Lena Johnson Schlichtemeier's
History of Swan Johnson Family
of Nance County, Nebraska (January 1936)
Preface by Jordan Jones
[ 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 ] |
In 1936, Lena Johnson Schlichtemeier, granddaughter
of Swan and Kjerstin Johnson, wrote this history of her family. J. W. Johnson,
her brother (also known as John William and Billie) assisted her in this
project. Typed copies of the family history were given to people in the
family. I got my copy of the history from my mother, Alice May Hill Jones,
who probably got it from her mother, Helen Kjerstine Johnson Hill Harris.
If you look closely, you will notice that some of the dates in this document are after the January 1936 date of publication that appears on the cover. Lena and/or someone else has added to this document over time. The most significant additions include information on the deaths of Thilda Johnson (Lena's mother), Nels Johnson (Lena's uncle and my great grandfather), Minnie Johnson (Lema's aunt), and Billy Johnson (Lena's brother and assistant on her family history project). The copy I have used for my source for this electronic version is one given to my mother by Stuart Schlichtemeier in August of 1997. This is the most complete version I have seen, including Billy's obituary. Nothing seems to have been removed from any previous version, only added on. Much that is preserved here is straight from the mouths of the family members the document describes. Lena was the eldest child of Swan and Kjerstin's eldest child. Lena writes with a wit and a sensitivity to detail that help send us back to rural Nebraska and the Johnson homestead near the town of Genoa in Nance County, Nebraska. Comments by the editor and page numbers are indicated red type enclosed in brakets. Portions of the text that seem to have been added after the stated publication date are indicated with green type. Please let me know if this document helps you in your ancesrtral search. -- Jordan Jones / jordan@leapingdogpress.com |