of Renville County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
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Edwin S. Johnson
Edwin S. Johnson⚭ Gurina Andersen
childrenAlice Johnson · Samuel Johnson · Jeanette Johnson · George Johnson · Martha Johnson · Leona Johnson · Arthur Johnson · Grace Johnson · Mary Johnson
Source: The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916)
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What the record says
According to The History of Renville County, Minnesota (1916), First settler of Franklin village, Renville County, MN.
Postmaster from 1907, village recorder, 30 years secretary of the school board, secretary of Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Trinity church.
Married Jan. 7, 1875 to Gurina Andersen.
Of their nine children, seven living in 1916.
Alice and Samuel deceased.
Daughter Jeanette married O. A. Olson (assistant cashier, Franklin State Bank).
Daughter Martha married J. L. Jacobs (editor/owner of the Franklin 'Tribune').
Son George a railroad employee at Butte, Montana.
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