Andrew Johnson Biography


	This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated
 	compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography,
	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 1063-1064

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ANDREW JOHNSON, a prosperous farmer of Pembrook township, took up his 
residence in Edmunds county in the early days of its settlement. He was 
born in the central part of Sweden in 1844, and was a son of Jacob and 
Anna Eliza (Hock) Johnson. His father was a farmer by occupation, as 
was also his grandfather, John Johnson. The maternal grandfather was a 
soldier. 

Our subject was the sixth son in a family of seven children and 
received common school advantages. At the age of fifteen years he left 
home and worked at farm labor and in 1876 went to New Zealand. He 
worked there at railroading ten years, and met with many exciting 
experiences with the native'. He visited his native country in 1886, 
remaining eleven months and then came to America, and went direct to 
Edmunds county. He purchased a relinquishment to the northwest quarter 
of section 22 in Pembrook township, and has since made -that place his 
home. He is the possessor of one hundred and sixty acres of land, about 
half of which is under cultivation, and he engages in grain and cattle 
raising. Prairie fire did damage amounting to one hundred dollars to 
hay and machinery in 1892, and again in 1898 he suffered a fifty dollar 
damage by the same agency. 

Mr. Johnson was married in 1877 to Miss Annie Mary Larson, who was born 
in central Sweden on a farm. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of 
five children, three of whom were born in New Zealand. The family are 
members of the Lutheran church, with the exception of the three oldest 
children, who are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Johnson takes 
an active interest in the welfare of his county and -township, and has 
served as chairman of the school board, and as road supervisor two 
terms. He is a Democrat in political faith.