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 The Erickson Family
All the information on this page was
compiled by my husband's uncle, Jack Erickson before he died and Helen Carlson. In
the middle of the preparing this page, a new cousin 'found' me on the internet.
Sheryl Campbell was able to furnish me with more information on Erick Mattsson and CFO.
Click here for
photos of past family reunions.
First Generation:
Old Stockholm*
Eric Mattsson was born in 1792 in
Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden. He lived there with his family until just before his
son, CFO was born. He was a crofter (farmer) from 1829 to 1833. He married
Anna Maria Ericsdotter.
Second Generation:
1. Margareta Christine
Ericsdotter was born 1817 in Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden.
2. Anna Sofia Ericsdotter was
born 1819 in Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden.
3. Johan Eric Ericsson was
born 1822 in Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden.
4. Maria Wilhelmina
Ericsdotter was born 1825 in Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden.
5. Catherina Charlotta
Ericsdotter was born 1827 in Botkyrka Parish in Stockholm, Sweden.
6. Carl "CFO"
Frederick Oscar Erickson was born August 17, 1828 in Korsang, Huddinge Parish, Stockholm,
Sweden. He married Anna Frygsteb, Anna Mathilda, Anna Lovisa and Anna Gustafson. He died
February 5, 1909 in Selma, California.
7. Augusta Ericsdotter was born
between1829 and 1830, most likely in Huddinge Parish, Stockholm, Sweden.
8. Anders Pehr Ericsson was
born 1831 in Huddinge Parish, Stockholm, Sweden.
9. Frans Gustaf Erickson
married Edla Carlsson. Frans, emigrated to the United States in 1871 along with CFO’s
wife, Anna Lovisa and her two children, Augusta and Gustaf Albin. According to his
memoirs of his voyage, he also traveled with this brothers-in-law, Eric Ekberg and Carl
Erson and his two sons, August and Robert.
Third Generation:
Carl "CFO" Frederick Oscar
Erickson was born August 17, 1828 in Stockholm, Sweden. He changed the family name from
Mattsson to Erickson. Patronymic names were common in Sweden in earlier years.
Instead of taking the father's last name, they would take their father's first name and
add "son" or "dotter" (daughter) to the end; hence,
Erick’son’.
CFO married
Anna Frygsteb. Anna died
at the age of 20, when Carl Erick Robert was born. CFO’s second wife also died in
childbirth when Anna Mathilda was born. His third wife was Anna Lovisa "Louise".
She was the mother of Augusta, Gustave and Emma.
In 1870, CFO left his wife and three
of his children to migrate to the United States. He settled in Austin, a suburb of
Chicago, Illinois. A year later, CFO's brother, Gustave brought his family and CFO's
family over from Sweden. The two brother worked together as carpenters. They
charged $10.00 for a six-day work week. A house that they built, cost $325.00.
On October 8 and 9, 1871, CFO lost
his home and all of his belongings to the Chicago fire. He was able to save the
family Bible and his carpenter tool chest that he had brought with him from Sweden. In
1879, CFO bought a 40 acre farm adjoining Gustave’s in Door County, Wisconsin. In May
of 1887, CFO sold the 40 acres to his son-in-law, John Sandren for $350. In 1888, CFO, his
wife and daughter, Emma, now 12 years old, moved to Odebolt, Iowa. His other daughter Anna
Mathilda and her husband lived there. On December 14, 1893, CFO left for Selma,
California. They were accompanied by the Petterson family. Both families bought ranches
out of Kingsburg, California. When his daughter Anna Mathilda and her family moved to
Parlier, California, CFO sold his ranch and moved next door to them. Anna Lovisa died in
Parlier and CFO married Anna Gustafson, a widow with a grown son. CFO and Anna had no
children together.
In 1901, CFO was one of 13 founders
of the first Baptist Church in Kingsburg, California at the Rockdale Hall. CFO died
February 5, 1909 in Selma, California. He is buried in the Kingsburg Cemetery. The
Erickson family became aware that he had no headstone, so in 1998, that was corrected.
In October of 1999, we had a family reunion there
and were able to dedicate it.
