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JOHNSON, Ole Helgesen 1832-1902

JOHNSON, JENSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 2/16/2010 at 23:17:14

Ole Johnson [1832-1902]
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MEROA
A week ago last Tuesday occurred the funeral of Mr. Ole Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born in Norway, 1832, and died at his home in Osage, Sept. 18, 1902. He came to Mitchell County in 1853, and settled at Rock Creek where he has been living until a few years ago when he moved to Osage.
In 1859 he was married to Miss Bertha Jenson. They were blessed with ten children, seven of whom are living. Three daughters and one son are now living in Osage and one daughter and two sons in Cedar Township. Mr. Johnson has been in poor health for quite a while but has been a patient sufferer. Mr. Johnson was a wealthy man and also generous. He was one of the incorporators of the Lutheran church of Rock Creek from which he was buried, the services being conducted by Rev. Urnes. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community in their sorrow.
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OLE H. JOHNSON
Another of Mitchell County's old settlers and wealthy farmers has passed away.
Mr. Ole H. Johnson was born at Ringerige, Norway. September 3, 1932, and died at his home in Osage, Iowa, Sept. 13, 1902, aged 70 years and 10 days.
He with his family imigrated to America in the spring of 1858. They sailed from Norway from Dramen the middle of May and landed at Quebec about the first of July and came by streamer to Milwaukee and from there by wagon to southern Wisconsin. Here they resided one year and here his mother died. In 1853, they came to Mitchell county and settled at Rock Creek. In the year 1859, he was married to Miss Bertha Jensen. This union was blessed with ten children, seven of whom are living. Three daughters, Helena, Maria and Olia, are at home. Mrs Carl Oleson, who lives at Meroa. Two sons are living on the old homestead at Rock. The other son, our townsman of the firm of Johnson & Odden. Two brothers survive him, John the banker of this city, and Lars of Rock Creek, also a sister who lives at Oseo, Wisconsin, and six grandchildren.
He had been in poor health all summer but had great patience and there has been no complaint. Mr. Johnson was an industrious and wealthy man also generous, and many a one who came here in the early years when the country was new were helped by him. He never turned a poor man away without help.
He was interested in schools and churches and was one that incorporated the Rock Creek Lutheran church from which he was buried. His pastor visited him often. For some time he felt that the end was near and met it with calm composure. Rev. Urnes conducted the funeral service in English here at the home Tuesday afternoon and spoke comforting words from Heb. 4:0. The body was then taken to the Lutheran church at Rock for the closing service. The words of the text was from Zach. 14:7 and part of verse 11. After the sermon, the body was taken out and amid a large company of old friends and neighbors was laid to rest.
Those from away who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. Jens Jensen and L. A. Jensen, father and brother of Mrs Johnson, a cousin, Mr Lars Fengelson, all of Forest City, Mrs Regan and daughter of Nora Springs, T. M. Tullefson and a large company of the old settlers met them at the church at Rock Creek.
(Credit: Marilyn O'Connor, 2001)
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Ole Helgesen Johnson was born September 3, 1832 at Juterud, Hval, Aadal, Buskerud, Norway to Helge Johnson Lokke Rodningsand (b January 1, 1804 Norway, d June 1968 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and Gunhild Larsdatter Somdalen (b September 22, 1805 Buskerud, Norway, d 1853 Albany, Green, Wisconsin), the second of their seven children.
His siblings who were all born in Buskerud, Norway, were:
Maren Helgesdatter (September 1830-1912 Albany, Green, Wisconsin);
Lars Helgesen b February 17, 1835, d February 12, 1927 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa);
John Helgesen (b March 13, 1837, d June 25, 1919 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa);
Helge Helgesen (b 1839, d unknown);
Olea Helgesdatter (b September 16, 1841, d August 18, 1871 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and
Christi Helgesdatter ( b April 18, 1844, d unknown).
Ole was confirmed in September of 1848 at Buskerud, Norway. Confirmation records found in the Norwegian Digital Archives online for Viker in Adal, 1840-1861, page 143, entry #13.
In June 1852, Ole left Norway with his parents and siblings to emigrate to Wisconsin.
