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From: Sue Team <>
Subject: Re: THOREEN, SWANSON/SWENSON
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:26:23 -0800


Kost cemetery also has Elida parents
the Ericsons
C Oscar Erickson (Johanna) born 5 Sept 1855 died 10 may 1921"father"
Johanna Erickson (C Oscar)20 Sept 1860 -20 April 1936"mother"
there is also a Gustaf and Johanna who are old enough to be parents of C
Oscar, but does not look like they are, but could be.

there is other interesting information in Swedes of Chisago County by
Earl Leaf
Gustaf Oscar Erickson (Lindstrom)
Svenska Tribunen of 2 June 1921 reported the death of Gustaf Oscar
Erickson who was born 5 Dec 1855 and died in May 1921. He had emigrated
to sunrise from tvid, stergtland in 1878 and was living at Lindstrom
at the time of his death
He was married in 1881 to Johanna Larson In 1883 he was selected to run
the County Poor Farm at Sunrise, a position he held until 1889
He was a charter member of Kost Evangelical Free Church and was an Amador
supervisor. He retired in 1899 and his farm taken over by Victor Toren
and wife, Gustaf's daughter and son in law . He made 5 retirement visits
to Sweden
His death on 10 May 1921 was caused by heart problems, He was survived by
sisters Mrs. C G Gustafson and Mrs. Olive John and brother August Ericson
of North Branch
Information from North Branch Review of 19 May 1921 and Svenska Tribunen
of 2 June 1921

1910 Amador township has Victor Thoron 39 US 1889
married 11 years
Elida 2 children 2 living
Carl W
Dagny V
Oscar Ericson father in law 54 US 1878
Johanna 49 mother in law married 29 years 2 children 1 living

in 1900 amador Johann ericson mother in law born Sept 1860 is living with
them to US 1880 Elida born Wisconsin

1920 census shows Victor , Elida, Russell age 7 Carl W age 21 wife
Lillian 19 and daughter Bernice 1 5/12 says Elida born Minnesota

name spelled Thoren, Thoreen, Thoron, and maybe other ways.





sue



On 2 Jan 2004 08:04:10 -0700 writes:
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> Surnames: THOREEN, SWENSON
> Classification: Query
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> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RGB.2ACE/99
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> Message Board Post:
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> Would SKS with access to Earl Leaf's books be able to check to see
> if VICTOR THOREEN (could also be spelled THOREN) or ANDREW SWENSON
> (could be spelled Swanson) are listed? Victor settled in Chisago
> County, Minnesota in 1889 and ANDREW SWENSON arrived in 1885. These
> are my direct line but I would be interested in any siblings also.
>
>
> Thank you.
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