Margareta Therese 'Beata' Jeppsson
Luther Therese Florence Pierre Irene Sextus Edward
Margareta's Story
Father - Peter Jepson
Mother - Margareta Lovisa Nyman
Name Variations: 1871 Alice Margaret Therese, also called Maggie and Margaret
Birth - 18 Jan 1871 North Bend, Coos Bay (Coos Co.), Oregon.
8 Jun 1885 Nebraska Census - Marietta Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska.
__ __ 1889 - Married Andrew John Johnson
4 Feb 1890 - Luther Herman Oliver Johnson born at Mead, Saunders Co, Nebraska.
25 Jun 1893 - Therese Margaret Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
30 Aug 1894 - Florence Eleanora Wilelmina Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
18 Feb 1896 - Pierre John Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
15 Oct 1897 - Irene Rebecca Eufemia Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
7 Apr 1900 - Sextus LeGrande Bryan Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
14 Jun 1900 Federal Census - Living in Marietta Precinct, Saunders County,
Nebraska.
21 Mar 1903 - Edward Francis Johnson born at Mead, Nebraska.
30 Apr 1910 Federal Census - Living in Marietta Precinct, Saunders County,
Nebraska.
1918 Farmer's Directory - Living in Marietta Precinct, P O Mead, Nebraska.
10 Jan 1920 Federal Census - Living on North Linden, Wahoo, Nebraska.
25 Apr 1930 Federal Census - Living at 944 N. Linden, Wahoo, Nebraska.
30 Aug 1945 - Died at Wahoo, Nebraska.
Burial in Alma Lutheran Cemetery, Mead, Nebraska.
Andrew John Johnson
Name Variation: A. J.
25 Jun 1854 - Born in Sweden
1875 - Immigrated to the United States. Came to Saunders County
Was a close neighbor of the Jepsons
A J and Margaret lived on a farm about a half mile south of Peter Jepson
6 Jul 1934 - Died at Wahoo, Nebraska.
Burial in Alma Lutheran Cemetery, Mead, Nebraska.
Photographs
This photograph of the entire Johnson family was taken sometime around 1908 or 9.
Back, l to r – Irene, Luther, Margaret, Pierre, Therese
Front l to r – Sextus, A. J., Florence Eleanora, and Edward.
In 1914 Margaret and A J celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. The family all went outside (their being no cameras with flashes yet) to have a group family picture taken.
The honored couple are standing to the right of the last child. Here is a close-up of the two.
Here are some photos of the Johnson plot at the Alma Lutheran Cemetery
