Following are two maps of Sweden, one indicating cities, and the other indicating counties. As we discover more about the history of our ancestors, we will find that most of our ancestors records originate in Orebro and Kalmar Counties.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
MAPS OF SWEDEN
Posted by CJC
Following are two maps of Sweden, one indicating cities, and the other indicating counties. As we discover more about the history of our ancestors, we will find that most of our ancestors records originate in Orebro and Kalmar Counties.
Following are two maps of Sweden, one indicating cities, and the other indicating counties. As we discover more about the history of our ancestors, we will find that most of our ancestors records originate in Orebro and Kalmar Counties.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
WALTER OSCAR JOHNSON FAMILY PICTURES
Submitted by Carolyn J. Christensen
Pictures taken from 50th Wedding Anniversary Announcement
WALTER OSCAR JOHNSON
MY LIFE HISTORY by Walter Oscar Johnson
Submitted by Carolyn J. Christensen
(The following is a compilation of notes written by Walter and Leona. )
By Walter:
I was born in the year 1917, in Shelley Idaho. (Walter was no. 8 in a family of 10.) I was the 8th child of Carl Oscar Johnson and Gerda Hanson Johnson*. (Now, in 2001, he is the only living member of the family.)
Carl & Emma Carl & Gerda
Wilford - Ebba Gerda-Allan-Edwin-Edith-Elsa-Ruth-Wallace-Walter-Bernice-Maurice
I can remember back in 1920 when I was three years old. An older brother, Wallace and I painted an old woodshed and ourselves with tar, and got our first and only whipping with a stick. I also had my picture taken for the first time.
I started school at age five, or nearly six, and in two weeks time I had to quit because I was too young. (He missed the dead-line; started the next year.) The summer following, my father, two older brothers, and I went to Teton Peaks on a Father’s and Son’s outing.
TO SALT LAKE CITY
When I was in the second grade, I, with my mother and Wallace and Edwin, went to Salt Lake City to meet my brother Allan, who had just returned from a mission in Europe. We spent 3 days there. Points of interest we visited were the LDS Tabernacle and the temple grounds, the museum, Utah State Capitol building, Liberty Park, and the J.C. Penny store. There I rode on an elevator for the first time in my life. We returned home on the fourth day and I continued my schooling.
I was baptized October 21, 1922 by Conrad Beckstrand. This was done in the Shelley 1st Ward Church.
The summer previous to starting in the fourth grade, Allan took Wallace and Bernice and me to Yellowstone Park for three days. We spent the nights at Old Faithful, Grand Canyon, and Mammoth Hot Springs.
On January 24, when I was in the sixth grade, I underwent an operation for appendicitis. I was up again and returned to school after two weeks. Exactly 2 months later, March 23, we moved from town to the farm. Dad had traded our house in town for a 40 acre farm on Taylor Road, east of Shelley. We moved into a two room house with a shanty. One room contained all the folks furniture, so there was no room for living in that room. The other room was used for the folk’s bedroom, and also Bernice’s room. The shanty was the kitchen. Maurice, Wallace, and I slept in a tent, all summer, while a 5 room house was being built. I also remember that while we slept in the tent we thought it exciting when the rain beat on it and the thunder rumbled around. It was frightening, yet the tent seemed cozy and warm. This house was a ready cut house, from Montgomery Ward. It cost $1750. Each piece was labeled, telling where it was to go.
We moved into the new house when I was in the 6th grade. When I was in the 7th grade I was lucky enough to win the school and county spelling contest, for which I received a five dollar gold piece - the first I had ever seen. (I later gave this $5 gold piece to dad to help pay the taxes.) I won the contest again in the eight grade, but lost in the county. At the end of the year I was chosen salutatorian and President of the class.
In my early years, it was my job to herd the cows. I would take them to the ‘butte’ for the day. In the evening I had to go get them, and sometimes it was after dark I used to sing to keep my courage up. I helped on the farm - weeding potatoes, hoeing beets and piling hay.
I remember, especially, the years until I graduated from High School, the winters with their big snow drifts, and the sleigh rides to and from school. In those days most roads wee impassable for cars.
I began playing bass horn in the highschool band. This led to some of my fondest memories of school. We went to band contests, and some of us played solos, of which we were judged. I received a superior rating for my bass horn solo.
I always enjoyed music. I learned to play several pieces on the piano by watching the keys that went down on our player piano. I sang in the glee club, also.
Written by Leona:
Walter grew up in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He was active in student affairs and music. He played bass horn in the band, participated in State music contest and received a superior rating on his solo. He could play piano ‘by ear’, and also learned several pieces by watching the keys go down on the player piano. He sang in glee clubs, later in church choirs and quartets. (MUCH later he took drum lessons and began playing in the orchestra with Leona.)
Walter went to business college in Salt Lake. Returning to Shelley, his first job was with Bingham Agriculture Conservation, where he did surveying of the area farms. He became supervisor. He next worked for Montgomery Ward in Idaho Falls; then he was employed as a teller at the First Security Bank. Here he was promoted to Operations Manager. He was once called by the bank president and asked what he’s like to be. Before any change was made, the bank president died. Walter’s starting salary there was $80.00 a month. He later worked at the Bank of Eastern Idaho where he was in charge of operations and personnel. He was assistant cashier. He worked in the banks a total of 18 years.
After a very serious illness he left the bank and became office manager for Idaho Potato Growers, then Conan Landon Heating Co.
WEDDING BELLS
He married ‘grandma’ June 1st, 1943, in the Logan Temple. He tells everyone he knew her when she was in the 2nd grade. They first lived in an apartment in his parent’s home. Later they bought a small home on S. Blvd. in Idaho Falls.
Walter has always been handy with tools and building things. His first project was a table for the baby basket. At their home on South Boulevard, he did a concrete driveway, built a brick fireplace in the back yard, complete with wading pool for the girls. Then he tackled a really BIG job, and dug a full basement under the house. It took 2 years. He would go down thru a little trap door and shovel dirt from one side to the other - braking thru the hard clay. He broke out the foundation and made a place to haul out the dirt.
He has built furniture of all kinds for the girls and us. Shelves, cradles, tables, clock, headboards, and craft items by the dozens. He has put in lawns, made and fixed all kinds of stuff for the family. His work is professional and a treasure to the family.
Just before Jo Marie was born he bought 4 acres of land from his brother, out on Sunnyside Road. He was contractor, construction manager and carpenter as he built our big house out there. It was a split level. After 1 year, we moved into the family room. Five years later we moved upstairs into the whole house. Walter did all the carpenter work except the kitchen cabinets and finishing up the roof. He built two brick fireplaces, and many built-ins. The house had over 100 drawers.
