Abraham Johnson

As printed in 1910

ABRAHAM JOHNSON (1869), deceased, was one of the very early settlers of Heron Lake township. He was born in Norway January 7, 1830, the son of George and Gro Johnson. He came to America at the age of twenty-four years and settled in Houston county, Minnesota, where he resided until 1869. He served one year in the civil war, enlisting from Chicago in company F, of the twenty-third regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry.

ilr. Johnson came to Jackson comity in 1869 and bought railroad land in Heron Lake township. He lived on that place fourteen years and then bought school land on section 36. West Heron Lake township, upon which he resided, engaged in farming, until his death, which occurred October 4, 1908. At the time of his death he owned 160 acres of land on sections 36 and 25, where he had builded a fine home. He was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and for several years was an officer of his school district.

Mr. Johnson was married in Heron Lake township November 1, 1872, to Rachael Timrud, who was born in Norway November 2, 1832, and came to the United States when eight years of age. Her parents were Ole and Tone Timrud, who settled in Houston county, Minnesota, before the civil war, and who later moved to the Red River valley, where they died. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were born five children: Tilda, born November 20, 1874; Olof. born July 30, 1877; Gena, born November 7, 1879; Julius, born January 10, 1881; Henry, born March 1.5, 1887. Mrs..Johnson resides on the home farm, which is managed by her sons, Julius and Henry.

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As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.