In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. A few names of people born after 1905 are withheld for privacy. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1884
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
ELMER JOHNSON (1906). One of the young farmers of Coon Creek township is Elmer Johnson, who has resided in Lyon county the past six years. He is a native of Iowa and was born in Pocahontas county September 27, 1884, a son of Moody and Matilda Johnson, the former a native of Sweden and the latter of Norway.
Our subject resided with his parents in Iowa, attending school and assisting his father on the farm, until 1906, when he came to Lyon county. The first year in Lyon county was spent working at farm labor, after which he rented land near Florence for two years. He then rented the farm he now operates, the southwest quarter of section 33, Coon Creek township. Besides general farming, he raises a great number of cattle and hogs.
At Pipestone, Minnesota, February 15. 1906, Mr. Johnson was married to Ida Johnson, a native of Murray county and a daughter of Nels and Carline (Larson) Johnson, both natives of Sweden. Mrs. Elmer Johnson was born August 16, 1887. To this union have been born two children: [name withheld], born March 25, 1907; [name withheld], born June 5, 1908.
As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Coon Creek
The printed record stops around 1912. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.