Emigration record found in the Norwegian Digital Archives on line for Viker in Adal, Buskerud, Norway, 1840-1861, page 233: Helge Johnsen Rodningsand; Ragnil Andersdatter Vasenden; Lars Helgesen Rodningsand; Ole Helgesen Rodningsand; Maren Helgesdatter Rodningsand. (Note Many of the other names listed are recognizable and later emigrants who settled in Mitchell County, Iowa).
They sailed from Drammen, Norway to arrive in Quebec, Canada about July 1st, 1852. They then traveled by steamer through the Great Lakes to Milwaukee and took a wagon west to settle at Albany, Green, Wisconsin. That fall Ole found work in Mineral Point, Wisconsin chopping wood, farming and mining. After his mother died, the father took the family west to buy land and settle and the newly developing Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa. The family settled on land that was at the time part of Floyd County but soon was made part of Mitchell County, Iowa.
Found in the 1856 census at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa: Halge Johnson 53, Ole Johnson 24, Lewis Johnson 22, John Johnson 19, Halga Johnson 17, Olea Johnson 15.
Ole married Berthe Jensdatter (b April 19, 1838 Strand, Rogaland, Norway, d March 7, 1925 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) on April 23, 1859 at Mitchell County, Iowa.
The couple had 10 children who were all born in Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa and used the surname Johnson:
Gunhild (b October 11, 1860, d September 15, 1866 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Hellina (b September 2, 1864, d March 14, 1905 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa);
Gunhild Bertine (b April 7, 1867, married Carl E Olson 1896, d August 5, 1944 Osage, Iowa);
Hans Lauritz (b May 18, 1869, married Carrie Hansdatter Peterson Alms 1893, d July 20, 1952 Floyd, Iowa);
Johannes Bernhard (b July 4, 1872, married Oline Halvorsdatter Brenden 1893, d July 14, 1939 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Carl Ole (b April 29, 1874, married Katrina Sulland 1906, d August 21, 1944 Orchard, Mitchell, Iowa);
Ole Julius (b August 14, 1876 (twin), d May 25, 1894 Mitchell, Iowa);
Oscar Bernhard (b August 14, 1876 (twin), d February 8, 1877 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa);
Maria Olava ( b June 6, 1879, d September 12, 1905 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and
Olea (b October 11, 1882, married Carl Olsen Knudsen, d July 13, 1963 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa).
Found in the 1860 - 1900 censuses living on his farm at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa:
1860: Ole Johnson 26, Betsey Johnson 22, Helga Johnson 57, Lewis Johnson 24, John Johnson 22, Ann Lewis 30, Josephine Lewis 1.
1870: Olen Johnson 37, Bertha Johnson 32, Helen Johnson 5, Gonnel Johnson 3, Lawrence Johnson 2 (this is Hans Lauritz).
1880: Ole Johnson 47, Betsy Johnson 42, Helena Johnson 15, Gunnel Johnson 13, Hans Johnson 11, Johannes Johnson 8, Carl Johnson 6, Ole Johnson 2, Maria Johnson 11m, Ole Larson 20. He is a farmer, she keeps house, children are students.
1885: Oley H Johnson 52, Betsy Johnson 47,Helena Johnson 20, Kenstian Johnson 17, Louis Johnson 15, Johan Johnson 13, Carl Johnson 11, Julias Johnson 7, Maria Johnson 5, Olea Johnson 2.
1900: Lauritz Johnson 30, Kari Johnson 28, Olvin H Johnson 5, Irvin B Johnson 4, Carl Johnson 26, Ole Johnson 67.
Ole Helgesen Johnson died September 13, 1902 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, Lot #69.
See FindAGrave Memorial # 57504376
There are photos of Ole H. Johnson and his wife in the 1911 Mitchell County Atlas, Sec. 3, page 23.
From "The 1883 History of Mitchell County":
Ole Helgesen Johnson spent his younger days in Norway, attending school and working on the family farm. He came to America with his parents at the age of 20. In the fall of that same year (1852), he went to Mineral Point, Wisc. where he was employed chopping wood through the winter and in the spring, in mining and farming. After moving to Iowa the next fall, he settled in a part of Floyd county that is now a part of Mitchell County. He had money enough to buy eighty acres of land and borrowed fifty dollars more and bought 120 acres of timber land on section 17. He was married in 1859 to Bertha Jensen and they lived on section 16 until 1876 when he built the nice frame house in which he now lives. It is on the southwest quarter of section 16.
