Posted By:	J Christiansen
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	Subject:	Re: John Peter Erickson Family, Cook, Mn. HELP!
	Post Date:	January 22, 2013 at 19:21:10
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/mn/messages/17739.html
	Forum:	Minnesota Genealogy Forum
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You are looking for parents of John Peter Erickson born Feb 1863 in Sweden [per 1900 census], to USA 1888 [per 1900 census], married 1891 [per 1900 census]. He is married to Elizabeth; you give her name as Elizabeth Johanna Schroeder (or Schroder). An online tree gives "your" Elisabeth Johanne Schroeder's father as Nils Schroeder and mother as Christine Bjork; no source. LINK: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/g/Mark-O-Wagner/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0028.html John Peter Erickson would be a slightly Americanized version of his Swedish name. 1888 SWEDEN EMIGRATION RECORD for a Per Johan Eriksson born February 1863 in Sweden and died 1935 in Beatty, St. Louis, Minnesota: Per Johan Eriksson, born 25 February 1863 Församling: Lysvik Län: S Yrke/Titel: Hemmason Civilstånd: OG [=unmarried] Hemförsaml: Lysvik Län: S Bosatt: Kyrkbyn Utvandrdag: 1888-07-27 Ålder [=age]: 25 <----------------- Ensam/Familj: ENSAM Destland [=Destination]: N. AMERIKA Landskod: Sida i husförhörslängd: 237 Huvudakt: Aktnr: 035 Löpnummer: 61 Källhänvisn: Anteckning: 0551888035 Död [=Dead]: 1935-06-14 in Beatty, St Louis, Minnesota. Se Emigrantregistret i Karlstad, arkivnr: 0551887027 Eriksson, Erik Magnus. 1888 SWEDEN EMIGRATION RECORD Different parents names for this Elisabeth Johanne Schroeder than the names given on the unsourced family tree. She is born 15 June 1888 in Värmland. Note she is connected to Erik Magnus Eriksson for some reason (maybe he paid for her ticket), and this is the name of the father of Per Johan Eriksson, above: Johanna Elisabeth Nilsdotter Schröder, inhyse ( = lodger, unmarried woman) born 15 January 1871 in Fryksände, Värmlands län (Värmland) Emigrated 15 June 1888 from Västanvik, Fryksände, Värmlands län (Värmland) to Amerika Se Emigrantregistret i Karlstad arkivnr. 0551887027, Eriksson, Erik Magnus This Johanna's father: Nils Ersson b. 8/10/1828 in Fryksände, Värmlands län (Värmland) This Johanne's mother: Brita Lina Skröder b. 1827 in Östmark, Värmlands län (Värmland) This Johanne's parents immigrated to Canada Avled [=Died]: 13 May 1938, Cook, St. Louis Co, Minnesota At Minnesota Historical Society, the following death certificate is for John Erickson who died 13 May 1938 in St. Louis County: Death Certificate 027054. Is this "your" John? The above information was requested in a Genforum thread and kindly supplied by volunteers; poster wants to get in touch with you (scroll to bottom for note about that). LINK: http://genforum.genealogy.com/sweden/messages/43173.html The brother to this Per Johan Eriksson immigrated to Chicago in 1887. (Returned to Sweden 10 years later) PARENTS of Per Johan Eriksson: Erik Ersson [= Eriksson], born 21 February 1821 in Lysvik Värmland Maria Persdotter, born 05 February 1821 in Lysvik Värmland CHILDREN of Erik and Maria: Children Maria, born 05 Apr 1844 Ingeborg, born 10 Sep 1846 Brita Kajsa, born 16 Oct 1852 Erik Magnus, born 20 Jan 1855 Christina, born 10 Nov 1857, died 06 Apr 1864 Lysvik Carolina, born 01 Aug 1861 Per Johan, born 25 Feb 1863 <--------------------------- Below are the records posted earlier in this thread (in the interests of keeping the info together): 1900 Township 62, Saint Louis, Minnesota John Erickson 37 b Feb 1863 in Sweden, to USA 1888, married 1891, parents b Sweden Elizabeth Erickson 29, born January 1871 in Sweden - 4 children Walter Erickson 7, born Sep 1892 MN (born Duluth) Arthur Erickson 6, born May 1894 MN Fridolf Erickson 4, born May 1896 MN Mary Erickson 2, born April 1898 MN 1920 Beatty, St Louis, Minnesota John Erickson 56, b abt 1864 Sweden, to USA 1888 [1886], farmer, owns his home, can read and write Elizabeth Erickson 48, Sweden - immigrated 1888 Fridolf Erickson 23, born about 1897 in MN (born in Duluth) Hilda Erickson 19, MN Hazel Erickson 17, MN MA* Erickson 15, MN Elizabeth Erickson 12, MN Reuben Erickson 9, MN [1911] David Erickson 7, MN [1913] Willard Erickson 4, MN 1930 Beatty, St Louis, Minnesota John Erickson 66 Sweden, to USA 1888 Elizabeth Erickson 59 Sweden, to USA 1888 Reuben Erickson 20 MN David Erickson 18 born in Cuba Willard Erickson 14 MN passenger list (return from Cuba) gives Fridolf and Walter born Duluth, Minn ************************************************** The poster seeking info on Erik Eriksson and Maria "Pinson" is looking for you - maybe you have connected? http://genforum.genealogy.com/mn/messages/17596.html