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JOHN R. JOHNSON, contractor and house builder, Mount Jewett, is a son of Johannis and Anna Elizabeth Johnson,
of the township of Hellefors, county of Orebro, located in the central part of Sweden, the city of Orebro being
the capital of said county, and iron mining and lumbering the chief industries of that part of Sweden. Johannis
Johnson, shoemaker by trade, was born in 1818, and died of consumption when forty eight years old; his remains
he buried in the Hellefors Cemetery. His wife, Anna Elizabeth, was born in 1813, has worked hard all her days,
and is yet living in her native country. They had six children, two of whom are deceased, and four are living in
America. Of these, John R., who was the youngest child, was born February 4, 1858, in Orebro county, Sweden. He
received his education in his native country, and spent his boyhood days with his parents, learning the carpenter's
trade. In May, 1878, he left his native country and came to America, locating at Mount Jewett, where he worked
at his trade, and after some time he bought a piece of land. As the place was growing, the land rose in price,
and he became very successful in selling land lots. On December 24, 1882, Mr. Johnson married Miss Emma F. Eken,
a daughter of John and Lena Eken, former a wealthy farmer of Mount Jewett. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have a fine home,
where they reside on the main street, Mount Jewett, and have a family of three children: Ernest R. W., born October
3, 1883; Ethel Beatrice, born November 10, 1886; Lilly Elvira, born January 9, 1889, all of whom reside at home.
Mr. Johnson is very successful in his business, and Mrs. Johnson is a happy mother, loving and beloved by her children,
a woman who is a blessing to her family. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attend the Lutheran Church; in polities he votes
with the Prohibition party.
From:
History of the Counties of
McKean, Elk and Forest,
Pennsylvania
With Biographical Selections.
J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers
Chicago, 1890.
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