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History of Buffalo & Pepin Counties, Wisconsin - Vol. 1
pub. H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., Winona, MN - 1919

         [page 186-187]
         
         GEORGE EDWIN JOHNSON, a respected citizen of Alma township,
       Buffalo county, who has made good progress along agricultural
       lines, and is now the owner of a good farm of 216 acres in Sec-
       tion 29, was born in town Belvidere, July 20, 1880, son of C. P.
       and AUGUSTA (IBERG) JOHNSON. The father was born in New York
       State, May 15, 1845, and when ten years old accompanied his
       parents to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, making the journey by way
       of the Great Lakes. After farming there for a year the family
       moved to Buffalo county, settling on Glencoe Ridge. C. P. JOHN-
       SON grew up in that locality and subsequently engaged in farm-
       ing for himself in Glencoe township. He is now living retired
       in the city of Alma. To him and his wife were born eleven chil-
       dren, of whom two are now deceased. The others now living are:
       BERTHA, who married FRANK KOEPP, and resides in Mondovi; HELEN,
       the wife of OTTO HECK, of Winona; GEORGE, subject of thi sketch;
       ALFRED A., who is employed in the dray business in Alma, and
       who married DORA HANSEMANN; LYDIA, who married SEBASTIAN KATIE-
       POLT and is living in the town of Nelson; ROMA F., who married
       MARY CEAL, and resides in St. Paul, being a conductor on the
       Omaha Railroad; ARTHUR A., who married SOFIA QUALE and is living
       in the town of Nelson; LILLIAN, who married WILLIAM BENEKE and
       resides in Alma; and ALICE, who attended normal school. GEORGE
       EDWIN JOHNSON acquired his education in the Tell school in Alma
       township. He resided at home with his parents until arriving at
       the age of 21 years, after which he worked out until he was 24.
       In 1911 he bought his present farm, which contains 215 acres.
       Of this area 115 acres are clear, the balance being in woodland
       and pasture. MR. JOHNSON has a good set of buildings, his barn
       measuring 24 by 72 feet, and his house being a good substantial
       building of nine rooms. MR. JOHNSON is successfully engaged in
       mixed farming and is doing a prosperous business. Through in-
       dustry and thrift he has improved his circumstances from year
       to year and has taken rank among the substantial citizens of
       his township. MR. JOHNSON was married March 26, 1904, to BERTHA
       HEROLD, who was born in Belvidere township, daughter of WILLIAM
       and LUISA (PASSOW) HEROLD. Her parents were born in Germany but
       married in this country, LUISA PASSOW being MR. HEROLD'S second
       wife. He has three times married, his first wife being ELIZABETH
       STEUBE. He married for his third wife AUGUSTINA MEYER, being her
       second husband. He had 16 children who grew to maturity, and five
       others who died young. He died in Belvidere February, 1913. Mr.
       and Mrs. JOHNSON have three children: HARVEY L., born November
       19, 1905; VIOLET V., born December 29, 1909, and LESTER EUGENE,
       born December 3, 1915. The two eldest are attending school. MR.
       JOHNSON and his family attend the Evangelical church at Alma.
       
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