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Elin Johanna <I>Berggren</I> Johnson

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Elin Johanna Berggren Johnson

Birth
Jönköpings län, Sweden
Death
12 Jul 1969 (aged 95)
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.33655, Longitude: -89.765
Plot
Block 15, west side of original cemetery
Memorial ID
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Mrs. Carl Johnson
Mrs. Carl Johnson, 95, 16th
St. N., died at 10:30 p.m. Sat-
urday at Riverview Hospital af-
ter a brief illness. She had been
a patient there since Thursday.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Baker-
Wilkinson Chapel, the Rev. Don-
ald Cottom officiating. Burial
will take place in the Pioneer
Cemetery, town of Saratoga.
Mrs. Johnson, whose maiden
name was Elin Berggren, was
born in Granna, Sweden, Sept.
13, 1873, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Berggren. She
came to this country in 1891
and on Sept. 22, 1901, was mar-
ried to Carl G. Johnson in Chi-
cago. They came to this area
shortly after their marriage and
farmed in the town of Saratoga
until his death in 1943. Since
then she made her home in
Wisconsin Rapids.
Surviving ars a daughter,
Miss Alphild Johnson, a teacher
at Howe school, and a son, Jas-
per C. Johnson, Wood County
clerk of courts...
Two daughters, a brother and
six sisters preceded her in
death....
excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, July 14, 1969, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

1920 Census:
Name: Elin Johnson
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1920: Saratoga, Wood, Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Carl G Johnson 47 Head
Elin Johnson 46 Wife
Edith Johnson 16 Daughter
Alfild Johnson 13 Daughter
Jasper Johnson 9 Son
Mrs. Carl Johnson
Mrs. Carl Johnson, 95, 16th
St. N., died at 10:30 p.m. Sat-
urday at Riverview Hospital af-
ter a brief illness. She had been
a patient there since Thursday.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Baker-
Wilkinson Chapel, the Rev. Don-
ald Cottom officiating. Burial
will take place in the Pioneer
Cemetery, town of Saratoga.
Mrs. Johnson, whose maiden
name was Elin Berggren, was
born in Granna, Sweden, Sept.
13, 1873, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Berggren. She
came to this country in 1891
and on Sept. 22, 1901, was mar-
ried to Carl G. Johnson in Chi-
cago. They came to this area
shortly after their marriage and
farmed in the town of Saratoga
until his death in 1943. Since
then she made her home in
Wisconsin Rapids.
Surviving ars a daughter,
Miss Alphild Johnson, a teacher
at Howe school, and a son, Jas-
per C. Johnson, Wood County
clerk of courts...
Two daughters, a brother and
six sisters preceded her in
death....
excerpt from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, July 14, 1969, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

1920 Census:
Name: Elin Johnson
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1920: Saratoga, Wood, Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Carl G Johnson 47 Head
Elin Johnson 46 Wife
Edith Johnson 16 Daughter
Alfild Johnson 13 Daughter
Jasper Johnson 9 Son

Gravesite Details

West edge of cemetery.



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  • Created by: Keith
  • Added: Jan 9, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103315301/elin_johanna-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Elin Johanna Berggren Johnson (13 Sep 1873–12 Jul 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103315301, citing Pioneer Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Keith (contributor 46875326).