Olaf JOHNSON

JOHNSON, ELY, LENHART, STRYKER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/30/2010 at 20:42:09

Kendall County News, Illinois
May 12, 1915

Aged Father Dies

Olaf Johnson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, October 18, 1818. He has been bedfast for the past twenty months. He died May 5, 1915 from the effects of a stroke at the age of 96 years, 6 months, and 17 days. He came to America in the year 1853 with is wife and six children. He lived in Stark county, Illinois twelve years, in this time three more children were added to their union. In 1865 he moved with his family to Wright County, Iowa, His wife died April 1st, 1906, since then he has lived with his son Charles near Plano. His remains were shipped to Webster City, Iowa, for burial beside his wife. Seven children are left to mourn his loss, four sons and three daughters, two daughters having preceded him before. The remaining ones are Mrs. George Ely, John P. of Webster City, Iowa; Mrs. John Stryker, James J. and Fred A. of Eagle Grove, Iowa; Mrs. John Lenhart of Eufaula, Oklahoma and Charles A. of Plano, Illinois.