John was my Great-Grandfather, my mother's father's father. He was born in Vaxjo Sweden. John was the first born son of eight children of Peter Johnson and Elizabeth (Eliza Stena) "Lizzie" Eliza C. Jones, all born in Sweden. John's Swedish name was Johan August Johansson.
John married Alice Cox on November 2, 1886 in Lyndon, Osage Co., Kansas. They were married 45 years at the time of John's death in 1932.
John and Alice had three children between them (all boys). First born was John Otto "Quinn" Johnson born in 1888, second born was Roy Alford Johnson born in 1891, and third born was Peter Elmer "Pete" Johnson born in 1896.
John was my Great-Grandfather, my mother's father's father. He was born in Vaxjo Sweden. John was the first born son of eight children of Peter Johnson and Elizabeth (Eliza Stena) "Lizzie" Eliza C. Jones, all born in Sweden. John's Swedish name was Johan August Johansson.
John married Alice Cox on November 2, 1886 in Lyndon, Osage Co., Kansas. They were married 45 years at the time of John's death in 1932.
John and Alice had three children between them (all boys). First born was John Otto "Quinn" Johnson born in 1888, second born was Roy Alford Johnson born in 1891, and third born was Peter Elmer "Pete" Johnson born in 1896.