Johan Christi was born on the "Sioe" (Sjø) farm, in Fjelberg parish, the son of Johan Nielsen and Kari Johannesdatter. He was the second of three children known to have been born on this farm. He married 5 Jun 1847 in Fjelberg to Johanna Marie Akselsdatter and their first child was also born on Sjø. Their next 8 children were born on the Røen farm in Skånevik parish, two children, John (1851) and Johanne (1855), died there as infants.
In 1861, Johan and Johanna and all of their children left Norway and settled in Mower County in Minnesota. There were three more children born on their Minnesota farm.
Obituary from The Adams Review, 1901:
Death of Sheriff Johnson's father.
John C. Johnson, Sr., died at an advanced age, at his home three and one-half miles southwest of town, early Thursday morning. The funeral will be held at Little Cedar Church, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2:30 p.m. the procession leaving the house at 1 o'clock.
John C. Johnson Sr., was born in Sjoe, Bergen Stift, Norway, January 1, 1824, and moved to this country, arriving here direct from Norway, June 1, 1861. He settled on the farm at that time where he has lived ever since.
He leaves a wife, four sons and four daughters to mourn the loss of a true father: John R. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Knutson, and Mrs. Nils Anderson of Marshall; Nils C. Johnson of Adams; A. C. Johnson of Kenyon, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Olson and John C. Johnson of this city, and Mrs. N.S. Gravdahl of Clayton Township.
From the History of Little Cedar Church written by Hans Jacob Hanson in 1909 (sent by Janet Stephenson):
As the Civil War progressed in intensity so that the number of volunteers was in doubt to meet the call of the president for men, it became necessary to draft civilians. The first draft of citizens in Adams Township occurred on July 18, 1864. Thirteen men were drafted, of which number eight were Norwegians. Four of them passed the examinations and were found to be fit for military service and were obliged to go or by paying a certain sum of money into a fund for hiring substitutes they could be exempted. The four men who were found to be fit for military service, in the Norwegian group, were John C. Johnson Sr., the brothers Rognald and Johannes Olsen Holstad and Halvor Knutsen Aaberg. Each of these paid $300 for substitutes. Later the township reimbursed them for $100 each.
Adams Township 1870 Census:
John C. Johnson 56 Norway [Johan Christi]
Mary 44 Norway [Johanna Marie Roen]
John 18 Norway [John R.]
Alleck 17 Norway [Axel Christi]
John 15 Norway [John C.]
Elling 12 Norway [Edward C.]
Nils 10 Norway [Nels C.]
Mary 7 Minnesota [Marie, Mrs. Nils Gravdahl]
Inga 6 Minnesota [Ingeri, Mrs. Nils Anderson]
Peter 4 Minnesota
In 1861, Johan and Johanna and all of their children left Norway and settled in Mower County in Minnesota. There were three more children born on their Minnesota farm.
Obituary from The Adams Review, 1901:
Death of Sheriff Johnson's father.
John C. Johnson, Sr., died at an advanced age, at his home three and one-half miles southwest of town, early Thursday morning. The funeral will be held at Little Cedar Church, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2:30 p.m. the procession leaving the house at 1 o'clock.
John C. Johnson Sr., was born in Sjoe, Bergen Stift, Norway, January 1, 1824, and moved to this country, arriving here direct from Norway, June 1, 1861. He settled on the farm at that time where he has lived ever since.
He leaves a wife, four sons and four daughters to mourn the loss of a true father: John R. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Knutson, and Mrs. Nils Anderson of Marshall; Nils C. Johnson of Adams; A. C. Johnson of Kenyon, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Olson and John C. Johnson of this city, and Mrs. N.S. Gravdahl of Clayton Township.
From the History of Little Cedar Church written by Hans Jacob Hanson in 1909 (sent by Janet Stephenson):
As the Civil War progressed in intensity so that the number of volunteers was in doubt to meet the call of the president for men, it became necessary to draft civilians. The first draft of citizens in Adams Township occurred on July 18, 1864. Thirteen men were drafted, of which number eight were Norwegians. Four of them passed the examinations and were found to be fit for military service and were obliged to go or by paying a certain sum of money into a fund for hiring substitutes they could be exempted. The four men who were found to be fit for military service, in the Norwegian group, were John C. Johnson Sr., the brothers Rognald and Johannes Olsen Holstad and Halvor Knutsen Aaberg. Each of these paid $300 for substitutes. Later the township reimbursed them for $100 each.
Adams Township 1870 Census:
John C. Johnson 56 Norway [Johan Christi]
Mary 44 Norway [Johanna Marie Roen]
John 18 Norway [John R.]
Alleck 17 Norway [Axel Christi]
John 15 Norway [John C.]
Elling 12 Norway [Edward C.]
Nils 10 Norway [Nels C.]
Mary 7 Minnesota [Marie, Mrs. Nils Gravdahl]
Inga 6 Minnesota [Ingeri, Mrs. Nils Anderson]
Peter 4 Minnesota
Johan Christi was born on the "Sioe" (Sjø) farm, in Fjelberg parish, the son of Johan Nielsen and Kari Johannesdatter. He was the second of three children known to have been born on this farm. He married 5 Jun 1847 in Fjelberg to Johanna Marie Akselsdatter and their first child was also born on Sjø. Their next 8 children were born on the Røen farm in Skånevik parish, two children, John (1851) and Johanne (1855), died there as infants.
