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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Childhood in Norway 1.2 Child, Marriage, Children 1.3 Emigration to United States 1.4 Jefferson Prairie 1.5 Koshkonong Prairie 1.6 Jackson County 1.7 Wife's Death, Final Years 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Biography

Childhood in Norway

Anders Johnsen (later, after emigrating, Andrew Johnson), son of unwed and Norwegian-born parents, John Johannesen and Randvei Andersdatter, was born on Nesheim farm in Vinje local parish, Voss regional parish, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway, 8 Apr 1825.^[2]

Child, Marriage, Children

Voss, Norway c1890

By no later than 1852, Anders met a young woman named Agatha Olsdatter from the village of Opheim, in neighboring Voss Municipality.^[3] That's known because they had, in Opheim, an illegitimate daughter, Maria, 11 Feb 1853.^[4] Four months later, in Opheim, they married, 27 Jun 1853.^[5] They settled, initially, in Opheim and had two more daughters there: Marta, 23 Sep 1854,^[6] and Lusina (Lucy), 17 Sep 1856.^[7]

Ophiem, 1868[8]

Opheim (aka Oppheim, Uppheim) is today in Voss Municipality, which is part of Vestland County.^[9] Voss was established 1838 from the parish of Voss.^[9] In 1868, after Lucy's emigration to the United States, Voss's northern district (population 2,009), of which Opheim was a part, was separated to form the new municipality of Vossestrand.^[9] In 1964, Vossestrand was re-merged with Voss.^[9] As for Vestland County, it was formed in 2020 by the merger of two counties (fylke), including Hordaland County, of which Voss had been a part.^[10] Hordaland County, in turn, was what the former administrative unit (amt) of Søndre Bergenhus had been renamed in 1919.^[11] So, at the birth of Andrew and Agatha's first three daughters, Opheim was part of Søndre Bergenhus, which had been around since 1763,^[12] long before even Andrew and Agatha were born. Where, precisely, Andrew and Agatha lived in Opheim isn't yet clear, but there are available online the lists of possible farms.^[13]

Voss, Norway c1890

Whatever the case, the nearest town of size would have been Voss, a municipality with a modern population of about 15,000 and which, as of 2020, is part of Vestland County but which, at the time of Andrew and Agatha's marriage, was part of Søndre Bergenhus amt.^[14] "Voss has a subarctic climate, with cold winters and mild summers."^[15] It's "surrounded by snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes and fast-flowing whitewater rivers."^[15]

Voss, Norway c1898

"The predominant pursuit" in Norway was, at the time, "agriculture, cattle farming and forest cultivation."^[16] Even as late as 1909, "[t]hree-fourths of the population of Norway live[d] in the rural districts and [were] mostly engaged in some sort of farming."^[17] Knowing that, and with what is known and is discussed later in this profile about the pursuits of Andrew and Agatha after they came to America, it's a good bet they were, and came from families that long were, farmers.

Emigration to United States

Andrew

Anders (Andrew) and Agatha left Opheim with their three daughters, 14 Apr 1857, bound for the United States.^[18] "[T]he great majority of Norwegian immigrants ... sought homes in rural communities and engaged in farming and related pursuits."^[19] "The Norwegian immigration has been mostly from rural districts," made up of typically "day laborers, artisans, farmers [and] seamen," with most immigrants being "the ages of twenty to thirty-five."^[20] Wisconsin, which had "almost as large a Scandinavian population in 1850 as all the rest of the country," was particularly appealing to Norwegians.^[21] Again, Andrew and Agatha likely came as farmers, to pursue farming.

Jefferson Prairie

Johnson Family Migration in America[22]

Based on baptisms of several children, their first stop in the United States was the "Jefferson Prairie Settlement."^[23] Jefferson Prairie Settlement originated in 1839, in Clinton Township, Rock County, Wisconsin, "founded exclusively by immigrants from the district of Numedal [in Norway]."^[24] The settlement had expanded greatly by the time settlers from Voss, like Andrew and Agatha, arrived.

