Gustav (Andreassen) Johnson (1855 - 1934)

Born 18 Oct 1855 in Nes, Akershus, Norge

Ancestors

Husband of Henriette Olivia (Bredesen) Johnson — married 18 Oct 1881 in Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1934 at age 78 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Gustav (Andreassen) Johnson migrated from Norway to United States.

Gustav Johnson was born on 18 Oct 1855 in Nes, Akershus, Norway, the son of Andreas Eriksen Sand and Anna Gurine Gulbrandsdtr Huusmoe and was baptized on 16 Nov. ^[1]

On 18 Oct 1881 he married Henrietta Olivia Sander in Glenwood, Winneshiek, Iowa. ^[2] Together they had nine children: ^[3]

1. George Benjamin Johnson
2. Charles Anthon Johnson
3. Emma Clarice (Johnson) Hexom
4. Mabel A. Johnson died young.
5. Lillie Viola (Johnson) Williams
6. Esther Florence (Johnson) Ask
7. Anna S. (Johnson) Rosenthal
8. William Norman Milton Johnson
9. Arthur F. S. Johnson

Gustav passed away on 6 Apr 1934 in Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, and is buried in Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery. ^[4]

Research Notes

According to his biography in Edwin C. Bailey's Past and Present of Winneshiek County Iowa, Gustav was "a son of Andrew and Anna Johnson, who in the year 1864 crossed the Atlantic and became residents of Madison, Wisconsin, where their remaining days were passed." ^[5]

This is incorrect as can be seen from his birth record and certificate. It also doesn't help that his adopted father's name was also Andreas (anglicized to Andrew). Gustav ended up using his adopted father's patronymic name Johansen (Johnson), instead of his farm name Løvlien.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth certificate (See image.). SAO, Nes prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0007: Ministerialbok nr. I 7, 1846-1858, s. 55. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060307020451.
2. ↑ Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3808087:60284.
3. ↑ Edwin C. Bailey, Past and Present of Winneshiek County Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Progress, Organization and Achievement, Vol. 2, (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1913), p. 268. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Past_and_Present_of_Winneshiek_County_Io/QVA0AQAAMAAJ.
4. ↑ State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821051. See also Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/354705:61442.
5. ↑ Bailey, p. 267.