Hans Erickson was born at Haugtvedthagen, near Gran, Norway. He was the eldest son of Erick Hansen and Kjersti Larsdtr Haugtvedt. On April 27, 1871 Hans, his parents, and younger siblings took the ship "Anna Delius" bound for Quebec. Then they took a train to Fillmore County, MN to join other Haugtvedt relatives who had settled near Elstad. Two more children were born and baptized there.
By the time of the 1880 census, Erick Haugtvedt (now a widower) had moved his family of six children, including Hans, to Tansem Township, Clay Co., MN near Norwegian Grove, where other close relatives from Gran, Norway had settled.
Hans eventually headed to North Dakota, settling in Finley Township, Steele Co., ND. He became a charter member of the Ostervold Lutheran Congregation. On May 28, 1883 at Hatton, ND, Hans married Annie Beata Gilbertson. He applied for citizenship and homesteaded there. Then, in May of 1890 Hans, Annie, and 2 children moved north to Moose Township, Roseau, Co., MN to homestead there. Two more children were born. Hans was a member of the first group of county commissioners of Roseau County. He became a citizen on October 27, 1892 in Steele Co., ND.
According to the homestead file 40 acres were fenced for pasture and 80 acres were cleared for a hay meadow. They also built a house, a stable, a granery and a chicken coop and dug wells. But in the summer of 1899, tragedy struck. Hans came down with typhoid fever and died on August 22, 1899. His brave widow went on to prove the homestead that Hans had filed on. The homestead patent was issued in her name on September 15, 1902. Eventually she moved back to North Dakota to be near her family. Hans was buried in the Roselund Cemetery in Roseau Co., MN.
By the time of the 1880 census, Erick Haugtvedt (now a widower) had moved his family of six children, including Hans, to Tansem Township, Clay Co., MN near Norwegian Grove, where other close relatives from Gran, Norway had settled.
Hans eventually headed to North Dakota, settling in Finley Township, Steele Co., ND. He became a charter member of the Ostervold Lutheran Congregation. On May 28, 1883 at Hatton, ND, Hans married Annie Beata Gilbertson. He applied for citizenship and homesteaded there. Then, in May of 1890 Hans, Annie, and 2 children moved north to Moose Township, Roseau, Co., MN to homestead there. Two more children were born. Hans was a member of the first group of county commissioners of Roseau County. He became a citizen on October 27, 1892 in Steele Co., ND.
According to the homestead file 40 acres were fenced for pasture and 80 acres were cleared for a hay meadow. They also built a house, a stable, a granery and a chicken coop and dug wells. But in the summer of 1899, tragedy struck. Hans came down with typhoid fever and died on August 22, 1899. His brave widow went on to prove the homestead that Hans had filed on. The homestead patent was issued in her name on September 15, 1902. Eventually she moved back to North Dakota to be near her family. Hans was buried in the Roselund Cemetery in Roseau Co., MN.
Hans Erickson was born at Haugtvedthagen, near Gran, Norway. He was the eldest son of Erick Hansen and Kjersti Larsdtr Haugtvedt. On April 27, 1871 Hans, his parents, and younger siblings took the ship "Anna Delius" bound for Quebec. Then they took a train to Fillmore County, MN to join other Haugtvedt relatives who had settled near Elstad. Two more children were born and baptized there.
By the time of the 1880 census, Erick Haugtvedt (now a widower) had moved his family of six children, including Hans, to Tansem Township, Clay Co., MN near Norwegian Grove, where other close relatives from Gran, Norway had settled.
Hans eventually headed to North Dakota, settling in Finley Township, Steele Co., ND. He became a charter member of the Ostervold Lutheran Congregation. On May 28, 1883 at Hatton, ND, Hans married Annie Beata Gilbertson. He applied for citizenship and homesteaded there. Then, in May of 1890 Hans, Annie, and 2 children moved north to Moose Township, Roseau, Co., MN to homestead there. Two more children were born. Hans was a member of the first group of county commissioners of Roseau County. He became a citizen on October 27, 1892 in Steele Co., ND.
According to the homestead file 40 acres were fenced for pasture and 80 acres were cleared for a hay meadow. They also built a house, a stable, a granery and a chicken coop and dug wells. But in the summer of 1899, tragedy struck. Hans came down with typhoid fever and died on August 22, 1899. His brave widow went on to prove the homestead that Hans had filed on. The homestead patent was issued in her name on September 15, 1902. Eventually she moved back to North Dakota to be near her family. Hans was buried in the Roselund Cemetery in Roseau Co., MN.
By the time of the 1880 census, Erick Haugtvedt (now a widower) had moved his family of six children, including Hans, to Tansem Township, Clay Co., MN near Norwegian Grove, where other close relatives from Gran, Norway had settled.
Hans eventually headed to North Dakota, settling in Finley Township, Steele Co., ND. He became a charter member of the Ostervold Lutheran Congregation. On May 28, 1883 at Hatton, ND, Hans married Annie Beata Gilbertson. He applied for citizenship and homesteaded there. Then, in May of 1890 Hans, Annie, and 2 children moved north to Moose Township, Roseau, Co., MN to homestead there. Two more children were born. Hans was a member of the first group of county commissioners of Roseau County. He became a citizen on October 27, 1892 in Steele Co., ND.
According to the homestead file 40 acres were fenced for pasture and 80 acres were cleared for a hay meadow. They also built a house, a stable, a granery and a chicken coop and dug wells. But in the summer of 1899, tragedy struck. Hans came down with typhoid fever and died on August 22, 1899. His brave widow went on to prove the homestead that Hans had filed on. The homestead patent was issued in her name on September 15, 1902. Eventually she moved back to North Dakota to be near her family. Hans was buried in the Roselund Cemetery in Roseau Co., MN.
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