These first settlers located in the southern half of Clinton Township, but others soon came who settled still farther south, so that the settlement soon came to include a portion of the Township of Manchester in Boone County, Illinois. ... The settlement thus came to be divided into a northern and a southern part, the immigrant settlers in the two representing different provinces in Norway. The Numedalians settled ... nearer Clinton and in general in the northern end of Jefferson Prairie ; in fact they occupied most of the prairie proper. The southern portion, the timber land, come to be settled principally by immigrants from Voss. Very few of these located in the Town of Clinton; they selected homes in the early days, for the most part, just where their descendants now live, on the south side of the state line, in Illinois. The whole settlement extends from about a mile and a half south of Clinton across the prairie and into the timber which began about three miles south of Clinton and extends about four miles down into Illinois.^[25]

Because Andrew and Agatha came from Voss, they likely resided with others from Voss in the part of the settlement in Manchester, rather than Clinton, and much of the census evidence supports this.

Of the five children Andrew and Agatha are known to have had after emigrating, three were baptized in the Jefferson Prairie Settlement: their son, Ole, who was born 27 Aug 1858, and who was baptized there 24 Oct 1858,^[26] their son, Iver, who was born 20 Sep 1860, and who was baptized there 26 Dec 1860;^[27] and their son, Will, who was born born 25 Jul 1862, and who was baptized there 9 Sep 1862.^[28] While those three children were certainly baptized in the part of the settlement located in Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, they almost certainly born in Manchester, Boone County, Illinois, given that Voss emigrants like Andrew and Agatha largely settled in Manchester, as discussed.

Koshkonong Prairie

Koshkonong[29]

Andrew and Agatha didn't remain in the Jefferson Prairie Settlement very long. "[P]ioneer settlements [like Jefferson Prairie] were both receiving stations and points of departure for new settlements in other parts of the state."^[30] "A family coming from Norway would usually stop for a while in an older settlement before setting out for [other] regions."^[30] So it was for Andrew and Agatha. By 1864, they'd moved forty miles to the northwest, to the Koshkonong Prairie Settlement, in eastern Dane and western Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin.

The genesis of the settlement of Koshkonong Prairie in Dane County, Wisconsin, the most noted undoubtedly of all Norwegian settlements in America, dates from 1840. ... The townships in Dane County in which the Neorwegians settled most extensively [included] Dunkirk [Township]...^[31]

Dunkirk Township includes the municipality of Stoughton, where Andrew and Agatha likely had two more children: their son, Frank, born 20 May 1864,^[32] and their daughter, Nellie, born 14 Aug 1866.^[33]

In 1868, they had one more daughter, another Martha.^[34] Where isn't clear. The only known records definitively tying them to this daughter are two censuses, the earlier one, from 1870, in which year they lived in Northfield Township in Wisconsin's Jackson County, about 150 miles or so northwest of Stoughton, where records reflect their children, Frank and Nellie, were born. Was this Martha born in Northfield Township or Stoughton? It's not yet known. What may be clear, however, is that the first daughter, Marta, who had been born in Norway in 1854, had died, explaining the reuse of the name in 1878. What's clear is that the first Marta didn't appear in the 1870 census, even though she would have been, that year, only about 16 and so, presumably, still at home.

Jackson County

Red dot represents Andrew's family (click twice for full size)[35]

As of about 27 Jul 1870, Andrew and Agatha resided in Northfield Township (the northern half of which, where they lived, becoming in 1881, part of a new township, Garfield),^[36] Jackson County, Wisconsin, with their children, Lucy, Ole, Iver, Will, Frank, Nellie and Martha.^[37] The population of the entire Garfield Township, on the northern edge of Jackson County, is today well under 1000, and so it was back then, too.^[38]

Two of Andrew and Agatha's daughters married in 1878. Lucy married Norwegian-born Ole Gilbertson of Eau Claire County (just to the north of Jackson County), 1 Jul 1878.^[7] Maria (Mary) married August C. Rick, also in Eau Claire County, 25 Dec 1878.^[4]

By 1879, if not earlier, Andrew and Agatha owned an 80-acre farm in an unincorporated village named Price,^[39] which is today in northeastern Northfield Township (and which has been, since 1881, part of Garfield Township),^[36] in northwestern Jackson County. Their farm, identified as being that of "Andrew Johnson," appears in the upper right-hand corner of the map below, with their house shown as a little black box on the north half of their 80-acre parcel, and a school house along their southern boundary, as well as a cross, which may be a cemetery.