(Credit: Deidre Badker, 2014)

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Obituary: Ole Johnson [1832-1902] #1: MEROA A week ago last Tuesday occurred the funeral of Mr. Ole Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born in Norway, 1832, and died at his home in Osage, Sept. 18, 1902. He came to Mitchell County in 1853, and settled at Rock Creek where he has been living until a few years ago when he moved to Osage. In 1859 he was married to Miss Bertha Jenson. They were blessed with ten children, seven of whom are living. Three daughters and one son are now living in Osage and one daughter and two sons in Cedar Township. Mr. Johnson has been in poor health for quite a while but has been a patient sufferer. Mr. Johnson was a wealthy man and also generous. He was one of the incorporators of the Lutheran church of Rock Creek from which he was buried, the services being conducted by Rev. Urnes. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community in their sorrow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: OLE H. JOHNSON Another of Mitchell County's old settlers and wealthy farmers has passed away. Mr. Ole H. Johnson was born at Ringerige, Norway. September 3, 1932, and died at his home in Osage, Iowa, Sept. 13, 1902, aged 70 years and 10 days. He with his family imigrated to America in the spring of 1858. They sailed from Norway from Dramen the middle of May and landed at Quebec about the first of July and came by streamer to Milwaukee and from there by wagon to southern Wisconsin. Here they resided one year and here his mother died. In 1853, they came to Mitchell county and settled at Rock Creek. In the year 1859, he was married to Miss Bertha Jensen. This union was blessed with ten children, seven of whom are living. Three daughters, Helena, Maria and Olia, are at home. Mrs Carl Oleson, who lives at Meroa. Two sons are living on the old homestead at Rock. The other son, our townsman of the firm of Johnson & Odden. Two brothers survive him, John the banker of this city, and Lars of Rock Creek, also a sister who lives at Oseo, Wisconsin, and six grandchildren. He had been in poor health all summer but had great patience and there has been no complaint. Mr. Johnson was an industrious and wealthy man also generous, and many a one who came here in the early years when the country was new were helped by him. He never turned a poor man away without help. He was interested in schools and churches and was one that incorporated the Rock Creek Lutheran church from which he was buried. His pastor visited him often. For some time he felt that the end was near and met it with calm composure. Rev. Urnes conducted the funeral service in English here at the home Tuesday afternoon and spoke comforting words from Heb. 4:0. The body was then taken to the Lutheran church at Rock for the closing service. The words of the text was from Zach. 14:7 and part of verse 11. After the sermon, the body was taken out and amid a large company of old friends and neighbors was laid to rest. Those from away who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. Jens Jensen and L. A. Jensen, father and brother of Mrs Johnson, a cousin, Mr Lars Fengelson, all of Forest City, Mrs Regan and daughter of Nora Springs, T. M. Tullefson and a large company of the old settlers met them at the church at Rock Creek. (Credit: Marilyn O'Connor, 2001) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #3: Ole Helgesen Johnson was born September 3, 1832 at Juterud, Hval, Aadal, Buskerud, Norway to Helge Johnson Lokke Rodningsand (b January 1, 1804 Norway, d June 1968 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and Gunhild Larsdatter Somdalen (b September 22, 1805 Buskerud, Norway, d 1853 Albany, Green, Wisconsin), the second of their seven children. His siblings who were all born in Buskerud, Norway, were: Maren Helgesdatter (September 1830-1912 Albany, Green, Wisconsin); Lars Helgesen b February 17, 1835, d February 12, 1927 St Ansgar, Mitchell, Iowa); John Helgesen (b March 13, 1837, d June 25, 1919 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa); Helge Helgesen (b 1839, d unknown); Olea Helgesdatter (b September 16, 1841, d August 18, 1871 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and Christi Helgesdatter ( b April 18, 1844, d unknown). Ole was confirmed in September of 1848 at Buskerud, Norway. Confirmation records found in the Norwegian Digital Archives online for Viker in Adal, 1840-1861, page 143, entry #13. In June 1852, Ole left Norway with his parents and siblings to emigrate to Wisconsin. Emigration record