When asked about his ‘happiest’ time, he says he guesses it was when the first baby was born. He found that same joy with each of the others - but can’t help wishing we had a boy between each of the girls! (Not me, says Leona). He likes nothing better than to visit with the family. We moved to Orem to be near some of them and it has worked out very well. He likes to tell everyone that al of the sons-in-law have been missionaries, have all been bishops, and 3 have been in stake presidencies. All of the grandsons (with Mark yet to go) have served missions, as well as 3 of the grand daughters. All marriages have been in the temple.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Church Positions:
Secretary of Stake MIA, Counselor in Ward MIA, President of Ward MIA
Sunday School President
Counselor in Elders Quorum Presidency
Secretary of High Priest Quorum
Ward and Stake Financial Clerk (under 3 Stake Presidents)
Veil worker in temples - Idaho Falls and Provo
Spanish extraction for three years
Missionary to S. Dakota Sioux Reservation at Oglala (branch President.)
*Since my father was an only child, and my mother’s only brother went to sea and was never known thereafter, I grew up never knowing grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins. Both came to America when they were adults.
Submitted by Carolyn J. Christensen
(The following is a compilation of notes written by Walter and Leona. )
By Walter:
I was born in the year 1917, in Shelley Idaho. (Walter was no. 8 in a family of 10.) I was the 8th child of Carl Oscar Johnson and Gerda Hanson Johnson*. (Now, in 2001, he is the only living member of the family.)
Carl & Emma Carl & Gerda
Wilford - Ebba Gerda-Allan-Edwin-Edith-Elsa-Ruth-Wallace-Walter-Bernice-Maurice
I can remember back in 1920 when I was three years old. An older brother, Wallace and I painted an old woodshed and ourselves with tar, and got our first and only whipping with a stick. I also had my picture taken for the first time.
I started school at age five, or nearly six, and in two weeks time I had to quit because I was too young. (He missed the dead-line; started the next year.) The summer following, my father, two older brothers, and I went to Teton Peaks on a Father’s and Son’s outing.
TO SALT LAKE CITY
When I was in the second grade, I, with my mother and Wallace and Edwin, went to Salt Lake City to meet my brother Allan, who had just returned from a mission in Europe. We spent 3 days there. Points of interest we visited were the LDS Tabernacle and the temple grounds, the museum, Utah State Capitol building, Liberty Park, and the J.C. Penny store. There I rode on an elevator for the first time in my life. We returned home on the fourth day and I continued my schooling.
I was baptized October 21, 1922 by Conrad Beckstrand. This was done in the Shelley 1st Ward Church.
The summer previous to starting in the fourth grade, Allan took Wallace and Bernice and me to Yellowstone Park for three days. We spent the nights at Old Faithful, Grand Canyon, and Mammoth Hot Springs.
On January 24, when I was in the sixth grade, I underwent an operation for appendicitis. I was up again and returned to school after two weeks. Exactly 2 months later, March 23, we moved from town to the farm. Dad had traded our house in town for a 40 acre farm on Taylor Road, east of Shelley. We moved into a two room house with a shanty. One room contained all the folks furniture, so there was no room for living in that room. The other room was used for the folk’s bedroom, and also Bernice’s room. The shanty was the kitchen. Maurice, Wallace, and I slept in a tent, all summer, while a 5 room house was being built. I also remember that while we slept in the tent we thought it exciting when the rain beat on it and the thunder rumbled around. It was frightening, yet the tent seemed cozy and warm. This house was a ready cut house, from Montgomery Ward. It cost $1750. Each piece was labeled, telling where it was to go.
We moved into the new house when I was in the 6th grade. When I was in the 7th grade I was lucky enough to win the school and county spelling contest, for which I received a five dollar gold piece - the first I had ever seen. (I later gave this $5 gold piece to dad to help pay the taxes.) I won the contest again in the eight grade, but lost in the county. At the end of the year I was chosen salutatorian and President of the class.
In my early years, it was my job to herd the cows. I would take them to the ‘butte’ for the day. In the evening I had to go get them, and sometimes it was after dark I used to sing to keep my courage up. I helped on the farm - weeding potatoes, hoeing beets and piling hay.
I remember, especially, the years until I graduated from High School, the winters with their big snow drifts, and the sleigh rides to and from school. In those days most roads wee impassable for cars.
I began playing bass horn in the highschool band. This led to some of my fondest memories of school. We went to band contests, and some of us played solos, of which we were judged. I received a superior rating for my bass horn solo.
I always enjoyed music. I learned to play several pieces on the piano by watching the keys that went down on our player piano. I sang in the glee club, also.
Written by Leona:
Walter grew up in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He was active in student affairs and music. He played bass horn in the band, participated in State music contest and received a superior rating on his solo. He could play piano ‘by ear’, and also learned several pieces by watching the keys go down on the player piano. He sang in glee clubs, later in church choirs and quartets. (MUCH later he took drum lessons and began playing in the orchestra with Leona.)
Walter went to business college in Salt Lake. Returning to Shelley, his first job was with Bingham Agriculture Conservation, where he did surveying of the area farms. He became supervisor. He next worked for Montgomery Ward in Idaho Falls; then he was employed as a teller at the First Security Bank. Here he was promoted to Operations Manager. He was once called by the bank president and asked what he’s like to be. Before any change was made, the bank president died. Walter’s starting salary there was $80.00 a month. He later worked at the Bank of Eastern Idaho where he was in charge of operations and personnel. He was assistant cashier. He worked in the banks a total of 18 years.
After a very serious illness he left the bank and became office manager for Idaho Potato Growers, then Conan Landon Heating Co.
WEDDING BELLS
He married ‘grandma’ June 1st, 1943, in the Logan Temple. He tells everyone he knew her when she was in the 2nd grade. They first lived in an apartment in his parent’s home. Later they bought a small home on S. Blvd. in Idaho Falls.
Walter has always been handy with tools and building things. His first project was a table for the baby basket. At their home on South Boulevard, he did a concrete driveway, built a brick fireplace in the back yard, complete with wading pool for the girls. Then he tackled a really BIG job, and dug a full basement under the house. It took 2 years. He would go down thru a little trap door and shovel dirt from one side to the other - braking thru the hard clay. He broke out the foundation and made a place to haul out the dirt.
He has built furniture of all kinds for the girls and us. Shelves, cradles, tables, clock, headboards, and craft items by the dozens. He has put in lawns, made and fixed all kinds of stuff for the family. His work is professional and a treasure to the family.
Just before Jo Marie was born he bought 4 acres of land from his brother, out on Sunnyside Road. He was contractor, construction manager and carpenter as he built our big house out there. It was a split level. After 1 year, we moved into the family room. Five years later we moved upstairs into the whole house. Walter did all the carpenter work except the kitchen cabinets and finishing up the roof. He built two brick fireplaces, and many built-ins. The house had over 100 drawers.