1879 Map of northern Northfield Township, Jackson County (click twice on image to fully enlarge)[40]

As of 18 Jun 1880, 53 year-old Andrew and 51 year-old Agatha remained on that farm with their children, Ole, Will ("Velia"), Frank, Nellie ("Lena") and Martha.^[41]

Wife's Death, Final Years

Andrew's wife, Agatha, died of unknown cause in Garfield Township, 22 Nov 1888, at age 59.^[42] His son, Iver, married Mary Davis in Jackson County, 4 Jul 1891.^[27] Around this time, Andrew apparently sold his farm and moved in with his daughter, Lucy, and her husband, Ole, on their farm in Price. The evidence suggests, for instance, that Andrew was on their farm in Price by 1895.^[43]

Gilbertson Farm (upper center - click 3x to fully enlarge)[44]

Andrew continued to live with Lucy's family on that farm as of 5 Jun 1900.^[45] His son, Iver, lived in Jackson County, too, but in Irving, about 30 miles southeast of Lucy's farm.^[27]

Andrew died 19 Dec 1902, at age 79, of “apoplexy,”^[46] after an eleven-day illness, at the farm of his daughter, Lucy.^[47] He's buried beside his wife in North Branch Cemetery, in Garfield Township.^[47]

Andrew was survived by at least five of his children, listed here in order of death: Iver, who died in Lewistown, Montana in 1927, at age 66,^[27] Maria (Mary), who died in Palo Alto, California in 1935, at age 82,^[4] Martha, who died in Hughes County, South Dakota in 1937, at age 67,^[34] Lucy, who died in nearby Osseo, Wisconsin in 1941, at age 86,^[7] and Frank, who died in Audubon, Minnesota in 1952, at age 88.^[32] It isn't known if he was survived by his children Ole,^[26] Will,^[28] or Nellie.^[33]

Research Notes

Emigration record IDs "Anders Johnsen" was from Opheim but born in Nesheim ("Opheim født Næsheim"). Also says he was born 4 Aug 1825.

Research 1902 church death record here.

Research Norway here Research WI here

Andrew and Agatha's daughter, Lucy, married in Augusta, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, in 1878. An 1878 map of Eau Claire County shows 240 acres and a dwelling one half mile south of Augusta as owned by an "Andrew Johnson." In 1870 and in 1880, our Andrew resided in Jackson County, about seven miles south of Augusta, and an 1879 shows his parcel there. It doesn't seem likely he also owned land nearer to Augusta, too, but it's possible.

Possible brother, Niels, born in Evanger parish, 11 Dec 1823, to "John Johnson" and "Brita Haagensr," he of "Mæstad" farm, here. Possible sister, Brytheva, born in Evanger parish, 3 Mar 1826, to "John Johnson" and "Britha Haagensr," he of "Mostad" farm, here, Entry 91.

"Helgeland" (where his father, John Johannesen," was from when Anders married in 1853) is a farm in Evanger parish, per this. Anders 1853 marriage record says he was born in "Nesseim," and there's a farm in Evanger parish known as "Nesheim," per this.

