Hans Erickson was born on July 4, 1849 in Solor, Norway. He migrated to Mitchell County, Iowa and married Marthe Pedersdatter Haugen in about 1873 in Worth County, Iowa. Hans and Marthe had 15 children: 3 were born in Iowa and the rest in rural Traill County, ND.
Hans Erickson was one of the leading farmers of Traill Co., ND. He settled on the farm in Traill County in 1877 or 1878 and was one of the pioneers of the County. His farm comprised a full half section of land and was well improved.
Hans Erickson passed away in 1932 in Belmont, Traill Co., ND and is buried at Grue Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Hans Erickson
Born - Jul 4, 1849 Kirkenaer i Solor, Grue kommune, Hedmark fylke, Norway
Died - Sep 23, 1932 (aged 83) Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Buried - Grue Lutheran Cemetery, Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Born - Jul 4, 1849 Kirkenaer i Solor, Grue kommune, Hedmark fylke, Norway
Died - Sep 23, 1932 (aged 83) Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Buried - Grue Lutheran Cemetery, Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
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Martha Pedersdatter Haugen Erickson
Born - Mar 6, 1854 Norway Died - Mar 10, 1917 (aged 63) Traill County, North Dakota, USA Buried - Grue Lutheran Cemetery Buxton, Traill County, North Dakota, USA |
Marthe Pedersdatter Haugen was born March 7, 1854 in Norway, the fourth child, first daughter of Peder and Marthe Arnesen Haugen. She came to the United States in 1870, with her parents and three of her brothers. They lived in the St. Ansgar-Ottawa area of Iowa until 1878, when they seem to have been the first of the family to migrate to North Dakota.
With a family of 3 small children, they packed their belongings into a covered wagon pulled by a team of horses, and set off across the prairie toward the northwest, until they reached the Red River Valley of North Dakota. They settled there on virgin land in Belmont Township of Traill County, land which descendants continued to farm long into the 1970's.
With a family of 3 small children, they packed their belongings into a covered wagon pulled by a team of horses, and set off across the prairie toward the northwest, until they reached the Red River Valley of North Dakota. They settled there on virgin land in Belmont Township of Traill County, land which descendants continued to farm long into the 1970's.
