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Born 1862
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
WILLIAM JOHNSON (1881), a Belmont township farmer, was born in Norway August 24, 18G2, the son of Mr. John Dalthorp and Mrs. Carolina (Halverson) Dalthorp, the eldest child of a family of five children. The mother of our subject died in Norway; his father came to Jackson county and died here in 1907 at the age of 73 years.
William Johnson lived with his parents in his native country, attending school and working out, until 1881. That year he came to Jackson county, spent the summer here, and then located in Cottonwood county, Avhere he resided three years. He spent the next year in Kittson county, and then came again to Jackson county. He owned land and farmer several years on section 18, Belmont, later on section 29, and in 1899 bought his present farm on section 22, where he has since resided.
Mr. Johnson was married in Jackson county in August, 1890, to Mrs. Bertha Olson, a native of Norway. Two children have been born to this union: Colman and Cora. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. He is treasurer of Belmont township and has held the office several years He has also served in various capacities as a school officer.
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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