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Lauritz Jørgensen
(Abt 1831-1900)
Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen
(1835-1910)
Jens Christian Jensen
(1822-1876)
Ane Cathrine Hansdatter
(1831-)
John Jacob Johnson
(1854-1929)
Bodil Marie Jensen
(1854-1937)

William J. Johnson
(1889-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Iva Mary Emerson

William J. Johnson

  • Born: 19 Nov 1889, Nebraska, United States
  • Marriage (1): Iva Mary Emerson on 9 Jun 1915

   Another name for William was Bill Johnson.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 8 Jun 1900, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

• Census: U.S, 8 Jun 1900, Fern Valley, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. 1 Household:
John J Johnson, head, W, M, Aug, 1844 [1854], 45, M, 16, Germany, Germany, Germany, imm. 1880 Na, farmer
Mary Johnson, wife, W, F, Mar 1854, 46, M, 16, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, imm. 1880
Leena K Johnson, daughter, W, F, Sept 1884, 15, S, Illinois, Germany, Denmark, at school
Alexander Johnson, son, W, M, Sept 1885, 14, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark, at school
Hannah Johnson, daughter, W, F, Sept 1887, 12, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark, at school
William Johnson, son, W, M, Nov 1889, 10, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark, at school
Charles Johnson, son, W, M, Oct 1891, 8, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark, at school
Minnie Johnson, daughter, W, F, Oct 1894, 5, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark
Mary Johnson, daughter, W, F, Sept 1898, 3, S, Nebraska, Germany, Denmark

• Moved: Moved to Plover, Iowa, Unknown, Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States. Living in Plover, Iowa in September 1929 per obituary of John J. Johnson (his father) and in May 1930 per obituary of Alex Johnson (his brother).

• Census: U.S, 1910, Garfield, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. 2 John J. Johnson, head of household, b. Denmark, age 55, white, male, married, immigration 1881, father and mother born in Denmark.
Wife Mary Johnson, F, 55y, immigration 1881, father and mother born in Denmark
Son William Johnson, M, 20y, single, white
Son Charlie Johnson, M, 18y, single, white
Daughter Minnie Johnson, F, 15y, single white
Grandson George W. Shriner, M, 5y, father born Iowa, mother born Nebraska.

• Census: U.S, 12 Apr 1910, Garfield, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. 3 Household:
John J. Johnson, head, M, W, 55, M1, 26, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, imm. 1881, naturalized, farmer, general farm, employer
Mary Johnson, wife, F, W, 55, M1, 26, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1881, none
William Johnson, son, M, W, 20, S, Nebraska, Denmark, Denmark, laborer, home farm, worker
Charlie Johnson, son, M, W, 18, S, Nebraska, Denmark, Denmark, none
Minnie Johnson, daughter, F, W, 15, S, Nebraska, Denmark, Denmark, none
George W. Shriner, grandson, M, W, 5, S, Iowa, Iowa, Nebraska, none

George W. Shriner was the son of J. J. Johnson's daughter Hannah and her husband, Grover S. Shriner.

• Census: U.S, 26 Jan 1920, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. 4 William Johnson's farm immediately precedes that of John Jacob Johnson in the 1920 census. His farm follows that of his brother-in-law Grover S. Shriner (Hannah Johnson's husband).

Household:
Wm Johnson, head, M, W, 30, M, Nebr, Denmark, Denmark, merchant, general
Iva M Johnson, wife, F, W, 29, M, Iowa, New York, Iowa, none
Clara Lee, boarder, F, W, 21, S, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, teacher, public school
This event was shared with Iva Mary Emerson.

• Residence, 29 Sep 1929, Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States. 5

• Census: U.S, 1930, Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States. 6 Household:
William J. Johnson 40
Iva M. Johnson 39


William married Iva Mary Emerson, daughter of < > Emerson and Unknown, on 9 Jun 1915. (Iva Mary Emerson was born <1891> in Iowa, United States.)


Sources


1 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L7-Z3K : accessed 25 February 2017), John J Johnson, Fairfield &Fern Valley Townships Cylinder town & Rodman village, Palo Alto, Iowa, United State. Cit. Date: 24 Feb 2017.

2 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGMD-KXR. Cit. Date: 21 Nov 2011.

3 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGMD-KXP. Cit. Date: 21 Nov 2011.

4 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81B-FJN : accessed 21 February 2017), Wm Johnson, Fern Valley, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States; citing ED 192, sheet 6A, line 30, family 8, NARA micr. Cit. Date: 21 Feb 2017.

5 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-FGZC : accessed 21 February 2017), J J Johnson, 29 Sep 1929; citing Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Io. Cit. Date: 21 Feb 2017.

6 <i>FamilySearch Historical Files</i> (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMVF-8LH. Cit. Date: 18 May 2012.


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