Edward "Ed" Eriksen Sands

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ERICKSON, Edward - MN 1st Inf Co ?. Residence not shown. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Enrolled 29 Feb 1864. Mustered the same day. Private. Promoted to Corporal. Wounded in Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1-3 Jul 1863). Wounded 22 Jun 1864 near Petersburg. This unit became part of the Minnesota 1st Battalion of Infantry Company A. Discharged from the service with his battalion, 14 Jul 1865. Post war: Edward Erickson, Minneapolis, qualified in May 1880 for a pension of $2 a month because of a shell wound in his face. Sources: (MINN p535) (MCIW p67) (Ulvestad p262) (US Pension List, 1882-3. Vol 4 p552) (Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, living in Minnesota, publ. 1994, Park Genealogical Books, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota).

1861 Eiker to America.

1875 census Ed Sand (born 1850 Norway) living at Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & daughter Minnie.

1880 census Edward Sand (born 1852 Norway) living at Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & children.

1885 census Ed E. Sands (born 1845 Norway) living at Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & children.

1890 Union Veterans, Edward E Sands living at Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

1895 census E. E. Sands (born 1849 Norway) living at Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & children.

1900 census Edward E. Sands (born July 1842 Norway) living at ED 146 Minnetonka Township Wayzata village, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & children.

1905 census Edward E. Sands (born 1848 Norway) living at Minnetonka, Minnetonka township, Hennepin County, Minnesota with wife, Julia & children.

1910 census Edward Sands (born 1848 Norway - widowed) living at Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

1920 census E. E. Sands (born 1845 Norway - widowed) living at Hennepin County, Minnesota.

E. E. Sands - farmer in Minnetonka (151, 17)