When asked about his ‘happiest’ time, he says he guesses it was when the first baby was born. He found that same joy with each of the others - but can’t help wishing we had a boy between each of the girls! (Not me, says Leona). He likes nothing better than to visit with the family. We moved to Orem to be near some of them and it has worked out very well. He likes to tell everyone that al of the sons-in-law have been missionaries, have all been bishops, and 3 have been in stake presidencies. All of the grandsons (with Mark yet to go) have served missions, as well as 3 of the grand daughters. All marriages have been in the temple.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Church Positions:
Secretary of Stake MIA, Counselor in Ward MIA, President of Ward MIA
Sunday School President
Counselor in Elders Quorum Presidency
Secretary of High Priest Quorum
Ward and Stake Financial Clerk (under 3 Stake Presidents)
Veil worker in temples - Idaho Falls and Provo
Spanish extraction for three years
Missionary to S. Dakota Sioux Reservation at Oglala (branch President.)
*Since my father was an only child, and my mother’s only brother went to sea and was never known thereafter, I grew up never knowing grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins. Both came to America when they were adults.
Friday, January 14, 2011
WRITE YOUR OWN HISTORY
ONE HOUR LIFE HISTORY
Writing a life history about yourself or an ancestor! Sounds like a monumental task, but it can be done in an hour. It’s easy, it’s even fun. Here is one way to begin:
Set aside an hour - use a timer to ease your mind - and find a comfortable place to write. Use a notebook, legal pad and a ballpoint pen, a typewriter, or a computer. Or if writing is difficult for you, talk into a tape recorder and have someone else transcribe it.
Begin with your name. Simply write: “My name is....” Tell how you got your name, what it means, your nickname, other names you were given etc., If you were named for Aunt Matilda or Grandpa George, write that down.
Now write everything you know about where you were born; the name of the hospital or the address of the house or the location of the farm. Another time try to get a picture of that place for your history. Add details about the weather, the time of day, and the day of the week. List your weight and length at birth. Any other interesting details your parents may have told you.
List the names, birthplaces, and birth dates of your parents, brothers and sisters. Name
the schools attended, including college. You may be tempted to begin a long story, but resist the temptation. Straying from the assignment will run into overtime and make you reluctant to return to your history.
List the organizations you joined as a child & teenager. Primary, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts. Did you play an instrument, participate in sports, arts, dance, etc.
List important Church dates, Baptism, location and other ordinances, and your Church callings.
List the date, location, and other significant details of your marriage. Then list your children and their birth dates. Mention important changes in your family - a child’s marriage, deaths, divorces, moves and jobs. Remember keep to the bare bones of your life. You only have one hour to stick to the facts.
Describe how you have spent your adult life - at work, at home, and so forth.
YOU’RE DONE! Make a clean copy of your work. Use page protectors and insert it into a three ring binder. The binder will make it easy to add material later on. Keep this history with your journal. Add pictures in this history. Continue to write in your journal. Your one-hour history will be a fair representation of your life. You never have to worry about writing your life history again if you don’t want to.
Of course you may want to think about it again. You can add more to your life history in one-hour increments. Try one of the following options: When you finish a project, make a clean copy and put it into your three-ring binder. This format for writing histories on your ancestors will work well, you will be able to see in an hour what information you have and what you need to research your family etc. for. Have a folder or large envelope for each ancestor you are researching and put each bit of information you find into that envelope, you will know where to find it. Now, see the next page.
NOTE: This portion was taken from the Ensign, June 1994 by Carol Huber.
SECOND SECTION OF LIFE HISTORY
Write a story about an event in your childhood, (or your ancestors). The story doesn’t have to be earth shaking in significance, sometimes the most daily events of our lives are tender and far reaching, it just has to mean something to you. Begin like this: “I remember when I was seven...” You will be amazed at what you remember!
Elaborate on any of the topics in the first history, seeing its faces and places described in the text can help it come alive. You can purchase archival-quality pages to hold photographs; or copies of your photographs can be made on a copy machine or a computer scanner, add to your binder. (How long these will last is not known, only time will tell).
Write down your testimony, spiritual experiences, your conversation etc. This is important for every Latter-day Saint. Schedule a special time, perhaps on fast Sunday, or Family Home Evening. Seek the Spirit of the Spirit of the Lord. Also include a copy of patriarchal blessing, this is your personal scripture.
How about a romance chapter? Write the story of your courtship, engagement, wedding or honeymoon. Add in how wartime etc. effected your decisions.
Write some memories of your children. Reminisce on their babyhood and the cute things they said and did.
Write about yourself as you see yourself. How do you feel and what do you think? Describe yourself, not just physically, but with other interesting details; that you cry over sentimental movies, love baseball, and hate beets. Write about your best Christmas, summer vacation, or annual family outing; write about any holiday or vacation.
Make lists. For example, what are your favorite foods? Favorite colors? Etc.
Write about items in your home that have a special meaning to you. If you son cut his teeth on the back of a chair, write about it. Mention any furniture etc., handed down to you from a loved one. Write life history rich in detail.
Remember the important sources for finding information, and jogging your memory. Letters, cards, news articles, historical collections at the CUP Museum, Family History Library, other places. Ask your relatives about things, have a get together and talk about your lives and record it. Do not destroy family letters! Even the date on an envelope will help you in research. Include these letters etc. in your history by putting them in protective sleeves. Make sure that you note whose handwriting each is. Be sure and use your own handwriting somewhere in your history, your children, etc. will love to see how you wrote cursive.
Next catalogue your pictures. Start by putting the box of pictures by your chair, with a soft lead pencil, but the names, dates, places and what was going on was well as you can remember. You never know when you may forget wheat you know! Many pictures are relegated to the garbage because no one knows who it is.
Gradually you will have life histories rich in detail. For now, have fun in just one hour at a time. Every history has value, yours and our ancestors. They make wonderful gifts for Christmas, etc. Give a grandchild a story and picture of their progenitors.
WORKSHEET
This is a work sheet to do a life sketch history. Each section below should be on a different page. Give the page a title or file the pages under separate tabs, so you can easily find the appropriate pages as you work on your history.
1. Me-My Name. Begin with your name. Simply write: “My name is....” Tell how you got your name, what it means, your nickname, other names you were given etc., if you were named for Aunt Matilda or Grandpa George, write that down.
2. Birth. Now write everything you know about where you were born; the name of the hospital or the address of the house or the location of the farm. Another time try to get a picture of that place for your history. Add details about the weather, the time of day, and the day of the week. List your weight and length at birth. Any other interesting details your parents may have told you.
3. Family. List the names, birthplaces, and birth dates of your parents, brothers and sisters.
4. School. Name the schools attended, including college. You may be tempted to begin a long story, but resist the temptation. Straying from the assignment will run into overtime and make you reluctant to return to your history.
5. Activities. List the organizations you joined as a child & teenager. Primary, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts.
