1. Botvid Sunesson(1500-1562) was born in Strängnäs, about 50 miles SW of Stockholm in Sweden. He married Elin and became the bishop of Strängnäs. He begat:
2. Margareta Bovidsdotter(1540 - 1620), married Reinholdius Ragvaldi, whose 2nd child was:
3. either the mother (Ragvoldsdotter) or father(Zacharias Reinholdius[1560-1639]), whose 3rd child was:
4. Margareta Zachariasdotter(1600-1672) who married Erik Mattson(1590-1632), whose 4th child was:
5. Elisabeth Ersdotter(1630-1700), who married Mattes Thomasson(1620-1691), whose 3rd child was:
6. Maalin Matesdotter(1669-1719), who married Asmund Olafsson in Ramsyn Torrskog), who begat:
7. Olaf Asmundson(1708-?) who married Marit Svensdotter(in Strommen Torrskog), who begat:
8. Hans Olofson(1735-?) who married Anna Olofsdotter(1740-?) who begat:
9. Johann Hansson(1765-1842) who married Ingborg Jonsdotter(1765-1830) in Hugeryr, Torrskog, who begat(see below)
10. Maria Johansdotter(1792-1870) who married Anders Danielsson(1796-1837) in Hulta, Gummenas Torrskog, who begat(see below)

    Also in this generation was a guy named Eric who begat Peter Ericson and Anna Johanna (see below)

11. Kajsa Andersdotter(1830-1906) who married Johannes Danielsson(1836-1913) whose 2nd child was(see 12 below):

    Bob's great grandparents

    Charlie Johnson's parents:
    Kajsa Andersdotter	Johannes Danielsson
    Alida Johnson's parents:
    Anna Johanna (nee Petersdotter) Anderson 1842 - 1928 m. Abraham Anderson Some confusion here	Abraham Anderson 1836 - 1915 who moved family to America, abandoned them, and went back to Sweden
    Charles Peterson's parents:

12. John Benjamin "Charlie" Johnson(1862-1934) who married Thorberg Alida Andersson(1870-1960) and begat(see 13 below):

    Bob's grandparents

    Thor Johnson's parents: John Charlie Johnson & Thorborg Alida Johnson
    Thor's maternal aunts(sisters of Thorborg Alida): per the birth records of the Bethany Lutheran Church in Ishpeming Michigan: Anderson, Abraham b. 4/26/1836 - missing from pic h.w. Anna Joh. Anderson b. 6/22/1842 - front and center in pic D. Torberg Alida b. 4/27/1870 - left in pic J. Abramina Teresia "Theresa" b. 9/13/1872 - top left in pic Olof Valfrom b. 4/16/1874(missing from pic) Ann Isabella "Anna" b. 3/12/1876 - top right in pic Ingebord Amalia "Jenny" b. 10/10/1881 Note: hard to read handwriting in church record: Theresa Johnson 1872 - 1921 m. Bengt Magnus Sebelius 1870 - 1956 m. Inga (nee Swanson) d Frances Sebelius b. 1906 Note: Magnus' brother, Gustav 1877 - after 1940 m. Ella & begat Raymond(see pic below) lived at 2289 West 28th Street in 1940, just a few miles from where he and Magnus lived in 1925 - the houses Magnus & Gustav lived on Orchard Street are now occupied by I-10, so perahps the Orchard Ave. houses were condemned before 1940. In the pic below, Ray is Frances' cousin: Frances Frances in 1995 Lillian Sebelius 1909 - 1992 Jenny (nee Anderson) Hedlund 1881 - ? m. Edwin ca. 1881 - ? & begat: Frances Georgean Hedlund 1904 - ? Elinor Ingeborg Hedlund 1911 - 2003 (in Oakland MI) Betty Christine Hedlund 1914 - 2012 (in Scottsdale AZ) Roderick Hedland 1917 - 1938 Anna (nee Anderson) Tederstrom
    Judith Peterson's parents:
    Hermina Schouger	Charles Peterson
    Judie's aunts/uncles: Anna Schouger Paternal: Alma Peterson b. September 18 1865, in Uddevalla, BohysLan, Sweden m. Karl Edval b. November 4 1867, in Orust, Malanda, Forsamling, Sweden

13. Bob's dad, Michael Thorwald "Erwin" Johnson (1888-1974) married Judith Hedwig Peterson (1893 - 1984) and begat Bob & Marian(see 14 below)