1. Carl Erick Robert Erickson was
born October 17, 1851 in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother, Anna Fgysteb, died giving
birth to Carl. Carl married Hilda Caroline Borgeson. Carl died April 29, 1935 in
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
2. Anna Mathilda Erickson was born
August 14, 1856 in Sweden. Her mother's name was also Anna Mathilda(?) and she died
giving birth to Anna. Anna did not accompany the family when they came in 1871, but came
some time after. She married Gustave Nygren, November 28, 1876 in Chicago, Illinois. They
had twelve children, all born in Iowa: Ellas, born June 7, 1878; Selma, born October 26,
1879; Olga, born January 7, 1881; Anges, born April 14, 1882; Anna, born March 9, 1884;
Alice, born January 26, 1886; Almer, born, February 14, 1888; Elmer, born April 6, 1889;
Alphina, born July 15, 1891; George, born September 9, 1893; Leticia, born May 9, 1895 and
Harold, born October 6, 1896. The family moved to Parlier, California. Anna died November
26, 1935 in Hayward, California. Both Mathilda and Gustaf Nygren are buried at the Odd
Fellows cemetery in Selma, California.
The children of CFO and Anna
Lovisa Ostenberg:
3. Augusta Erickson was born March
4, 1862 in Stockholm, Sweden. She married John Sandgren and lived in Chicago. She had
diabetes and was blind for two years before she died.
4.
 Gustave Albin Erickson was born July 5, 1868 in
Stockholm, Sweden. He was three years old when he came from Sweden and spent most of his
youth in Door County, Wisconsin. When he was a young man, he decided he did not want to be
a farmer, so he moved back to Chicago and took up the trade of his father. He was a
building contractor in Maywood, Illinois and married Augusta Wilhelmina
Malmquist. Augusta
had recently arrived from Sweden and was working at the home of Ernest Hemingway’s
parents in Oak Park. They had seven children: Olga, Ralph, Virginia, Florence, Gladys,
Glenn and Dawn. His family moved from Chicago to Northern Door County right after
the Chicago fire, which was October 8 and 9, 1871. In 1910, Albin bought what is
known in Rowley’s Bay as Erickson Point and in about 1915, he build a beautiful
cottage there.
5. Emma Josephine Erickson was born
December 15, 1876, in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. She married Albin Olson and they made their
home in Reedley, California, where they owned a vineyard. They had five children: Irene,
(she only lived about one year), Alice, Leroy, Harry and Florence.
Fourth Generation:
Carl "Charley" Erick
Robert Erickson was born October 17, 1851 in Stockholm, Sweden. His childhood in Sweden
was difficult. Times were hard, and they were poor. Much of the time, he was hungry. As a
young man, he worked as a farmhand, moving from place to place. His right arm was
noticeably shorter than his left, because he was gored by a bull when he was young, but it
was a strong arm and helped to make him an expert at hewing logs with a broad ax. In 1881,
he emigrated via Bremen Haven, Germany on the vessel Malba. He arrived at the port of
Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1881. He sent money back to Sweden for
Hilda Caroline Börgesson and they were married on June 19, 1883 at the Moravian church in Ephraim, Door
County, Wisconsin. Hilda was born in Osterjotland, Sweden on September 19, 1857. Their
first home was a log cabin with two rooms and a loft attached to the barn. Hilda died on
New Year’s Day, 1915 of a burst appendix, causing peritonitis. She had been ill for
about four days. Northern Door County was in the midst of a winter blizzard and it was
impossible to get medical aid. After she died, Charley went out to Phoenix, Arizona with
his son, Hugo and his family. He later moved back to Wisconsin. In 1931, he moved from his
small shack at Uncle’s Point to his son’s house on Bay Shore Drive in Sister
Bay. In the April of 1935, Charley had been ailing and his brother Gus came from
California to see him. Shortly after, Charley was taken to the hospital in Sturgeon Bay
and died there April 29, 1935. He is buried beside Hilda at Little Sisters Cemetery,
Sister Bay, Wisconsin.
The
Charley Erickson family
1.
Hugo Robert Erickson was born August 25, 1884 in
Sister Bay, Wisconsin. He married
Emma Christine
Quarfoth. He died May 21, 1959, in
Oceanside, California.
2. Hilder
A. Erickson was born December 16, 1885 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.
He was a fisherman and carpenter. Hilder
married Augusta Wilhelmenia Beard January 2 1911 in Ellison Bay.
Augusta was born December 26, 1891in Ellison Bay.
Hilder built the house where he and Augusta raised their eight children.
He build boats during WWI and he helped build his brother Herman’s
house in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. Hilder
believed in the Bible which he read at least 38 times in his life. He died August 10, 1969 in Green Bay, Brown Co., Wisconsin.
