Andrew Lyckholm Biography


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				ANDREW LYCKHOLM. 

	Andrew Lyckholm, merchant and farmer living on section 7, 
Garfield township, Clay county, was born in Sweden on the 22d of March 
1858, a son of Lars A. and Caroline (Johnson) Lyckholm, who were also 
natives of Sweden. The father was a farmer in that country, where he 
maintained his residence until 1874, and then came with his family to 
the new world, making his way direct to South Dakota, where he took up 
a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres upon which his son Andrew 
now resides. The land was entirely wild and unimproved when it came 
into his possession, but he transformed raw prairie into productive 
fields, erected good buildings and converted the farm into the valuable 
property that it is today. His was an active, useful and well spent 
life. He passed away in the year 1901 and is survived by his widow, who 
makes her home with her youngest son, Charlie, who is a resident of 
Vermillion, South Dakota. The family numbered seven children: Andrew, 
of this review; Maggie, the wife of Si Gruel, who is an agriculturist 
of Marysville, Washington; John, a newspaper man of Omaha, Nebraska; 
Lewis, of Clay county; Peter and Annie, both of whom are deceased; and 
Charlie. 

	Andrew Lyckholm was reared in Sweden and attended school there 
until about fifteen years old, when he accompanied his parents on their 
emigration to the new world. He continued his studies in the schools of 
South Dakota, remaining in school until eighteen years of age, when he 
went to Minnesota, where he worked on farms for ten years. He then 
returned home in 1887 and bought eighty acres of the old homestead, 
beginning the further development and improvement of the property. He 
continued to farm this, and in 1.902 purchased forty acres more. To 
that tract he has since added until he now owns two hundred and ten 
acres of rich and arable land, all in a high state of cultivation. He 
is engaged in general farming and makes a specialty of feeding cattle 
for the market and also of raising Jersey hogs for the market. Farming 
and stock-raising, however, constitute but one phase of his business 
life, for in 1892 he established a small mercantile store which he has 
since conducted with growing success. A post office was also opened in 
his store and he continued to act as postmaster for thirteen years or 
until the post office was discontinued on account of the establishment 
of the rural free delivery route. 

	In 1882 Mr. Lyckholm wedded Miss Annie Lewis, a native of 
Minnesota, by whom he had three children, two of whom died in infancy. 
The surviving son is Anton L., who was educated in Minnesota and is now 
an agriculturist residing in Red Wing, that state. For his second wife 
Mr. Lyckholm chose Miss Christina Hedberg, a daughter of Erick Hedberg, 
who is a native of Sweden, but is now living in North Dakota. On 
December 12, 1900 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Lyckholm and Miss 
Martha Larson, a native of Sweden and a daughter of Lars and Bertha 
(Pierson) Larson, who have spent their entire lives in that country. By 
occupation the father is a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Larson became the 
parents of eight children, as follows: one who died in infancy; Mrs. 
Martha Lyckholm; Lars, who lives with his parents; Christina, who is 
the wife of Olaf Erickson and resides in Sweden; Peter, also a resident 
of Sweden; Bertha, the wife of Carl Johnson, who makes his home in Clay 
county, South Dakota; Carl, of Winnipeg, Canada; and Julia, who is the 
wife of Morton Lestrum, of Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Lyckholm are highly 
esteemed people and enjoy the warm regard of all who know them. 

	In politics Mr. Lyckholm is independent and is broad and liberal 
in his political views, as he is upon various other questions. He 
served for two years as justice of the peace, but teas never been an 
office seeker. He belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of 
which he is a past master and he has filled all of the chairs in that 
organization. He finds recreation and pleasure in fishing and to that 
sport devotes his leisure hours, but on the whole his has been a busy 
life and from the age of eighteen he has depended upon his own 
resources, winning through individual effort the success which he now 
enjoys.