John W ERICKSON

1899 - 1979  (79 years)

• Name	John W ERICKSON
  Birth	10 May 1899	St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1979-MN-008250
  Occupation	Machinist, Metal Worker In Furnace Industry
  Death	13 Apr 1979	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	16 Apr 1979	Oak Hill Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	Although John was Maurice Carlson’s uncle, John was the younger of the two by almost four years. In the 1917 city directory, John is a machinist with the H E Wilcox Motor Co. In the 1918 city directory, he is a machinist for the Mill City Manufacturing Co. In the 1919 city directory, he is shown as a machine operator. In the 1920 city directory, he is a machinist with Midland Steel Products. In the 1922 city directory, he is living with Mayme and Steve at 411 Ontario. Registered for the draft on September 12, 1918. Living at 3840 29th Avenue S. His nearest relative is Mrs. Daniel Erickson also of the 29th Avenue address. His occupation is lathe work and his employer is Imperial Manufacturing Co. of 1611 Central Avenue, N.E. He is of medium height and build with brown eyes and light hair. For some reason, he claims to be a citizen by his father’s naturalization. Living at 4036 17th Avenue South at the time of Jackie’s death in 1928. Living with family at time of 1930 census at 2924 37th Avenue S., renting. In the 1937 Minneapolis city directory, John and Myrtle and Wally lived at 5637 12th Avenue in south Minneapolis. John was a sheet metal worker for Economy Sheet Metal Service Co. In the 1940 census, John, Myrtle, and Wallace live in Brooklyn Center. They own their home and it is worth $1000. John is a sheet metal worker with an eighth-grade education. Myrtle had one year of high school. Wallace was a high school student. In 1935, they had all lived in Minneapolis. In late 1940, he lived at 5301 James Avenue N. He sold an oil burner for $25, “heats four rooms, used one winter.” He registered for the draft in February of 1942 at the Lumber Exchane Building. At that time, he and Myrtle lived at 5301 James Avenue in Brooklyn Center. John worked for Economy Sheet Metal Service at 505 East Lake Street in Minneapolis. John described himself as having brown eyes and blonde hair with a light complexion. He had a scar on his left index finger. He was 5 feet 9½ inches tall and weighed 200 lbs. In 1947, at the time of the engagement announcement for Wally and Jean, John and Myrtle lived at 612 Dowling Avenue, N. In the 1953 Minneapolis city directory, he and Myrtle live at 5448 Emerson Avenue. He is a sheet metal worker for Burniece’s Heating and Sheet Metal. That address is also the one Cora had in her travel diary in preparation for her and Maurice’s 1953 trip to California. In a later entry in that travel diary, probably from the ‘60s or ‘70s, the address for Myrtle and John was Route 1, Box 117A1, Onamia. His address at the time of his death was 2701 Brunswick Avenue North in Crystal, Minnesota. His funeral services were at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church. “Mr. and Mrs. John Erickson” signed Bess’s funeral guestbook. DHC says that John was a sheet metal worker who worked for Tom Bernice. DHC remembers John and Myrtle living at 43rd and 42nd in Minneapolis. Maurice and John liked to play cribbage.
  Person ID	I33	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2022

  
  

  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	Myrtle S GARDNER,   b. 6 Mar 1905, Gary, Lake County, Indiana d. 4 Jun 1991, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1922	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	This is the MOMS date but Cora attended their “golden wedding anniversary” celebration on Sunday, June 6, 1971.
  Children	1. Wallace Eugene ERICKSON,   b. 15 Feb 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 18 Dec 2004, Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)   2. Jack Gerald (Jackie) ERICKSON,   b. 27 Jan 1925, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 23 Nov 1928, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2011

  
  

• Photos

  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.