Sources

General Citations

• 1853 Marriage Record. National Archives of Norway (Arkivverket), Digital Archive. Quick link here. Physical location here. Archive reference: SAB/A-79001/H/Haa. Source Citation: SAB, Voss Sokneprestembete (Voss Parish, Norway), H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 19, 1851-1886, p. 5. No restrictions on use (see here).
• 1857 Emmigration Record. National Archives of Norway (Arkivverket), Digital Archive. Quick link here. Physical location here. Archive reference: SAB/A-79001/H/Haa. Source Citation: SAB, Voss Sokneprestembete (Voss Parish, Norway), H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 20, 1855-1886, p. 259. No restrictions on use (see here).
• 1870 Northfield Township WI Census. 1870 US Census, Population Schedules for the Town of Northfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, enumerated about 27 Jul 1870. National Archives Microcopy 593, Roll 1718, Page 411B. Available online here without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
• 1880 Northfield Township WI Census. 1880 US Census, Population Schedules for the Town of Northfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, enumerated 18 Jun 1880. Enumeration District 84. National Archives Microcopy 9, Roll 1429, Pages 20-21. Available online (click on page numbers above) without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
• 1895 Garfield Township WI Census. 1895 Wisconsin Census, Population Schedule for Town of Garfield, Jackson County. Page 3. Available courtesy of Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1855-1905 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
• 1900 Garfield Township WI Census. 1900 US Census, Population Schedules for Town of Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, enumerated 5 Jun 1900. Enumeration District 49. National Archives Microcopy 623, Roll 1792, Page 99B, Sheet B4. Available online here without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
• 1902 Death Record. Jackson County, Wisconsin Death Records. Vol. 4. No. 22. Stamp No. 314. Obtained from family.
• Flom, George Tobias. 1909. A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States from the Earliest Beginning Down to the Year 1848. Iowa City, Ia.: Priv. Print. Available online here without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).

