Oscar Johnson & Maggie Olsen

Oscar Emil Johnson
* Born on January 26, 1873 in Winona, MN
* Died on January 20, 1948 in Tyler, MN
Magdalena Christina "Maggie" Olsen
thumb|90x90px|Maggie was born in Denmark
thumb|298x298px|Maggie as a child, probably with her brother Peter
* Born on February 16, 1874 in Denmark
* Immigrated to the US with her parents in 1882. Settled in WI and moved to MN in 1891.
* Died on November 6, 1940 in Ruthton, MN
Oscar & Maggie
* Married on June 29, 1898 in Pipestone County, MN
* Buried in Ruthton Cemetery in Ruthton, MN
== Parents & Ancestry ==
 Ole B. Johnson ▬ Anna Christina Young
 Kristen Olsen ▬ Bengta Petersen
 
 Oscar Johnson ▬ Maggie Olsen
thumb|90x90px|Oscar and Maggie's mothers were both born in Sweden
Oscar and Maggie each have a Danish father and a Swedish mother.
Anna Young was born in Sweden and Ole B. Johnson was born in Denmark. They each immigrated to the US where they met and were married.
Kristen Olsen was born in Denmark. Bengta Petersen was born in Sweden and then moved to Denmark where she married Kristen. Kristen and Bengta immigrated to the US with their young children, including Maggie.
No information found yet on their grandparents.
See parents' pages for more information.
== Children ==
thumb|321x321px|siblings Violet and Francis Johnson
The Johnsons had 5 children that grew to adulthood. There was at least one more child who died before 1910. It is possible that others were born after 1910 and died young.
=== Francis Willard Johnson ===
Main page: Francis Johnsonthumb|297x297px|Francis Willard Johnson
* Born on April 2, 1899 in Ruthton, MN
* Married (1) Leila Dagel on December 21, 1925
** Divorced several years before 1955
* Married (2) Ida Wrege on July 20, 1955
** She was a widow and had had six children with her first husband
* One child: Berdetta Margaret Johnson
** Daughter of Francis and Leila
** Born on November 25, 1926 in Ruthton, MN
** Married (1) Sigurd Peter "Sig" Dronen on June 26, 1947
** Married (2) Alexander Shay on September 19, 1987
** Three children with Sig
* Died on September 13, 1984 at Pipestone County Medical Center
* Excerpt from Johnson Family History Books "O.B. Johnson Family":
** All the children married and moved away except Francis. He lived in Ruthton all his life. He was married and had one daughter, Berdetta. She married, had three children and lives in Chicago, Ill. Francis' first wife died and he remarried and had six step-children. His wife lives in Pipestone, Minn. He spent 42 years working for the railroad and as section boss for many of them. He also had other jobs. He died in 1984.
=== Leroy Johnson ===
=== Violet Johnson ===
* Born in 1911
* Married Leslie Helmer Johnson
* Died in 1991
* Four children
=== Ruth Johnson ===
* Born July 30, 1915 in Ruthton, MN
* Married June 23, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN
** At LeRoy & Gertrude Johnson's house
* Died June 13, 1998 in San Jose, CA
* Spouse: Walter Dennin
** Died October 27, 1974 in Palo Alto, CA
* 2 children
=== Lester Johnson ===
== Timeline ==
January 26 	1873 	Oscar Johnson is born 	Winona, MN
February 16	1874 	Maggie Olsen is born in Denmark 	Denmark
 	 	Maggie and her family immigrate to the US 	
August 21 	1887 	Maggie is confirmed at Emmaus Lutheran Church	Racine, WI
 	1898 	Oscar and Maggie are married 	
April 2 	1899 	son Francis is born 	
 	1900 	US Census
* Oscar and Maggie have one son, Francis
* Maggie's brother Peter Olson also lives with them	
 	 	son Lester is born 	
 	c. 1906	son Leroy is born 	
 	c. 1909	son Leslie is born 	
 	1910 	US Census
* Oscar and Maggie have three children
* They have had one other child that died	North Dakota
 	 	daughter Ruth is born 	
 	 	daughter Violet is born 	
 	1920 	US Census
* Oscar and Maggie have five children
* Oscar's father Ole also lives with the family	
 	1930 	US Census
* Maggie and Ruth are the only two children that still live at home	Ruthton, MN
 	1940 	US Census
* Oscar and Maggie now live alone 	Ruthton, MN
November 6 	1940 	Maggie dies 	
January 20 	1948 	Oscar dies 	Tyler, MN
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Find-a-Grave ===
* Oscar Emil Johnson
* Magdalena Christina "Maggie" Olsen Johnson
=== Other ===
* Oscar Johnson FamilySearch.org profile
=== Census ===
==== 1880 US Federal Census ====
Main page: USFC 1880 Ole Johnson
Town 	Unorganized
County 	Pipestone
State 	Minnesota
Date 	June 7, 1880
Enumerator	Edwin W. Day
Name 	 	Sex	Age	Role 	Occupation 	Birthplace	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Johnson	Ole B. 	M 	28 	 	Farmer 	Denmark 	Denmark 	Denmark
 	Christina	F 	35 	Wife 	Housekeeper	Sweden 	Sweden 	Sweden
 	Oscar E. 	M 	7 	Son 	 	Minnesota 	Denmark 	Sweden
 	Alme 	F 	3 	Daughter	 	Minnesota 	Denmark 	Sweden
==== 1900 US Census ====
Main page: USFC 1900 Oscar Johnson
* Maggie's younger brother Peter Olson also lives with the family
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar E Johnson 	Head 	M 	27 	Minnesota
Maggie Johnson 	Wife 	F 	26 	Denmark
Frances W Johnson	Son 	M 	1 	Minnesota
Pete Olson 	Brother-in-law	M 	22 	Denmark
==== 1910 US Census ====
Main page: USFC 1910 Oscar Johnson
* Vale, Burke, ND
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar Johnson 	Head	M 	36 	Minnesota
Maggie Johnson 	Wife	F 	35 	Denmark
Francis Johnson	Son 	M 	11 	Minnesota
Leroy Johnson 	Son 	M 	4 	North Dakota
Lesley Johnson 	Son 	M 	1 	North Dakota
==== 1920 US Census ====
Main page: USFC 1920 Oscar Johnson.jpg
* Ruthton, MN
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar E Johnson 	Head 	M 	46 	Minnesota
