Eva Pearl Adams Johnson Biography
Eva Pearl Adams was born (in Florida or South Carolina) on January 25, 1888.
She married Victor Johnson, a Finnish immigrant circa 1907.
John Victor ("Victor") Johnson was born "Johan Vicktor Johansson Bäckman" on April 30, 1881 in the parish of Sideby in the province of Vaasa, a community where schools, language and customs were Swedish. His parents (Johan Gustafsson Bäckman and Wendla Sofia Abrahamsdotter Högback) were Swedish Finns. Five of the seven children in his family who lived to adulthood immigrated to America.
• Hilma Sofia b. 1870 married Viktor August Eriksson Pellfolk
• Axel Adrian b. 1871 to USA 18 Jul 1890
• Hilda Cecilia b. 1874 to Föglö, Åland Isles, Finland (later to USA)
• Johan Viktor b. 1876, d. 1879
• Frans Oskar b. 1878 to USA Florida, died in Florida 1904
• Johan Viktor b. 1881 signed on a ship in 1899, to America 1900
• Josef Henrik b. 1883, d. 1886
• Mathilda Fransiska b. 1884, to USA 1903 married A. Finney, d. 1967
• Josef Arnold b. 1887 married Aino Juliana Fredriksdotter Sjöblom.
At the time of his birth, the Finnish people had faced extreme political and economic hardship for many years. A combination of Russian rule, forced military conscription, and harsh economic conditions had forced many Finnish people to emigrate. Parishes in Ostrobothnia experienced massive unemployment. As a young man, he realized that the opportunities in Finland for advanced schooling were very limited. Enlisting with the mercantile marine was possibly the only way he could further his education. Another possible reason for leaving Sideby was the death of his mother in 1896, when he was 15 years old.
Victor enrolled at the Åland Mercantile Marine office at Wårdö at the age of 18 on December 6, 1899. The Åland Mercantile Marine sailed under the Russian Flag because Finland was under Russian rule at that time. His Fräjdebok (inscription document) lists information about his service, the ports of call, and the names of the large sailing ships on which he served as the ship's carpenter, second mate, and constable. His performance evaluations indicated that he was a capable young man. Victor told his son, Elmer Johnson, that crewmembers in the Åland Mercantile Marine enlisted for six-year terms of service. He immigrated at Ship Island (near Biloxi, Mississippi) around 1905, at the end of his first term of service. Ship records indicate that he was a crewmember on the Asia until 1905.
It was a common practice for American immigrants to Anglicize their names. Like many others before him, my grandfather changed his name to "John Victor Johnson." Unlike most other Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the northern states, however, he decided to settle in Florida, perhaps because his brother Frans Oskar had already settled there. Frans Oskar died at an early age on July 4, 1904 (documented in Sideby Parish records. Victor's older brother Axel Adrian also changed his name to Axel Johnson after he immigrated to Michigan in 1890.
Victor learned to speak English easily, but always retained a Swedish accent.
After their marriage, Eva Pearl and Victor relocated temporarily to South Carolina. Their daughters Edna Victorine (April 1908-1933) and Martha Wendla (November 18, 1910-January 4, 2000) were born there. They returned to Florida around 1911, where he was hired as the foreman of the Tidewater Cypress Company in Lukens, near Cedar Key, a coastal community on the Gulf of Mexico, where their son John Victor "Vic" (December 1912-October 13, 1989) was born.
Eva Pearl died on March 26, 1915 from a massive infection, possibly uremic poisoning. She is buried in the Anthony Cemetery (Anthony, Marion County), near where she and Victor once owned a farm.
After Eva Pearl's death, Victor married Katie Frances DuBose in Worthington Springs, Florida.
Katie and Victor had two children, Elmer Hunter Johnson (born on January 11, 1917 in Lukens, Florida – died on February 27, 2007 in Seminole County, Florida) and Alice Lucille Johnson (born on November 6, 1920 in Sumner).
Katie died in 1950 in Jacksonville. Victor died on November 3, 1960 in Jacksonville.
