Elizabeth Sjursdatter Brekkhus

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Sjursdatter Brekkhus was born on 17 January 1873, in Brekkhus, Voss, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Sjur Larsson Aarhus, was 42 and her mother, Elisabet Sjursdatter Brekkhus, was 21. She married Lars Gullickson in 1896, in Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Badger, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States in 1935. She died on 18 March 1948, in Lake Preston, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in North Preston Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Preston, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lars Gullickson
1858–1943
Elizabeth Sjursdatter Brekkhus
1873–1948
Marriage: 1896
Rose Emelia Gullickson
1897–1957
Sigurd Helmer Gullickson
1898–1980
Emma Luella Gullickson
1900–1971
Leo Bernard Gullickson
1901–1983
Knut Samuel Gullickson
1902–1903
Alvin Clarence Gullickson
1908–1975
Mae Lillian Gullickson
1910–1911
Alice Mae Gullickson
1913–1913
Arnold Elmer Gullickson
1914–1987
Ralph L. Gullickson
1915–1977

Sources (17)

  • Elizabeth Gullikson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Elizabeth Gullickson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Brikhus in entry for Ralph Gullickson, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Wood, Dakota Territory, United States 1879: Kingsbury, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Johan.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm so named in Voss, from brek ‘slope, steep ascent’ (see Brekke ) + hus ‘house, farm’.

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

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