6. Hobbies. Did you play an instrument, participate in sports, arts, dance,
7. Church. List important Church dates, Baptism, location and other ordinances, and your Church callings.
8. Marriage. List the date, location, and other significant details of your marriage.
9. Children. Then list your children and their birth dates.
10. Events. Mention important changes in your family - a child’s marriage, deaths, divorces, moves and jobs. Remember keep to the bare bones of your life. You only have one hour to stick to the facts.
11. Life in General. Describe how you have spent your adult life - at work, at home, and so forth.
SECOND SECTION OF LIFE HISTORY
1. Childhood Stories. Write a story about an event in your childhood, (or your ancestors). The story doesn’t have to be earth shaking in significance, sometimes the most daily events of our lives are tender and far reaching, it just has to mean something to you. Begin like this: “I remember when I was seven...” You will be amazed at what you remember!
2. Section Elaboration. Elaborate on any of the topics in the first history, seeing its faces and places described in the text can help it come alive.
3. Spiritual Notes. Write down your testimony, spiritual experiences, your conversation etc.
4. Marriage Memories. How about a romance chapter? Write the story of your courtship, engagement, wedding or honeymoon. Add in how wartime etc. effected your decisions.
(Put in Marriage Section)
5. Children Memories. Write some memories of your children. Reminisce on their babyhood and the cute things they said and did.
6. Who I am. Write about yourself as you see yourself. How do you feel and what do you think? Describe yourself, not just physically, but with other interesting details; that you cry over sentimental movies, love baseball, and hate beets. Write about your best Christmas, summer vacation, or annual family outing; write about any holiday or vacation.
7. Lists. Make lists. For example, what are your favorite foods? Favorite colors? Etc.
8. Keepsakes. Write about items in your home that have a special meaning to you. If you son cut his teeth on the back of a chair, write about it. Mention any furniture etc., handed down to you from a loved one. Write life history rich in detail.
9. General - Write about anything you like. If it doesn’t fit elsewhere, put it here with a title.
Writing a life history about yourself or an ancestor! Sounds like a monumental task, but it can be done in an hour. It’s easy, it’s even fun. Here is one way to begin:
Set aside an hour - use a timer to ease your mind - and find a comfortable place to write. Use a notebook, legal pad and a ballpoint pen, a typewriter, or a computer. Or if writing is difficult for you, talk into a tape recorder and have someone else transcribe it.
Begin with your name. Simply write: “My name is....” Tell how you got your name, what it means, your nickname, other names you were given etc., If you were named for Aunt Matilda or Grandpa George, write that down.
Now write everything you know about where you were born; the name of the hospital or the address of the house or the location of the farm. Another time try to get a picture of that place for your history. Add details about the weather, the time of day, and the day of the week. List your weight and length at birth. Any other interesting details your parents may have told you.
List the names, birthplaces, and birth dates of your parents, brothers and sisters. Name
the schools attended, including college. You may be tempted to begin a long story, but resist the temptation. Straying from the assignment will run into overtime and make you reluctant to return to your history.
List the organizations you joined as a child & teenager. Primary, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts. Did you play an instrument, participate in sports, arts, dance, etc.
List important Church dates, Baptism, location and other ordinances, and your Church callings.
List the date, location, and other significant details of your marriage. Then list your children and their birth dates. Mention important changes in your family - a child’s marriage, deaths, divorces, moves and jobs. Remember keep to the bare bones of your life. You only have one hour to stick to the facts.
Describe how you have spent your adult life - at work, at home, and so forth.
YOU’RE DONE! Make a clean copy of your work. Use page protectors and insert it into a three ring binder. The binder will make it easy to add material later on. Keep this history with your journal. Add pictures in this history. Continue to write in your journal. Your one-hour history will be a fair representation of your life. You never have to worry about writing your life history again if you don’t want to.
Of course you may want to think about it again. You can add more to your life history in one-hour increments. Try one of the following options: When you finish a project, make a clean copy and put it into your three-ring binder. This format for writing histories on your ancestors will work well, you will be able to see in an hour what information you have and what you need to research your family etc. for. Have a folder or large envelope for each ancestor you are researching and put each bit of information you find into that envelope, you will know where to find it. Now, see the next page.
NOTE: This portion was taken from the Ensign, June 1994 by Carol Huber.
SECOND SECTION OF LIFE HISTORY
Write a story about an event in your childhood, (or your ancestors). The story doesn’t have to be earth shaking in significance, sometimes the most daily events of our lives are tender and far reaching, it just has to mean something to you. Begin like this: “I remember when I was seven...” You will be amazed at what you remember!
Elaborate on any of the topics in the first history, seeing its faces and places described in the text can help it come alive. You can purchase archival-quality pages to hold photographs; or copies of your photographs can be made on a copy machine or a computer scanner, add to your binder. (How long these will last is not known, only time will tell).
Write down your testimony, spiritual experiences, your conversation etc. This is important for every Latter-day Saint. Schedule a special time, perhaps on fast Sunday, or Family Home Evening. Seek the Spirit of the Spirit of the Lord. Also include a copy of patriarchal blessing, this is your personal scripture.
How about a romance chapter? Write the story of your courtship, engagement, wedding or honeymoon. Add in how wartime etc. effected your decisions.
Write some memories of your children. Reminisce on their babyhood and the cute things they said and did.
Write about yourself as you see yourself. How do you feel and what do you think? Describe yourself, not just physically, but with other interesting details; that you cry over sentimental movies, love baseball, and hate beets. Write about your best Christmas, summer vacation, or annual family outing; write about any holiday or vacation.
Make lists. For example, what are your favorite foods? Favorite colors? Etc.
Write about items in your home that have a special meaning to you. If you son cut his teeth on the back of a chair, write about it. Mention any furniture etc., handed down to you from a loved one. Write life history rich in detail.
Remember the important sources for finding information, and jogging your memory. Letters, cards, news articles, historical collections at the CUP Museum, Family History Library, other places. Ask your relatives about things, have a get together and talk about your lives and record it. Do not destroy family letters! Even the date on an envelope will help you in research. Include these letters etc. in your history by putting them in protective sleeves. Make sure that you note whose handwriting each is. Be sure and use your own handwriting somewhere in your history, your children, etc. will love to see how you wrote cursive.
Next catalogue your pictures. Start by putting the box of pictures by your chair, with a soft lead pencil, but the names, dates, places and what was going on was well as you can remember. You never know when you may forget wheat you know! Many pictures are relegated to the garbage because no one knows who it is.
Gradually you will have life histories rich in detail. For now, have fun in just one hour at a time. Every history has value, yours and our ancestors. They make wonderful gifts for Christmas, etc. Give a grandchild a story and picture of their progenitors.
WORKSHEET
This is a work sheet to do a life sketch history. Each section below should be on a different page. Give the page a title or file the pages under separate tabs, so you can easily find the appropriate pages as you work on your history.