Eva Pearl Adams was born (in Florida or South Carolina) on January 25, 1888.
She married Victor Johnson, a Finnish immigrant circa 1907.
John Victor ("Victor") Johnson was born "Johan Vicktor Johansson Bäckman" on April 30, 1881 in the parish of Sideby in the province of Vaasa, a community where schools, language and customs were Swedish. His parents (Johan Gustafsson Bäckman and Wendla Sofia Abrahamsdotter Högback) were Swedish Finns. Five of the seven children in his family who lived to adulthood immigrated to America.
• Hilma Sofia b. 1870 married Viktor August Eriksson Pellfolk
• Axel Adrian b. 1871 to USA 18 Jul 1890
• Hilda Cecilia b. 1874 to Föglö, Åland Isles, Finland (later to USA)
• Johan Viktor b. 1876, d. 1879
• Frans Oskar b. 1878 to USA Florida, died in Florida 1904
• Johan Viktor b. 1881 signed on a ship in 1899, to America 1900
• Josef Henrik b. 1883, d. 1886
• Mathilda Fransiska b. 1884, to USA 1903 married A. Finney, d. 1967
• Josef Arnold b. 1887 married Aino Juliana Fredriksdotter Sjöblom.
At the time of his birth, the Finnish people had faced extreme political and economic hardship for many years. A combination of Russian rule, forced military conscription, and harsh economic conditions had forced many Finnish people to emigrate. Parishes in Ostrobothnia experienced massive unemployment. As a young man, he realized that the opportunities in Finland for advanced schooling were very limited. Enlisting with the mercantile marine was possibly the only way he could further his education. Another possible reason for leaving Sideby was the death of his mother in 1896, when he was 15 years old.
Victor enrolled at the Åland Mercantile Marine office at Wårdö at the age of 18 on December 6, 1899. The Åland Mercantile Marine sailed under the Russian Flag because Finland was under Russian rule at that time. His Fräjdebok (inscription document) lists information about his service, the ports of call, and the names of the large sailing ships on which he served as the ship's carpenter, second mate, and constable. His performance evaluations indicated that he was a capable young man. Victor told his son, Elmer Johnson, that crewmembers in the Åland Mercantile Marine enlisted for six-year terms of service. He immigrated at Ship Island (near Biloxi, Mississippi) around 1905, at the end of his first term of service. Ship records indicate that he was a crewmember on the Asia until 1905.
It was a common practice for American immigrants to Anglicize their names. Like many others before him, my grandfather changed his name to "John Victor Johnson." Unlike most other Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the northern states, however, he decided to settle in Florida, perhaps because his brother Frans Oskar had already settled there. Frans Oskar died at an early age on July 4, 1904 (documented in Sideby Parish records. Victor's older brother Axel Adrian also changed his name to Axel Johnson after he immigrated to Michigan in 1890.
Victor learned to speak English easily, but always retained a Swedish accent.
After their marriage, Eva Pearl and Victor relocated temporarily to South Carolina. Their daughters Edna Victorine (April 1908-1933) and Martha Wendla (November 18, 1910-January 4, 2000) were born there. They returned to Florida around 1911, where he was hired as the foreman of the Tidewater Cypress Company in Lukens, near Cedar Key, a coastal community on the Gulf of Mexico, where their son John Victor "Vic" (December 1912-October 13, 1989) was born.
Eva Pearl died on March 26, 1915 from a massive infection, possibly uremic poisoning. She is buried in the Anthony Cemetery (Anthony, Marion County), near where she and Victor once owned a farm.
After Eva Pearl's death, Victor married Katie Frances DuBose in Worthington Springs, Florida.
Katie and Victor had two children, Elmer Hunter Johnson (born on January 11, 1917 in Lukens, Florida – died on February 27, 2007 in Seminole County, Florida) and Alice Lucille Johnson (born on November 6, 1920 in Sumner).
Katie died in 1950 in Jacksonville. Victor died on November 3, 1960 in Jacksonville.
