelm (Willie) ... Johan Erickson remarried to Ellen Hanson - no children " [no marriage record at Stockholm]

- Olof Erickson's son named Wilhelm - Gustaf William Erickson died 30 April 1927 - MN Death Cert 1927-MN-016670 , but this record does not give the age of the person, and so ???; BUT Stockholm Lutheran funerals: August William Erickson died 30 Apr 1927 age 61 years and 3 days [birth 1866]

John Erickson, b 1885 in MN; age 0; [ ?? likley this daughter Ingeborg's son, John Wilhem, b 16 Apr 1885 - church image 799 ]


1895 MN State Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; (page 38 of 40, on Family Search)
fam 236: James O Erickson, age 37 b in Sweden; in MN for 30 years, 9 mos; in this district 28 yrs
fam 259: Jons E Strand, age 55 [1840] b in Sweden [but no years etc]; wife Karin age 61 and son John age 14 b in MN
and with this family: William Erickson age 29 b in MN; 29 yrs in State; 28 yrs in this district; and Ingeborg age 69;
fam 260, Erick O Erickson, age 41 b in Sweden; 30 yrs, 9 mos in MN; 28 yrs in this district
** on the next page, a number of people with surname "Erickson"



1900 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 240; sheet 6A; dw, fam 23
Gustav W Erickson (head), b Apr 1866, in MN; farm
mother, Isabelle [??], b Apr 1827; Widow; mother of 12 children, 5 living; emigrated 1863 ****
James O, brother, b Oct 1857 in Swe; emigrated 1863
John H, brother b May 1864 in IL

*** I have not been able to identify the "12th child" - I have identified 11 children, but not 12. I have reviewed the birth pages in Lekvattnet and Östmark parishes from August 1853 to May of 1856, but did not find another child born [15 Jun 2020]. Olof Erickson and Ingeborg may have another another child born between the years 1864 and 1869, either in Illinios since they lived there for awhile (son John Hinrik was born in Apr of 1864) or at Carver County in Minnesota (birth of August/Gustav Vhilelm in May 1866), but I have not found any records to this effect. The first birth record at Stockholm Lutheran Church is Jul 1866.
There are three Swedish Lutheran Churches in Carver Co, MN - but one starts in 1891 and one in 1896. Trinity Lutheran Church in Watertown was established in 1858 - there is an alpha listing of church members (starting with image 549), but Olof Ericksson is not recorded and there are only a few images recording births/baptism, starting in 1875.



- 12 Oct 2020 - I reviewed all pages for Stockholm Twp (ED 239 and 240) - no other Olof Erickson family members


1910 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 218; sheet 11B; dw 206, fam 207
Emil Erickson, age 44 born in Sweden; emigrated 1873; owns farm; married 22 years - abt 1888
wife Christine 49, age 59 b in Swe; emigrated 1864
servant ... Peter Storm age 53 born in Sweden; married, emigrated in 1902 [no wife recorded]

then the next dw 207 fam 208 - Gustav W Erickson, age 53 b in MN; single, owns farm


1920 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 101; sheet 8A; dw 158, fam 159
Emil Erickson, age 55 born in Sweden; emigrated 1872; owns farm
wife Christine 39, age 59 b in Swe; emigrated 1863

then the next family; 159-160 is Gustav W Erickson, age 63 b in MN; single, owns farm


1930 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 33; sheet 5B; dw 158, fam 159
Emil Erickson, age 65 born in Sweden; emigrated 1872; owns farm; age at marriage 23 -1887
wife Christine 39, age 69 b in Swe; emigrated 1863; age at marriage 26 - 1886

*** note I reviewed pages for Stockholm Twp, in bother 1900 and 1910 census - no record of other Olof Erickson family members
12 Oct 2020



** Sharons FT on Ancestry
daughter Christine b 12 Jul 1860 and died 25 Jan 1933 at Wright married to Emil Erickson, b 1859 and 1939 at Wright Co
- in 1900 US at Roberts Co, White Rock twp, South Dakota; ED 293; sheet 3A; dw/fam 57
Emil Erickson, age 35 born Sept 1864 in Sweden; emigrated 1872; owns farm
wife Christine, age 39 b Jul 1860 ii Swe; emigrated 1863
no indication of children


4. US Swedish Church Records, Stockholm Lutheran Church, Wright Co, MN ; image 797; Church Members
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554913-00036?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

Olof Erickson, b 19 Mar 1823; received 1869; arrived in US 1863; [Sec 14]
wife Ingeborg Jonsdotter, b 27 Aug 1827
son Erick, b 18 Dec 1852 - should be 19th
Maria [Marit] b 18 Dec 1852; died 31 dec 1872, 20 years and 12 days
son, Jöns b 12 Dec 1857; far right - moved, but no date or location recorded [ but it is likely that he used the name James]
Ingeborg, b 21 Jul 1860 *** ; side 34/page 34 married John J Eriksson ; image 799 [11 Oct 2021 - previous images
but no John J Eriksson
son John Wilhelm b 16 Apr 1885; but Ingeborg Erickson died 3 Jun 1886