Footnotes

1. ↑ The current profile manager, Christopher Smart), is a third great grandson of Anders (Andrew) Johnson. Have information, documentation or photos? Directly descended or want to help prove a connection with DNA? If so, please add or contact me. Happy to help you upload and, if you're directly descended, too, make you a co-manager.
2. ↑ Sources: (1) 1825 Birth Record: "Anders," son of unmarried parents, "John Johannesen" of "Ulven" farm and "Randvei Andersdr" of "Nosseim," was born in Vinge local parish, 8 Apr 1825, and baptized 24 Apr 1825. National Archives of Norway (Arkivverket), Digital Archive. Permanent image ID: kb20070524640120. Quick link here. Physical location here. Archive reference: SAB/A-79001/H/Haa. Source Citation: SAB, Voss Sokneprestembete (Voss Parish, Norway), H/Haa: Parish register (official) no. A 12 /1823 - 1837, p. 24. No restrictions on use (see here). (2) 1857 Emmigration Record (citation): Departing Voss for "Amerika," 14 Apr 1857, are Anders Johnson.), from Opheim but born in Nesheim ("Opheim født Næsheim"), 8 Aper 1825. (3) 1853 Marriage Record (citation): "Anders Johns.) of "Nesheim," age 27, son of "John Johannesen" of "Helgeland," married 27 Jun 1853. Plugging that date and age into an online calculator yields a birth range of 6/28/1825-6/27/1826. (4) 1902 Death Record (citation): "Andrew Johnson" died 19 Dec 1902, at age 79. Plugging that date and age into an online calculator yields a birth range of 12/19/1822-12/19/1823. (5) 1870 Northfield Township WI Census (citation):"Andrew Johnson" (age 44, Norway-born 7/27/1825-7/27/1826, to foreign-born parents). (6) 1880 Northfield Township WI Census (citation): "Andrew Johnson" (age 53, Norway-born 6/19/1826-6/18/1827 to Norway-born parents) . (7) 1900 Garfield Township WI Census (citation): “Andrew Johnson” (age 76, Norway-born Apr 1824, to Norway-born parents).
3. ↑ Voss Municipality was established from Voss Parish in 1838. As of 2020, Voss had a population of about 15,000 and was part of Norway's Vestland county (aka fylke), which was formed by the merger of Sogn og Fjordane and neighbouring Hordaland counties 1 Jan 2020. Before that merger, Voss had been part of Hordland county since 1919. Before that, and since 1763, it was part of an administrative district known as "Søndre Bergenhus amt." See (1) Wikipedia contributors, "Voss," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Voss&oldid=956881662 (accessed May 31, 2020). (2) Wikipedia contributors, "Hordaland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hordaland&oldid=958367826 (accessed May 31, 2020). To view a contemporary photo of Voss, [Johnson-93678-4.jpg click here].
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} See Profile of Daughter Maria (Andersdotter) Rick (1853-1935).
5. ↑ 1853 Marriage Record (citation): "Anders Johns.) of "Nesheim," age 27, son of "John Johannesen" of "Helgeland," married 27 Jun 1853 in "Opheim," "Agathe Olsdr," age 23, daughter of "Ole Olssen" of "Opheim."
6. ↑ See Profile of Daughter Marta Andersdatter (1854-bef.1870).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} See Profile of Daughter Lusina (Andersdatter) Gilbertson (1856-1941).
8. ↑ This is a clip of an 1868 map of the northern part of Søndre Bergenhus amt, where Opheim was located. The full, original map can be viewed here: Wikimedia Commons contributors, "File:Søndre Bergenhus amt nr 14 nordre- Kart over Søndre Bergenhus Amt (nordre), 1868.jpg," Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:S%C3%B8ndre_Bergenhus_amt_nr_14_nordre-_Kart_over_S%C3%B8ndre_Bergenhus_Amt_(nordre),_1868.jpg&oldid=466617398 (accessed February 14, 2021).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Sources: (1) Wikipedia contributors, "Voss," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed February 14, 2021). (2) FamilySearch Wiki contributors, "Hordaland County, Norway Genealogy," FamilySearch Wiki (accessed February 14, 2021).
10. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Vestland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed February 14, 2021).
11. ↑ Sources: (1) Wikipedia contributors, "Hordaland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed February 14, 2021). (2) Contributers, Familypedia, https://familypedia.wikia.org/wiki/Hordaland (accessed February 14, 2021).
12. ↑ Sources: (1) Wikipedia contributors, "Bergenhus len," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed February 14, 2021). (2): Wikipedia users, "Søndre Bergenhus amt", Wikipedia, (visited 14 February 2021).
13. ↑ There are several sources discussing where and what Opheim was. One thing known is that the was an Ophiem (Oppheim) Parish (sokn) in the area, and a list of all the farms that can be found there appears here. As one can see, there are many named Opheim or Oppheim. This list of farms was generated from a book named Vossaboki, Lars Olson, which is discussed at the Family Search website here and can be found online here. Another possible useful list of Voss-area farms, which includes ones in "Oppheiom Sokn" (Opheim Parish), can be found online here.
