Daring Darlene to Tell
Dear FOLKS,
Here I am, back with another chance to tell you about my family. Once a week, I plan to tell a new story left behind by my ancestors. Today, I want to introduce you to my paternal grandfather, Alfred Marem Johnson, the first person on my Names List. For a review of this list, please click here.
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| IMAGE: Alfred M. Johnson (ca. 1917) in his World War I uniform. |
Alfred Marem Johnson is #4 on my ancestor Names List and he was my paternal grandfather. I descend through:
* his son, #3 William Richard Johnson (1930-2010) who married #2 Marilyn Eileen Brown (1928-2006) in 1946.
* me, #1 Darlene Marie Johnson (1946-living)
INDIVIDUAL'S PROFILE --
Name: Alfred Marem Johnson, also known as Alfred Myron Johnson
Father: William Christian Johnson (1868-1938), born as Vilhelm Christian Jørgensen
Mother: Maria Julson (1863-1933)
SPOUSE, MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN --
1. Spouse: Olena Marie Haner
Alfred and Olena were married in Douglas, Ward County, North Dakota on 15 April 1923.
2. Children:
2.1 - Lloyd Donald Johnson (1923-2014)
2.2 - Living
2.3 - Gordon Alfred Johnson (1928-2001)
2.4 - William Richard Johnson (1930-2010)
TIMELINE FOR ALFRED MAREM JOHNSON --
Birth: 02 December 1893 in Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA. Name on Birth Record is Alfred Myron Johnson. [1]
Baptism: 24 December 1893 at Lake Preston Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA. [1]
Residence: 1900 in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA, with his parents. Alfred is shown as age six. [2]
Residence: 1905 in Grovena Township, Moody County, South Dakota, USA. Living in Section 3, Township 106, Range 48. Alfred is age eleven. [3]
Residence: 1910 in Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota, USA. Alfred is age 16. [4]
Residence: 05 June 1917 in Douglas, Ward County, North Dakota, USA. Alfred works as a carpenter. [5]
Military Service: 8 September 1917-18 March 1919 served in the U.S. Army. Inducted at Minot, North Dakota and Trained at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in two Field Artillery units, first in Battery A, of the 338th and then in Battery C. of the 335th. Reached the rank of Chief Mechanic. Served in France from 01 March 1918 until 05 March 1919. [6]
Marriage: 15 April 1923 Alfred marries Olena Marie Haner in Douglas, Ward County, North Dakota. [7]
Residence: 1930 Working as a public school janitor while living in Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota. [8]
Death: 29 May 1931 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, King County, Washington. The family was living in the White Center area. Alfred died of Spinal Meningitis. His name on the death certificate is Alfred Marem Johnson. Burial location is blank. [9]
SOURCES AND RESEARCH NOTES (research notes in blue) --
1. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records 1826-1945," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 March 2016) citing Lake Preston Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lake Preston South Dakota; page 16, Alfred Myron Johnson 02 Dember 1893, line 14.
2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2013), Alfred M Johnson in household of William Johnson, Flandreau Township, Flandreau village, Moody, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 272, sheet 12A, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,553.
Information for the 1900 U.S. Federal Census includes the following information about the William Johnson household, where Alfred is on line #27:
** line 22 - dwelling number 240, family number 247, William Johnson -- Head, white, male, born March 1866, age 34, married, 9 years, born in Denmark, both parents born in Denmark, immigrated to the U.S. in 1886, been in the U.S. 14 years, Papers [Letter of Intent] has been submitted for U.S. citizenship, Well Driller, 3 months not employed, can read, can write, can speak English, home is owned, home is mortgaged, Home or farm? Na [or ??]
**line 23 - Mary [sic] Johnson -- Wife, white, female, born June 1863, 36 years old, married, been married 9 years, has had 6 children, 5 children are still living, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Norway, can read, can write, can speak English.
**line 24 - Harold C. Johnson -- son, white, male, born November 1886, age 13, single, born in South Dakota, both parents born in Denmark, attends school, attended school for 5 months this year, he can read, he can write and he speaks English.
**line 25 - Marie A. Johnson -- daughter, white, female, born June 1890, age 9, single, born in South Dakota, parents both born in Denmark, attends school, attended school for 9 months this year, can read, can write and can speak English.
**line 26 - Knut L. Johnson -- son, white, male, born March 1892, age 8, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, attends school, attended school for 9 months this year.
