Near Willcox in Cochise County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Erickson Family Cemetery
Sacred To the Memory of These Pioneers
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 3, 2010
1. Erickson Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Erickson Family Cemetery. Sacred To the Memory of These Pioneers. They came when only the brave dared come: They stayed where only the valiant could stay. Born in Sweden. Americans by choice - not by accident of birth, they loved their adopted country and served her well.,
Neil. Served five years in the Army during the Indian Wars and then twenty five years as an officer in the United States Forest Service.,
Emma Sophia. As wife, mother, friend, God's spirit was imbued within her. Perils of Indian warfare, incessant toil and loneliness of a pioneer land - nothing daunted her, this valiant lady, our mother., They carved a home from the wilderness with the warp of labor and the woof of dreams they wove a pattern of life as beautiful as the sunsets and as enduring as the mountains they loved so well.
They came when only the brave dared come: They stayed where only the valiant could stay. Born in Sweden. Americans by choice - not by accident of birth, they loved their adopted country and served her well.
Neil
Served five years in the Army during the Indian Wars and then twenty five years as an officer in the United States Forest Service.
Emma Sophia
As wife, mother, friend, God's spirit was imbued within her. Perils of Indian warfare, incessant toil and loneliness of a pioneer land - nothing daunted her, this valiant lady, our mother.
They carved a home from the wilderness with the warp of labor and the woof of dreams they wove a pattern of life as beautiful as the sunsets and as enduring as the mountains they loved so well.
Location. 32° 0.5′ N, 109° 23.262′ W. Marker is near Willcox, Arizona, in Cochise County. It is on Bonita Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is just past the entrance station at the Chiricahua National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willcox AZ 85643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Sky Islands and in Southeastern Arizona. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
-Mother-
Emma Sophia
Erickson
May 24, 1854
Dec. 12, 1950
Faith, Hope, Love
1 Cor. 13.13
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 3, 2010
5. Hildegard Erickson Hutchinson Grave Site
Hildegard Erickson Hutchison
April 22, 1895 – July 22, 1978
Youngest child of Neil and Emma Erickson, born at Faraway Ranch - - daughter of pioneers and child of the Chiricahua Mountains. Her smile and her spirit have returned forever to the land she loved.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,815 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 8, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