Magdalene Johnson	Wife 	F 	45 	Denmark
Francis W Johnson	Son 	M 	20 	Minnesota
Le Roy E Johnson 	Son 	M 	10 	North Dakota
Leslie E Johnson 	Son 	M 	9 	North Dakota
Violet E Johnson 	Daughter	F 	8 	North Dakota
Ruth N Johnson 	Daughter	F 	4 	Minnesota
Ole B Johnson 	Father 	M 	66 	Denmark
==== 1930 US Census ====
Main page: USFC 1930 Oscar Johnson
* Ruthton, MN
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role 	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar Johnson 	Head 	M 	57 	Minnesota
Magdaline Johnson	Wife 	F 	56 	Denmark
Violet Johnson 	Daughter	F 	18 	North Dakota
Ruth Johnson 	Daughter	F 	14 	Minnesota
==== 1940 US Census ====
Main page: USFC 1940 Oscar Johnson
* Ruthton, MN
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Oscar Johnson 	Head	M 	67 	Minnesota
Magdalena Johnson	Wife	F 	66 	Denmark
=== Marriage ===
==== Minnesota County Marriages ====
* June 29, 1898
* Pipestone County, MN
* Witnesses: O.B. Johnson and Peter Olson
* FamilySearch.org
==== Minnesota Marriages ====
* June 29, 1898
* Pipestone County, MN
* FamilySearch.org
=== Church Records - Maggie Olsen confirmation ===
* Ancestry.com
* The records are in Danish
Name 	Magdalene Kirstine Olsen
Event Type 	Confirmation
Birth Date 	February 16, 1874
Confirmation Date	August 21, 1887
Father 	Christen Olsen
Mother 	Bengta Olsen
Church Name 	Emmaus Lutheran Church
Church Location 	Racine, Wisconsin
=== Excerpt from my Grandma's family history ===
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Main article: O.B. and Anna Johnson Biography
[Ole and Anna] had two children, Oscar, born in 1873, and Alma... 
Oscar married Magdalene Olsen in 1898...
Oscar and Magdalene had five children: Lester, Leroy, Ruth, Violet, and Francis. Oscar was a blacksmith, was in business, was night cop, a mailman, a fireman, worked for the school, and was on the Village Council.
All the children married and moved away except Francis. He lived in Ruthton all his life. He was married and had one daughter, Berdetta. She married, had three children and lives in Chicago, 111. Francis' first wife died and he remarried and had six step-children. His wife lives in Pipestone, Minn. He spent 42 years working for the railroad and as section boss for many of them. He also had other jobs. He died in 1984.
In a letter Violet wrote, she tells about her dad building a house. The bank went broke so their money for the house was gone, then he broke his leg, causing another delay. They lived in the basement and little by little the first floor was finished. The Johnsons lived in Ruthton until their deaths in 1940 and 1948.
== Sources ==
Item 	 	Information 	Sources
Oscar and Maggie marriage	date 	June 29, 1898 	Minnesota County Marriages
Oscar and Maggie marriage	date 	1898 	my grandma's family history records
Oscar and Maggie marriage	place	Pipestone County, MN	Minnesota County Marriages
=== Oscar ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	name 	Oscar E. Johnson	headstone
name 	name 	Oscar E. Johnson	1880 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Oscar E. Johnson	1900 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Oscar E. Johnson	1920 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Oscar Johnson 	1910 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Oscar Johnson 	1930 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Oscar Johnson 	1940 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	1873 	headstone
birth 	date 	1873 	my grandma's family history records
birth 	date 	c. 1873 	1880 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1873 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1873 	1930 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1873 	1940 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1874 	1910 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1874 	1920 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1880 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1910 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1920 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1930 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Minnesota 	1940 US Federal Census
death 	date 	1948 	headstone
burial	place	Ruthton Cemetery	headstone
=== Maggie ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
name 	name 	Magdalena C. Johnson	headstone
name 	name 	Magdalena Johnson 	1940 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Magdalene Johnson 	1920 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Magdaline Johnson 	1930 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Maggie Johnson 	1900 US Federal Census
name 	name 	Maggie Johnson 	1910 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	1874 	headstone
birth 	date 	c. 1874 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1874 	1930 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1874 	1940 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1875 	1910 US Federal Census
birth 	date 	c. 1875 	1920 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Denmark 	1900 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Denmark 	1910 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Denmark 	1920 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Denmark 	1930 US Federal Census
birth 	place	Denmark 	1940 US Federal Census
immigration	date 	1882 	1910 US Federal Census
immigration	date 	1882 	1930 US Federal Census
death 	date 	1940 	headstone
burial 	place	Ruthton Cemetery 	headstone
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