In 1861, Johan and Johanna and all of their children left Norway and settled in Mower County in Minnesota. There were three more children born on their Minnesota farm.
Obituary from The Adams Review, 1901:
Death of Sheriff Johnson's father.
John C. Johnson, Sr., died at an advanced age, at his home three and one-half miles southwest of town, early Thursday morning. The funeral will be held at Little Cedar Church, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2:30 p.m. the procession leaving the house at 1 o'clock.
John C. Johnson Sr., was born in Sjoe, Bergen Stift, Norway, January 1, 1824, and moved to this country, arriving here direct from Norway, June 1, 1861. He settled on the farm at that time where he has lived ever since.
He leaves a wife, four sons and four daughters to mourn the loss of a true father: John R. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Knutson, and Mrs. Nils Anderson of Marshall; Nils C. Johnson of Adams; A. C. Johnson of Kenyon, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Olson and John C. Johnson of this city, and Mrs. N.S. Gravdahl of Clayton Township.
From the History of Little Cedar Church written by Hans Jacob Hanson in 1909 (sent by Janet Stephenson):
As the Civil War progressed in intensity so that the number of volunteers was in doubt to meet the call of the president for men, it became necessary to draft civilians. The first draft of citizens in Adams Township occurred on July 18, 1864. Thirteen men were drafted, of which number eight were Norwegians. Four of them passed the examinations and were found to be fit for military service and were obliged to go or by paying a certain sum of money into a fund for hiring substitutes they could be exempted. The four men who were found to be fit for military service, in the Norwegian group, were John C. Johnson Sr., the brothers Rognald and Johannes Olsen Holstad and Halvor Knutsen Aaberg. Each of these paid $300 for substitutes. Later the township reimbursed them for $100 each.
Adams Township 1870 Census:
John C. Johnson 56 Norway [Johan Christi]
Mary 44 Norway [Johanna Marie Roen]
John 18 Norway [John R.]
Alleck 17 Norway [Axel Christi]
John 15 Norway [John C.]
Elling 12 Norway [Edward C.]
Nils 10 Norway [Nels C.]
Mary 7 Minnesota [Marie, Mrs. Nils Gravdahl]
Inga 6 Minnesota [Ingeri, Mrs. Nils Anderson]
Peter 4 Minnesota
In 1861, Johan and Johanna and all of their children left Norway and settled in Mower County in Minnesota. There were three more children born on their Minnesota farm.
Obituary from The Adams Review, 1901:
Death of Sheriff Johnson's father.
John C. Johnson, Sr., died at an advanced age, at his home three and one-half miles southwest of town, early Thursday morning. The funeral will be held at Little Cedar Church, Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2:30 p.m. the procession leaving the house at 1 o'clock.
John C. Johnson Sr., was born in Sjoe, Bergen Stift, Norway, January 1, 1824, and moved to this country, arriving here direct from Norway, June 1, 1861. He settled on the farm at that time where he has lived ever since.
He leaves a wife, four sons and four daughters to mourn the loss of a true father: John R. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Knutson, and Mrs. Nils Anderson of Marshall; Nils C. Johnson of Adams; A. C. Johnson of Kenyon, Minn.; Mrs. Ida Olson and John C. Johnson of this city, and Mrs. N.S. Gravdahl of Clayton Township.
From the History of Little Cedar Church written by Hans Jacob Hanson in 1909 (sent by Janet Stephenson):
As the Civil War progressed in intensity so that the number of volunteers was in doubt to meet the call of the president for men, it became necessary to draft civilians. The first draft of citizens in Adams Township occurred on July 18, 1864. Thirteen men were drafted, of which number eight were Norwegians. Four of them passed the examinations and were found to be fit for military service and were obliged to go or by paying a certain sum of money into a fund for hiring substitutes they could be exempted. The four men who were found to be fit for military service, in the Norwegian group, were John C. Johnson Sr., the brothers Rognald and Johannes Olsen Holstad and Halvor Knutsen Aaberg. Each of these paid $300 for substitutes. Later the township reimbursed them for $100 each.
Adams Township 1870 Census:
John C. Johnson 56 Norway [Johan Christi]
Mary 44 Norway [Johanna Marie Roen]
John 18 Norway [John R.]
Alleck 17 Norway [Axel Christi]
John 15 Norway [John C.]
Elling 12 Norway [Edward C.]
Nils 10 Norway [Nels C.]
Mary 7 Minnesota [Marie, Mrs. Nils Gravdahl]
Inga 6 Minnesota [Ingeri, Mrs. Nils Anderson]
Peter 4 Minnesota
Family Members
Siblings
Children
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Ida Gurine Johnson Olsen
1847–1940
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Kari Johanne Oletta Johnson Knutson
1848–1932
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John Roen Johnson
1852–1932
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Axel Christi Johnson
1854–1927
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John C. Johnson Jr
1855–1934
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Elling Johan "Edward" Johnson
1858–1886
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Nels Christi Johnson
1860–1936
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Johanne Marie "Mary" Johnson Gravdahl
1863–1935
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Ingeri Katrine "Belle" Johnson Anderson
1864–1954
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Peter Olai Johnson
1867–1871