1. Me-My Name. Begin with your name. Simply write: “My name is....” Tell how you got your name, what it means, your nickname, other names you were given etc., if you were named for Aunt Matilda or Grandpa George, write that down.
2. Birth. Now write everything you know about where you were born; the name of the hospital or the address of the house or the location of the farm. Another time try to get a picture of that place for your history. Add details about the weather, the time of day, and the day of the week. List your weight and length at birth. Any other interesting details your parents may have told you.
3. Family. List the names, birthplaces, and birth dates of your parents, brothers and sisters.
4. School. Name the schools attended, including college. You may be tempted to begin a long story, but resist the temptation. Straying from the assignment will run into overtime and make you reluctant to return to your history.
5. Activities. List the organizations you joined as a child & teenager. Primary, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts.
6. Hobbies. Did you play an instrument, participate in sports, arts, dance,
7. Church. List important Church dates, Baptism, location and other ordinances, and your Church callings.
8. Marriage. List the date, location, and other significant details of your marriage.
9. Children. Then list your children and their birth dates.
10. Events. Mention important changes in your family - a child’s marriage, deaths, divorces, moves and jobs. Remember keep to the bare bones of your life. You only have one hour to stick to the facts.
11. Life in General. Describe how you have spent your adult life - at work, at home, and so forth.
SECOND SECTION OF LIFE HISTORY
1. Childhood Stories. Write a story about an event in your childhood, (or your ancestors). The story doesn’t have to be earth shaking in significance, sometimes the most daily events of our lives are tender and far reaching, it just has to mean something to you. Begin like this: “I remember when I was seven...” You will be amazed at what you remember!
2. Section Elaboration. Elaborate on any of the topics in the first history, seeing its faces and places described in the text can help it come alive.
3. Spiritual Notes. Write down your testimony, spiritual experiences, your conversation etc.
4. Marriage Memories. How about a romance chapter? Write the story of your courtship, engagement, wedding or honeymoon. Add in how wartime etc. effected your decisions.
(Put in Marriage Section)
5. Children Memories. Write some memories of your children. Reminisce on their babyhood and the cute things they said and did.
6. Who I am. Write about yourself as you see yourself. How do you feel and what do you think? Describe yourself, not just physically, but with other interesting details; that you cry over sentimental movies, love baseball, and hate beets. Write about your best Christmas, summer vacation, or annual family outing; write about any holiday or vacation.
7. Lists. Make lists. For example, what are your favorite foods? Favorite colors? Etc.
8. Keepsakes. Write about items in your home that have a special meaning to you. If you son cut his teeth on the back of a chair, write about it. Mention any furniture etc., handed down to you from a loved one. Write life history rich in detail.
9. General - Write about anything you like. If it doesn’t fit elsewhere, put it here with a title.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
JOHNSON-CARL MISSION JOURNAL 1898 Aug and Sept
A Translation of two months of the Missionary Diary
of
CARL OSCAR JOHNSON
Sweden
August and September of 1898
Translated by: Carolyn J. Christensen (1969-1970)
Corrections by: Emmy Handley and Ernst Eklof
Monday, August 1, 1898
Brother Lee and I visited Sister Lindell and we had breakfast, after which I packed my bag and then visited with Andersons. That evening we had Priesthood meeting and I talked awhile to the brethren.
Tuesday, August 2, 1898
I was just ready to travel and some brothers and sisters were at the meeting room and said good-bye and some others were at the boat and said good-bye. I met Brother Sanberg on the road from Stockholm to Upsala. The Brethren took me with them to the boat. That same evening we visited with Sister Cato and had supper.
Wednesday, August 3, 1989
I took over the expenses from Brother Felt and everything about them was in good order. We were invited to Sisters Fredrika and Emma Sundberg's for supper.
Thursday, August 4, 1898
I wrote and sent some letters and went to Brother and Sister Lundevalls for supper. Afterwards there was a party and social for Brother Felt when some of the Brothers and Sisters were gathered.
Friday, August 5, 1898
I continued with letter writing and went out in the city and visited some places.
Saturday, August 6, 1898
I visited at two places and continued to arrange the branch books.
Sunday, August 7, 1898
We had a meeting at our meeting room at which were quite a few saints; 36 at the first and 42 at the second. A good spirit prevailed and I talked in both gatherings. We had a Council Meeting that evening which was uplifting.
Monday, August 8, 1898
I visited some places and cheered up and encouraged the saints. In the evening, Brother Wiberg told some stories in what I thought was an improper manner. We had Relief Society that evening and I talked to the ladies.
Tuesday we left the city and visited Gystra and went afterwards to Wigte and were overnight at Sisters' Soderquist. Sent to Willsaker. I went from there to Tinsta and visited at Tenbergs and then we went to Gysta and visited Brother and Sister Petterson and were there overnight and were very welcomed.
The day after on the 11th of August we went back to Tinbergs where we were very welcome and then in the evening we had a meeting at Fred's summer place. There were 30 people present and a good spirit prevailed. We were invited to Sister Hegglunds and were there overnight.
Friday, August 12, 1898
Friday the 12th we went to Wigte and held a meeting there in the afternoon and 25 persons were present. The day after we left that place and went to Gystra and had a meeting at Sister Andersons and there were 16 uninterested persons present, but I spoke to them and had a nice time anyway.
Sunday, the 14th, we got up at 5:30 in the morning and went to the city and were home at 8:30. We then went to Sunday School at 11:00 and after we had a meeting and I talked most of the time and also in the following meeting and there were quite a few gathered and a good spirit prevailed. We were invited to Tjodes and Katos to eat.
Monday, the 15th, I left and joined Brother Carlstrom in the city and went to Almunge and went to the saints who took us in and welcomed us. I was at Batmanby and helped Brother Janson work three days in the hay and also in the rye two days and it felt good to work but I was very tired. Sister Maria Bjorklund was there on a summer trip and we had a pleasant and edifying time together. The work made me feel very good.
On Friday, we had a meeting at Batmanby and a good spirit prevailed. A lot from the town came and listened with interest and attention.
Saturday, the 20th, we left Botsmanby and visited Juline and the old sisters at Notterhagen and they were glad to see us, after which we went to Ostund's in Christianlund and Carlstrom and I separated and he went to Bjorkby and I went in the company of Ostlund to Bromstatt and visited Anders Anderson and stayed all night.
Sunday, the 21st, I awoke at 4:00 and hurried and went to Almunge station and took the 6:40 train and met Broth Carlstrom and got home at 8:30 and attended Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Brother Anderson talked the whole time to us. At 5:00 p.m. we had another meeting and I spent the whole time talking to those assembled. In the evening, Carlstrom and I were at Fredrika Andersons and had supper.
Monday, the 22nd, I finished sending the "Stjernan"(the Mormon paper "Star") after which Brother Carlstrom and I left the city and went to Bjorklinge where we separated and I went to Tinbergs and stayed overnight.
