Jonas Petter JONSSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Stone cutter, farmer
• Confirmation: Aug 1887, Kläppe Marby, Jämtlands län, Sweden

Notes:

Jonas Petter was confirmed in 1887 according to Kläppe Marby parish records (August 23 or 26 according to the Hösen of Frappnäs 87-94 Household Exam). He was still living at home (Hösen, Marby Annex) at the time of the 1890 Swedish census.

From the Brunflo parish records, as translated ineptly by DRC:

January 21, 1900 previously mentioned Jonas Petter moved from Oviken to Östersund for work, what kind of work we don’t know

{This is consistent with what is shown in the 1900 Swedish census in which Jonas is shown as one of two bachelor farmhands living on the farm owned by Olof Huldberg at Gård N:o 53 in Östersund Jämtlands län.}

May 10 to December 3, 1908, Märta Greta worked in Östersund where they met

October 13, 1908 the newlyweds moved to Berge No. 1 in Brunflo at a farm owned by A. Genberg in Östersund

1909 Jonas Petter and Märta Greta moved to No. 1 Åkre where their first children were born

1914 According to information, they then lived in No. 2 Åkre for there Anna was born

After that they moved to Viken, but what year can not be determined, because that move was not reported. The emigration certificate was printed from Åkre to North America on July 11, 1917.

Jonas (46) and Marta (36) emigrated to the US from Sweden in August, 1917, with Rudolph (7), Karin (6), and Anna (3). According to EmiHamn, the family emigrated on August 18th, bound for Amery, WI. They crossed the Atlantic north of the German submarine zone during the World War. They arrived at Amery on September 25, 1917, via Ellis Island and Chicago.

The Ellis Island records show:

Bergensfjord, "sailing from Christiana," arrived at Ellis Island on September 22, 1917. Among the passengers were:

Jonsson, Jonas Petter 45y
Jonsson, Marta Greta 36y
Jonsson, Jon Rudolf 7y
Jonsson, Karin Margareta 6y
Jonsson, Anna Teresia 2y

and further down the page, just as Rudolph remembered:

Ordell, Gustaf Vilhelm 25y

All 6 were listed as "Sweden-Scand." for ethnicity and "Brunflo, Sweden" as place of residence.

Here's the URL for a page on the Bergensfjord: http://www.museumsnett.no/mka/ssa/ber-fjor.htm

The Jonssons (“Johnsons”) were renting a farm in Apple River township east of Balsam Lake at the time (March 31) of the 1920 Census. They had a boarder: a 36 year old Norwegian man named Nils Hildrum. They couldn’t have lived at the Apple River Twp farm for very long if Lizzie Swanson had to have lived nearby to be the midwife for the birth of Carl. (See next paragraph.)

The Johnsons were renting a farm in Balsam Lake township at the time of the census in 1930. The household consisted of John P Johnson, 58, Martha, 49, Rudolph J, 20, Anna T, 15, and Carl R, 9. They did not have a radio. Karin is not listed so was not living at home. Their neighbors were the Axel Greens on one side and the Lester Fullers on the other. Oscar and Lizzie Swanson lived next to the Fullers.

In the 1940 census, he was still John P Johnson. He and Martha, Rudolph, and Carl, lived in Balsam Lake Twp, “on south town line road near east end.” It was the same house that they lived in in 1935. John P is still a citizen of Sweden. A few entries down the form is the entry for Shirley Engels (#640) and his wife and daughter. John P and Martha had fifth grade educations, Rudolph and Carl were high school graduates.

Jonas died from cancer, either prostate or bladder.

Jonas’s pallbearers: Carl, Rudolph, Ed, Gene, Robert Valgren from St. Paul, and Simon Valgren from Amery.

Birth:
Kläppe

Died:
12:20 AM with daughter Karin at his bedside

Jonas married Märta Greta JÖNSSON on 31 Oct 1908 in Brunflo, Jämtlands län, Sweden. Märta (daughter of Jöns DANIELSSON and Margareta NILSDOTTER) was born on 24 Sep 1880 in Lockne, Jämtlands län, Sweden; died on 2 Oct 1956 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried in Milltown Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Social Security Number: 388-16-6806 issued in Wisconsin before 1951
• Wisconsin Death Certificate: 001799

Notes:

His name on his birth record: Johan Rudolf.

Never married. Lived on, and died on, his farm on the northeast corner of Wild Goose Lake, east of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

Became an American citizen in 1933 at the age of 23.

Birth:
Åkre No. 1

Died:
Died at home

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2006-MN-036637

Notes:

Became an American citizen in 1942 or 1943 at the age of 31.

Worked as a domestic in Duluth at the age of 15.

At the time of the 1930 census, it looks like she was a servant in the John and Hannah Anderson family living at 517 and 1/2 West Fourth Street in Duluth. She is shown as "Carrie T" Johnson, age 18, born in Sweden and both parents born in Sweden.

In the 1940 census, she and Gene and Phil live in Minneapolis at 1016 24th Avenue SE. Gene was a sign writer for an ice cream factory. He had four years of high school, she had an eighth-grade education.

Shown as Corrine Margaret on her children’s birth certificates.

As published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on December 31, 2006:

Mousseau, Corrine M.

