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Andrew and Julia Erickson
Husband's Full Name: Andrew Erickson
Husband’s Place of Birth: Wisconsin, USA
Husband’s Father’s Name: unknown
Husband’s Mother’s Name: unknown
Husband’s Siblings’ Names: Henry Thon
Wife’s Full Name: Julia Dokken
Wife’s Place of Birth: Glencoe, Minnesota, USA
Wife’s Father’s Name: Ole Olson Thon
Wife’s Mother’s Name: Annie Erickson
Wife’s Siblings’ Names: Oleanna, Andrew, Ingebjorg, Maria, Ingval, Ingebjorg, Matilda, Henry, Susie, Hilda, Adolf, Carl, Frederick
Children’s Names: Minnie, Mamie, Inez
Andrew Erickson ran the Manfred Woodworth Elevator in 1917 and the 1920 census indicates he is manager of a grain elevator. In May of 1925 the Ricksons moved to Moorhead where Andrew Erickson and Lars Rodne were partners of a large, thriving grocery store.
The Ericksons were members of the Manfred Branch of the Red Cross during the First World War. They bought property from Alex Le Grande to build a house in Manfred in 1906.
Julia died in 1960 in Seattle, Washington, Andrew died in Seattle in 1966.