Christine, b 21 Jul 1860 ; moved to St Paul, MN on 9 Nov 1888
Johan Hinrik, b 25 Apr 1864 at De Kolb, IL - likely DeKalb County, Illinois [abt 100 kms east of Chicago]
August Wilhelm b 4 May 1866 at Watertown - likely Watertown, Carver Co, MN [abt 50 kms east of Minneapolis; abt 30 kms east of Stockholm Tw
Olof b 10 Nov 1869 died 11 Nov 1869 [image 1087 - barn of Olof Erickson and Ingeborg Jonsdotter; no name - but a link at findagrave
Alfrid b 11 Jan 1872 at Moores Prairie; died 24 Mar 1873, age 1 yr 6 mos, 3 days


image 916
Olof b 1823; died 17 Dec 1892
wife Ingeborg b 1827; died 14 Oct 1905
son Erick b 1852; moved to South Dakota 18 Dec 1897
son, Johan Hinrik b 1864; died 4 Aug 1916
son, August Wilhelm b 1866; died 30 Apr 1927

Ingeborg, b 21 Jul 1860 *** ; side 34 married John J Eriksson ; image 799
son John Wilhelm b 16 Apr 1885 [image 1104 ]
but Ingeborg Erickson died 3 Jun 1886 [death/burial, image 1121 ]


5. US Land Records: patent issued 20 Mar 1873, 80 acres, E½ of SW¼, Sec 14, 118N and 28W;
homestead - Olof Erickson, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co
US Track Book: Minnesota, Vol 92, image 8
payment, $10 on 10 Jan 1867 (receipt 2686) and final 10 Jul 1872, 1247 (final certificate)

note: line below Olof is John Erickson - same dates on first (receipt 2687) and final cert - 1247;
homestead; W½ of SW¼, Sec 14, 118N and 28W; 80 acres; patent issued 20 Mar 1873
* not sure who this is: either Jöns Erickon b 1818 or Jöns Erickson b 1834 ??
* there is another John Erickson homestead patent on 20 Mar 1873 - S½ of NE¼, Sec 6, Twp 119, Range 25 - south of town of Buffalo
???


NOTE: in the 1901 Plat map of Stockholm Twp, Sec 14 - there are a number of people, but these names aren't recorded in 1900 Census
W½ of SW¼ ; J. J. Erickson (30 acres) and O. J. Erickson
E½ of SW¼ ; O. Erickson (40 acres)
E½ of NW¼ of the SW¼ ;; J. O. Erickson - he also has 30 acres on the NE¼ of Sec 23
W½ of NW¼ of Sec 14; J J Johanson, 80 acres
NE of SE¼ of Sec 15 ; E J Erickson, 40 acres [on the NW of this land, there is a symbol for a church, but what church ??, since Stockholm Lutheran is on the NE corner of the NE¼ of Sec 17
link, http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/475372/Stockholm+Township++Keystone+PO/Wright+County+1901/Minnesota/

1910 (and I think in the 1900) US . Stockholm Twp Wright Co MN; image 20 on Ancestry
Erick J Erickson age 53 b in Sweden, emigrated in 1866
and family with a number of children


6. Värmlänningar i Nordamerika, by Måwe, Carl-Erik 1971 [familysearch - see my doc]

Image: 197, 10 Apr 1863:

Olof Ersson, b 23 from Hiramsberg, Ulfsjön; died 17 DEc 1892
wife Ingeborg Jonsdotter, b 27 Aug 1827 [sister to Karin Jonsdotter, left 15 May 1868]; died 14 Oct 1905
son, Erik Olofsson, b 18 Dec 1852 [twin] [left for South Dakota, 18 Dec 1897]
dau, Marit Olofsdotter, b 18 Dec 1852 ; died 11 Dec 1872
son, Jöns Olofsson, b, 12 Oct 1857
dau, Christina Olofsdotter, b 21 Jul 1860 [twin]; died 26 Jan 1933
dau, Ingeborg Olofsdotter, b 21 Jul 1860 [m. Eriksson] ; died 3 Jun 1886
son, Johan Olofsson, b 27 Dec 1862

then: image 59, page 89 [basic translation - google, etc]

Sometime during the late spring or early summer of 1863, the first Östmark family, Olof Ersson from Himramsberg, Ulfsjön - together 8 people - arrived [image 197]. He had in fact issued emigration certificates in Östmark on April 10, 1863 and by all accounts came directly to what was then called Moore's Prairie. ... typically enough for the conditions in America, a place could change its name several times before the place name of Stockholm was established.

BUT: this conflicts with image with the Stockholm Lutheran Church records: that is, if son Johan Hinrik was born in De Kalb Co, Illinois on 29 Apr 1864 [many of the census records note he was born in IL], then the family would not have come to Stockholm Twp in Wright Co, MN sometime after Apr 29 or early May 1864 [abt 700 kms north west of De Kalb Co], either the location is wrong or the date of birth is wrong


[ By 1864 there were 36 at least emigrants, in 1865 followed at least 32 immigrants, 1866 at least 55 immigrants,
1867 at least 17, 1868 at leat 32, and in 1869 at least another 41 people. By 1870, in Karlslund-Buffalo (MN) there
were at least 90 people, but in the Stockholm area there were at least 221 people who had emigrated from Östmark. ]

[ In the same year, Johan Modig, born in Östmark 1 Jan 1831, also emigrated from Östmark. ] ⁹⁰⁰³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Emigration - 1863: Leaving for North America, 10 Apr 1863, Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden. ^9004,9005 Olof Ersson / Erickson and family leaving Östmark parish, Värmland for North America.

Olof married Ingeborg Jonsdotter on 29 Sep 1852 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden.⁹⁰⁰⁰ (Ingeborg Jonsdotter was born in 1827 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden, died on 14 Oct 1905 in Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Stockholm Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wright Co, Minnestoa, United States.)