Brita (Bessie) ERICKSON

1877 - 1965  (87 years)

• Name	Brita (Bessie) ERICKSON
  Birth	12 Sep 1877	Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	31 Oct 1958	Grace Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Confirmation	31 Oct 1958	Grace Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1965-MN-003210
  Occupation	Tailor
  Death	22 Feb 1965	Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	“Bess died at 3:30 this morning.”
  Burial	24 Feb 1965	Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes
  Person ID	I12	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel ERICKSON,   b. 17 Aug 1854, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. 13 Feb 1910, St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Brita (Betsy) JONSDOTTER (JOHNSON),   b. 25 Mar 1857, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. 31 May 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1875	Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johan Alfred CARLSON,   b. 12 Mar 1872, Berghem, Kånna, Kronobergs län, Sweden d. 6 Jun 1952, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1895	Nelson, Buffalo County, Wisconsin
  	Wisconsin County Marriages on FS. As J.A. Carlson and Bessie Erickson. Parents S. Carlson, Emma Carlson, Daniel Erickson, Bessie Erickson.
  Divorce	Dec 1929	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	as Bessie Carlson from Alfred Carlson, reported in the 18 Dec 1929 editon of the Star
  Children	1. Maurice Edward CARLSON,   b. 30 Aug 1895, Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota d. 17 Jun 1956, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2018

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bess at Maurice's house Bess in front of Cora's and Maurice's house at 2255 East Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington. This is a Polaroid print, probably from the 1950s, and probably taken by Steve or Mayme Havier.
  		Bess at Haviers' This is a polaroid print, probably taken by Steve or Mayme at their house on the river road in St. Paul. Probably taken in the early 1960s.
  		Bess and Mayme with Mayme's daughters We know from the date stamped on the back of this print that it was processed by Brown Photo of Minneapolis on August 5, 1931. This picture was probably taken by Steve Havier of his family and Bess on a Sunday outing. Bess would be 53, Mayme 30, Marge 10, and Arlene 7.
  		Mamie Havier and Bess Carlson Probably from the early 1960s
  		Bess in the 1920s
  		Bess Carlson A hand-tinted and retouched version of a black-and-white photograph. Probably from the 1920s.
  		Bess and Harmony Lodge This is Harmony Lodge, a Swedish women's club. Bess is on the right in the front. An 8x10 carefully printed and mounted in a brown folder by Halmrast Studio, Minneapolis. The picture probably dates from the late 1920s.
  		Bess Erickson Carlson, Betsy Erickson, and Anna Bowe This is a postcard that Cora apparently never sent. It is addressed to Miss Rhoda Ekum at Route 4, Viroqua. The message is My Dear Cousin Rhoda. This is my baby and her grandmothers. Vivian says many thanks for her doll she has a great time with it and she will try to remember you with something so you have it coming if you want get it before we come next summer but you will get it. Please write to me as I haven't very much time for writing. from Cora. The occasion is the baptism of Cora's daughter in November of 1917.
  		Bess and family Bess with nearly all of her descendants on Christmas Eve, 1953. Taken by DHC.
  		Al and Bess Carlson May have been taken at the time they got married. If so, then Al is 23 and Bess is 18.
  		Al and Bess Carlson Probably taken in the first decade of the 20th century when Bess was in her late 20s and Al in his early 30s.
  		The Erickson children Taken in June of 1964 at Mayme's house in St. Paul. John is 64, Mayme is 63, Bill is 69, and Bess is 87.
  		Bessie Erickson Carlson