BIOGRAPHIES:  Edward M. JOHNSON, Prairie Farm Township, Barron County, WI

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Edward M. Johnson, an estimable farmer of section 10, Prairie Farm Township,
was born on the place where he now lives, March 26, 1879, the son of Martin
and Lena Johnson, natives of Norway. He was reared on the home place, attended
school in the neighborhood, and learned farming and the carpenter trade from
his father. One season he worked in the woods. For some years he and his
brother, Holden, operated the farm in partnership. Since 1918 he has been the
sole owner. Being a carpenter by trade it is natural that he should have a
good set of buildings kept in the best of repair. His farm is well developed
and well fenced, and everything about the place bespeaks the thrift and good
judgment of the owner. In addition to doing his farm work, Mr. Johnson is in
partnership with his brother, Albert, in owning and operating a full threshing
outfit and portable sawmill. Mr. Johnson was married on March 4, 1904, at
Prairie Farm, to Caroline Gaylord, who was born in Norway in 1869. Mrs.
Johnson died in May, 1910, leaving two sons, Carl and Edwin, both dutiful sons
who are helping their father at home.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pg. 627.