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Johannes Johannesen Dosland

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Johannes Johannesen Dosland

Birth
Kvinnherad kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway
Death
24 Feb 1886 (aged 86)
Calamus, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Calamus, Clinton County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Johannes was known as Johannes Johannesen in Iowa. He was also recorded and called John Johnson Sr. He did not use Dosland as a family name in Iowa, but the name appears on his memorial stone.
Johannes was the son of Johannes Svendsen Dosland and Kari Johannesdatter Tveit. He married Elizabeth (Lizbet) the daughter of Arne Eriksson Ask and Kristi Englesdatter Tveit. Johannes sold his interest in upper Dosland and emmigrated in 1853, following his son John D. Johnson who had left for America in 1852. The children of Johannes and Elizabeth, all born in Norway, were known here as John D. Johnson, George (Gjert) Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Carrie Johnson, Margaret Johnson and Christina Johnson.
Johannes was known as Johannes Johannesen in Iowa. He was also recorded and called John Johnson Sr. He did not use Dosland as a family name in Iowa, but the name appears on his memorial stone.
Johannes was the son of Johannes Svendsen Dosland and Kari Johannesdatter Tveit. He married Elizabeth (Lizbet) the daughter of Arne Eriksson Ask and Kristi Englesdatter Tveit. Johannes sold his interest in upper Dosland and emmigrated in 1853, following his son John D. Johnson who had left for America in 1852. The children of Johannes and Elizabeth, all born in Norway, were known here as John D. Johnson, George (Gjert) Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Carrie Johnson, Margaret Johnson and Christina Johnson.

Gravesite Details

Name is spelled Johannesson on the headstone



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