In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. A few names of people born after 1905 are withheld for privacy. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
ERICK O. ERICKSON (1911) has, since August 27, 1911, been proprietor of the hotel and livery business at Florence formerly owned by Andrew Sanden. Mr. Erickson has realized the necessity of making the automobile a part of the modern livery equipment. He has been enjoying a liberal patronage in both lines of his new enterprise. In addition to this he has other interests requiring his attention. Mr. Erickson owns a 280-acre farm near Tyler and a share in the old parental farm in Union county. South Dakota. He is also a shareholder in the Tyler Lumber Company, of Tyler, Minnesota.
Our subject was born in Sweden November 18, 1877, being a son of Olof and Christine (Neilson) Erickson. The former is deceased and the mother resides at Tyler, Minnesota. The Ericksons came to this country when Erick was twenty months old and settled in Union county, South Dakota, where Erick grew up and where he attended school until seventeen years of age. He then worked on the home farm for the next five years. At that time he moved to Lincoin county, locating on a farm near Tyler in September, 1904, having bought the land the year before. There he farmer until buying the hotel and livery business in Florence and moving to that town. The Norwegian Lutheran church numbers Mr. Erickson among its membership, and he is also a member of the A. O. U. W. lodge.
The marriage of Erick O. Erickson and Margret Nelson occurred in Union county, South Dakota, December 22, 1902. The bride was a native of Norway and was born November 22, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Erickson are the parents of three children. They are Oscar, born March 31, 1904; Clara, born December 14, 1905; and [name withheld], born January 10, 1909.
ica and to Lyon "county. For several years he worked for farmers in the vicinity" of Ghent; in 1906 he was married and commenced farming for himself. For three years he fanned on section 10 and moved to his present location in 1909, buying the farm at that time. He has made a success of his operations.
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As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Andrew Sanden (b. 1895)
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