REAL OLDIES - BOUTHER AND MARY - SOME OF THE BOUTHER ERICKSON CLAN. TWO TRIPS TO NEW YORK BY CLAUDE'S CLAN. LOTS OF QUESTIONS...

 These are very old....

that young man on the left front is Bouther Erickson (in Iceland he was Bardur - when they immigrated his name must have been written as Bouther at immigration and that remained his legal name).  He was born in Iceland.  That's my Grandfather, Claude and Maxine's father.  So Claude, Maxine and all the others, were first generation Americans on the Erickson side - pretty cool! 

(Boyd Jr. just provided the identity of the other two men... Center back with the bushy beard is Einar Eiriksson (note the original spelling which probably changed at immigration) who is Bouther's father, my Great-Grandfather.  Next to Bouther is probably Erick Runolfsson Erickson his younger brother. Its interesting to me how the Erick and Erickson spelling changes from father to son.  Google Einar or Erick's names and there are a lot of photos and stories.

Bouther H Erickson

(I'm told the H was actually just that... no middle name, just the H?)

Do you think this might have been their wedding picture?

Bouther and Mary Helena Erickson

She was petite, and so pretty!  I wish I had known her.  Her maiden name was Johnson.

 Mary Helena and her girls.

Back L to R: Stella Boletta, Mary Rosabelle, Charlotte Gudrun, Lillian Irene, Elizabeth Grace

Front L to R: Clover Coletta, Mary Helena (their mum), Iola.

There was also a child named Margaret Helen who died at age 3.

Maxine was the youngest in the family, and is not in this photo.

(9 Girls and 4 Boys)

(The Boys - Ervin, Clifford, Claude, Einar)

Claude and Afton Erickson - 1940's

That's Claudine on the boot of the car, and Brad and Boyd Sr. standing.  We all traveled to Palmyra, New York to watch (and I think some of my sisters participated in) the Hill Cumorah Pageant.  Brad and Boyd were serving missions in the area and we were able to see them while there.

Bradley Allen Erickson in front of the sign he designed for the Pageant.

Does anyone know where this monument is?

L to R: April, Virginia, Geneva, Claudine, Afton, Claude, Evelyn

Top of Cumorah?  

L to R:  Eve, Brad or Boyd?, Claudine, April, Geneva, Virginia, Judith, Afton

Kirtland Temple

L to R: April, Geneva, Evelyn, Claudine, Judith, Virginia

Pageant preparation - looking down on the seating (benches) being set up.

Sacred Grove

Can you believe we drove cross-country?  Twice? 

I have a lot of questions here... what state is the license plate - is that Utah?

Our second trip to New York a couple of years later - this time we lived there for a year in Kingston area in upstate New York, where Dad was asked to build a branch chapel.  This is Claudine and Michelle - I think Michelle was around 1 or 1-1/2 years old.

Same spot - top of Cumorah, a few years later.

L to R: Mom (Afton), Michelle, Claudine, Virginia, April, Evelyn, Geneva

Judi, Eve and Geneva didn't stay in New York - they had already graduated soon left for California.  Virginia joined them after she graduated.

Church History Sites - Joseph Smith home?

So I had lots of questions - text me or comment here if you have the answers!  

Thanks to Boyd Jr, who helped me with a lot of the older pictures names.  I have corrected them:

COMMENTS

 

BOYD ERICKSON JR  

"The older bearded man in the middle of the picture with Bouther in it is great-great grandpa Einar Erickson (Eiriksson).  He is on the Church History Biographical Database website!!  The other young man in the picture is probably Erick Runolfsson Erickson - Bouther's brother just younger than him."

[Einar is Bouther's father.]

MADEAN BROTHERSON LEMON

"Thanks for adding me.  I'm Madean Brotherson/Lemon. Del Ray's youngest daughter. I hope that helps."

"Ohhh thank you.  I love everyone's big hair."

PAULETTE BROTHERSON UHLBERG

"Thank you.  I'm thrilled to get this.  Love, Paulette"

"I still love big hair!  Just wait... it will be back in style someday! Hope I still have hair when that happens! LOL"

DELENA BROTHERSON FISH

"Great photos!  Brings back memories of happy days past."

VIRGINIA ERICKSON HODGE

"Hi Claudine...love the oldies, probably because I'm sooooo old!  Love, love, love you all!!!"

TODD ERICKSON

"Very cool!  I've not seen most of these pics, already! Thanks for your work on them."

MICHELLE ERICKSON

"Nor have I! Claudine can you add Sara to this group?"

GENEVA ERICKSON LEE

"Claudine, will you please add Joie as well?  This is so cool!  Thank you!"