Carl Gunnar JOHNSON

1889 - 1969  (80 years)

• Name	Carl Gunnar JOHNSON
  Born	29 Jan 1889	, Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden
  	The Find A Grave memorial page for Gunnar Johnson indicates two different years for his birth, both 1889 and 1899. It also indicates that he was born in Kopparberg, Sweden, which is an approximate location. His birth was recorded in the Swedish Church Records for 29 Jan 1899 in Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden.
  Christened	5 Feb 1899	, Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden
  	No sponsors were recorded in the church record, but there was a note that I have not yet deciphered.
  Gender	Male
  Church	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Lutheran Church
  Employment	construction worker
  Immigration	1922
  	came from Sweden to America
  Died	6 Jun 1969	, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
  Funeral	10 Jun 1969	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Lutheran Church
  Military	two years of service in the Swedish Army
  Political Office	served on the school board for the District 36 school
  Name	C. Gunnar Johnson
  Name	Gunnar Johnson
  Name	Karl Gunnar
  Occupation	Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	farmer
  Buried	10 Jun 1969	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery Pope County, Minnesota, USA Find A Grave Memorial 74943242
  Notes	WikiTree Profile Persson-4107
  Person ID	I527	BergSletten
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Per August JANSSON,   b. 26 May 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Emma Kristine NYSTRÖM,   b. 7 Oct 1873,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Emelia JOHNSON,   b. 13 Aug 1889, , Pope County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 12 Mar 1971, , Pope County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1925	Benson, Swift County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Church	1944	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethany Lutheran Church
  	At the annual meeting in 1944 a motion was made to renovate the church by a sacristy and full basement. The furnace was donated by Gunnar Johnson and the kitchen and dining area was furnished by the Ladies Aid. The electric organs have been gifts of memorials from the Lindquist family. The following have served as organists: Theresa Erickson Berg; Lina Felt Fredrickson; Hilda Johnson; Caroline Runquist Felt; Josephine Runquist and Ethel Johnson.
  Albums		The Swedes of Pope County (5)
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Church - Bethany Lutheran Church - - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Church - Bethany Lutheran Church - 1944 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Died - 6 Jun 1969 - , Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Funeral - Bethany Lutheran Church - 10 Jun 1969 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States Buried - 10 Jun 1969 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Carl Gunnar Johnson Birth Record This image is cropped from the Swedish Church Records for Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County Births 1895-1902 (C:20). Carl Gunnar was born 29 Jan 1889 in Ljusnarsberg Parish.

  
  

  Headstones		Johnson Family Marker This image shows the stone for the Johnson family buried in the Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery located in Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota.
  		C. Gunnar and Hilda Johnson Grave Marker This image shows the stone that marks the graves of C. Gunnar and Hilda Johnson in the Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery located in Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota.

  
  

  Histories

  The Swedes of Pope County - Bethany Cemetery The Swedes of Pope County is a project to identify people who were born in Sweden and lived at some time in their lives in Pope County, Minnesota. The project starts with John and Anna Berg who came from Ljusnarsberg Parish, Örebro County, Sweden. The people they lived closest to and worshiped with at Bethany Lutheran Church are the next to be…