Ella Erickson b. 27 Feb 1879 McPherson County, Kansas, USA d. 15 Aug 1966 Oakland, Alameda, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

Ella Erickson

1879 - 1966 (87 years)

Name	Ella Erickson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	27 Feb 1879	McPherson County, Kansas, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13]
Gender	Female
Census	1880	Delmore, McPherson, Kansas, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1900	Victoria County, Texas, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Migration	1901	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA [14]
	After the death of Peter Erickson, his widow, Mathilda Larson Erickson moved with their nine sons and daughters from Texas to Stockton
Census	1910	Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1920	Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence	Mar 1928	Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA [12]
	Mrs Ella Peterson
Census	1930	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Widowed
Census	1950	Portola, Plumas, California, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Mother of Julia; Marital Status: Widowed
FSID	L51P-X9W
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	California, USA [3]
	556-14-0570
Residence	Jun 1957	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [14]
	Mrs. Ella Peterson
Death	15 Aug 1966	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [1, 2, 3, 13]
	Age: 87
Burial	Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin, California, USA [1, 13]
		Burial-PETERSON Ella Ella Erickson Peterson "Beloved Mother in God's Care" -- Park View Cemetery, Manteca CA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223814219/
		Park View Cemetery (also known as French Camp Cemetery) Manteca, San Joaquin, California Find a Grave: #8255
Person ID	I15863	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Andrew Peter Errickson, b. 26 Sep 1835, Sweden d. 14 Apr 1900, Bee County, Texas, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mathilda Charlotte Larson, b. 7 Apr 1857, Ripsa, Södermanland, Sweden d. 17 Mar 1928, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	21 Jan 1875	Delmore, McPherson, Kansas, USA [15, 16]
Family ID	F10072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Alfred Ludwig Peterson, b. 29 Oct 1874, Sweden d. 8 Apr 1938, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage 29 Oct 1898 Victoria County, Texas, USA [5, 10, 13, 17]

Children

	1. Arthur William Peterson, b. 11 Nov 1906, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA d. 8 Jul 1992, San Joaquin County, California, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Paul Allen Peterson, b. 12 May 1917, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Apr 1982, St Louis County, Minnesota, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Eda Amelia Peterson, b. 14 Aug 1899, Victoria County, Texas, USA d. 26 Mar 1986, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Julia M Peterson, b. 19 Oct 1901, Texas, USA d. 4 Jul 1974, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Wilmer Carl Peterson, b. 18 Oct 1918, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA d. 19 May 2015, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, USA (Age 96 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Albin Gotfred Peterson, b. 24 Aug 1905, Minnesota, USA d. 16 Jan 1994, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Edwin Clarence Peterson, b. 27 Apr 1909, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA d. 9 Oct 1996, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Ethel Adelia Peterson, b. 9 Sep 1916, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA d. 12 Sep 2003 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Emily Gunver Peterson, b. 9 Sep 1903, Minnesota, USA d. 8 Dec 1984, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Alvera Evelyn Peterson, b. 11 Aug 1910, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA d. 9 Feb 2003, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10676 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 27 Feb 1879 - McPherson County, Kansas, USA
	Marriage - 29 Oct 1898 - Victoria County, Texas, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Victoria County, Texas, USA
	Migration - After the death of Peter Erickson, his widow, Mathilda Larson Erickson moved with their nine sons and daughters from Texas to Stockton - 1901 - Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1910 - Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1920 - Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
	Residence - Mrs Ella Peterson - Mar 1928 - Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed - 1930 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Mother of Julia; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Portola, Plumas, California, USA
	Social Security Number - 556-14-0570 - Bef 1951 - California, USA
	Residence - Mrs. Ella Peterson - Jun 1957 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Death - 15 Aug 1966 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Burial - - Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin, California, USA

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Ancestors

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Campbell Female Ancestor

Burials

Burial-PETERSON Ella
Ella Erickson Peterson "Beloved Mother in God's Care" -- Park View Cemetery, Manteca CA + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223814219/

News At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Sources

[S4438] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ella Peterson • Oakland Tribune - 14 Aug 1966, Ella Erickson Peterson -- Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 14 Aug 1966; Publication Place: Oakland, California.
PETERSON, Ella, In Oakland, August 13, 1966, wife of the late A. L. Peterson; beloved mother of Mrs. Eda Stearns, Mrs. Ethel Harvey and Arthur Peterson of Stockton, Mrs. Gunver Campbell, Albin and Edwin Peterson of Oakland, Mrs. Alvera Wise of Lafayette, Paul Peterson of Richmond, and Wilmer Peterson of Hayward; loving sister of Mrs. Tillie Duncan of San Leandro, Mrs. Hulda Fassett, Mrs. Maybell Kerner, Carl and Arthur Erlckson of Stockton; also survived by 22 grandchildren, 52 greatgrandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. A native of Kansas; aged 17 years. A member of the First Assembly of God Church in Oakland. Friends are Invited to attend services, Tuesday, August 16, at 10 a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 10th Avenue and East 14th Street, Oakland. Reverend Paul Schoch officiating. Graveside services at the Park View Cemetery, Stockton at 1 p.m. Friends may call at TRUMAN'S CHAPEL, Telegraph Avenue at 30th Street, Oakland, until 9 p.m. Monday.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/475716596/?article=1c8ec5fe-65b4-43ea-aa1c-bfb290feb3a8&focus=0.50186366,0.5065989,0.62053007,0.5977193
[S559] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Date: 1966-08-13.
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 556-14-0570; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T625_822; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 865.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T625_822; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 865
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas; Roll: 1676; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241676.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas; Roll: 1676; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241676
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T624_689; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374702.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T624_689; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374702
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 107; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0178; Image: 936.0; FHL microfilm: 2339842.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 107; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0178; Image: 936.0; FHL microfilm: 2339842
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Delmore, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: 387; Family History Film: 1254387; Page: 472C; Enumeration District: 267; Image: 0707.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Delmore, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: 387; Family History Film: 1254387; Page: 472C; Enumeration District: 267; Image: 0707

