Harold Hendrickson Biography


	This biography appears on pages 162, 163 in "History of Dakota 
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				HAROLD HENDRICKSON. 

	The office of register of deeds of Lawrence county is held by 
Harold Hendrickson of Deadwood, who has amply proven his fitness for 
the position. He was born in Throndhjem, Norway, on the 31st of July, 
1868, a son of Hendrick and Dorothy (Hauges) Hendrickson, both likewise 
natives of the land of the midnight sun. The father served as an 
officer in the regular army until he was forty years of age and then 
became superintendent of a large shipbuilding company, retaining that 
position until his death, which occurred about 1908. The mother still 
resides in her native land. 

	Harold Hendrickson attended school in Norway and after coming to 
this country was a student at Hauges Seminary of Red Wing, Minnesota. 
He began working for others at the age of fifteen and clerked in a 
general store in Norway until the year 1887, the year of his emigration 
to this country. In May of that year he located at Red Wing, Minnesota, 
and found employment in a lumberyard. As before stated, he attended 
school for a time in Red Wing and then went to Minneapolis, where he 
was engaged in the lumber business for one summer. At the end of that 
time he went to Ely, Minnesota, where he clerked in a store for two 
years, and in 1892 he came to Lead, working in the mill of the 
Homestake Mining Company for about twenty years, his length of service 
indicating his ability and fidelity to trust. At the end of that time 
he was elected register of deeds, which office he is now filling to the 
satisfaction of his constituents. He devotes his entire time to the 
work of the office and is systematic and accurate. 

	In April, 1894, Mr. Hendrickson was united in marriage to Miss 
Ida Maria Sederberg, a native of North Branch, Minnesota. Her parents, 
Olaus and Martha Sederberg, were natives of Sweden, whence they 
emigrated to this country about 1869, settling in Minnesota. Her 
father, who was a successful farmer, passed away in 1906, but the 
mother still resides in that state. To Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson have 
been born three children: Edward Herbert, who is employed in the 
Homestake foundry; Virgil Harold, a high-school student; and William Le 
Roy, also in school. 

	Mr. Hendrickson is a member of the Lutheran church and in 
politics supports the principles and candidates of the republican 
party. Fraternally he is identified with the Elks; the United Workmen, 
in which he has served as master; and the Eagles. When he came to this 
country as a youth he knew no English, but he did not allow himself to 
be discouraged by this handicap and began at once to learn the 
language. His perseverance enabled him to overcome that and other 
obstacles and he has gained an honorable place in his adopted 
community.