Charlie Johnson

Charlie Carl Johnson, March 6, 1888 - March 6, 1951

Charlie was born in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, MN to Amon and Carrie Johnson. Both Amon and Carrie were born in Norway and emigrated to St. Paul, MN and then to Thief River Falls in the fall of 1907. Charlie had five sisters: Annie, Marie, Sofie, Gena, and Minnie, and four brothers: Sam, Oscar, Edward, and Albert.

Charlie married Minnie Anderson on December 10, 1916 in Thief River Falls, MN and lived on a farm in Nordentown.

Charlie and Minnie had nine children:

Cora Elnor (1917 - 2009) married Robert Ranstrom (1901 - 1990). Robert had Gene (1930) and William (1933) with his first wife Edlyn. Cora and Robert had Jerome (1940), Morris (1942), and Justin (1943).

Cora's siblings are: Lavern Harvey (1919), Mavis Elaine (1921), Dewaine Jerome (1923), Elaine Leanor (1925), Lillian Mae (1928), Glorianne Charmyne (1932), Eldo Wilfred (1934), and Annette Juelle (1937).