Helges Erickson

ERICKSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/4/2008 at 09:33:37

Helges Erickson was born in Norway, July 3, 1843. He came to America in 1846 with his parents. They landed at Quebec, but went directly to Wisconsin, where they resided seven years, then moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa, where Helges remained until 1876, when he came to Worth county. He is the owner of eighty acres of prairie and forty acres of timber land. He was united in marriage with Anna Peterson, July 10, 1871. She was born in Norway, Jan. 5, 1852. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 776 (Hartland Township).