Oscar Alfred Johnson (1892 - 1954)

Oscar Alfred Johnson was born Aug. 6, 1892. He died Sep. 8, 1954 in Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA. He was son of Carl Otto Johnson and Martha (Carlson) Johnson. Oscar married Ethel Leona Merwin on June 25, 1921. They had 3 children:

1. Esther Elizabeth Johnson, b. April 12, 1922, d. Sep. 30, 2016, m. Oct. 10, 1942, Donald Emerson Minett.
2. Donald Leroy Johnson, b. Aug. 2, 1923, d. May 3, 2013, m. (1) Donna M. Jaskowski, (2) Caroyl Schimming, (3) Kathryn (Kathy) A. Barlament.
3. Russell Allen Johnson, b. Nov. 16, 1925, d. July 31, 2006, Dallas, Oregon, m. (1) Shirley Schimming, m. (2) Cathrine M. Waldschmidt.

Standing: Russell, Esther, Donald. Sitting: Ethel Merwin & Oscar Johnson

Oscar Alfred and Ethel Leona.

Oscar Alfred Johnson

Oscar's gravestone at Find a Grave.

Oscar's obituary in Stoughton Hub Newspaper, Sep. 9, 1954:

Oscar A. Johnson Passes Away Here

Oscar A. Johnson, 62, Rte. 3, Stoughton, passed away early Wednesday morning at the Stoughton Community hospital, following a lingering illness. Son of the late Carl and Martha Johnson, he was born in Stoughton August 6, 1892. He was educated in the Stoughton - Evansville area, and in 1921 he married the former Ethel Merwin of Boscobel at Rockfort, Ill.

He was a veteran of World War I and by trade he was a carpenter, which profession he followed most of his life. He was a member of the Cairns Victory Post number 57 of Madison.

Survivors include his wife: one daughter, Mrs Don E. Minett, Richland Center; two sons, Donald, Jamestown, ND and Russell, stationed with the army at Camp Kilmer, NJ.; two brothers, Emil of Oregon, and Arthur of Stoughton; two sisters, Mrs. R. H. Snyder, Dayton O., and Mrs. James McClane, Madison. Other survivors are six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:45 at the Cummings-Edison-Olson Funeral Home. Rev. L. L. Nesvig, pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran church, will officiate. Burial will be in the family lot at Riverside cementry. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday. 1)

1) The 1900 census report.
September 9, 1954 Stoughton Hub newspaper.
Thanks to Janet Minett for the pictures and info.
Thanks to Erv Erdahl for the obituary.