Eva Pearl Adams Johnson Biography
Eva Pearl Adams was born (in Florida or South Carolina) on January 25, 1888.
She married Victor Johnson, a Finnish immigrant circa 1907.
John Victor ("Victor") Johnson was born "Johan Vicktor Johansson Bäckman" on April 30, 1881 in the parish of Sideby in the province of Vaasa, a community where schools, language and customs were Swedish. His parents (Johan Gustafsson Bäckman and Wendla Sofia Abrahamsdotter Högback) were Swedish Finns. Five of the seven children in his family who lived to adulthood immigrated to America.
• Hilma Sofia b. 1870 married Viktor August Eriksson Pellfolk
• Axel Adrian b. 1871 to USA 18 Jul 1890
• Hilda Cecilia b. 1874 to Föglö, Åland Isles, Finland (later to USA)
• Johan Viktor b. 1876, d. 1879
• Frans Oskar b. 1878 to USA Florida, died in Florida 1904
• Johan Viktor b. 1881 signed on a ship in 1899, to America 1900
• Josef Henrik b. 1883, d. 1886
• Mathilda Fransiska b. 1884, to USA 1903 married A. Finney, d. 1967
• Josef Arnold b. 1887 married Aino Juliana Fredriksdotter Sjöblom.
At the time of his birth, the Finnish people had faced extreme political and economic hardship for many years. A combination of Russian rule, forced military conscription, and harsh economic conditions had forced many Finnish people to emigrate. Parishes in Ostrobothnia experienced massive unemployment. As a young man, he realized that the opportunities in Finland for advanced schooling were very limited. Enlisting with the mercantile marine was possibly the only way he could further his education. Another possible reason for leaving Sideby was the death of his mother in 1896, when he was 15 years old.
Victor enrolled at the Åland Mercantile Marine office at Wårdö at the age of 18 on December 6, 1899. The Åland Mercantile Marine sailed under the Russian Flag because Finland was under Russian rule at that time. His Fräjdebok (inscription document) lists information about his service, the ports of call, and the names of the large sailing ships on which he served as the ship's carpenter, second mate, and constable. His performance evaluations indicated that he was a capable young man. Victor told his son, Elmer Johnson, that crewmembers in the Åland Mercantile Marine enlisted for six-year terms of service. He immigrated at Ship Island (near Biloxi, Mississippi) around 1905, at the end of his first term of service. Ship records indicate that he was a crewmember on the Asia until 1905.
It was a common practice for American immigrants to Anglicize their names. Like many others before him, my grandfather changed his name to "John Victor Johnson." Unlike most other Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the northern states, however, he decided to settle in Florida, perhaps because his brother Frans Oskar had already settled there. Frans Oskar died at an early age on July 4, 1904 (documented in Sideby Parish records. Victor's older brother Axel Adrian also changed his name to Axel Johnson after he immigrated to Michigan in 1890.
Victor learned to speak English easily, but always retained a Swedish accent.
After their marriage, Eva Pearl and Victor relocated temporarily to South Carolina. Their daughters Edna Victorine (April 1908-1933) and Martha Wendla (November 18, 1910-January 4, 2000) were born there. They returned to Florida around 1911, where he was hired as the foreman of the Tidewater Cypress Company in Lukens, near Cedar Key, a coastal community on the Gulf of Mexico, where their son John Victor "Vic" (December 1912-October 13, 1989) was born.
Eva Pearl died on March 26, 1915 from a massive infection, possibly uremic poisoning. She is buried in the Anthony Cemetery (Anthony, Marion County), near where she and Victor once owned a farm.
After Eva Pearl's death, Victor married Katie Frances DuBose in Worthington Springs, Florida.
Katie and Victor had two children, Elmer Hunter Johnson (born on January 11, 1917 in Lukens, Florida – died on February 27, 2007 in Seminole County, Florida) and Alice Lucille Johnson (born on November 6, 1920 in Sumner).
Katie died in 1950 in Jacksonville. Victor died on November 3, 1960 in Jacksonville.
