JOHNSON, Louise (Larson) 1849-1930

JOHNSON, LARSON, EDMUND, PEARSON, THERSON

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 9/10/2011 at 14:07:43

Louise (Larson) Johnson 1849-1930

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OSAGE WOMAN’S RITES ARE HELD
MRS. LOUISE JOHNSON, 81, DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF ONE WEEK

Osage, Dec. 15 – Services for Mrs. Louise Johnson, 81, who died Thursday morning at her home, 815 East Mechanic Street after a week in bed, were held Saturday.

She was born in Sweden, April 28, 1849 and she and her late husband, Nels Johnson, came to this country in 1885 and to Osage in 1904. Mr. Johnson died September 20, 1927.

Surviving are two daughters; Mrs. Anna Edmund of Moorhead, Minnesota; and Miss Frieda Johnson at home, also a sister in Sweden and five grandchildren.

The funeral was held at the home with the Rev. Sylvester E. Ellis, Methodist church, in charge. Burial was in the local cemetery.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday December 13, 1930

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1925 Iowa Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
Nels Johnson 58 born Sweden, parents John Johnson and Hannah Pearson

Louise Johnson 75, wife born Sweden, parents John Larson and Ingrid Therson

Freda, daughter 35 born Iowa; parents Nels Johnson and Louisa Larson

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Osage City Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
Nelson Johnson --- death/burial September 23, 1927
Louise Johnson – death/burial September 23, 1927
Frieda Johnson – death/burial May 3, 1970