Bio of Johnson, Andrew K. (b.1830) Wabasha Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Timm and Carol Judge ========================================================================= This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884. Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab1.htm There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some of the bios on her pages. Johnson, Andrew K., farmer, of Elgin, is a grandson of John Johnson, of Massachusetts. Ephraim, father of Andrew Johnson, was a Free Will Baptist preacher, and married Sarah Knowlton, both being natives of Maine. Andrew, father of Sarah Knowlton, served seven years in the Revolution War. The subject of this paragraph was born in Welliongton, Piscataquis County, same State, March 4, 1830. He was reared on a farm, and at sixteen began blacksmithing, which occupied his time for about twenty years. In the fall of 1853, he went to Green Lake County, Wisconsin, where he became possessed of a farm of eighty acres. Here he was married, in 1854, to Miss Susan Day, who was born in Brighton, Maine, August 19, 1831. Miss Johnson's parents-Amos Day and Hannah Robins-were natives of New Hampshire and Massachusetts respectively. In 1860 Mr. Johnson bought land on section 19, Elgin, and moved thither the next year. He is now the possessor of 720 acres in one body, and heavily engaged in stock and grain raising. He also has a half-section of land at Andover, Dakota, as have each of his children. Mr. Johnson's stock now includes eighty-two head of grade cattle. He has buried twenty-four horses since his residence here. He is a member of the Elgin Masonic Lodge and Plainview Oddfellows. Is a thorough Republican. On the 14th of August, 1862, he enlisted in the 9th Minnesota Regiment, and served eight months on the Western frontier. At the end of this time he was discharged on account of disability and sent home to die. With characteristic determination he refused to yield up the ghost, although he has never fully recovered his health. His children reside as follows: Alfred A. and Laura, Andover, Dakota; Susan Adelia (Mrs. William Clone), Larimore, Dakota; Joseph Arthur, Andover; Leonard H., section 19, Elgin; Fred Owen, Lillian May, Mary Edith and Nora Elsie, with parents.