Augusta died July 20, 1961 in Algoma,
Kewaunee Co., Wisconsin.
3.
Helmer G. Erickson was born December 25, 1887 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He
died June 8, 1965.
4. Harry W. Erickson was born
December 9, 1889 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He was killed during World War I. He is buried
in France in August 1918. He never married.
5. Herman Fred Erickson was born
January 25, 1892 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He died October 19, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin.
6. Henry L. Erickson was born April
19, 1894 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He died February 27, 1968.
7.
 Rudolf
C. Erickson was born January 9, 1896 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He died June 25, 1973 in
Wisconsin.
8. Gustaf W. Erickson was born May
28, 1897 in Liberty Grove, Wisconsin. He died Mary 3, 1960 in Long Beach, California.
Fifth Generation:
Hugo Robert Erickson was born August
25, 1884 in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. He married Emma Christine Quarforth on January 1, 1909
in Liberty Grove, Door County, Wisconsin. Emma was born May 26, 1886 in Newport,
Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Oscar Frederick Quarforth, born October 15, 1863 in
Sweden and Marion Christina Olsen, born August 3, 1855 in Moi Helgland, Norway. Emma had
one brother, Oscar Frederich Manded Quarforth, born February 7, 1888, also in Newport,
Wisconsin. Hugo died May 21, 1959 in Oceanside, San Diego County, California.
The Hugo Erickson Family
1. Everett "Evie" Oscar
Erickson was born August 6, 1909 in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. He married Betty Surig and
they had one son, Harry Erickson. They later divorced and he married Ethel Bailey. Evie
died December 18, 1986.
2. Carl Eugene Erickson was born May
3, 1911 in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. He married Anne Francis O’Hara. Carl died May ,
1998.
3. Lucile Marion Erickson was born in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. She married Richard
Whitehurst in Oceanside, California. They had three children, Margaret "Peggy"
Whitehurst, Carol Ann Whitehurst, and Michael
Curtis Whitehurst. Lucile currently lives in McKinleyville,
California.
4. Vera Hilda Erickson in Phoenix, Arizona. She married Lemuel Mullen Summey, in San
Francisco, California. They have two children, Karen Christine Summey and Barbara Lynn
Summey. Vera currently lives in Menlo Park,
California.
5. Harry Ray Erickson was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Beverly Jeane Ralston,
in
Yuma, Arizona. They had two children, William "Bill" James
Erickson and Sandra Lane Erickson. Harry retired from Pacific
Bell. He currently lives in Angelus Oaks, California when he is not on a cruise down the
Amazon, or other world trips.
6. Jack Murray Erickson was born
November 10, 1923 in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Oceanside-Carlsbad High School in
1941. On January 18, 1943, Jack married Florence Mae O’Hara. Florence was born in Hamilton, North Dakota to Wesley Richmond O’Hara and Betty Angel. Wesley
was born February 25, 1895 in Rupert, Quebec, Canada and Betty was born March 16, 1892 in
George, Iowa. He joined the Army in March 3, 1943.
In September of 1944, Jack was
serving as a radio man and top turret gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator. In September
of that year, after 11 missions over France and Germany, Jack's plane was shot down and he
had to parachute out over German territory. He was captured and held prisoner in Staling
Lust IV in eastern Isles on the Baltic Sea. The Germans would broadcast the names of
the captured soldiers and the local people would ‘telegraph‘ the information to
the United States via ham radio. Florence received word from a ham radio operator that
Jack had been captured alive and was being held prisoner. Jack kept a diary on the back of
cigarette wrappers. Towards the end of more than seven months in captivity, during which
he was nearly starved, Jack and other POW's were force-marched nearly 1,000 miles through
Germany. Finally, they were liberated by British soldiers. When he was
liberated, he spent a month in England before returning to the states. He transferred his
notes during that time. Many years later, after he had retired from 37 years with Pacific
Bell, he wrote a book about his time in the service. It was never published, but is a
treasured item in his families libraries. Jack knew that Florence was expecting their
first child when he was shot down; however, it was not until after he was liberated that
he found he was the father of a boy, Gary Wayne Erickson, born January 18, 1943. Gary
married Joan Elizabeth Henley on January 17, 1965. He is founder and principal of Gar
Enterprises of San Jose, a consultant for space planning for industry. Joan is a free
lance writer. They live in San Jose and Pioneer, California. Jack and Florence’s
second son, Jim Murray Erickson was born May 19, 1947. Jim earned his doctorate in
entomology at Cornell University. Jim married Helen Kay Cress June 27, 1967 and they had
two sons, Timothy Allen Erickson and Stephen David Erickson. Tim is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Stephen is
a graduate of California
State at Santa Barbara. Jim and Helen divorced. Jack died November 10, 1997 in
Auburn, California. Florence still lives in Auburn. Jim recently passed away, August
30, 1999. His wife, Sandy lives in Auburn also.