Eva Pearl Adams was born (in Florida or South Carolina) on January 25, 1888.
She married Victor Johnson, a Finnish immigrant circa 1907.
John Victor ("Victor") Johnson was born "Johan Vicktor Johansson Bäckman" on April 30, 1881 in the parish of Sideby in the province of Vaasa, a community where schools, language and customs were Swedish. His parents (Johan Gustafsson Bäckman and Wendla Sofia Abrahamsdotter Högback) were Swedish Finns. Five of the seven children in his family who lived to adulthood immigrated to America.
• Hilma Sofia b. 1870 married Viktor August Eriksson Pellfolk
• Axel Adrian b. 1871 to USA 18 Jul 1890
• Hilda Cecilia b. 1874 to Föglö, Åland Isles, Finland (later to USA)
• Johan Viktor b. 1876, d. 1879
• Frans Oskar b. 1878 to USA Florida, died in Florida 1904
• Johan Viktor b. 1881 signed on a ship in 1899, to America 1900
• Josef Henrik b. 1883, d. 1886
• Mathilda Fransiska b. 1884, to USA 1903 married A. Finney, d. 1967
• Josef Arnold b. 1887 married Aino Juliana Fredriksdotter Sjöblom.
At the time of his birth, the Finnish people had faced extreme political and economic hardship for many years. A combination of Russian rule, forced military conscription, and harsh economic conditions had forced many Finnish people to emigrate. Parishes in Ostrobothnia experienced massive unemployment. As a young man, he realized that the opportunities in Finland for advanced schooling were very limited. Enlisting with the mercantile marine was possibly the only way he could further his education. Another possible reason for leaving Sideby was the death of his mother in 1896, when he was 15 years old.
Victor enrolled at the Åland Mercantile Marine office at Wårdö at the age of 18 on December 6, 1899. The Åland Mercantile Marine sailed under the Russian Flag because Finland was under Russian rule at that time. His Fräjdebok (inscription document) lists information about his service, the ports of call, and the names of the large sailing ships on which he served as the ship's carpenter, second mate, and constable. His performance evaluations indicated that he was a capable young man. Victor told his son, Elmer Johnson, that crewmembers in the Åland Mercantile Marine enlisted for six-year terms of service. He immigrated at Ship Island (near Biloxi, Mississippi) around 1905, at the end of his first term of service. Ship records indicate that he was a crewmember on the Asia until 1905.
It was a common practice for American immigrants to Anglicize their names. Like many others before him, my grandfather changed his name to "John Victor Johnson." Unlike most other Scandinavian immigrants who settled in the northern states, however, he decided to settle in Florida, perhaps because his brother Frans Oskar had already settled there. Frans Oskar died at an early age on July 4, 1904 (documented in Sideby Parish records. Victor's older brother Axel Adrian also changed his name to Axel Johnson after he immigrated to Michigan in 1890.
Victor learned to speak English easily, but always retained a Swedish accent.
After their marriage, Eva Pearl and Victor relocated temporarily to South Carolina. Their daughters Edna Victorine (April 1908-1933) and Martha Wendla (November 18, 1910-January 4, 2000) were born there. They returned to Florida around 1911, where he was hired as the foreman of the Tidewater Cypress Company in Lukens, near Cedar Key, a coastal community on the Gulf of Mexico, where their son John Victor "Vic" (December 1912-October 13, 1989) was born.
Eva Pearl died on March 26, 1915 from a massive infection, possibly uremic poisoning. She is buried in the Anthony Cemetery (Anthony, Marion County), near where she and Victor once owned a farm.
After Eva Pearl's death, Victor married Katie Frances DuBose in Worthington Springs, Florida.
Katie and Victor had two children, Elmer Hunter Johnson (born on January 11, 1917 in Lukens, Florida – died on February 27, 2007 in Seminole County, Florida) and Alice Lucille Johnson (born on November 6, 1920 in Sumner).
Katie died in 1950 in Jacksonville. Victor died on November 3, 1960 in Jacksonville.
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