Person:Thomas Johnson (3)

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Thore Halvorson Johnson
b.16 Sep 1845 Bø, Telemark, Norway
d.2 Nov 1914 Barron, Wisconsin, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1844
  1. Johannes Halvorson1843 - 1865
  2. Thore Halvorson Johnson1845 - 1914
  3. Henry Or Jenner Johnson1850 - 1929
  4. Cornelia Johnson1853 - 1886
  5. Nelson Or Nels Halvorson Johnson1858 - 1906
  6. Oliver Halvorson Johnson1865 - 1916
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thore Halvorson Johnson1845 - 1914
  • W.  Anna Larson1849 - 1880
m. 26 Oct 1867
  1. John A Henry Johnson1868 - 1935
  2. Edward Albert Johnson1869 - 1944
  3. Thomas Oscar Johnson1871 - 1925
  4. Henry Robert Johnson1873 - 1952
  5. Nels Johnson1875 - 1951
  6. Esther Johnson1877 - 1961
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Jan 1881
  1. Alma S Johnson1881 -
  2. Melvin Johnson1883 - 1931
  3. Lena Johnson1885 -
  4. Emily Johnson1888 - 1975
  5. Myrtle Johnson1889 - 1982
  6. Ralph LeRoy Johnson1892 - 1962
  7. Fred Johnson1894 - 1972
  8. Viola Johnson1897 - 1983
  9. Merriam Iolene Johnson1899 - 1977
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Facts and Events
Name Thore Halvorson Johnson
Alt Name Thomas _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Sep 1845 Bø, Telemark, Norway
Immigration[1] 1855
Marriage 26 Oct 1867 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United Statesto Anna Larson
Marriage 1 Jan 1881 Maple Grove, Barron, Wisconsin, United Statesto Wilhelmina Storm
Alt Marriage Abt 1883 1900 census
to Wilhelmina Storm
Census[1] 1 Jun 1900 Maple Grove, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
Military[2] Civil War, 95th Illinois Infantry, Co B
Death[2] 2 Nov 1914 Barron, Wisconsin, United States
Burial[2] Wayside Cemetery, Barron, Barron, Wisconsin, United States

Immigrated w/ his parents in 1850's.
Settled in Boone Co, IL
Enlisted and fought w/ the Il 98th co B, the 47th during the Civil War.
Spent 9 months in Andersonville Prison, released in prisoner trade. Family history is that his brother John was with him at Andersonville, where he died.
After the war, he was in the meat business, but then relocated to Wisconsin with his family. At the same time, his parents also relocated and ended up in Montana. We are unsure what caused the family to leave Illinois.
His first wife, Anna, died and he quickly remarried Mina Storm. They were of the first settlers in Barron co wisconsin, and settled in Maple Grove, where it is related they had the most beautiful home in the county.
Thore served on several county boards, electrical, school, utility, farming. also founded the scandinavian church in prairie lake township.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barron, Wisconsin, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVY-J8Z : accessed 25 September 2017), Thomas H Johnson, Maple Grove town, Barron, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,777. .
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas Halvorson "Thore" Johnson, in Find A Grave.
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