Christopher Eriksen Erickson

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1833 https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/255/pd00000009331074

1865 census Christoffer Eriks. (33yrs) & Berte Hansd. (32yrs) were living on the Strandløkken farm in Stange, Hedmark, Norway.

1869 left Norway for the U.S. (La Crosse, Wisconsin) on the ship "Anna Delius". https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/8/pe00000000392818

1877-1896 French Creek, Wisconsin (moved in 1896 to Beaver Creek, Wisconsin).

1880 census C. Erickson (born 1832 Norway) & Gulline Erickson (born 1844 Norway) are living at Ettrick, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

1900 census Christopher Erickson (born Jan. 1833 Norway - Immigration 1869) & Gulena Erickson (born June 1843 Norway) are living at ED 127 Ettrick town, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

1910 census Christopher Erickson (born 1833 Norway - Immigration 1869) & Guline Erickson (born 1843 Norway) are living at Ettrick, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

Christopher Erickson died December 10, 1916 at his home near Ettrick. He was born in Stange Hedmarken, Norway, January 22, 1833 and emigrated to the U.S. in the summer of 1869. Together with his family he settled in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where he worked in the sawmills for several years. In 1877 he purchased a farm in French Creek and lived there until the year 1896 when he removed to Beaver Creek after he had purchased two farms 1 � miles north of Ettrick. During the last few years he gradually left that management of his land interest to his sons. His first wife died in 1870. In 1874 he was remarried to Miss Guline Nelson at LaCrosse. Funeral services were held at the French Creek church on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:30. Interment was made at the cemetery there. Rev. Bestul was the officiating clergyman. Besides his wife he left six sons and one daughter. His sons are E.C. of Portland, Oregon; Louis of Wendling, Oregon; Hans, Ben, Chris, Gustav and Mrs. Anna Folkedahl all of Ettrick. THE BLAIR PRESS - DECEMBER 21, 1916