Erick Carlson Note On Ancestry.com

As written by Unknown on Ancestry.com:

Erick's date of emigration is rather vgue but would probably be about 1867 - when he was in his teens. Most likly he left Norway to avoid a five year hitch in the King's Guard.

At the time of his departure, he assumed the name Bohle as his surname. He arrived in New York harbor years prior to the Statue of Liberty (1886)

He made his way across the country to Whitewater WI as his destination. He reunited with his brother Christ and he lived there for several years. Here he met and married Anne (ahn-ah) Karine Anderson.

Anne's family also came from Bohle in Norway and most likely took the name Anderson during the emigration process. Anne was born in Walworth County Wisconsin in 1854. Her nickname was Kaja.

They moved from Whitewater to Tomorken Township (Felton) Minnesota about 1879. The small family included children Adolph, Grace, and George.

Anne died when she was 40 - just a year after Mable was born, and the older children, especially Grace and Eddie helped raise the family.

We believe the round table with a crack running though it was Erick's.