Halsten Erickson

  Research Notes:

The following Ancestry FT: Halsten Eriksson
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/103737670/person/420027506387/facts?_phsrc=FAB18&_phstart=successSource
PrudhommeASp 412209, FT nancyasp
- but has no information on Marit or her ancestors or her other son, Nils born 13 Feb 1854
- no informaion on son August Erickson b 1866; only detail info on daughter Emma married to Herman Dahlen

there are a couple of other FTs but none have any information other than name on Halsten's wife, Marit Nilsdotter, b 1826
[includes Lennart eriksson]

1. Lekvattnet parish:

Lekvattnet (S) AI:2 (1856-1860) Page 30, Fäbacken - at the top of the page is parents,
Erik Eriksson b 1810, and Katarina Andersdotter, b 1806, and family
at the bottom of page
Halsten Eriksson, b 3 May 1832; m. Marit Nilsdotter, b 15 Apr 1826 at Östmark
- Marit's son (oä), b Nils Pärsson, b 13 Sep 1854, Lekvattnet
their children:
Erik, b 25 Sep 1857
Marit, b 17 Sep 1859

Lekvattnet (S) AI:3 (1861-1865) Page 226, Stensgård Käcktorp
Halsten Eriksson, b 3 May 1832; m. Marit Nilsdotter, b 15 Apr 1826 at Östmark
- Marit's son (oä), b Nils Pärsson, b 13 Sep 1854, Lekvattnet
their children:
Erik, b 25 Sep 1857
Marit, b 17 Sep 1859
Karolina, b 6 Sep 1862
August, b 18 Sep 1866

Lekvattnet (S) AI:4 (1866-1875) Page 175, Stensgård Käcktorp
Halsten Eriksson, b 3 May 1832; m. Marit Nilsdotter, b 15 Apr 1826 at Östmark
- Marit's son (oä), b Nils Pärsson, b 13 Sep 1854, Lekvattnet
their children:
Erik, b 25 Sep 1857
Marit, b 17 Sep 1859
Karolina, b 6 Sep 1862
August, b 18 Sep 1866
*** family moves to North America, 12 Apr 1870; [Lekvattnet moving out, B:2, page 54 no 11]
except Marit's son, Nils Persson b 1854 - moves to p 26 Fäbacken in 1870
NOT recorded in Värmlänningar i Nordamerika, by Måwe, Carl-Erik 1971


2. US records

1875 MN State, Cokato Twp, Wright Co, MN [ancestry image 38; familyserch image 10 ]; fam 149 - first side
Holsten Erickson, age 43
wife Mary, age 48
Erik age 17
Mary, age 15
Carrie, age 12
August, age 8
Emma, age 3, b in MN


1880 US Census Cokato Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 68, page 9; dw 75, fam 76
Hallsten Erickson, age 47, farmer
wife Maret, age 50
son Erik, age 25
son August age 12
dau Emma, age 7 [1873] b in MN

1885 MN State, Wright Co, MN [ancestry image 45 ]; fam 25 - second side
Halsten Erickson, age 52; wife Mary, age 27
son Erik, age 26
son August age 18
dau Emma, age 13

1895 MN State, Wright Co, MN; [ancestry image 144; second side]
Halsten Erickson, age 63; in State 27 yrs and 11 months; in this district, 27 yrs and 7 months
wife Mary, age 68
son Erik, age 37


1900 US Census Cokato Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 221, sheet 10A; dw 175, fam 200
head, Herman Dahlin, b May 1868 in Sweden; em 1887
wife Emma (Erickson) b Nov 1871 in MN; mother of 4 children, 4 liv [ findagrave, id 154315982]
Mabel E Dahlin, b Feb 1893
Esther F, b Feb 1895
Elmer H, b Feb 1898
Frank Dahlin, b Feb 1900
then,
Hallsten Erickson, age 67 b Jul 1832, farmer, em 1867?
wife Mary age 70 b Apr 1827; mother of 6 children, 6 living
son Erik, age 45 b Sep 1857 in Sweden; single; farm laborer

1910 US Census Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 218, sheet 3B, 4A; dw 54, fam 54
head, Herman Dahlin, b May 1868 in Sweden; em 1887
wife Emma (Erickson) b Nov 1871 in MN; mother of 4 children, 4 liv
Mabel E, b Feb 1893 *
Esther F, b Feb 1895
Elmer H, b Feb 1898
Walter L, b Feb 1900, age 10 ***
George E, age 7
Edna M, age 4
Clarence, age 1.5 yrs
then, Halsten Erickson, age 77; widow; and Erik Erickson, age 52, brother in law, single

1920 US Census Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 101, sheet 11A; dw 226, fam 227
Herman and wife Emma; farm
dau Mabel C, age 26; married to Meless ???
Walter L, son, age 19
George, age 17
Edna M, age 14
Clarence, age 11
Alice G, age 9 [1911]
Hazel , age 7 [1913]; daughter
Ralph A, age 2 yrs , 3 months
then,
Helen Meless ? age 6 b in MN; granddaughter
Lorraine A Meless?, age 2 yrs 7 mos
then, Halsten Erickson, age 87; widow; and Erik Erickson, age 62, brother in law; single


1930 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 33, sheet 2A; dw 29, fam 29
Herman and wife Emma; farm
son George, age 27; farm
dau Edna, age 24; servant, private family
dau Alice, age 19
dau Hazel, age 16
son Arthur, age 12 [1927-8]
Charles McClus, grandson, age 5
Erick Erickson, age 72, brother in law [MN death record: Erick Erikson, with middle name, Halsten; died 15 Jan 1934, ...017917


1940 US Census, Stockholm Twp, Wright Co, MN; ED 86-34
Herman and wife Emma; farm
son George, age 37; farm
son Arthur, age 22 [1927-8]
Charles McClus, grandson, age 15 ; but recorded as son Charles with Dalhin


Cokato Lutheran Church records, Herman Dahlin family; image 403
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61584/images/47830_554911-00749?pId=30219375
image 405 Halsten Erikson, wife, daughter Emma Christine, son August [but not in the first batch, Cokato Lutheran]

image 402; Herman Dahlin and wife Emma Christine (b Erickson); and 9 Children


Halsten Erickson, age 87; widow; and Erik Erickson, age 62, brother in law

Findagrave, id 209969236

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Emigration, 1870: Leaving for North America, 12 Apr 1870, Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden. ⁹²¹⁶ Halsten Erickson and family leave Lekvattnet parish for North America. Marit's son from her first relationship does not leave for North America, but moves to Fäbacken.

Halsten married Marit Nilsdotter about 1857 in Lekvattnet, Värmland län, Sweden. (Marit Nilsdotter was born on 25 Apr 1826 in Östmark, Värmland län, Sweden, died in 1905 in Cokato, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Cokato Cemetery, Cokato, Wright Co, Minnesota, United States.)