**line 27 - Alfred M. Johnson -- son, white. male, born Dec 1893, age 6, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 28 - Louise L. Johnson [sic, should be G. for Gurina] -- daughter, white, female, born December 1894, age 5, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 29 - Henry W. Johnson -- son, white, male, born November 1896, age 3, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 30 - Ruth A. Johnson -- daughter, white, female, born May 1899, age 1, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 24 - Harold C. Johnson -- son, white, male, born November 1886, age 13, single, born in South Dakota, both parents born in Denmark, attends school, attended school for 5 months this year, he can read, he can write and he speaks English.
**line 25 - Marie A. Johnson -- daughter, white, female, born June 1890, age 9, single, born in South Dakota, parents both born in Denmark, attends school, attended school for 9 months this year, can read, can write and can speak English.
**line 26 - Knut L. Johnson -- son, white, male, born March 1892, age 8, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, attends school, attended school for 9 months this year.
**line 27 - Alfred M. Johnson -- son, white. male, born Dec 1893, age 6, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 28 - Louise L. Johnson [sic, should be G. for Gurina] -- daughter, white, female, born December 1894, age 5, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 29 - Henry W. Johnson -- son, white, male, born November 1896, age 3, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 30 - Ruth A. Johnson -- daughter, white, female, born May 1899, age 1, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin.
**line 31 - Caroline Julson -- sister-in-law, white, female, born November 1875, age 24 single, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Norway, Servant, ) months not employed, can read, can write, can speak English.
4. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, database with images, Ancestry.com
(http://www.ancestry.com : 20 February 2013), Alfred M Johnson in household of William Johnson, Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, citing Enumeration district (ED) 179, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624_1149 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1375162.
Information for the 1910 U.S. Federal Census includes the following information about the William Johnson household, where Alfred is on line #73:
** line 70 - dwelling number 18, family number 18, William Johnson -- Head, male, white, age 44, married twice, 19 years in current marriage, born in Denmark, both parents born in Denmark, immigrated to the U.S. in 1886, a naturalized citizen, speaks English, he is a carpenter by trade, he is also a farmer, he works on his own account, he can read, he can write, he owns his home, it is mortgaged, it is a farm, on farm schedule 12-2-9-8.
Sheet 1A
**line 50 - Dwelling number 11, Family number 11, Alfred M. Johnson -- Head, Own their residence, value of home $300, have a radio, they do not live on a farm, male, white, age 36, married, age at first marriage 29, have not attended school this past year, reads and writes, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, Code A - 68, Code B - 01, Code C - 1, speaks English, is a janitor, works at a public school, Code D - 6X94, Class of worker - W, worked yesterday, he is a veteran, a veteran of WWI.
Sheet 1B
**line 1 - Olina M. Johnson [sic, should be Olena] -- Wife, female, white, age 26, married, age at first marriage 19, has not attended school this past year, reads and writes, born in South Dakota, father born in Iowa, mother born in Minnesota, speaks English, has no occupation.
**line 2 - Lloyd D. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 6, single, attends school, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
**line 3 - [living]
**line 4 - Gordon A. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 1-11/12, single, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
**line 5 - William R. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 0/12, single, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
9. Washington State Board of Health, death certificate no. 1857. Alfred Marem Johnson (1931); Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Town Center 1, 101 Israel Road SE, Tumwater, Washington, 98501.
CREDIT(S) --
I would once again like to thank Randy Seaver of Genea-musing [http://www.geneamusings.com/] for his good work at writing about his genealogy. His ideas on formatting, page layout, etc. have been so helpful to me while I work on improving my skills at blogging.
I am pleased to share this timeline and some of the records I have for Alfred M. Johnson. Next week we will begin to look at the stories and anecdotes left behind by him as he continues as our person of interest. Hope you have a good weekend. Thank you for stopping by today.
The URL for this post is https://homefolktales.blogspot.com/2018/04/4-alfred-marem-johnson-1893-1931.html.
(http://www.ancestry.com : 20 February 2013), Alfred M Johnson in household of William Johnson, Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, citing Enumeration district (ED) 179, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624_1149 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1375162.
Information for the 1910 U.S. Federal Census includes the following information about the William Johnson household, where Alfred is on line #73:
** line 70 - dwelling number 18, family number 18, William Johnson -- Head, male, white, age 44, married twice, 19 years in current marriage, born in Denmark, both parents born in Denmark, immigrated to the U.S. in 1886, a naturalized citizen, speaks English, he is a carpenter by trade, he is also a farmer, he works on his own account, he can read, he can write, he owns his home, it is mortgaged, it is a farm, on farm schedule 12-2-9-8.
