Wilhelmina Lindgren

Brief Life History of Wilhelmina

When Wilhelmina Lindgren was born on 9 August 1867, in Älvestad, Östergötland, Sweden, her father, Carl Johan Lindgren, was 59 and her mother, Johanna Margareta Ljungberg, was 40. She married Carl Fredrick Johnson on 31 March 1892. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Huntsville Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 20 September 1944, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Carl Fredrick Johnson
1860–1938
Wilhelmina Lindgren
1867–1944
Marriage: 31 March 1892
Carl William Johnson
1893–1893
Hannah Elenora Johnson
1895–1973
Ronald Isidor Johnson
1898–1976

Sources (29)

  • Minnie Johnson in household of Chris Johnson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Minnie Lindgren, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Minnie Lindgren Johnson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

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

1889

Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Sven, Erik, Holger, Nels, Anders, Arlys, Bent, Berndt, Bjorn, Disa, Erland, Evald.

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘limetree’ + gren ‘branch’.

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

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