John H. Johnson

As printed in 1912

JOHN H. JOHNSON (1897) is a farmer of Shelburne township. He and his lSKMJWAI'lIM'AL HISTORY brother-in-law, Dan Hasbargen, own 360 acres of land in that precinct and they farm the entire tract. They are successful farmers and are rated among the substantial men of southwestern Lyon county.

Near the city of Peoria, Illinois, on March 23, 1867, John H. Johnson first saw the light of day. When he was yet a baby the family moved to Danforth, Iroquois county, and there John grew to manhood. Until he became of age he worked on his father's farm, and then for a year or two he worked for other farmers in the vicinity. Mr. Johnson then engaged in farming for himself, which he followed in Illinois until coming to Lyon county in

Mr. Johnson came to the county with Dan Hasbargen and the two have ever since been partners in their farming operations. They planted the grove on the farm and made all the improvements on the place. Mr. Johnson has not married and makes his home with his partner. He bas served as road overseer of his district.

The parents of our subject were Henry and Annie (Gertis) Johnson. They were born in Germany and for many years were residents of Illinois. They moved to Lyon county in 18 93, purchased the south half of section 2 5, Shelburne township, and resided there until their deaths. The mother died in the fall of 1895, the father about 1901. There are seven living children in the family, named as follows: John H., Paul H., Christ, George, Rachael (Mrs. Dan Hasbargen), Onno and Mary (Mrs. Albert Loats). Another son, Henry Johnson, died in August, 1910, at the age of twenty-eight years.

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.