[S1087] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL ; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: New Gottland Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: S572-573; SSIRC Film Number: S-573.

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947
Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: New Gottland Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: S572-573; SSIRC Film Number: S-573

[S199] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Portola, Plumas, Cal.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Portola, Plumas, Cal

[S2337] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Matilda Erickson • Stockton Independent - Mar 1928, (Name: Stockton Independent; Location: Stockton, California; Date: 21 Mar 1928;), Matilda C. Erickson Obituary.
ERICKSON In Stockton. March 17, 1928, Matilda C. Erickson, mother of Mrs. Ella Peterson, Carl Erickson, Mrs. Emily Peterson, Mrs. O. W. Fassett, Mrs. Tillie Stene, A. G. Erickson, Maybelle Erickson and Arthur Erickson and the late Mrs. G. F. Anderson, all of Stockton; sister of Mrs. Hilda Nelson of Beattie; a native of Sweden, aged 70 years. The funeral will take place at the Gospel Tabernacle Friday, March 23, 1928, at 2 p. m. Interment In Parkview cemetery. B. C. Wallace in charge
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72343420/stockton-independent/?xid=637
[S11526] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): ERICKSON Ella Peterson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), ERICKSON Ella Peterson 1879-1966.
PETERSON, Ella, In Oakland, August 13, 1966, wife of the late A. L. Peterson; beloved mother of Mrs. Eda Stearns, Mrs. Ethel Harvey and Arthur Peterson of Stockton, Mrs. Gunver Campbell, Albin and Edwin Peterson of Oakland, Mrs. Alvera Wise of Lafayette, Paul Peterson of Richmond, and Wilmer Peterson of Hayward; loving sister of Mrs. Tillie Duncan of San Leandro, Mrs. Hulda Fassett, Mrs. Maybell Kerner, Carl and Arthur Erlckson of Stockton; also survived by 22 grandchildren, 52 greatgrandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. A native of Kansas; aged 17 years. A member of the First Assembly of God Church in Oakland. Friends are Invited to attend services at the First Assembly of God Church in Oakland. Reverend Paul Schoch officiating. Graveside services at the Park View Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223814219/ella-peterson
[S1700] Newspapers.com: Family Reunion of ERICKSON Family (Alum Rock) • Oakland Tribune - Jun 1957, (Name: Oakland Tribune ; Location: Oakland, California; Date: 9 Jun 1957;), 4 Generations of Family Join in Mass Picnic.
4 Generations of Family Join In Mass Picnic
SAN JOSE, June 8 Four generations of the Erickson family of Stockton numbering more than 150, including many from the Oakland area, held a mass reunion picnic today, at Alum Rock Park. The senior member, of the family, Carl Erickson, 80, of Stockton was presented a plaque which will be handed down to the eldest surviving member. The youngest descendent of the family who came to the picnic was Timothy Campbell, 1-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Campbell, 2467 Hinkley Ave., Richmond. All who attended are descendants of the late Andrew Peter Erickson, wno migrated from Sweden to Texas in the late 1800s. After he died, his widow, Mrs. Matilda Larson Erickson, moved with their nine sons and daughters to Stockton in 1901. Seven of them who survive, including Carl, 'were honored today. The others are Mrs. Ella Peterson, 78, of 2200 66th Ave., Oakland; Mrs. Hulda Fassett, 73, of Stockton; Mrs. Tillie Duncan, 70, of 7328 Holly St., Oakland; Andy Erickson, 67, Mrs. Mabel Kerner, 64, and Arthur Erickson, 61, all of Stockton. The 173 known members of the family were traced by Mrs. Gunver Campbell of 1736 36th Ave., Oakland. She found some of them as far away as Hong Kong, Hawaii and Chicago, Ill. Arrangements for the picnic were made by a committee headed by Andy Erickson, a retired Stockton ice cream manufacturer.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72476200/oakland-tribune/?xid=637
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S2335] Ancestry.com, Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).

Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
[S10917] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): LARSON Mathilda Erickson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), LARSON Mathilda Charlotte Erickson 1857-1928.
Mathilda Larson and Andrew Erickson married 21 Jan 1875 in Delmore, Kansas
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197536347/mathilda-charlotte-erickson
[S6783] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): PETERSON A Ludwig, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PETERSON Alfred Ludwig 1874-1938.
Ella Erickson and Alfred Peterson married 29 Oct 1898 in Victoria, Texas
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38330791/a-ludwig-peterson

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