Mary Elizabeth Erickson
5 June 1870 - 7 October 1950
Vitals
Birth
5 June 1870
Södermanland
Death
7 October 1950
Bonneville County
Burial
1950
Bonneville County
Alternate Names
Given Name
Mary Elizabeth
Given Name Alternate Spellings
Maria
Last Name
Erickson
Maiden Name Alternate Spellings
Eriksson
Married Names
Johnson
Family
Marriage
Children
Parents
Mother: Christina Nordstrom (4 May 1837 - 16 May 1924)
Father: Lars Fredrick Erickson (26 March 1836 - 23 April 1909)
Biography
Mary was born in Sweden in 1870. She had six brothers and three sisters. Her family immigrated to Utah when she was 14. At age 22, she married her husband, Niels, and they had fifteen children, the first five of which did not live longer than a few weeks. They lived on a nice big farm with lots of land and an apple orchard. After Niels died from the Spanish flu in 1918, Mary had to run their farm by herself. On the farm they also had a large storage building that they would clear out and use for dances. Mary was known to be hardworking, love children, cook delicious food, and would share with anyone who stopped by. She died in 1950 at age 80.