Ingeborg Marie (Gerhardson) Johnson (1869 - 1951)

Ingeborg Marie Gerhardson (or Ingeborg Marie Gerhardsdatter as her name was in Norway) was born Feb. 22, 1869(# 12) on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar, Hordaland County, Norway. She died on May 30, 1951 in Clearbrook, Clearwater County, Minnesota. She was daughter of Gerhard Conrad Thomsen and Anna Martine Olsdatter. She married John Martin Johnson on Apr. 28, 1892 in Kandiyohi County, MN. They had 5 children:

1. Elisabeth Marthine Johnson, b. March 17, 1893, d. April 26, 1977.
2. Tallack Julian Johnson, b. Aug. 12, 1898, d. May 5, 1970, m. Mar. 26, 1922, Sylvia Sorenson. Find A Grave.
3. Cora G. Johnson, b. Sep. 1, 1900, d. Aug. 1982, m. Edward (Ed) Adelbert Green. Find A Grave.
4. Florence Josephine Johnson, b. May 20, 1903, d. July 31, 1948. She died in a car accident. Find A Grave.
5. Herbert E. Johnson. He was living in Iowa in 1948.

Ingeborg Maries christening was held on March 25, 1869(# 12) in Fitjar church.

She was confirmed on Oct. 7, 1883 in Fitjar church. Her grade was very good. At that time she was living on Ivarsøy farm, Fitjar.

Ingeborg emigrated to Belgrade, Minnesota in 1888. She married John Martin Johnson and according to the book: Jacob Aaland: Fitjar Bygdeskipnad og bygdesoga, they had 5 children. Latest known adress is Clearbrook, Minnesota.

When she got married her name was written as Ingeborg Marie Gerhardson and her husband's name was written as Johannes M Johnson.

In the 1920 census Ingeborg was living in Eddy, Clearwater, Minnesota, together with her husband and their children.

In the 1930 census Ingeborg was living in Eddy, Clearwater, Minnesota, together with her husband and their children Florence and Herbert E. 1)

1) Simon Steinsbø: Fitjar Bygdebok page 107.
Jacob Aaland: Fitjar Bygdeskipnad og bygdesoge.
Digitalarkivet.
World Family Tree at Genealogy.com
Minnesota Official Marriage System
Hordaland county, Fitjar, Parish register (official) nr. A 1 (1862-1881), Birth and baptism records 1869, page 29.