Erik Johan Persson Westman was born 26 Mar 1844 in Resele, Västernorrland, Sweden to Pehr Marcusson and Sara Lena Norin. He married Hulda Maria Henriksdotter in 1871.
Children: Per Erik, b. 1873 Henrik Gustaf, b. 1875 Johan, b. 1877 Sara Maria, b. 1879
Erik died in 1888. Hulda died in 1882, only 1 year after immigrating to Minnesota. They are buried in Brunswick Riverside Cemetery.