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Born 1863
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
NELS P. JOHNSON (1892) is a farmer and land owner of Coon Creek township. He was born in Denmark October 27, 1863, a son of Jens and Margaret (Anderson) Olson. He grew to manhood and received his education in the land of his birth and when nineteen years old immigrated to America. He located in Cook county, Illinois, where he worked a short time in a stone quarry and six years on a dairy farm.
In 1892 Mr. Johnson came to Lyon county and rented land east of Russell four years. He then purchased 120 acres on section 36, Coon Creek township, which he still owns and operates. He raises considerable stock, including Durham cattle and Poland China and Duroc-Jersey hogs. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic and Workmen lodges. He was chairman of the school board of district No. 92 six years and has served on the Township Board three years.
Mr. Johnson was married in Chicago July 10, 1888, to Marie J. Jergenson. She is a native of Denmark, a daughter of Nels and
Maria (Jacobson) Jergenson, and was born July 16, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of the following named five children: Nils Alfred, born October 30, 1889; Louis J., born November 29, 1891; George C, born March 7, 1893; Cecilia M., born March 6, 1895; Etlar A., born April 9, 1902.
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
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