Jonas Petter and Johanna Lovisa Hendrickson and Amanda and Carl Johan came to America in 1868 from Kristdala, Sweden according to the church records at St. John's Lutheran Church in Essex, Iowa. They arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 4, 1868. From there they settled near Hobart, Porter County, Indiana, where they lived for about 4 years. Jonas filed his Declaration of Intent for Citizenship in Porter County, Indiana on April 5, 1869. Jonas stated he was 34 years old and wished to renounce forever, all allegiance and fidelity to Charles 15th King of Sweden.
About 1873, Jonas and his family moved to Red Oak, Iowa, where he worked in a brickyard for about 6 years.
In 1879, they moved to Essex, Iowa, where he started his own brickyard west of Essex. He made the brick for many of the business buildings in Essex including the Community National Bank and "The Corner Store" which was torn down in 2008. He also made the brick for the house of his daughter, Amanda, southeast of Essex.
Photo of Community National Bank on Iowa Street in Essex, Iowa
Around 1887, he bought an 80-acre farm, the south one-half of the southwest one-fourth of Section 21, two and a half miles northwest of Essex in Pierce Township, where they lived the rest of their lives.
All of their children settled in Page or Montgomery County, Iowa and lived their entire lives there. Many of their descendants still love in Page or Montgomery counties, but others are scattered all over the United States.
Swedish obituary/memorial notice for Jonas P. Hendrikson
With this we wish to announce that the Lord God, in His all-wise counsel, has called home our beloved father,
JONAS P. HENDRIKSON
on July 22, 1927, at the age of 91 years, 7 months, and 4 days.
He was born in Kristdala, Kalmar County [län], Sweden, on December 18, 1835. He was confirmed in Sweden and entered into marriage there in 1921 with the widow Mrs. Johanna Lovisa.
In 1862 he came to this country, and in 1868 he came to this place, Essex, Iowa, from Red Oak.
In 1877 he joined the Evangelical Lutheran St. John’s congregation here. He remained a member of this congregation until his death.
Our father had suffered for several years and therefore could not visit the Lord’s house, but God had given him a good memory, and he could therefore recall what he had read and heard in his younger days. As long as he was able, he read the Word of God in his home.
During his final years, from 1921 to 1927, he was tenderly cared for by his daughter Hulda.
The funeral service was held first at the home and then at the church, where his pastor preached in the English language. After the funeral sermon, his remains were taken to the congregation’s beautiful cemetery, where the old and worn-out earthly dwelling was laid to rest to await the morning of the resurrection.
We hope and pray that one day we may meet our dear father again on Jesus’ other side.
Peace be upon his memory!
The grieving children.
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