Henry Erick Erickson

Brief Life History of Henry Erick

When Henry Erick Erickson was born on 16 February 1909, in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Herman Erickson, was 31 and his mother, Gladys Edna Blackburn, was 22. He married Deveda Christina Nelson on 2 December 1935, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1931 and lived in United States in 1949 and Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1997. In 1950, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as plumber helper. He died on 28 February 1997, in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Erick Erickson
1909–1997
Deveda Christina Nelson
1914–1992
Marriage: 2 December 1935
Devon Henry Erickson
1937–1987
Joann Erickson
1941–2020

Sources (51)

  • Henry E Erickson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Henry Erick Erickson, "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911"
  • Henry Erick Erickson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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1932

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Thor, Nils, Lars, Sven, Lief, Anders, Lennart, Iver, Elof, Erland.

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Ericsson and Eriksson , Norwegian, Danish, and North German Eriksen and Erichsen , or of any other Scandinavian or North German patronymic from a personal name derived from Old Norse Eiríkr, which is composed of ei ‘ever, always’ (or a shortened form of ein ‘one, only’) + rík ‘power’. Compare Ericksen , Ericson , and Erikson .

English (Lancashire): patronymic from the Middle English male personal name Eric (with the same etymology as 1 above) + son.

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

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