Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Johnson, L. M. 1844 - 
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   ONE of the most intelligent and enterprising farmers in the southern part of the
county is L. M. Johnson, a resident of section 22, Greenleaf township. He is a
native of Sweden, and was born on February 25, 1844. His parents were also natives
of Sweden, where they are still living, his father following the vocation of a
farmer.

   L. M. Johnson, the subject of our sketch, was reared in early life on a farm, but
later, while still in the old country, was employed at the milling business, and at
the carpenter’s trade. In 1867, he left the land of his birth and came to the United
States, and after spending some three weeks in Chicago, he went to Marquette county,
Mich., where he worked at the carpenter’s trade. On May 8, 1869, he came to Meeker
county, Minn., and settled upon a farm on section 17, in Greenleaf township. In 1871
he entered a homestead of forty acres, where he now lives, on section 22, and moved
onto it during the same season. He now has a splendid farm of 180 acres, a large
portion of which is under cultivation, and his buildings, which are among the best
in the township, reflect great credit upon his enterprise and good management. He
has a large amount of stock and carries on diversified farming, together with stock
raising. He has taken an active interest in public matters.

   Mr. Johnson was married on July 4, 1867, to Sarah C. Olson. Her parents were born
in Sweden, where her father died, and her mother is still living. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson have been blessed with the following children— Johanna T., born June 24,
1869; Esther E., born October 6, 1870; Mary S., born July 11, 1873; John W., born
October 8, 1874; Ida N., born August 9, 1876; Ruth J., born May 16, 1878; Joshua E.,
born August 24, 1881; and a pair of twins that died at the time of their birth,
August 28, 1868. The family are members of the Church of God. Mr. Johnson has five
brothers and two sisters living in this country.


Additional Comments:
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888


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