Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Ole Erikson [Tvedt] 1843 - 
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Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 10:43 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

OLE ERIKSON was born in Norway in 1843, and in that country grew to
manhood and was educated. He secured a limited education at the common
schools, and during his early manhood learned the carpenter trade. In
1872, after realizing the enormous advantages which the United States
had to offer the industrious and ambitious, he crossed the Atlantic
ocean and landed in New York. He came West to Olmsted county and settled
in Rock Dell township, where he followed the carpenter trade for five
years. In 1877 he bought a tract of 80 acres in section 22, which he
later sold and bought another 80 acres in section 34, and also 80 acres
in Salem township, all of which he sold to advantage in 1902, and
bought 160 acres in section 22, Salem township, where he now resides.
The farm is rented out, and Mr. and Mrs. Erikson are taking life easier
than when they had the care of the place on their shoulders. Mr. Erikson
owns twelve and a half acres of timber and 160 acres in North Dakota. In
1872 he married Miss Susan Gullackson, a native of Norway, and to this
union the following children were born: Elizabeth, Millie and Brown. The
family are members of East St. Olaf church. He is a Republican, and
takes much interest in all worthy public affairs. He owns stock in the
creamery, lumber and telephone companies. He is one of the substantial
and prominent farmers of the county.

Additional Comments:
Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota: together with sketches of many
of its pioneers, 
citizens, families, and institutions. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association,
1910.

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