Obit: Gullickson, John (1889 - 1969)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Gullickson, Lee, Catlin, Bardell, Ostling, Tosten, Jenkins, Whittock, Johnson, Lueck, Herman, Schubert, Hagen, Moen, Shaw, Thoma, Subke, Allen, Burtness

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/27/1969

Gullickson, John (17 April 1889 - 22 March 1969)

Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Georgas Funeral Home for John Gullickson, 79, of Memorial Home, who died Saturday in Neillsville. The Rev. E. G. Burtness of the Calvary Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Gullickson was born April 17, 1889, in Arendale, Norway. He received his education in Norway and came to the United States as a young man. The family located on a farm north of Neillsville. He worked for several years at the blacksmith trade and was a plumber for over 35 years. He retired in 1965 due to failing health. He was married April 11, 1915, in Neillsville to the former Gunda Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Gullickson entered Memorial Home in 1968.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Melford (Ann) Catlin of Milwaukee and Mrs. Wilbur (Helen) Bardell of Antioch, Ill.; and a son, Henry Gullickson of St. Paul, Minn. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. Hellen Ostling of memorial home; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were: Herman Moen, George Shaw, Carl Thoma, Clarence Bardell, Fred Subke and Carl Allen. Mrs. E. G. Burtness was the organist.

People from away attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Melford Catlin and Mrs. Joan Tosten of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bardell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bardell of Antioch, Ill.; Mrs. Jerry Jenkins and Mrs. Don Whittock of Waukegan, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Catlin of Stoughton; Mrs. Ann Catlin, Sigward Johnson and Harold Johnson of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lueck, Mrs. Norbert Herman and Mrs. Larry Schubert of Marshfield; and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hagen of Minneapolis, Minn.

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Bio: Gullickson / Gullikson, John A. (17 Apr 1889 - 22 Mar 1969)

Parents: Andrew Gullikson (1846–1929); Thormina Hanssen Gullikson (1847–1923)
Wife: Gunda A Lee Gullikson (1892–1971) married April 11, 1915, in Neillsville, Clark Co., Wis.
Children: Anna Matilda Gullickson (1915–2001); Helen Gullickson (1918) Henry Gullickson Son (1919)

Gullickson Farm, Pine Valley, Clark Co., WI

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Sec. 11, Pine Valley Twp., Clark Co., WI, ca. 1926

WWI Military Draft, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

John Gullickson or Gullikson, male b. 17 Apr 1889 in Arendal, Norway
Draft Registration Date: 1917-1918
Location: Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Citizenship: United States

Tall stature, medium build, blue eyes & light hair, no physical deformities

Occupation: Blacksmith for Gorman & Ghent, Neillsville, WI

Dependents: wife & 2 children

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Bio: Gullickson / Gullikson, Andrew (1848-1929)

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Surnames: Gullickson/ Gullikson

----Sources: Clark Co., Wis., "Declaration of Intent for Citizenship"; Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992

Name: Andrew Gullickson
Application: Naturalization
Date: 29 Mar 1895
Location:  Clark, Wisconsin, United States

1920 Federal Census, Pine Valley Twp., State Rd., Clark Co., WI
Enumerated 13-14 Jan. by William Lloyd Watters

Household
Andrew Gullickson Head Male 72 Norway, immigration in 1892, Citizenship 1909, farmer
Thormina Gullickson Wife Female 73 Norway

1920 Federal Census, Pine Valley Twp., State Rd., Clark Co., WI
Enumerated 14 Jan. by William Lloyd Watters
Household
John Gullickson Head Male 30 (1889) Norway; blacksmith & general farming
Gunda Gullickson Wife Female 27 (1892) Wisconsin
Anna Gullickson Daughter Female 4 (1916) Wisconsin
Helen Gullickson Daughter Female 2 (1918) Wisconsin
Henry Gullickson Son Male 1 (1919) Wisconsin

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BioM: Gullickson / Gullikson, Tarbary Helen (4 May 1904)

Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom: Peter Hagen, white American male born in Norway
Marriage Date: 4 May 1904
Location: Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Father's Name: Ole Hagen
Mother's Name: Hans Sigri
Bride: Tarbary Helen Gullickson, white female born in Norway
Father's Name: Andrew Gullickson
Mother's Name: Tumena Hansen