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John August Johnson (1872 - 1954)

John August "Gus" Johnson
Born in Baillytown, Porter, Indiana, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , and [half]
Husband of — married 21 Mar 1894 in Porter, Indiana, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 29 Oct 1904 in Porter, Indiana, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 82 in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Baillytown, Indiana One Place Study.
This profile is part of the Chesterton, Indiana One Place Study.
Swedish Roots
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John was born on 17 February 1872.[1][2][3] He was the son of Johannes Johnson and Anna Lisa Johannesdotter. He married Anna M. Brown on 21 March 1894.[4] They divorced. He married Lydia Lavantia Bradley on 29 October 1904.[5] In 1932, he became director of the Chesterton Rural Savings and Loan association.[6] He was a Westchester Township, Indiana trustee.[7] He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge in Chesterton, Indiana for fifty years.[8] He passed away on 13 April 1954.[9][10]

Sources

  1. ↑ August Johnson. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths/Burials (Swedish Churches), Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  2. ↑ John G. Johnson. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2017. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  3. ↑ John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-HXN : Fri Mar 08 22:39:03 UTC 2024), Entry for J G Johnson and Anna M Brown, 26 Feb 1894.
  5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-8ZR : Sun Mar 10 20:57:40 UTC 2024), Entry for John Gus Johnson and Lydia Lavantia Bradley, 26 Oct 1904.
  6. ↑ John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  7. ↑ John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  8. ↑ John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  9. ↑ John G. Johnson. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2017. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10. ↑ John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  • August Johnson. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths/Burials (Swedish Churches), Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA. Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSQ-P72 : Fri Mar 08 09:37:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank Bergstrom and Anna E. Bergstrom, 1880.
  • "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MP-J63 : Thu Apr 11 18:24:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Gustus J Johnson and Anna Johnson, 1900.
  • "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK56-4W6 : Thu Mar 07 04:43:49 UTC 2024), Entry for John A Johnson and Lavantia Johnson, 1910.
  • "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4C-2QF : Wed Mar 06 19:05:11 UTC 2024), Entry for John G Johnson and Lydia L Johnson, 1920.
  • "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B7-8WS : Sat Mar 09 16:55:38 UTC 2024), Entry for J Gust Johnson and Lydia L Johnson, 1930.
  • "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-HXN : Fri Mar 08 22:39:03 UTC 2024), Entry for J G Johnson and Anna M Brown, 26 Feb 1894.
  • "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-8ZR : Sun Mar 10 20:57:40 UTC 2024), Entry for John Gus Johnson and Lydia Lavantia Bradley, 26 Oct 1904.
  • John G. Johnson. Indiana Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2017. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • John G. Johnson obituary. Vidette-Messenger, 14 Apr 1954, p. 6.
  • Find a Grave, John G “Gus” Johnson




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