Oscar was born at
Gottburg, Sweden, on 20 June 1882. He was the son of
J. O. Johnson and
Sophia Peterson. He married
Alta May Dellinger at
Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, on 10 October 1919. Oscar died on 19 March 1973 at
Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 90. He was New Tag Obitiuary from the Friday March 23, 1973 The Oregonian:
"OSCAR JOHNSON
Oscar John Johnson, a retired carman for Union Pacific Railroad Co., died Monday in a local nursing home. He was 90. A resident of Portland for 55 years, he was born in Gottburg, Sweden, on June 20, 1882. He lived at 3560 N. Mississippi Ave. He is survived by one son, Harry Johnson, Portland, and one brother, Carl Johnson, Sweden. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Killingsworth Little Chapel of the Chimes. Entombment will be in Riverside Abbey Mausoleum."
On 23 March 1973. His body was interred on 23 March 1973 at
Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, at Riverview Abbey Cemetery.