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Erickson
,
Hilda
Anderson
Birth and Death Dates
1859-1968
Call Number
MSS
1000
;
MSS
OH
233
Material Type
Papers
;
Interview/Oral
History
Biography
Hilda
Erickson
was
born
November
11
,
1859
in
Ledsjo
,
Sweden
to
Pehr
Anderson
and
Maria
Katrina
Larsendaughter
(later
changed
to
Larsen)
.
Hilda
immigrated
to
Utah
in
1866
with her
parents
who
were
Mormon
converts
.
Hilda's
father
worked
for the
railroad
when
she was
young
. She
met
Brigham
Young
when
she was
seven
years
old
, and
became
friends
with his
daughter
Mabel
Young
Sandborn
. The
first
school
she
attended
was
Joshua
A.
Clark's
school
. She
went
there
until
fifth
grade
, and then
went
to
other
schools
to
study
penmanship
and
other
subjects
. At
one
point
in her
childhood
, she was
rebaptized
by
Willard
D
.
Young
because
of the
Godbeit
movement
in the
church
to
rebaptize
everyone
who
had been
baptized
incorrectly
.
Hilda
held
many
civic
and
church
positions
during
her
lifetime
. She was a
nurse
,
midwife
,
bank
director
,
ranch
manager
,
housewife
,
mother
,
mine
operator
,
tailor
,
bookkeeper
,
civil
service
secretary
,
church
worker
,
missionary
to
Indians
, and
President
of
Toole
Stake
Primary
for
12
years
(1910-1922)
. As a
midwife
,
Hilda
delivered
more
than
200
babies
.
Hilda
and her
husband
John
August
Erickson
,
who
were
married
in the
Endowment
House
, were
living
in
Grantsville
,
Toole
County
,
Utah
,
when
they
received
their
mission
call
to
serve
the
Indians
.
During
their
mission
, they
lived
on the
church
farm
in
Deep
Creek
,
called
Ibapah
by the
Indians
. They were
mainly
responsible
for
helping
the
Indians
with
farming
and
irrigation
, and
teaching
the
young
boys
in
school
. They also
helped
raise
oats
,
cattle
,
horses
, and
various
fruits
the
church
sold
to
earn
money
.
During
this
time
,
Hilda
became
acquainted
with
several
polygamist
families
in
Grantsville
and the
Skull
Valley
area
,
although
her
family
was not
polygamist
.
Hilda
studied
nursing
under
Dr
.
Ramona
Pratt
at
Deseret
Hospital
. She
even
informally
practiced
dentistry
.
Once
, a
man
came
to her with a
tooth
that
needed
pulled
. She
told
him she had
never
done
it
before
, but that
she'd
help
him
out
.
After
that,
many
other
people
came
to her with
dental
issues
.
Hilda
served
as the
Director
of
Grantsville
Deseret
Bank
for a
number
of
years
before
it
closed
in
1931
. She was also
secretary
for
Cooper
Queens
Mining
Company
in
Clifton
Flats
.
Hilda
and her
husband
ran
the
Last
Chance
Ranch
where
they
raised
apples
,
pears
,
peaches
, and
cherries
to
ship
to
California
.
Hilda
was the
last
surviving
immigrant
Pioneer
to
cross
the
plains
to
Utah
before
the
railroad
. She
participated
in
72
elections
after
becoming
eligible
to
vote
in
1882
.
Hilda
passed
away
January
1
,
1968
and
is
buried
in the
Grantsville
,
Utah
cemetery
.
Abstract
The
oral
history
(MSS
OH
233)
is
an
interview
conducted
on
January
13
,
1966
by
Hollis
Scott'Archivist
with
Brigham
Young
University
Archives
. The
interview
was
conducted
at the
home
of
Mrs
.
John
U
.
(Amy)
Hicks
(daughter
of
Hilda
Erickson)
in
Salt
Lake
City
,
Utah
. The
interview
is
typed
up
on
plain
paper
,
one
sided
, and
placed
in a
green
folder
. The
interview
is
46
pages
long
and
includes
a
table
of
contents
(more
of an
index)
, and an
introduction
by
Hollis
Scott
. The
other
collection
(MSS
1000)
includes
5
boxes
containing
various
business
documents
and
records
. There are
ledgers
dating
from
1888-1919
from
Grantsville
Trading
Co.
, as
well
as
stock
certificates
for the
company
. These
ledgers
have
first
an
alphabetical
listing
of
all
the
accounts
, and then the
transactions
.
Most
of the
ledgers
and
daybooks
are
large
books
with
leather
covers
and
binding
,
ranging
from
1-2
inches
thick
.
Some
of the
record
books
are
canvas
rather
than
leather
.
One
box
contains
cash
books
datings
from
March
1902-December
1920
. These
cash
books
are
smaller
, with a
paper
cover
and
binding
, and
contain
expenses
on
cattle
,
sheep
, and
hogs
, and
seem
to be
records
for the
Last
Chance
Ranch
. These
cash
books
also
contain
scraps
of
paper
with
numbers
and
figures
written
on them,
freight
bills
from the
railroad
, an
envelope
from
Greek
and
Austrian
Meat
Market
to
J.A
.
Erickson
&
Co.
, and a
sales
agreement
for a
cattle
transaction
. The
last
box
contains
records
from the
Federal
Land
Bank
of
Berkeley
. There are
loan
forms
,
minutes
of
meetings
,
financial
papers
,
notes
, and
forms
,
interoffice
memos
, and a
copy
of the
bylaws
for the
bank
.
Some
of the
documents
are
typed
, and
others
are
handwritten
. A '
want
list
' for
Z.C.M.I
. in
Salt
Lake
City
is
also
included
. There
is
some
genealogical
information
in
box
five
,
including
two
envelopes
with
birth
and
blessing
information
for
Hilda
Marie
Hicks
and
Jay
Jr
.
Hicks
,
grandchildren
of
Hilda
.
Both
envelopes
also
include
locks
of
hair
from the
two
children
. A
copy
of
Jay's
birth
certificate
is
also
included
.
Coverage
1847-1867
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