Tuesday, the 23rd, I went to Skytorp and road the train to Tjerp. I had a good reception by the saints and I was there until Friday, the 26th, and while there I cheered and encouraged the saints and visited some non-members and made more new friends and had a good meeting. I received great joy because we baptized Anders Hanson who had studied the gospel for 18 years. I was treated well there and will be welcomed soon again. We had to find a new place to preach. I stayed at Tinbergs overnight.
Saturday, the 27th, I went back to Stockholm and met the Brethren there and I had writing to accomplish and some business so my time was well taken up. Brother Anderson and I visited Heldia Anderson and had a good supper.
Sunday, the 28th, we had the usual Sunday School and two other meetings which were well attended. Sister Dahlman and Hildur were with us and I felt happy. Some 20 members attended our meeting. I and Brother Anderson was at A. P. Karlsons at dinner.
Monday and Tuesday I was in the city and performed some Branch business and visited Sister Dahlman and her daughter and encouraged them the best I could. We were also able to visit some other members.
On Wednesday, the 31st o August, I left Brother Carlstrom at Upsala and caught the train to Lenna and thereafter, went to Uffsbyggden because we had intended to meet some folks at Bromslau, but they were not at home. We then went till we came to Ostlunds at Christianlund and found them home and they were glad to see us. The weather was rainy and we stopped there over night.
The next day I went to Batmanby and my companion to Bjorby. The weather was still unsettled so I did nothing of much importance.
Friday and Saturday we were in Batmanby and helped Brother Johnson to mow and we worked till we were very tired, but still it was good to have a little exercise for the muscles.
Sunday, September 4th, we had a meeting announced at Kargarvan which we held at 11 a.m. and a great lot of folks were present and several old investigators and folks were there. We had also a meeting at 4 p.m. and many folks were there and a good spirit prevailed so it was a pleasant place to speak and we had a feast the whole day. We were asked to come back again when we could. We called at several places on the way and came back to Batmanby late in the evening.
I worked then for Johnson three days because I realized he had much to do and he was alone, but we were not idle in our calling because Monday evening we drove one and one half miles and had a meeting at Bjorby and had a pleasant time and talked to the people and after the meeting ended, I confirmed a son which brother Carlstrom had before baptized. The Ostlund family accompanied us there so there were five of us. We had a pleasant time in Batmanby and Wednesday afternoon we got ready and left our friends there and went to Sande, to Juline's and to Notterhagen and to Ostlunds in Christianlund. We had a pleasant afternoon and we had the joy of getting a family in the church at Juline's.
The next day, early in the morning, we left our new comers who were glad indeed and we went on our way to Upsala, and as we came home, I had to have my report arranged for the Conference. In the afternoon of the same day, a social was arranged in the meeting hall which gave us great joy.
Friday morning, the 9th, we left Upsala by boat and after a pleasant journey we came to Stockholm at 2:30 pm, and we found most of the missionaries had come and I gave my report and received my accommodations at Brother and Sister Svensons in Klippan which I was glad about. I was at the meeting hall and said hello to my many acquaintances. In the evening, Conference began and the Branch President gave his report about his stewardship and some of the other brethren bore their testimony.
Conference continued on Sunday with three meetings then all the brethren bore testimony and talked about the power and workings of the gospel and all felt fortunate in their work. I received a call to preside over the Narrlands Branch with John H. Anderson and C. Bohman as my counselors. I felt much sadness over this calling and was almost ready to refuse, but I received good instructions from Brother George Christenson so I felt better and I had a good conversation with Brother Sanberg which turned out for the best.
During the Monday meeting we had more instructions which were of great value and we even had a social the same evening which was very pleasant. It was arranged by the committee and to the satisfaction of all.
During Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I talked to the members and friends in the city and went through my stewardship so I would have all things completed to be submitted and on Thursday afternoon, we had a very pleasant meeting.
This was a time of great variations for me and during this the members and friends visited me with great affection and kindness, but my feelings were restless and I was tired to the utmost, but I am thankful that I am now content this is being passed and desire in the future to take learning thereof.
I left Stockholm Friday, the 16th, for Upsala. When I arrived, I heard the members were not happy because I could not come back and they desired to have that changed, but I sought to avert their actions and tried to encourage them with the intent of doing the best I could I was called, and one thing is more important than all else, namely the direction of the Most High.
I visited some places on Saturday and attended to some Branch business in order to have everything in order.
Sunday, the 18th, we had two good meetings and I had the opportunity to occupy most of the time in both meeting and a good spirit prevailed. I was to Eklunds for dinner and to Sister Fredrika Andersons for supper. There were many of the members who felt a loss because I was leaving but I tried to console them in the best manner.
Monday and Tuesday, I went about putting things in order, and took farewell of the members. There was a Relief Society meeting on Monday evening and 17 sisters were present, and a good spirit prevailed and I talked to them a good while.
On Tuesday evening, a farewell meeting for me was arranged and they collected a good present for me for which I was very thankful.
Wednesday, the 21st, I left Upsala by boat and came to Stockholm at 2:20 pm. I immediately took my things to the Olands boat, the Nerdstjarnan (The North Star) which would take me to Sundsrall. Where after, I visited some of the members and went to the Anderson family. I stayed in the meeting hall over night.
The day after I had a few things to settle with President Sanburg and he gave me five crowns which was a present. Noon was the time set for the boat to leave and I appeared there and Brother Swenson was there with a bag of fruit and a crown as a present. The feeling all around was one of sadness and I felt myself blessed. The boat left at 1:15 and all was excellent, but at 7:00 in the evening, it began to rock which caused me to be somewhat ill, so I went to bed rather early, and I slept well the whole night until 5:30 in the morning.
And so we landed at 6:45 and the brethren were there to meet me and I now saw the city where I had spent my first mission time nine years ago. And I though how I wanted to do very good in my mission. A man came to take my things to a room. I also went there and felt myself at home, but that didn't last long.
I desired to see the members which I did. I visited at Hoglunds, Linds, and Wallbergs. I then had to submit both quarterly and monthly reports and prepare the chapel
of
CARL OSCAR JOHNSON
Sweden
August and September of 1898
Translated by: Carolyn J. Christensen (1969-1970)
Corrections by: Emmy Handley and Ernst Eklof
Monday, August 1, 1898
Brother Lee and I visited Sister Lindell and we had breakfast, after which I packed my bag and then visited with Andersons. That evening we had Priesthood meeting and I talked awhile to the brethren.
Tuesday, August 2, 1898
I was just ready to travel and some brothers and sisters were at the meeting room and said good-bye and some others were at the boat and said good-bye. I met Brother Sanberg on the road from Stockholm to Upsala. The Brethren took me with them to the boat. That same evening we visited with Sister Cato and had supper.
Wednesday, August 3, 1989
I took over the expenses from Brother Felt and everything about them was in good order. We were invited to Sisters Fredrika and Emma Sundberg's for supper.
