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Immigratn: Oscar and Gerda came to the United States aboard the S. S. Drottningholm, sailing from Gothenburg, Sweden in November of 1925. They are listed as Oscar Henning Eriksson, 36, carpenter; his wife Gerda Matilda, 27, and their infant son Oscar Valfrid, 11 months. They give their last address as Lillån, Örebro, Sweden and each lists their nearest relative in Sweden as Maria Eriksson of Örebro County in Sweden. They give their destination as Frederic, Wisconsin. Census: 1922 - 1927 Household Examination shows that Oscar is now married and living with or near his mother. During this time period he and his family leave for North America. Census: 1950 census shows Gerda M. Carlson, 51, widow, b. SWEDEN, maid work, private hospital; Oscar W., son, 25, b. SWEDEN, carpenter, home builder. They reside at 2509 12th Avenue S., Minneapolis. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Gerda married Oscar Henning CARLSON on 18 Nov 1922 in Hidinge, Örebro, SWEDEN. Oscar (son of Carl Johan ERIKSSON and Maria ERSDOTTER) was born on 14 May 1889 in Bäcketorp, Hovsta, Örebro, SWEDEN; died on 11 Jun 1945 in Seattle, King, WA; was buried on 22 Jun 1945 in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Birth: Oscar's birth place is given as Lillån on the ship manifest when the family came to the U.S., his is seen in the 1927 Household Examination in Bäcketorp. Buried: Find A Grave e-Memorial
Oscar married Marjorie Ann SCHLINK on 14 Feb 1953 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. Marjorie (daughter of Otto Hilarius SCHLINK and Marie Caroline ANNEN) was born on 2 Oct 1929 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN; died on 22 Jul 2020 in Bloomington, Hennepin, MN; was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]