Lena Johnson Schlichtemeier's
History of Swan Johnson Family
of Nance County, Nebraska (January 1936)
Minnie E. Johnson
[ Cover page ] [ Preface
] Mr.
and Mrs. Swan Johnson and Their Descendants Mrs.
Kjerstin Johnson, nee Vesterson Swan
Johnson Children
of Mr. and Mrs. Swan Johnson Thilda
Johnson [ Children
of Thilda Johnson ] Peter
R. Johnson John
Johnson Nels
Johnson [ Children
of Nels Johnson ] Ida
Johnson Eric
Johnson William
Johnson Victor
O. Johnson Ellen
Johnson Oscar
Johnson Minnie E. Johnson
Mary
Johnson [ Billy
Johnson dies at 88 ] |
MINNIE E. JOHNSON, eleventh child born to Swan and Kjerstin Johnson, was born February 16, 1879, at Keatskotoos, one and one-half miles east of Genoa, Nebraska. Shortly after her birth the family moved to a farm one and one-half miles west of Genoa, Nebraska, where she grew up, attended school at Genoa, graduating from the Genoa High School. After graduation she attended Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln, Nebraska. She was in her seni.r year when she went west and was offered a school in Centralia, Washington. Her Eighth Grade friend was the Superintendent of this school. She taught school for several years in Nebraska and Washington, finally going to Eugene, Oregon. In Eugene Minnie met and was united in marriage with Frank Baker, an architect. They build a home at Seattle, Washington, and have lived there for many years. Three children were born to them -- Elizabeth, Robert and Frances. Elizabeth is now Mrs. Howard H. Hardy, 5712 Greenwood Ave., Seattle, Washington. Frances is Mrs. Dan Bonnell, of 1549 Roosevelt Street, Pasedena, California. Robert A. Baker is engaged in banking in Alaska.
Elizabeth wrote Sept 21, 1955 and told me her mother passed away -- she was so shocked after losing Frances in February about 2 months later Elizabeth was so shocked to have lost her mother & just didn't write us. Minnie is the last to pass away in this big wonderful "J." family. |