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Carl Henrik Johannessen (Charles) JOHNSON

Male 1851 - 1916  (64 years)


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  • Name Carl Henrik Johannessen (Charles) JOHNSON 
    Birth 13 Dec 1851  Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 4 Apr 1852  Stiklestad, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Confirmation 6 Oct 1867  Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    MN Death Cert Checked
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1916-MN-010235 
    Occupation Butcher 
    Death 28 May 1916  Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1 Jun 1916  Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Known in the U.S. as Charles Henry Johnson.

      Shown in the 1865 Norwegian census as Charl Henrik Johannessen, the only child still living with his parents, born in 1851.

      Married and had 12 children, 7 of whom died before he did.

      Noted in the Remarks column of his birth entry: “Att. Levanger 25.0.”

      In the 1895 Minnesota census he is Chas Johnson, 44, butcher. He had been a resident of Minnesota for 20 years and 1 month and a resident of “this enumeration district” for 5 years and 2 months.

      In the 1900 census he is Charles H. Johnson, 48 (b. Dec 1851), living with his wife and family at 323 Bismark Avenue in Fergus Falls. He was a butcher. He had come to the U.S. in 1872.

      In the 1902 Fergus Falls city directory, he, as Charles H Johnson, works for his brother and, with wife Mary, resides at 323 Bismarck Avenue E.

      In the 1905 state census he is Charles S. Johnson, 53, a laborer living at 323 Bismark Avenue East with his wife and family. The family consists of Mrs. Mattie, 42, Constance, 13, Julia L, 11, and Ruth 4. Charles S. had been in Minnesota for 25 years and in this enumeration district for 14.

      Charles Johnson, 58, is still living in Fergus Falls with his wife and family in the 1910 census. That Charles married his wife in about 1881 and came to this country in 1872. The children at home were four daughters: Constance, 17, Judith, 15, Gyda, 12, and Ruth, 9.

      He died from chronic nephritis. The informant for his death certificate was his daughter Constance Johnson. His residence at death was 323 Bismark in Fergus Falls.
    Person ID I1286  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2016 

    Father Johannes Hansen ØREN,   b. 14 Dec 1806, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1870, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Gürü Halvorsdatter NESS,   b. 21 Jun 1808, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1875 (Age > 68 years) 
    Marriage 30 Nov 1832  Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Christine Marie BJERTNESS,   b. 24 May 1862, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1935, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 17 Mar 1881  Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gustave JOHNSON,   b. 22 Jan 1884, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1963, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Edwin Lewis JOHNSON,   b. 11 Nov 1886, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1963, San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Constance JOHNSON,   b. 13 Jun 1892, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1972, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Judith Lenore (Nora) JOHNSON,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1968, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Geda Eletta JOHNSON,   b. 16 Jul 1897, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1982, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Lovisa JOHNSON,   b. Oct 1899, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1900, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Ruth JOHNSON,   b. 19 Mar 1901, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1916, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
    Family ID F933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2008