Brita (Betsy) JONSDOTTER (JOHNSON)

1857 - 1921  (64 years)

• Name	Brita (Betsy) JONSDOTTER (JOHNSON)
  Birth	25 Mar 1857	Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden
  	Öja 5
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	25 Mar 1857	Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden
  	No date was given but this is the date of the baptism of the previous entry in the birth register.
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1921-MN-018320
  Death	31 May 1921	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	St. Mary’s Hospital
  Burial	2 Jun 1921	Oak Leaf Cemetery, Bethel, Anoka County, Minnesota
  	Lot 2, Blk 11, Sec 2, as “Betse”
  Notes	Greg Loftness’s family tree on Ancestry calls her “Björk Brita Betsey Jonsson,” born on or in Björk in Rättvik. Brita Jonsdotter in Bess’s birth record. An unmarried Brita Jonsdotter gave birth to a son, Carl, on April 1, 1874, in Rättvik. No father’s name shown. In EmiHamn, she is probably the Brita Ericsson, b. ca 1858, leaving “Gagnef Dalarna Län” for “Anoka” on 18 Nov 1881. If true, that is in conflict with a later record showing the whole family leaving in 1884. At the time of the 1910 census, Betsie is still living on the farm in Bethel. The farm is mortgaged. Betsie, 54, is now a widow living with her sons William, 15, and John, 10, and daughter Mamie, 8. Betsie is shown as having had 6 children, 5 still living. Betsie is shown as having emigrated in 1878. In the 1914 plat map of Bethel Township, she may be the “B.E.” shown as owning a ten acre farm in Section 31. Specifically, it is the eastern 10-acre quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31. It’s about half a mile southwest of Minard Lake. In the 1919 Minneapolis city directory, as Betsy Erickson, she lives at 3146 Bloomington Avenue. She is the widow of Daniel. In the 1920 and 1921 Minneapolis city directories, as Betsy Erickson, widow of Daniel, she lives at 1822 S 5th. At the time of the 1920 census, Betsy Erickson was living at 1822 5th Street in Minneapolis with her son John and three boarders: her daughter May, May’s husband Stephen, and a man named Oscar Dahl. Shown as having immigrated in 1882 or 1883. {Listed as Beaty Erickson in the 1920 Census index in Ancestry.com.} From the city directories, it appears that Daniel moved his family to a farm in St. Francis in Anoka County in about 1898. Betsey, now widowed, returned to Minneapolis in 1917 and lived at several addresses, with John and Mayme, until her death in 1921. In 1917, she and her children were at Flat 3, 904 21st Avenue South. In 1918, they lived at 3840 29th Avenue South. In 1919, they lived at 3146 Bloomington Avenue. And by 1920, they were at 1822 South 5th Street where she lived until her death. Her death is mentioned in the 1922 city directory in which it lists the death of a Bettse Erickson on May 31, 1921, at age 64. Referred to in the death notice in the Minneapolis newspaper as Bettse Erickson, 64, 1822 5th St. S. That was also her address in her death certificate. Al Carlson was the informant for her death certificate. She died of intestinal cancer. She had had an exploratory operation shortly before her death.
  Person ID	I30	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Jon JONSSON,   b. 19 Jan 1820, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. Minnesota
  Mother	Brita ERIKSDOTTER,   b. 24 Sep 1819, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. 18 Oct 1893, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1842
  Family ID	F8641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel ERICKSON,   b. 17 Aug 1854, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. 13 Feb 1910, St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1875	Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden
  	As Daniel Ersson and Brita Jonsdotter. The entry for Bess’s birth record erroneously shows 22 Nov.
  Children	1. Brita (Bessie) ERICKSON,   b. 12 Sep 1877, Rättvik, Dalarnas län, Sweden d. 22 Feb 1965, Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 87 years)   2. Erick Godfrey ERICKSON,   b. 18 Oct 1886, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 27 Jan 1957, University Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)   3. Daniel William ERICKSON,   b. 1893, Minnesota d. 13 Jul 1893, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 0 years)   4. Daniel William (Bill) ERICKSON,   b. 21 Dec 1894, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 17 Jan 1972, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)   5. John W ERICKSON,   b. 10 May 1899, St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota d. 13 Apr 1979, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)   6. May (Mayme) ERICKSON,   b. 27 Sep 1900, St. Francis, Anoka County, Minnesota d. 13 Mar 1995, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2011

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Brita Johnson, Bess's mother Probably taken in November of 1917 when Vivian was baptized. Betsy would have been 60.
  		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.
  		Betsy Erickson