Mousseau, Corrine M. age 95, of Mpls. Born May 17, 1911 in Brunflo, Sweden and immigrated to the U.S. in 1917. She died at home on Dec. 27, 2006. Preceded in death by husband, Eugene; parents, Jonas & Marta Johnson; brothers, Rudolph and Carl Johnson; and niece, Peggy Lamb. Survived by son, Phil (Sandy) Mousseau; daughter, Bonnie (Wade) Gibbons; grandchildren, Jeannie (Dennis) Krull, Michelle (Keith) Wander, John (Naomi) Mousseau, Andrew (Kristin) Gibbons and Daniel (Addie) Gibbons; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Ann Ellingboe; and various nieces and nephews. Service 1 PM Tuesday, with visitation one hour prior at Morris Nilsen Chapel, 6527 Portland Ave S., Richfield. Interment Ft. Snelling.

Birth:
Åkre No. 1

Died:
as Corrine M Mousseau

Buried:
Section W, Site 2527

Karin married Eugene Wallace MOUSSEAU on 23 Nov 1935 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Eugene (son of Marshall D MOUSSEAU and Emma P GAUVREAU) was born on 7 May 1913 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; died on 6 Mar 1982 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 10 Mar 1982 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her name as spelled in her birth record: Annie Elisabet.

Died of pneumonia.

Birth:
Åkre No. 1,

Buried:
no gravestone

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 2007-MN-033864

Notes:

The spelling of her middle name (Terésia) is as her mother spelled it on a picture of Anna at age 1 (”1 år”).

Confirmed in the Swedish Baptist church.

In the 1934 St. Paul city directory, she may be the Anna Johnson, maid, residing at 937 Case (p. 280 of 967).

In the 1940 census, she was a live-in servant with the John McKelvey family of 30 Barton in Minneapolis. She worked 52 hours per week and had earned $350 in 1939.

Became an American citizen in 1942 or 1943 at the age of 28.

Märta, in her letter back to Karl dated September 14, 1947, says: “Anna is engaged so as soon as they can find a house, they will get married.”

At the time that she and Ed got their marriage license in October of 1947, she lived at 1800 Stevens Avenue.

Her obit (appeared in the December 4th and 5th editions of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

Ellingboe, Anna T. Born in Jamtland, Sweden, July 25, 1914. Faithful servant entered eternal life, Dec. 3, 2007. Welcomed home by beloved husband, Edwin (U.S.A.F.); parents, Marta & Jonas; siblings, Rudolph, Carl and Anny Johnson and Corinne (Johnson) Mousseau; niece, Peggy Lamb. Anna will be lovingly remembered by her daughters and sons-in-law, Mary & Donald Carlson (Green Bay) and Donna & Eric Engels (Eagan); cherished grandma of Eric O. And Lindsay Carlson, Anny Engels-Bergh (Michael Bergh), Gabriel and Kaitlin Engels; great-grandma of Tobias, Elijah and Justus Bergh. Anna is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Lorraine Johnson, Evelyn (Gaylord) Horwath and Beulah Luckman; devoted nephew, Phil (Sandy) Mousseau and niece, Bonnie (Wade) Gibbons; many other relatives, dear friends and her family in Sweden. Anna was a former Lutheran Social Service foster mother of 65 children and a long-time dedicated volunteer at the VA Hospital. She was a member of Gold Star Wives of America and Hope Lutheran Church. Anna has been a resident of Mt. Olivet/Careview for the past 5 years. Her humble, kind and giving presence in this world will be deeply missed. She now rests in the arms of her Lord and Savior. A celebration of Anna's life will be held Thursday, 11 AM at her church home, Hope Lutheran Church, 5728 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. Visitation one hour before service. Interment Ft. Snelling. Memorials preferred to Hope Lutheran Church. "Hälsa Dem Därhemma"

Birth:
Åkre 2

Died:
approx 3:30 AM at the Mount Olivet home

Buried:
Section O, Site 576

Anna married Edwin Oliver ELLINGBOE on 22 Nov 1947 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Edwin (son of Ole Oveson ELLINGBOE and Rose Mathilda THOMPSON) was born on 26 Jul 1910 in New Market Twp, Scott County, Minnesota; died on 24 Mar 1969 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; was buried on 26 Mar 1969 in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown as Carl Ranger Johnson on his daughters’ birth certificates.

In the 1950 Minneapolis city directory, he, as Carl R and Lorraine M live at 5767 39th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

That’s also what is shown for his address in the 1950 census. In that census, he’s an auto mechanic for the U.S. government. His wife is Murriel L and his children are Peggy Anne and Nancy Lee.

In the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, Carl R and “Murriel L” Johnson live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

In the 1960 directory, he and Muriel L live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic at the U.S. Naval Air Station.

From his funeral program:

He spent four years in the Navy, 33 years working for the Department of Defense in Minneapolis, and ten years cashiering at Country Club {grocery store} in Minneapolis. Upon his retirement, he and his wife moved to Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and enjoyed entertaining at their lake home for the next 12 years. In 2001 they moved to Stanwood, Washington, and soon after he entered the Warm Beach Nursing Home where he died on September 27, 2005.

Pallbearers at his funeral: Bruce Ausen, Eric Engels, Bruce Fossum, Larry Johnson, Denny Mabry, and Phillip Mousseau.

Birth:
Not listed in the Wisconsin Births record, unless he’s the Johnson born 2 Sep 1920 in Polk County (no other name shown).

Karl married Murriel Lorraine AUSEN on 19 Jun 1944 in Wisconsin. Murriel (daughter of Martin (Mike) AUSEN and Gertrude Elizabeth ENGEL) was born on 23 Jul 1922 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin; died on 7 Jul 2017 in Snohomish County, Washington; was buried on 24 Jul 2017 in Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bonnie married W.H. GIBBONS [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1982-MN-017061

Notes:

Baptism:
In the same church that Carl was baptized in.

Peggy married M.J. BOZONIE, Jr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peggy married P.M. LAMB [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]