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Born 1883
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
ALBERT J. JOHNSON (1883), Belmont township farmer, was born on the farm where he now lives January 30, 1883, the son of John H. and Bertha (Iverson) Johnson. These parents were born in Norway and came to America when young children. They were married in Goodhue county, ilinnesota, and in a very early day came to Jackson county and homesteaded in Belmont. They are still living and make their home with their son. He is 64 years of age; she is 60. Eight children were born to them, as follows: Anna, Joseph, Andrew, Ada, Bertha, Albert, Julia and Clara.
Albert attended the district school and grew to manhood on his father's farm. He worked for his father until he was twenty-two years of age, and then took the management of the place, having since worked it on shares. The farm consists of 160 acres on section 24.
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.
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