Christine Severson

Brief Life History of Christine

Christine Severson was born on 1 November 1876, in Minnesota, United States. She married Gust A Erickson on 29 July 1903. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years and Nelson, Douglas, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years. She died on 21 November 1965, at the age of 89, and was buried in Geneva Cemetery, Alexandria Township, Douglas, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gust A Erickson
1879–1961
Christine Severson
1876–1965
Marriage: 29 July 1903
Vernon Wilford Erickson
1905–1981
Mildred Erickson St. Paul, MN Sep 1961
1907–1981
Gordon Erickson Hemet, CA Feb 1981
1909–2000
Clarence Milton Erickson
1910–2000
Marion V Erickson
1914–
Lorayne Lillian Erickson
1917–
Geniveve C Erickson
1919–

Sources (8)

  • Christina Erickson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Christine Severson Erickson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Severson in entry for Vernon W. Erickson, "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Sivertsen or of any of its cognates, such as Norwegian Syvertsen , the very rare Norwegian and Danish Siversen, and Swedish Sivertsson. Compare Severtson and Siverson .

In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of North German Sievertsen (see Siverson 3).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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