Erick was my great grandfather.Eric Hansson Swen was born the 16th of December 1860. He came to Grand Forks, from Orsa, Sweden. In 1890 he married Isabel Briggs at Grand Forks, Her Father, Spencer Harrison Briggs had Immigrated here from New York to Hudson, Wisconsin. From there he came to Gilby and settled on what is now the Colin Stewart Farm. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Swen at Gilby where they first settled --Annie May and Edna Florence and Allen who died at 5 months. They moved to Honeyford where Mr. Swen ran the elevator and post office which was in their home -- the Wm Erb house across the rail road track.
The family moved to Gilby about 1909, and a son, Earl, was born to them in 1909 and Mr. Swen built the first potato house which was destroyed by fire. He lost a large part of his savings when the price of potatoes took a slump to 24 cents a bushel around 1918. Eric died of pneumonia during the flu epidemic in 1919. George Swen bought the house so his mother wouldn't lose it.
The family moved to Gilby about 1909, and a son, Earl, was born to them in 1909 and Mr. Swen built the first potato house which was destroyed by fire. He lost a large part of his savings when the price of potatoes took a slump to 24 cents a bushel around 1918. Eric died of pneumonia during the flu epidemic in 1919. George Swen bought the house so his mother wouldn't lose it.
Erick was my great grandfather.Eric Hansson Swen was born the 16th of December 1860. He came to Grand Forks, from Orsa, Sweden. In 1890 he married Isabel Briggs at Grand Forks, Her Father, Spencer Harrison Briggs had Immigrated here from New York to Hudson, Wisconsin. From there he came to Gilby and settled on what is now the Colin Stewart Farm. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Swen at Gilby where they first settled --Annie May and Edna Florence and Allen who died at 5 months. They moved to Honeyford where Mr. Swen ran the elevator and post office which was in their home -- the Wm Erb house across the rail road track.
The family moved to Gilby about 1909, and a son, Earl, was born to them in 1909 and Mr. Swen built the first potato house which was destroyed by fire. He lost a large part of his savings when the price of potatoes took a slump to 24 cents a bushel around 1918. Eric died of pneumonia during the flu epidemic in 1919. George Swen bought the house so his mother wouldn't lose it.
The family moved to Gilby about 1909, and a son, Earl, was born to them in 1909 and Mr. Swen built the first potato house which was destroyed by fire. He lost a large part of his savings when the price of potatoes took a slump to 24 cents a bushel around 1918. Eric died of pneumonia during the flu epidemic in 1919. George Swen bought the house so his mother wouldn't lose it.
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