7.
Patricia
Elaine Erickson was born June 24, 1926 in Phoenix, Arizona. Pat graduated as valedictorian
from Oceanside High School. She married Jack R. Vaughan. In 1948, they opened
Vaughan’s Market on what is now known as Pacific Coast Highway in Oceanside.
Jack and Pat had three children, Eric Vaughan, born August 23, 1948, Jack and Jill
Vaughan, both born in Oceanside. Erick is in sales. He married Donna Page and has
two children, Laura Elaine and John William. Jack and Jill own and operate their parents
store.
Sixth Generation:
 Carl Eugene Erickson
was born May 3, 1911 in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. He married and divorced Mary Russell. They
had no children. Carl married his sister-in-law,
Anne Francis O’Hara, March
19, 1948 in Yuma, Arizona. Francis was born October 1, 1922 to Wesley Richmond O’Hara
and Betty Angel. Francis had been married before to Earl Brown and had one daughter, Judy
Brown. Carl served in the Army Corps of Engineers serving in the
Pacific theater during World War II. He built his home in San Luis Rey and built and
operated a auto mechanic’s garage in Oceanside with his brother Evie. They later sold
the business and he operated a garage next to his home. He was mechanic for 50 years. He
could fix anything that had a engine, whether it sailed, flew or ran on wheels. In 1951,
he assisted in the dismantling of the bell tower at the Santa Barbara Mission. The tower
had been damaged during the 1925 earthquake and needed to be reconstructed. As he was
operating the crane that lifted down the 300 year old bells, he looked down and later
commented that he had never seen so many priests praying at one time. In 1984, with their
children all raised, he and Francis moved to Chicago Park, Nevada County, California. They
spent their time working in the garden, tinkering in the garage and just enjoying watching
the wildlife out their back door. Francis died September 18, 1995 in Grass Valley,
California of a stroke and Carl died May 11, 1998 in Grass Valley, California of cancer.
1. Robert Eugene Erickson was born in La Jolla, California. He married
Zoe Ann de Crevecoeur.
2. Thomas Wesley Erickson was born in La Jolla, San Diego. He married his high
school sweetheart, Mary Watt, in Olivenhein, California. Mary had been
married previously and had two daughters, Susan and April Godby. Tom is a
a retired Fire
Captain in Oceanside, California. He spends his 'free' time with his computers and
telescopes.
3. David Carl Erickson was born in La Jolla, California. Dave was married to Sherry Ann Lorentsen.
They had two children, Kenneth David Erickson and
Melissa Dawn Erickson, both born in Oceanside, California. Ken earned
the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic in 1998. Dave and Sherry were divorced and Dave
married Renae Bierman. She had been previously married to John Fiocco and has one
daughter, Lindsey Fiocco. Dave has worked for Pacific Bell for 26 years. In 1996, when
Carl became ill, Dave and Renae moved to Chicago Park.
4. Joanne Erickson was born in La Jolla, California. She married Harold Allen Phillips in 1971. They had one
daughter, Terisa Ann Phillips. Joanne and Allen were divorced and
she is married to William "Bill" E. Knake. They have two children,
Raymond Eugene Knake and Kristan Nicole Knake, both born in
Bellivierre, Illinois.
Seventh Generation:
Robert
"Bob" Eugene Erickson was born in La Jolla, California. He
graduated from Oceanside High School in 1967 and attended the University of Alaska and San
Diego State. Bob married Zoe Ann de
Crevecoeur, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alec Bennett Erickson was born after
18 years of marriage. Bob works at Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside. He is a warehouseman.
He spends his spare time attending SASS shoots, ‘chasing’ trains with his camera
and taking his family to museums.
Eighth Generation:
1. Alec Bennett Erickson was born
in San Diego. He is
in High school in Oceanside. He loves history and art. His current
interests include writing scripts, playing the computer and his dogs
Pepper and Butterfly. He plans on becoming a movie director when he grows up.
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*Photography of Old Stockholm printed with
permission from E. Fookes. Fookes
Portfolio
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