14. ↑ The parish of Voss was established as a municipality 1 Jan 1838. See Wikipedia contributors, "Voss," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 31, 2020). In Norway, "[a] county (fylke) is the chief local administrative area." Voss today is part of Vestland county, but, prior to Vestland county's formation 1 Jan 2020 by the merger of Sogn og Fjordane county and neighbouring Hordaland county, Voss had been part of Hordland county since 1919. But at the time of Lucy's birth and through 1919, Voss was part of "Søndre Bergenhus amt." See Wikipedia contributors, "Hordaland," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 31, 2020). To view a contemporary photo of Voss, click here.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Voss," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 31, 2020).
16. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Page 21.
17. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Page 33.
18. ↑ Sources: (1) 1857 Emmigration Record (citation): Departing Voss for "Amerika," 14 Apr 1857, are Anders Johnson.), from Opheim but born in Nesheim ("Opheim født Næsheim"), 8 Apr 1825, "Agathe Olsdr" (age 26), " and their three daughters, "Maria" (age 4), "Marthe" (age 3) and "Lusina" (age 1). (2) While the precise date of their arrival in the United States isn't known, it had to be before the birth of their son, Ole, which was in Illinois, 27 Aug 1858. See Daughter Lucy's Profile and Son Iver's Profile. Curiously, some census data erroneously suggests they emigrated before Lucy was born. See, e.g., 1900 Garfield Township WI Census (citation): “Andrew Johnson” emigrated 1855 and been in US 45 years, naturalized.
19. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Page 21.
20. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Page 28.
21. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Page 32.
22. ↑ Profile-manager created illustration based on a combination of unrestricted maps of Wisconsin & Illinois by David Benbennick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, available here and here.
23. ↑ "Jefferson Prairie Settlement was a pioneer colony of Norwegian-Americans located in the Town of Clinton, in Rock County, Wisconsin. This site and the nearby Rock Prairie settlement outside Orfordville, Wisconsin served as centers for both Norwegian immigration and developments within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America." See Wikipedia contributors, "Jefferson Prairie Settlement, Wisconsin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jefferson_Prairie_Settlement,_Wisconsin&oldid=860672970 (accessed May 28, 2020).
24. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Pages 127, 130.
25. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Pages 204-205.
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1} See Profile of Son Ole Johnson (1858-).
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3} See Profile of Son Iver Johnson (1860-1927).
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1} See Profile of Son Will Johnson (1862-).
29. ↑ Koshkonong. Praire Historical Society. Courtesy of Stoughton Histroical Society and Museum without stated restriction and available online, here.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1} Lovoll, Odd Sverre. 1999. The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian-American People. Chicago: Univ. of Minnesota Press. Page 53.
31. ↑ Excerpt from Flom's History of Norwegian Immigration (citation). Pages 165-166.
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1} See Profile of Son Johan Frank Johnson (1864-1952).
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} See Profile of Daughter Nellina Rodina Johnson (1866-).
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1} See Profile of Daughter Martha Johnson (abt.1869-).
35. ↑ Profile-manager edited graphic, Norwegians in Wisconsin, 1870. Source: Qualey, C. C. (Carlton Chester). (1938). Norwegian Settlement in the United States. Northfield, Minn. Page 65. Courtesy of the Hathitrust Digital Library, without restriction, and also available online here.
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed February 13, 2021).
37. ↑ 1870 Northfield Township WI Census (citation): Residing in Northfield Township with $200 of real property and $400 of personal property, as of about 27 Jul 1870, are "Andrew Johnson" (age 44, farmer, Norway-born 7/27/1825-7/27/1826, to foreign-born parents) and his wife, "Agusta Johnson" (age 41, Norway-born 7/27/1828-7/27/1829, to foreign-born parents), and their children, "Lucy Johnson" (age 13, student, Norway-born 7/27/1856-7/27/1857, to foreign-born parents), "Ole Johnson" (age 12, student, WI-born 7/27/1857-7/27/1858 to foreign-born parents), "Iver Johnson" (age 10, student, WI-born 7/27/1859-7/27/1860 to foreign-born parents), "Willie Johnson" (age 8, student, WI-born 7/27/1861-7/27/1862 to foreign-born parents), "Frank Johnson" (age 6, student, WI-born 7/27/1863-7/27/1864 to foreign-born parents), "Nellie Johnson" (age 4, WI-born 7/27/1865-7/27/1866 to foreign-born parents) and "Martha Johnson" (age 1, WI-born 7/27/1868-7/27/1869 to foreign-born parents). Birth ranges above calculated online using ages and census enumeration date.
38. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garfield,_Jackson_County,_Wisconsin&oldid=950440073 (accessed May 31, 2020
39. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Price, Jackson County, Wisconsin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 17, 2020).
40. ↑ Part of Tucker, M.G. 1879. Map of Jackson County, Wis. Milwaukee: Tucker, M.G. (J. Knauber & Co., lithographers). Available online without restriction from Wisconsin Historical Society, Digital Identifier http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/maps/id/1924/rec/18 GX9028 J1 1879 T]. Accessed 27 May 2020. Note: Little black boxes are houses. County-owned land is reflected by the letter C, state-owned land by the letter S, and, presumably, federal land by the letter U.For a broader discussion of land ownership in this area, click here.
41. ↑ 1880 Northfield Township WI Census (citation): Residing in Northfield Township (which became, by the following year, Garfield Township), as of about 18 Jun 1880, are "Andrew Johnson" (age 53, "farmer," Norway-born 6/19/1826-6/18/1827 to Norway-born parents) and his wife, "Angotian (?) Johnson" (age 51, "keeping house," Norway-born 6/19/1828-6/18/1829 to Norway-born parents), and their children, "Ole" (age 21, son, "at home," WI-born 6/19/1858-6/18/1859 to Norway-born parents), "Velia" (Will) (age 17, daughter, "at home," IL-born 6/19/1862-6/18/1863 to Norway-born parents), "Frank" (age 16, son, "at home," WI-born 6/19/1863-6/18/1864 to Norway-born parents), "Lena" (age 13, daughter, "at home," WI-born 6/19/1866-6/18/1867 to Norway-born parents) and "Martha" (age 11, daughter, "at home," WI-born 6/19/1868-6/18/1869 to Norway-born parents). Birth ranges above calculated online using ages and census enumeration date.
42. ↑ See Profile of Wife Agatha (Olsdatter) Johnson (1829-1888).
43. ↑ 1895 Garfield Township Census (citation): "Ole Gilbertson," husband of Lucy, heads a household of seven in Garfield consisting of two males (one unidentified) and five unidentified females; four being born in the United States and three in Scandanavia. Based on what is known about the ages and birth places of Ole, Lucy and their children, and (based on the 1900 Garfield Township Census (citation)) that Lucy's Norway-born father lived with them in 1900, it's safe to conclude that the 1895 household in Garfied Township consisted of Ole and Lucy, their daughters, Agatha, Neva, Vera, and Beulah, and Lucy's father, Andrew Johnson.
44. ↑ Anderson Publishing Co. 1914. Atlas and Farm Directory with Complete Survey in Township Plats of Jackson County, Wisconsin. St. Paul, Minn: The Farmer; Webb Publishing Co. Page 9. Map of Garfield Township. Available online without restriction courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), Maps Collection, Digital Identifier: AGZ902J12W-6. WHS: "We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law." Note: Copyright protection doesn’t extend to copies of images within the public domain, per this.
45. ↑ 1900 Garfield Township WI Census (citation): Residing on their mortgage-free farm in Garfield Township are “Ole Gilbertson” (age 49, literate, “farmer,” Norway-born Dec 1850 to Norway-born parents, emigrated 1868 and been in US 32 years, naturalized, married 23 years) and his wife, “Lucy Gilbertson” (age 45, Norway-born Sep 1854 to Norway-born parents, emigrated 1855 and been in US 45 years, apparently not naturalized, married 23 years and had five children, all living), and their daughters, “Neva” (age 12, student, WI-born Jan 1888), “Vera” (age 9, student, WI-born Dec 1890) and “Beulah” (age 4, WI-born Dec 1895), and Lucy's father, “Andrew Johnson” (age 76, literate, “retired, father-in-law, widowed,” Norway-born Apr 1824, to Norway-born parents, emigrated 1855 and been in US 45 years, naturalized).
46. ↑ For modern, and, perhaps relevant here, historical definitions of apoplexy, see Wikipedia contributors, "Apoplexy," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed May 27, 2020).
47. ↑ ^{47.0 47.1} Sources: (1) 1902 Death Record (citation): "Andrew Johnson" died at "home of Ole Gilbertson" in "Garfield T.P.," 19 Dec 1902, and was buried 21 Dec 1902 at "North Beef River." (2) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/170040003/andrew-johnson: accessed 31 July 2022), memorial page for Andrew Johnson (1823–1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #170040003, citing citing North Branch Cemetery, Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. Maintained by GreggMulry (contributor 48522743). Click here for a list of others with Wikitree profiles who are shown as buried in this cemetery, and here to search this cemetery at Find a Grave.