Otto F Johnson

  Research Notes:

1. 1930 US Census, St Paul, MN

- house 1895, West Minnehaka St
- labourer with radiator factory; works for a wage; worked the day before
- Anna C, wife, age 36 <1894> in MN
- marriage in about 1913
- children, Ora A, age 16 <1914> in Canada, American Citizen; Alice L, age 11 <1919> in Canada, American Citizen; Mabel J, age 5 <1925>, born in MN
- rented home - $15 rent; didn't own a radio

2. +++ [ 6 June 2009 ]

- Western Land Grants - NW Sec 16, Twp 6, Range 20, W2 - Weyburn, SK area Twp 6 Range 20 is actually in the Municipality of The Gap #39, Ceylon, SK


3 1916 Canada - Otto Johnson, born 1887 in MN, Twp 6 Range 20; Municipality of The Gap #39, Ceylon, SK


- Otto, Annie Caroline S(L?)emmes (?), age 21 <1895> born in MN; and Ora Adadline, age 2, <1914> SK
- Otto to Canada in 1908; natualized in 1912
- Annie to Canad in 1913
- also in household, Melvin Lemses (?) - likely a brother to Annie Caroline; as a lodger, age 20, born in MN


b. Weyburn, RM Gap, SK

- Otto, age 34 born in USA; emigrated 1907; nat 1910; Norwegian .. u Ch [ United Church ]; farmer - own account, owns home built of wood
- Annie, wife, age 27 born in US; emigrated 1913 [? 1915]
- Ora daughter, age 7 born in Canada
- Alice, daughter, age 3 born in Canada


4. Builders of the Great Land - History of the RM of The Gap, No 39, Ceylon and Hardy, SK; p 158

- write up based on a letter received by Mrs Helen Poteman (however no family information on Poteman) from Otto and dated 1 Mar 1951 - she says Otto is an uncle -- likely she comes from Mrs Otto Johnson's family
- born 15 Jan 1887 in a log hut called the Suttle Place - near Gurney Lake, Little Saulk Twp
- at 17 years of age <1904>, he came to Canada to work for his uncle Levi Roan
- the following year he took a homestead
- married in 1913
- lived in Canada till 1923 and then moved back to Asakis, MN
- four children - Ora, Alice, Andrew, Mabel

++ Andrew wasn't listed on the 1930 US Census - died? or possibly he was away from the home at someother family member; Mabel was born



5. Death - Stearns Co, MN (St Cloud as County seat) -- Haglund database indicates Melrose which is in Stearns Co

- no Anna C born in about 1894 -- index has two individuals with birth as 1896, dieing in Stearns Co

6. Ancestry.com [ 13 June 2010 ]

- MN Marriage - no listing for Ora, Alice or Mabel; Andrew - one listing, but says birth abt 1919
- US Cities - no listing 1947, St Cloud

7. Ancestry.com - US Cities Directories, R L Polk, St Paul, MN

- Otto F and Anna C, home address: 886 Tatum Ave
- 1937 - driver TCRT Co; page 616 (ancestry p 612)
- 1941 - lab TCRT Co; page 613 (ancestry p 607)
- 1948 - mtcemn (maintenance man) - TCRT Co; page 402 (ancestry p 377)
- Alice L is only listed in 1937 as a clerk, 883 Tatum, Ave
- Mabel or Ora are not listed
- numerous Andrew's
- NOTE: I didn't view each year from 1936-1948; assume the residence is the same [ 13 June 2010 ]



From Wikipedia.com: Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT), also known as Twin City Lines (TCL), was a transportation company that operated streetcars and buses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Other types of transportation were tested including taxicabs and steamboats, along with the operation of some destination sites such as amusement parks. It existed under the TCRT name from a merger in the 1890s until it was purchased in 1962. At its height in the early-20th century, the company operated an intercity streetcar system that was believed to be one of the best in the United States. It is a predecessor of the current Metro Transit bus and light rail that operates in the metro area.
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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States. ³¹¹⁹

2. Residence - 1916: Rural Municipality of The Gap #39, 1916, Ceylon, Saskatchewan, Canada. ³¹²²

3. Residence - 1936-1948, 1936-1948, St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, United States. ³¹²³

4. Residence - 1921, 1 Jun 1921, Ceylon, Saskatchewan, Canada. ³¹²⁴ Farm: Sec 16, Twp 6, Range 20, W 2nd; Rural Municipality of the Gap

Otto married Anna C Lennes on 3 Mar 1913 ³¹¹⁹.^,3120 (Anna C Lennes was born about 1894 in Gordon Twp, Todd Co, Minnesota, United States.)