Caroline Lena Johnson

Brief Life History of Caroline Lena

Caroline Lena Johnson was born on 14 May 1866, in Sweden. She married Sven August Linnard on 15 January 1891, in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Township of Rockville, Kankakee, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 3, Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 23 August 1941, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Sven August Linnard
1867–1949
Caroline Lena Johnson
1866–1941
Marriage: 15 January 1891
Eula Ruth Linnard
1891–1986
Elmer Walfred Linnard
1893–1976
Roy Melvin Linnard
1895–1963
Clarence Kenneth Linnard
1900–1961
Lawrence Gilbert Linnard
1901–1983
Irvin Roswell Linnard
1907–1988

Sources (13)

  • Lena C Linnard, "United States, Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Caroline Lena Johnson - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Caroline Lena Johnson
  • Lena Johnson Linnard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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