Histories

1870-02-22 born in Liffride, Alskog, Sweden.
Death 1955-06-26 Hemse, Gotland, Sweden

Olof Oskar Henriksson (1870-1955) was born in Liffride. At age 17, he moved to North America and settled in Kansas.
Olof traveled from Liverpool on the ship City of Berlin in 1887 and has been in the United States lived in Illinois, Texas and Kansas

He stayed there for ten years became an American citizen and moved back to Alskog. But he stayed only six months and went along with Laura Elisa Larsson (1870-1967) for North America. Probably they got married in North America in 1899 they moved back to Sweden and brought a foster son Earl (23-12 1917- 3-5 1993)
They settled in northern Hemsedal on plot No 10 in Block Cuckoo.where he worked as a shoe merchant. Earl became fitter. Oscar was 85 years old and his wife 97 years

1900 Cleburne, Johnson, Texas

Henrikson, Oscar born Feb 1870 Sweden, occupation Carpenter

Henrickson, Laura born June 1873 in Sweden

Residence at 101 Ansolm St.



1910 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Henrickson, O. O. age 30, immigrated 1889

Henrickson, Laura, age 38, immigrated 1899

Johnson, Marie, age 21, niece of O. O., born in Sweden, immigrated 1906

Residence at 715 Garfield Ave.



1920 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

Hendrickson, Oscar O. age 49 immigrated 1887, naturalized 1892

Hendrickson, Laura E., age 49, immigrated 1898 (that's what it look like, but ??) naturalized in 1892

Hendrickson, Earl age 2 years 10 months, born in Kansas

Occupation of Oscar is taxi driver