Johan Erickson

  Research Notes:

Johan Erickson or Eriksson, 1829-1865. His great grandfather was Anders Ersson Porkka, 1720-1794. Anders father was Erik Mattsson Porrka, 1655/1663-1753; and Erik's father was Mats Klemetsson Porkka, 1610 - ?. Mats Klemetsson was a brother to 'our direct line ancestor', Lars Klemetsson Porkka, 1635-1671.

Johan Eriksson b 1829 had at least three sons to emigrated to North America and first settled in the Stockholm Twp area of Wright Co, MN. In Sweden the sons were known with the patronomyic name of "Johansson", but at least 2 of the sons used the surname of "Erickson" in the US.

The 3 sons were:
(1) Johan Johansson, b 21 Aug 1860 and left for the US in 1879. I haven't been able to find much information about him.
(2) Jöns Johansson b 1865 and left for the US in 1889. He used the name James N Erickson in the US.
(3) Olle Johansson, b 1856 and he left for the US in 1878. He used the name, Ole or Olaf J Erickson in the US.
Married in 1896 to Kristina Moody (b 1875).

(4) And one daughter:
Marie Sofie Johansdotter b 19 Feb 1863 moves to North America on 14 Apr 1893. She married in 1894 to Karelius Nelson b 1868.

(5) And a grand daughter,
Karin Jonsdotter b 5 Apr 1876 moves to North America on 28 Mar 1897 - she was the daughter of Johan's daughter Marit (1854-1876) who had married Jon Halstensson, 1849 - 1886.



written by Rueben D Grue, 29 Oct 2020
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Ancestry FT ; Lennart eriksson Släkttrad, link,
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/85009464/person/222206102917/facts?_phsrc=NEk8&_phstart=successSource

AND: Sharons FT on ancestry, link, https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/82652950/person/30464115189/facts
- Sharon Knapp had posted a photo - see Erik Eriksson b 1815 page



1. Swedish Records

Lekvattnet (S) AI:1 (1851-1855) Page 33, Fäbacken (AID: v11985.b41.s33)
Johan Ersson, b 1829 ; married to Karin Olofsdotter, b 12 Jan 1825, Fryksände
Erik, b 17 Oct 1853; died 7 Feb 1854
Marit, b 12 Nov 1854


Lekvattnet (S) AI:2 (1856-1860) Page 36, Fäbacken (AID: v11986.b45.s36)
Johan Ersson, b 1829 ; married to Karin Olofsdotter, b 12 Jan 1825, Fryksände
Marit, b 12 Nov 1854
Olle, b 26 Dec 1856
Emil, b 8 May 1857; died 6 Nov 1857
Johan, b ???

Lekvattnet (S) AI:3 (1861-1865) Page 39, Fäbacken - Enktorp (AID: v11987.b48.s39)
Johan Ersson, b 1829 ; died 15 Apr 1865
Karin Olofsdotter, b 12 Jan 1825, Fryksände ** remarries, 24 Jun 1874
Marit, b 12 Nov 1854
Olle, b 26 Dec 1856
Johan, b 21 Aug 1860
Maria Sofie, b 19 Feb 1863
Jöns, b 25 May 1865

Lekvattnet (S) AI:4 (1866-1875) Page 30, Fäbacken (AID: v11988.b34.s30)
Erik Halstensson, b 9 Jun 1835, Östmark married in 1874
Karin Olofsdotter, b 12 Jan 1825
Marit Johansdotter, b 1854 married on 26 Dec 1873 to Jon Halstensson, b 18 Mar 1849 at Östmark and he came in 1874 from Ulsjön in Östmark
Marit and Jon have a son, Johan August b 18 Aug 1874
then, Johan Ersson b 1829 other childen
Olle, b 26 Dec 1856
Johan, b 21 Aug 1860
Maria Sofie, b 19 Feb 1863
Jöns, b 25 May 1865


Lekvattnet (S) AI:5 (1876-1880) Page 29, Fäbacken (AID: v11989.b33.s29)
Erik Halstensson, b 9 Jun 1835, Östmark
Karin Olofsdotter, b 12 Jan 1825
Johan Johansson, b 21 Aug 1860 ;;;;; moves to MN, North America on 24 Oct 1879 [B:2, page 106 no 36 ]
Maria Sofie Johansdotter, b 19 Feb 1863
Jöns Johansson, b 25 May 1865 [known as James N Erickson in the US - see below, volume AI:7]
Olle Johansson, b 26 Oct 1856 ; came from page 30; moves to North America, 25 Aug 1878 [ B:2. page 100 no 15]
- Olle is also known as Ole or Olaf J Erickson in the US
** on page 30: Jon Halstensson b 1849
Marit Johansdotter b 1854 ** died 13 Sep 1876
son Johan August, b 1874
dau, Karin 5 Apr 1876

Lekvattnet (S) AI:6 (1881-1885) Page 18, Fäbacken (AID: v11990.b25.s18)
Erik H.., Karin O... and daughter Maria b 1863 and son Jöns b 1865;
then a couple of lines down
Jon Halstensson b 18 Mar 1849; remarried on 30 Nov 1884 to:
Anna Andersdtr b 16 Mar 1849 at Lek (but actually in Östmark parish) came from p 16 in 1884 but she died 27 Oct 1885
Anna had a child, oä Ida Maria Jonsdotter b 10 Jun 1873; note: Anna Andersdotter's father was Anders Olson b 1824
then, son Johan August, b 1874; died 14 Sep 1881
dau, Karin 5 Apr 1876

Lekvattnet (S) AI:7 (1886-1890) Page 17, Fäbacken Storängen 17 (AID: v11991.b21.s17)
Erik H.., Karin O... and daughter Maria b 1863
and Karin Jonsdotter b 1876 [her mother, Marit Johansdotter 1854-1876]
as above but Jöns , b 1865 moves on 15 Feb 1889 to MN North America [B:2, page 158 no 4]

further down the page: Jon Halstensson b 1849; died 25 Apr 1886
then daughter, Karin b 5 Apr 1876

Lekvattnet (S) AI:8 (1891-1900) Page 29, Fäbacken (AID: v11992.b43.s29)
Erik Halstensson, b 1835 and wife , Karin Olofsdotter b 1825
daughter Maria Sofie, b 1863 moves to North America, 18 Apr 1893
AND Karin Jonsdotter b 1876 [her mother, Marit Johansdotter 1854-1876]; moves to North America, 28 Mar 1897
Lekvattnet moving out, B:3, p 4, no 2, Karin Johansdotter fr F alone ?
- she is not recorded in Värmlänningar ........


Lekvattnet (S) AIIa:1 (1900-1905) Page 26, Fäbacken (AID: v176222.b360.s26)
Erik Halstensson, b 1835 and wife , Karin Olofsdotter b 1825

Lekvattnet (S) AIIa:2 (1906-1913) Page 26, Fäbacken (AID: v176223.b360.s26)
Erik Halstensson, b 1835 and wife , Karin Olofsdotter b 1825 ; she died 23 Apr 1906
and in the next volume p 14 Erik H.... died 19 Oct 1922 (AID: v176224.b270.s14)

Johan married Karin Olofsdotter. (Karin Olofsdotter was born on 12 Jan 1825 in Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden ⁹⁰⁰⁸ and died on 23 Apr 1906 in Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden ⁹⁰⁰⁹.)