Knute Emanuel JOHNSON

1893 - 1961  (68 years)

• Name	Knute Emanuel JOHNSON
  Birth	26 Mar 1893	Sweden
  Gender	Male
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1961-MN-025621
  Death	11 Sep 1961	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Deaconess Hospital
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	He came to the U.S. at age 18. His surname in Sweden would have been Jansson. His father came from the same part of Värmland as Klara Landstrom’s family. He made his declaration of intention to become a citizen of the U.S. in Brooklyn, N.Y. on August 16, 1923. At that time he resided ar 409 Bergen Street in Brooklyn. He arrived in the U.S. on August 2, 1923, at Niagara Falls by walking across the bridge from Canada. In the 1940 Minneapolis city directory, he and Margery lived at 2812 Harriet Avenue. He was a foreman. When he registered for the draft in Minneapolis in February of 1943, he and “Mrs. Margy Johnson” lived at 1822 Park Avenue in Minneapolis. He worked for New Foundland Construction. He was missing two fingers. In the 1950 census, he and Margery and Rolf lived in Sr. Louis Park. He was a carpenter foreman for a building construction firm. In June of 1951, he and Margery and Rolf, took a ship to Sweden. They are recorded as arriving back in the U.S., at Ellis Island, on July 31st. His wife, Margery, was the informant for his death certificate. He was superintendent of construction at Madson Construction Co. He was not a vet. He lived at 3217 Webster in St. Louis Park. He died of lung cancer.
  Person ID	I490	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jan Magnus OLSSON,   b. 8 Jan 1850, Stora Kil, Värmlands län, Sweden
  Mother	Mathilda Johansdotter,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Värmlands län, Sweden
  Family ID	F11561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret (Margery) GUSTAD,   b. 4 Sep 1897, Minnesota d. 30 Apr 1988, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1934	Burleigh County, North Dakota
  Children	1. Rolf Philip JOHNSON,   b. 27 Dec 1939, Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota d. 20 Mar 2017, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2025