Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Sampson, John 1815 - 
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  JOHN SAMPSON, a respected farmer and pioneer of Meeker county, whose home is on
section 4, Greenleaf township, is a native of Sweden, born on the 28th of March,
1815, and a son of Peter and Catherine Samnuelson. His early life was spent on the
farm of his parents, employed at farming and carpenter work. In 1858 he came to the
United States, having previous to this been married, and after living for one year
in Jamestown, N. Y., he, with the oldest daughter, took up their westward march in
April, 1859, and came to Meeker county, Minn. The trip from the Eastern States was
made by way of railroad and steamboat as far as Carver, Minn., the rest of the
family remaining in Jamestown until in the fall. He, together with Charles Allen and
Swan Palm, made the journey from Carver on foot. The trip was one of severe
hardship, as they found it almost impossible to get provisions. Mr. Sampson returned
to Carver with an ox team for his baggage, and the roads were so bad that many times
he was obliged to unload the wagon and carry its contents through the mire in his
arms. Shortly after arriving in Meeker county he selected land in section 4, in
Greenleaf, and  the following year (1860) erected a house, and  has since continued
to reside there, although extensive building and other improvements have been made,
so that the farm of to-day makes a wonderful contrast with the rude cabin home of
twenty-eight years ago.

   Mr. Sampson’s marriage took place on the 20th of June, 1842, when Anna Hellena, a
daughter of Jonas Jonson, became his wife. She was born in Sweden November 18,1822.
Their marriage was blessed with three children, as follows— Christina, born October
20, 1845, died October 25, 1875.; John Augustus, who is mentioned at length
elsewhere in this volume, and Johanna Louisa, born January 19,1852, died April
4,1886.

   At the time of the Indian outbreak the family were living on the farm and the
father was doing carpenter work for the neighborhood. The news of the massacre at
Acton, only a few miles distant, reached the family on the 17th of August, 1862, and
after stopping a short time at the houses of neighbors they went to Forest City.
After remaining there and at Kingston a short time, they spent several weeks at
Clearwater and St. Paul and then went to Cottage Grove, Washington county, Minn.,
where they rented a farm and remained until the fall of 1864. They then returned to
the homestead.

   Mr. Sampson is now spending the evening of his life, partially retired from the
cares of active business, and holds the respect and esteem of all who know him. Both
he and his wife are members of the Beckville Swedish Lutheran church, and are
exemplary Christian people.



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


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