**line 71 - Maria Johnson -- Wife, female, white, age 47, first marriage, 19 years in current marriage, has had 7 children, 6 children are still living, born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Norway, Speaks English, has no occupation.
**line 72 - Kunt L. Johnson [sic - should be Knute], son, male, white, age 18, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 73 - Alfred M. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 16, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**74 - Louise Johnson -- daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 75 - Henry W. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 13, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 76 - Ruth Johnson -- daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 77 - Hans F. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 9, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
5. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 February 2015), Ward County, North Dakota, Douglas, roll 1819500, Alfred M. Johnson entry, dated 05 June 1917; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509.
6. "Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Volume 1-4," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2013), pub. Bismarck, North Dakota, 1931. Volume 2, Flagg-Lark, citing Alfred M. Johnson, Army Number 2,113,931, page 1529.
7. Alfred M. Johnson and Olena M. Haner's marriage certificate, privately held by Darlene Steffens [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE] Oregon, USA. Dated 15 April 1923.
8. 1930 United States Federal Census Population Schedule, database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2013), Alfred M. Johnson household, Douglas Village, Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, citing enumeration district (ED) 51-17, sheet 1A and 1B, household number 11, family number 11, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1744, FHL microfilm 2341478.
Information for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census includes the following information about the Alfred Johnson household:
**line 72 - Kunt L. Johnson [sic - should be Knute], son, male, white, age 18, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 73 - Alfred M. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 16, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**74 - Louise Johnson -- daughter, female, white, age 15, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 75 - Henry W. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 13, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 76 - Ruth Johnson -- daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
**line 77 - Hans F. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 9, single, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, speaks English, has no occupation, can read, can write, attends school.
5. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 February 2015), Ward County, North Dakota, Douglas, roll 1819500, Alfred M. Johnson entry, dated 05 June 1917; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509.
6. "Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918, Volume 1-4," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2013), pub. Bismarck, North Dakota, 1931. Volume 2, Flagg-Lark, citing Alfred M. Johnson, Army Number 2,113,931, page 1529.
7. Alfred M. Johnson and Olena M. Haner's marriage certificate, privately held by Darlene Steffens [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE] Oregon, USA. Dated 15 April 1923.
8. 1930 United States Federal Census Population Schedule, database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2013), Alfred M. Johnson household, Douglas Village, Cameron Township, Ward County, North Dakota, United States, citing enumeration district (ED) 51-17, sheet 1A and 1B, household number 11, family number 11, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1744, FHL microfilm 2341478.
Information for the 1930 U.S. Federal Census includes the following information about the Alfred Johnson household:
Sheet 1A
**line 50 - Dwelling number 11, Family number 11, Alfred M. Johnson -- Head, Own their residence, value of home $300, have a radio, they do not live on a farm, male, white, age 36, married, age at first marriage 29, have not attended school this past year, reads and writes, born in South Dakota, father born in Denmark, mother born in Wisconsin, Code A - 68, Code B - 01, Code C - 1, speaks English, is a janitor, works at a public school, Code D - 6X94, Class of worker - W, worked yesterday, he is a veteran, a veteran of WWI.
Sheet 1B
**line 1 - Olina M. Johnson [sic, should be Olena] -- Wife, female, white, age 26, married, age at first marriage 19, has not attended school this past year, reads and writes, born in South Dakota, father born in Iowa, mother born in Minnesota, speaks English, has no occupation.
**line 2 - Lloyd D. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 6, single, attends school, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
**line 3 - [living]
**line 4 - Gordon A. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 1-11/12, single, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
**line 5 - William R. Johnson -- son, male, white, age 0/12, single, born in North Dakota, both parents born in South Dakota, no occupation.
9. Washington State Board of Health, death certificate no. 1857. Alfred Marem Johnson (1931); Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Town Center 1, 101 Israel Road SE, Tumwater, Washington, 98501.
CREDIT(S) --
I would once again like to thank Randy Seaver of Genea-musing [http://www.geneamusings.com/] for his good work at writing about his genealogy. His ideas on formatting, page layout, etc. have been so helpful to me while I work on improving my skills at blogging.
I am pleased to share this timeline and some of the records I have for Alfred M. Johnson. Next week we will begin to look at the stories and anecdotes left behind by him as he continues as our person of interest. Hope you have a good weekend. Thank you for stopping by today.
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