found in the Norwegian Digital Archives on line for Viker in Adal, Buskerud, Norway, 1840-1861, page 233: Helge Johnsen Rodningsand; Ragnil Andersdatter Vasenden; Lars Helgesen Rodningsand; Ole Helgesen Rodningsand; Maren Helgesdatter Rodningsand. (Note Many of the other names listed are recognizable and later emigrants who settled in Mitchell County, Iowa). They sailed from Drammen, Norway to arrive in Quebec, Canada about July 1st, 1852. They then traveled by steamer through the Great Lakes to Milwaukee and took a wagon west to settle at Albany, Green, Wisconsin. That fall Ole found work in Mineral Point, Wisconsin chopping wood, farming and mining. After his mother died, the father took the family west to buy land and settle and the newly developing Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa. The family settled on land that was at the time part of Floyd County but soon was made part of Mitchell County, Iowa. Found in the 1856 census at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa: Halge Johnson 53, Ole Johnson 24, Lewis Johnson 22, John Johnson 19, Halga Johnson 17, Olea Johnson 15. Ole married Berthe Jensdatter (b April 19, 1838 Strand, Rogaland, Norway, d March 7, 1925 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) on April 23, 1859 at Mitchell County, Iowa. The couple had 10 children who were all born in Cedar township, Mitchell County, Iowa and used the surname Johnson: Gunhild (b October 11, 1860, d September 15, 1866 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa); Hellina (b September 2, 1864, d March 14, 1905 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa); Gunhild Bertine (b April 7, 1867, married Carl E Olson 1896, d August 5, 1944 Osage, Iowa); Hans Lauritz (b May 18, 1869, married Carrie Hansdatter Peterson Alms 1893, d July 20, 1952 Floyd, Iowa); Johannes Bernhard (b July 4, 1872, married Oline Halvorsdatter Brenden 1893, d July 14, 1939 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa); Carl Ole (b April 29, 1874, married Katrina Sulland 1906, d August 21, 1944 Orchard, Mitchell, Iowa); Ole Julius (b August 14, 1876 (twin), d May 25, 1894 Mitchell, Iowa); Oscar Bernhard (b August 14, 1876 (twin), d February 8, 1877 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa); Maria Olava ( b June 6, 1879, d September 12, 1905 Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa) and Olea (b October 11, 1882, married Carl Olsen Knudsen, d July 13, 1963 Osage, Mitchell, Iowa). Found in the 1860 - 1900 censuses living on his farm at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa: 1860: Ole Johnson 26, Betsey Johnson 22, Helga Johnson 57, Lewis Johnson 24, John Johnson 22, Ann Lewis 30, Josephine Lewis 1. 1870: Olen Johnson 37, Bertha Johnson 32, Helen Johnson 5, Gonnel Johnson 3, Lawrence Johnson 2 (this is Hans Lauritz). 1880: Ole Johnson 47, Betsy Johnson 42, Helena Johnson 15, Gunnel Johnson 13, Hans Johnson 11, Johannes Johnson 8, Carl Johnson 6, Ole Johnson 2, Maria Johnson 11m, Ole Larson 20. He is a farmer, she keeps house, children are students. 1885: Oley H Johnson 52, Betsy Johnson 47,Helena Johnson 20, Kenstian Johnson 17, Louis Johnson 15, Johan Johnson 13, Carl Johnson 11, Julias Johnson 7, Maria Johnson 5, Olea Johnson 2. 1900: Lauritz Johnson 30, Kari Johnson 28, Olvin H Johnson 5, Irvin B Johnson 4, Carl Johnson 26, Ole Johnson 67. Ole Helgesen Johnson died September 13, 1902 at Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa and is buried at the Rock Creek Lutheran Cemetery, Meroa, Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa, Lot #69. See FindAGrave Memorial # 57504376 There are photos of Ole H. Johnson and his wife in the 1911 Mitchell County Atlas, Sec. 3, page 23. From "The 1883 History of Mitchell County": Ole Helgesen Johnson spent his younger days in Norway, attending school and working on the family farm. He came to America with his parents at the age of 20. In the fall of that same year (1852), he went to Mineral Point, Wisc. where he was employed chopping wood through the winter and in the spring, in mining and farming. After moving to Iowa the next fall, he settled in a part of Floyd county that is now a part of Mitchell County. He had money enough to buy eighty acres of land and borrowed fifty dollars more and bought 120 acres of timber land on section 17. He was married in 1859 to Bertha Jensen and they lived on section 16 until 1876 when he built the nice frame house in which he now lives. It is on the southwest quarter of section 16. (Credit: Deidre Badker, 2014)
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