Sven Jonas Johnson

1864 - 1934  (69 years)

• Name	Sven Jonas Johnson  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	23 Jul 1864	Östra Torsås, , Kronobergs län, Sweden   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Relocation	1900	Spruce Park, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Died	10 Jul 1934	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Buried	15 Jul 1934	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  	Address: Bigfork Cemetery
  Obituary	Abt 16 Jul 1934  [3]
  Sven Jonas Johnson S. J. Johnson, highly respected citizen and early pioneer of the community died at his home last Tuesday afternoon, after a long and lingering illness. He was born July 23rd, 1864 in Ostra Torsas Smaland, Sweden, and died July 10th, 1934. He left his native land in 1883 and came to Itasca county in 1900, settling on a homestead in the Spruce Park country, which is now the Andrew Nelson home. December 22, 1910 he was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Alvida Ellefsen. They went to housekeeping on Mrs. Johnson's homestead, which is known as the Johnson farm and where they lived until coming to Bigfork 13 years ago, when he became operator for the People's Telephone company in which position he faithfully served the people until a few weeks before his death. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, and were very largely attended, the church was packed to its capacity, with a number on the outside. Rev. L. O. Lee, pastor of the church officiated, with interment in the Bigfork cemetery. The floral offerings were in profusion and very beautiful. The pallbearers were Andrew Nelson, Albert Larson, Ole Muriass, Mike Braa, Hilmer Hansen and John Erickson, Sr., all old friends and neighbors of the deceased. Those left to mourn are his widow and two sons, Harold and Christopher, also three sisters, Mrs. Carlson of Los Angeles, Mrs. Morrison of Minneapolis and Mrs. Erickson of Tacoma, Wash., one brother, Harold of Mankato, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. The deepest sympathy of the community is extended to the faithful and loving wife and two sons. Outside relatives attending the last rites were his brother, Harold Johnson and two sons, Ernest and Jons of Mankato, his sister Mrs. Morrison of Minneapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ellefson and children and Mrs. Arthur Oethel of Duluth. Mr. Johnson was a kind and loving husband and father, true friend and neighbor and will be sadly missed by all.
  Family Search ID	GS67-9BJ
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS67-9BJ
  Person ID	I1281	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Johnson,   d. Bef 15 Apr 1910
  Mother	Christine,   b. Abt 1842, , , , Sweden ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karin Ellevede "Carrie" Ellefson,   b. Abt 1885, , , , Norway ,   d. 8 Nov 1963, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1910	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Children	1. Harold Johnson,   b. Abt 1913, , , Minnesota, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Christopher Torvold Johnson,   b. 12 Nov 1916, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 19 Mar 1999, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Relocation - 1900 - Spruce Park, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Married - 22 Dec 1910 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Died - 10 Jul 1934 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Buried - Address: Bigfork Cemetery - 15 Jul 1934 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Census - MN, Itasca - 1920 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, roll T625_840, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 25, p. 4A, dwelling 72, family 74, Jonas Johnson, accessed 11 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 2), 11 Jan 2012. [S488] Census - MN, Itasca - 1910 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 5B, dwelling 50, family 51, Sven J. Johnson (Reliability: 2). [S647] Newspapers - Unknown State - Unknown Publisher, Unknown. Unknown., "Sven Jonas Johnson [OBIT]," abt 10 July 1934. (Reliability: 3).