Mali Johnsdatter

Brief Life History of Mali

When Mali Johnsdatter was born on 6 October 1847, in Horg, Melhus Prestegjeld, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, her father, Johan Mikkelsen, was 66 and her mother, Berith Johnsdatter, was 47. She married Elling Johnson about 1870. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hesper Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Snohomish, Washington, United States for about 10 years. In 1910, at the age of 63, her occupation is listed as nurse in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States. She died on 18 April 1938, in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elling Johnson
1838–1907
Mali Johnsdatter
1847–1938
Marriage: about 1870
John Julius Johnson
1871–1871
John James Johnson
1873–1942
Charlotte Bekkie Johnson
1876–1903
Inga Gustava Johnson
1881–1968
Martin Johnson
1884–1977
Olaf Johnson
1888–1888

Sources (19)

  • Mollie Johnson, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Molly Johnson, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Mollie Johnson in entry for Martin E Johnson and Leona Parnell, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

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Name Meaning

‘Sublime’; name of a cousin of the Prophet, who married his daughter Fāṭima and in 656 became the fourth rightly guided caliph. His sons Ḥasan and Ḥusayn are regarded by Shiites as Muḥammad's true successors.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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