Thursday, August 4, 1898
I wrote and sent some letters and went to Brother and Sister Lundevalls for supper. Afterwards there was a party and social for Brother Felt when some of the Brothers and Sisters were gathered.
Friday, August 5, 1898
I continued with letter writing and went out in the city and visited some places.
Saturday, August 6, 1898
I visited at two places and continued to arrange the branch books.
Sunday, August 7, 1898
We had a meeting at our meeting room at which were quite a few saints; 36 at the first and 42 at the second. A good spirit prevailed and I talked in both gatherings. We had a Council Meeting that evening which was uplifting.
Monday, August 8, 1898
I visited some places and cheered up and encouraged the saints. In the evening, Brother Wiberg told some stories in what I thought was an improper manner. We had Relief Society that evening and I talked to the ladies.
Tuesday we left the city and visited Gystra and went afterwards to Wigte and were overnight at Sisters' Soderquist. Sent to Willsaker. I went from there to Tinsta and visited at Tenbergs and then we went to Gysta and visited Brother and Sister Petterson and were there overnight and were very welcomed.
The day after on the 11th of August we went back to Tinbergs where we were very welcome and then in the evening we had a meeting at Fred's summer place. There were 30 people present and a good spirit prevailed. We were invited to Sister Hegglunds and were there overnight.
Friday, August 12, 1898
Friday the 12th we went to Wigte and held a meeting there in the afternoon and 25 persons were present. The day after we left that place and went to Gystra and had a meeting at Sister Andersons and there were 16 uninterested persons present, but I spoke to them and had a nice time anyway.
Sunday, the 14th, we got up at 5:30 in the morning and went to the city and were home at 8:30. We then went to Sunday School at 11:00 and after we had a meeting and I talked most of the time and also in the following meeting and there were quite a few gathered and a good spirit prevailed. We were invited to Tjodes and Katos to eat.
Monday, the 15th, I left and joined Brother Carlstrom in the city and went to Almunge and went to the saints who took us in and welcomed us. I was at Batmanby and helped Brother Janson work three days in the hay and also in the rye two days and it felt good to work but I was very tired. Sister Maria Bjorklund was there on a summer trip and we had a pleasant and edifying time together. The work made me feel very good.
On Friday, we had a meeting at Batmanby and a good spirit prevailed. A lot from the town came and listened with interest and attention.
Saturday, the 20th, we left Botsmanby and visited Juline and the old sisters at Notterhagen and they were glad to see us, after which we went to Ostund's in Christianlund and Carlstrom and I separated and he went to Bjorkby and I went in the company of Ostlund to Bromstatt and visited Anders Anderson and stayed all night.
Sunday, the 21st, I awoke at 4:00 and hurried and went to Almunge station and took the 6:40 train and met Broth Carlstrom and got home at 8:30 and attended Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Brother Anderson talked the whole time to us. At 5:00 p.m. we had another meeting and I spent the whole time talking to those assembled. In the evening, Carlstrom and I were at Fredrika Andersons and had supper.
Monday, the 22nd, I finished sending the "Stjernan"(the Mormon paper "Star") after which Brother Carlstrom and I left the city and went to Bjorklinge where we separated and I went to Tinbergs and stayed overnight.
Tuesday, the 23rd, I went to Skytorp and road the train to Tjerp. I had a good reception by the saints and I was there until Friday, the 26th, and while there I cheered and encouraged the saints and visited some non-members and made more new friends and had a good meeting. I received great joy because we baptized Anders Hanson who had studied the gospel for 18 years. I was treated well there and will be welcomed soon again. We had to find a new place to preach. I stayed at Tinbergs overnight.
Saturday, the 27th, I went back to Stockholm and met the Brethren there and I had writing to accomplish and some business so my time was well taken up. Brother Anderson and I visited Heldia Anderson and had a good supper.
Sunday, the 28th, we had the usual Sunday School and two other meetings which were well attended. Sister Dahlman and Hildur were with us and I felt happy. Some 20 members attended our meeting. I and Brother Anderson was at A. P. Karlsons at dinner.
Monday and Tuesday I was in the city and performed some Branch business and visited Sister Dahlman and her daughter and encouraged them the best I could. We were also able to visit some other members.
On Wednesday, the 31st o August, I left Brother Carlstrom at Upsala and caught the train to Lenna and thereafter, went to Uffsbyggden because we had intended to meet some folks at Bromslau, but they were not at home. We then went till we came to Ostlunds at Christianlund and found them home and they were glad to see us. The weather was rainy and we stopped there over night.
The next day I went to Batmanby and my companion to Bjorby. The weather was still unsettled so I did nothing of much importance.
Friday and Saturday we were in Batmanby and helped Brother Johnson to mow and we worked till we were very tired, but still it was good to have a little exercise for the muscles.
Sunday, September 4th, we had a meeting announced at Kargarvan which we held at 11 a.m. and a great lot of folks were present and several old investigators and folks were there. We had also a meeting at 4 p.m. and many folks were there and a good spirit prevailed so it was a pleasant place to speak and we had a feast the whole day. We were asked to come back again when we could. We called at several places on the way and came back to Batmanby late in the evening.
I worked then for Johnson three days because I realized he had much to do and he was alone, but we were not idle in our calling because Monday evening we drove one and one half miles and had a meeting at Bjorby and had a pleasant time and talked to the people and after the meeting ended, I confirmed a son which brother Carlstrom had before baptized. The Ostlund family accompanied us there so there were five of us. We had a pleasant time in Batmanby and Wednesday afternoon we got ready and left our friends there and went to Sande, to Juline's and to Notterhagen and to Ostlunds in Christianlund. We had a pleasant afternoon and we had the joy of getting a family in the church at Juline's.
The next day, early in the morning, we left our new comers who were glad indeed and we went on our way to Upsala, and as we came home, I had to have my report arranged for the Conference. In the afternoon of the same day, a social was arranged in the meeting hall which gave us great joy.
Friday morning, the 9th, we left Upsala by boat and after a pleasant journey we came to Stockholm at 2:30 pm, and we found most of the missionaries had come and I gave my report and received my accommodations at Brother and Sister Svensons in Klippan which I was glad about. I was at the meeting hall and said hello to my many acquaintances. In the evening, Conference began and the Branch President gave his report about his stewardship and some of the other brethren bore their testimony.
Conference continued on Sunday with three meetings then all the brethren bore testimony and talked about the power and workings of the gospel and all felt fortunate in their work. I received a call to preside over the Narrlands Branch with John H. Anderson and C. Bohman as my counselors. I felt much sadness over this calling and was almost ready to refuse, but I received good instructions from Brother George Christenson so I felt better and I had a good conversation with Brother Sanberg which turned out for the best.
During the Monday meeting we had more instructions which were of great value and we even had a social the same evening which was very pleasant. It was arranged by the committee and to the satisfaction of all.
During Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I talked to the members and friends in the city and went through my stewardship so I would have all things completed to be submitted and on Thursday afternoon, we had a very pleasant meeting.
This was a time of great variations for me and during this the members and friends visited me with great affection and kindness, but my feelings were restless and I was tired to the utmost, but I am thankful that I am now content this is being passed and desire in the future to take learning thereof.
I left Stockholm Friday, the 16th, for Upsala. When I arrived, I heard the members were not happy because I could not come back and they desired to have that changed, but I sought to avert their actions and tried to encourage them with the intent of doing the best I could I was called, and one thing is more important than all else, namely the direction of the Most High.
I visited some places on Saturday and attended to some Branch business in order to have everything in order.
Sunday, the 18th, we had two good meetings and I had the opportunity to occupy most of the time in both meeting and a good spirit prevailed. I was to Eklunds for dinner and to Sister Fredrika Andersons for supper. There were many of the members who felt a loss because I was leaving but I tried to console them in the best manner.
Monday and Tuesday, I went about putting things in order, and took farewell of the members. There was a Relief Society meeting on Monday evening and 17 sisters were present, and a good spirit prevailed and I talked to them a good while.
On Tuesday evening, a farewell meeting for me was arranged and they collected a good present for me for which I was very thankful.
Wednesday, the 21st, I left Upsala by boat and came to Stockholm at 2:20 pm. I immediately took my things to the Olands boat, the Nerdstjarnan (The North Star) which would take me to Sundsrall. Where after, I visited some of the members and went to the Anderson family. I stayed in the meeting hall over night.
The day after I had a few things to settle with President Sanburg and he gave me five crowns which was a present. Noon was the time set for the boat to leave and I appeared there and Brother Swenson was there with a bag of fruit and a crown as a present. The feeling all around was one of sadness and I felt myself blessed. The boat left at 1:15 and all was excellent, but at 7:00 in the evening, it began to rock which caused me to be somewhat ill, so I went to bed rather early, and I slept well the whole night until 5:30 in the morning.
And so we landed at 6:45 and the brethren were there to meet me and I now saw the city where I had spent my first mission time nine years ago. And I though how I wanted to do very good in my mission. A man came to take my things to a room. I also went there and felt myself at home, but that didn't last long.
I desired to see the members which I did. I visited at Hoglunds, Linds, and Wallbergs. I then had to submit both quarterly and monthly reports and prepare the chapel
Monday, January 10, 2011
RUTH MYRTLE JOHNSON DEAN
LIFE SKETCH 
of
Ruth Myrtle Johnson DeanWritten by LaRue Clark, a daughter-in-law, March 10, 2003.
Posted by Carolyn J. Christensen. Most of the pictures, and the life sketch were obtained from LaRue Clark, Ruth's Daughter-in-law.
Ruth Myrtle Johnson, born 12 Aug 1910, died 23 January 1956, probably of heart disease. She was preceded in death by her half sister, Ebba, and Else and Edith, her sisters and her father, Carl. She was born at Shelley, Idaho to Carl Oscar and Gerda Hansen Johnson. Carl’s first wife died leaving Willard and Ebba. Her Parents added Gerda, Alan, Elsa, Edwin and Edith (twins), Ruth, Wallace, Walter, Berniece and Maurice. She attended Shelley schools.
In 1926 Ruth married Denzle Clark. They had two children, Terrell and Arlene. They divorced. Later she was married to a Mr. Sargeant and divorced. She found work at Montgomery Ward in Miles City, Montana. She excelled in sales and was a buyer for the different companies she worked for thru the years.
While living in Idaho Falls she worked for C.C. Andersen. When she became ill, she still did the company books. She was an honest woman with many abilities and fine qualities. She would not touch alcohol of any kind because of the harm done in her two first marriages. She was a very clean woman about her person and home. She worked hard all her life to provide for her two children and make a home for them. The Johnson Family had a deep love for one another. They each cherished their mother, Gerda. Ruth had nine grandchildren.
RUTH'S CHILDREN
Terrel and Arlene Clark
MORE PICTURES OF RUTH
KENNETH DEATH AND RUTH
Keneth and Ruth Myrtle Johnson Dean
Saturday, January 1, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR - RESOLUTIONS?
Submitted by Carolyn J. Christensen.
For years, my big Christmas Project was to obtain new Family History materials for our family, then distribute it to my parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. This project involved reams of paper and many, many notebooks. It also involved trying to formulate a way to keep the material organized - which as many of you know, was nearly impossible.
This Christmas, I sent the following message to those who have always received information from me.
“Merry Christmas:
· The Bad News is that if you don’t use a computer, the following is of little use to you.
· The Good News is that you aren’t getting a bunch of papers from me for Christmas.
· The Better News is that there is an attachment that you can print if you want – or not. It is also below on this email.
· The Best News is that throughout the next year, all the family history I have ever given you in the yearly notebook installments will eventually show up on the Blog Spots. No longer will you have to feel guilty about not being able to get all those papers organized that I have sent you. And – on the Blog Spot, it will all be indexed in the left hand column, and available to anyone who wants to see it with a simple click of the finger.
sooooo- my Christmas Gift to my Family is :
http://carloscarjohnson.blogspot.com/
http://lottsarahwrigleykirkham.blogspot.com/
A study of family history tells you who you are. What better gift can I give you for Christmas and on a continuous basis than self-awareness – which I will do on these blogs”
This message encompasses my plans and desires for the blog for the coming year. Eventually, I hope it can be said that any information I have about this family is on this Blog. Carolyn
For years, my big Christmas Project was to obtain new Family History materials for our family, then distribute it to my parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. This project involved reams of paper and many, many notebooks. It also involved trying to formulate a way to keep the material organized - which as many of you know, was nearly impossible.
This Christmas, I sent the following message to those who have always received information from me.
“Merry Christmas:
· The Bad News is that if you don’t use a computer, the following is of little use to you.
· The Good News is that you aren’t getting a bunch of papers from me for Christmas.
· The Better News is that there is an attachment that you can print if you want – or not. It is also below on this email.
· The Best News is that throughout the next year, all the family history I have ever given you in the yearly notebook installments will eventually show up on the Blog Spots. No longer will you have to feel guilty about not being able to get all those papers organized that I have sent you. And – on the Blog Spot, it will all be indexed in the left hand column, and available to anyone who wants to see it with a simple click of the finger.
sooooo- my Christmas Gift to my Family is :
http://carloscarjohnson.blogspot.com/
http://lottsarahwrigleykirkham.blogspot.com/
A study of family history tells you who you are. What better gift can I give you for Christmas and on a continuous basis than self-awareness – which I will do on these blogs”
This message encompasses my plans and desires for the blog for the coming year. Eventually, I hope it can be said that any information I have about this family is on this Blog. Carolyn
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