Eric Delander

DELANDER, NELSON, SWANSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/12/2006 at 11:43:01

Eric Delander, farmer, Sec 23, P O Swede Point, was born in Sweden, November 25, 1814, and was raised there up to the time he came to America, and settled in this county in September, 1846, he first engaged in milling business, which he followed for about ten years, and has followed farming since, he came to his present farm of 280 acres in 1866, he was married in this country, first in 1849 to Christine Nelson, a native of Sweden, who died in 1851 and left on son: John J, he was married again in 1852 to Eva e Swanson, born in Sweden, they have by this union nine children: Anna M, Clara, Caroline, Eric P, Albert, Charles A, Zachariah W, Minnie M and one deceased,: Clara

1880 Boone Co History Book