Johan Oscar (Benson) Berntsson (1874 - 1948)

Born 14 Jul 1874 in Halland, Sweden

Ancestors

Husband of Antonette (Hougan) Benson — married 12 Jan 1897 in Rushford, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1948 at age 74 in Rushford, MN

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Biography

Johan was born on 14 July 1874 in Sweden. He was the son of Bernt Frederick Clausson and Inger Helena Andreasdotter.^[1][2]

Johan arrived in the United States sometime between 1883 and 1896.^[1]

When Johan was 22 he married on 12 January 1897 in Houston, Minnesota, USA.^[3]

In 1935 according to 1940 census Johan (age about 60) was living in Houston, Minnesota.^[4]

Johan died at the age of 74 on 11 December 1948.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Departure: Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991 2016 Provo, UT, USA,
   Web Address: http://www.emiweb.eu/EmiWeb/showemigrationinfo.x.
   Ancestry Record 61085 #708818 (accessed before 23 October 2023).
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to John Benson.
3. ↑ Marriage: Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 2019 Lehi, UT, USA Note: <i>Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS)</i>. Minnesota, USA: Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO). https://moms.mn.gov/.
   Ancestry Record 70873 #1439125 (accessed before 23 October 2023).
4. ↑ 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census 2012 Provo, UT, USA.
   Ancestry Record 2442 #97632382 (accessed before 23 October 2023).
5. ↑ Gravestone: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current 2012 Provo, UT, USA.
   Ancestry Record 60525 #126862457 (accessed before 23 October 2023).

• Residence: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 2005 Provo, UT, USA, Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Houston County. Ancestry Record 6482 #33591342 (accessed before 23 October 2023).