George M HENDRICKSON

1898 - 1956  (58 years)

• Name	George M HENDRICKSON
  Birth	10 Feb 1898	Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1956-MN-016766
  Occupation	Electrician
  Death	14 Apr 1956	St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
  	Per Cora’s diary; says he died at 5:00. His death certificate says 5:45 PM.
  Burial	17 Apr 1956	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Section G, Site 1173
  Notes	Known as Georgie. Cora attended his funeral. Not listed in the WWI draft registrations. May have enlisted before the draft was started. George fought in World War I and, supposedly, was injured by poison gas. He may also have been damaged psychologically. He spent his last years living at the “Old Soldiers” home (Veterans Administration Hospital) in St. Cloud. That’s where he was at the time of the 1930 census, shown as 34 years old, as a mental patient. His death certificate indicated that he had been under VA care since October 9, 1924. Presumably, this meant that he had been in the VA hospital since that time. After he returned from the war, Georgie appears to have struggled to hold various jobs with his step-brothers. He was listed as a tile setter in the 1919 city directory and an electrician in the 1920 city directory. That 1920 entry was the last time that he was listed in the city directory. In the 1940 census, he was an inmate at the VA mental hospital in St. Cloud. He was erroneously shown as age 38. He had had two years of high school. Death Certificate: HENDRICKSON, GEORGE M. CertID# 1956-MN-016766     Date of Birth:  n/a  Place of Birth: OUT OF STATE  Mother Maiden Name: BOWE  Date of Death: 04/14/1956  County of Death: STEARNS Veteran Service Start Date: 25 Mar 1918 Veteran Service End Date: 24 Jul 1919 Rank: PFC Branch: US Army Interment Date: 17 Apr 1956 Cemetry: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Buried At: Section G Site 1173 His death certificate showed a birthdate of February 10, 1902. It also showed that he died from a pulmonary thromboembolism (which he had had for one hour) complicated by posterior gastroenterostomy (12 days) and diverticulism of duodenum (which he’d had for years). His body was autopsied. The death certificate shows that Georgie had undergone a lobotomy of the left frontal lobe, presumably in an attempt to treat his psychological disorders. His brief obit in the Star on 16 April has his correct age and lists his address as 5753 2nd Avenue S., the Carter’s address. Either that was just his address of record or else he didn’t die at the St. Cloud veterans’ home.
  Person ID	I828	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Johann SWENNES,   b. Apr 1870, Barre Mills, La Crosse County, Wisconsin d. 23 Aug 1943, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Martha BOWE,   b. Dec 1871, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 25 Jun 1943, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1893	La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Divorce	1907	La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Arthur Hendrickson and his half-brother Georgie Hendrickson Probably from about 1909 or 1910 when Arthur would have been 1 or 2 and Georgie 11 or 12. The original is a postcard addressed to Cora Anderson in Viroqua Wis. The message is "Tell mama thank you for the two chickens. I aught to write to you but please excuse me I have to much to do Auntie."
  		George Swennes Hendrickson Georgie in a Boy Scout uniform. The original is a post card addressed in pencil "To Auntie Anna from Georgie boy Scout." The postcard was by The Kregel Photo Parlors which had three locations in St. Paul and two in Minneapolis (254 Hennepin Ave. and 629 Hennepin Ave.).
  		George Swennes Hendrickson, WWI Georgie in his WWI military uniform. The original is a 5x7 mounted in a brown paper folder. The studio imprint says Rembrandt Studio, Bank Bros., Minneapolis. On the back Cora wrote, "My Cousin Geo. H."
  		George Swennes Hendrickson, WWI Georgie in his military uniform. The original is a 5x7 mounted in a brown paper folder. The studio imprint says Rembrandt Studio, Bank Bros., Minneapolis. On the back Cora wrote, "My Cousin Geo. Hendrickson."
  		Ekum children and Georgie Probably taken in about 1900, not long before Susan and the younger children moved to California. (Tom, Albert, and Caroline were already out there.) In 1900, Martin would have been 10, Clara would have been 7, Rhoda would have been 4, and Georgie, Martha's son, would have been 2. The original is a print mounted on brown board stock. The studio is Adlington of Viroqua, Wis. On the back Cora wrote across the top "Roada Martin E. Clara." At the bottom she wrote "Georgie."
  		Georgie Swennes Hendrickson