    Bob's parents: Judith (nee Peterson) & Thor Johnson Bob's paternal aunts & uncles: Johnson family in 1915 Higher row: Arvid(1890-1978), Luther(1899-1971), Wallace(1900-1927), Oscar(1895 - 1975)*, Thor(1888-1974),Alida, Charlie Johnson behind the girls: Roy(1895-1926), Front Isabel(1905-1979), Helen(1906-2001) Absent: Florence(1893-1972) From Bob's album *: This may be Oscar Ericson. Whom Bob referred to as "Uncle Oscar". As he didn't have the surname "Johnson", it may be he was adopted or was a relative, perhaps a grandnephew of Anna Johanna, who has a surname of Petersdotter and her dad might have been Peter Ericson. Oscar may have been ophanned or his folks were still back in Sweden. Nobody alive seems to know. Oscar Erickson (1895 - 1975) m. Macy (nee Rowan) b. circa 1895 in Minnesota begat: Elaine Erickson step daughter?: Marilyn Alma Marks(1926 - 1975) - murdered by terrorists in St. Thomas Oscar & Macey at left Possibly Elaine & Marilyn at right center middle Jef & Leny Johnson Front:Thorwald & Judith Johnson circa 1966

    Johan "Arvid" Johnson 1890 - 1978 who married Elsie Gertrude Cook 1905 - 1992 who begat: Arvid & Elsie Marguerite "Midge" Adel Johnson b. 1927 who assembled this family tree & married Clifford "Kip" Gordon Waters and begat Susan, Midge, Kip James Martin Waters b. 1961 Jim Susan Christine Waters b. 1962 Martin Palmer Johnson 1931 - 1986(d. in Pensacola FL), married Ruth Anderson Frazier in Maine & begat Martin Palm & family John Edgar Frazier Johnson b. 1957 Sally Jane Johnson b. 1961 Janice Ruth Johnson b. 1942 married William Andrew Kountz b. 1940 and begat: Greta Jean Kountz b. 1963 Florence Ethel Johnson 1893 - 1972 married Harold Sandell 1891 - 1962 and begat: 3 Sandell kids Donald Sandell 1923 - 2000 married Beverly Ann Claude b. 1928 - begat Mark & Lori Sandell Roy Sandell 1920 - 2005 married Catherine Marcella Schultz 1913 - 2005 & begat: (note: this side of the family is associated with the St. Paul MN area) Linda Joann Sandell b. 1946 Larry Roy Sandell b. 1949 Larry Curtis Mark Sandell b. 1953 Curt Todd Jeffrey Sandell b. 1956 Timothy Jon Sandell b. 1958 Tim Kimberly Kay Sandell b. 1959 Kenneth Sandell 1927 - 2002, married June Rae & begat Kristin & Robin Sandell Roy Benjamin Johnson 1895 - 1926 Luther "Beans" Johnson 1899 - 1971 married Lempi Catharine Pellikka 1902 - 1963 and begat Earl Wallace Johnson 1921 - 2009(died in Battle Ground, WA) married Ruth Eloise Arthuretta Aili 1920 - 1993 & begat 6 children, m. Agnes who also had multiple children & grandchildren. Pamela (David) Muonio of Duluth, Minnesota Deborah Danforth of Battle Ground Susan (Tim) Downing of Davenport, Washington 1955 - 2013 Susan Melissa (Mike) Williamson of Yacolt, WA Mr. Melissa (Mike) Randy (Stephanie) Johnson Matthew (Jan) Johnson Richard Carlton Johnson 1926 - 1973 Ronald David Johnson 1929 - 1982 married Sarnio Wallace Olaf Johnson 1900 - 1927 Isabel Theresa Johnson 1905 - 1979 Helen Dorothy Johnson 1906 - 2001 married Hilding Knute Anderson 1902 - 1972 & begat with Midge, circa 1997 Joyce Kirstin Anderson b. 1939 married Samuel Fechenbach b. 1939 begat Samuel III, Kathleen, Nancy, Andrew & Eric Gene Kurt Anderson b. 1942

    Bob's maternal aunts & uncles: Peterson family, circa 1905 L to R: Swea, Charlie Peterson, Judith, Waldemar, Ivar, Hermina Schouger Peterson 1860 - 1936, Thora Swea Peterson m. Roger Johnson Waldemar Peterson 1901 - 1974 d. in Jupiter FL from internet - nothing known other than that Ivar Peterson 1895 - 1984 lived in Ironwood MI m. Emmy Evert Peterson Evert 1921 - 2001 (died in Alexandria VA) m Bev Evert circa 1950 Emmy & Evert Scott Peterson m. Sheryl in Mankato - begat Eric Peterson and Meghan Peterson Deborah Peterson (d. before 2001) Wesley Peterson 1932 - 1989 Margaret Peterson b. 1930 Eva (nee Peterson) 1928 - 1978 m. Al Waurio Thora

14. Robert Arvid Johnson 1920 - 2020 married Ruth van Leersum 1928 - 2007 and begat(see below) div. 1961 m. Helena Houben 1924 - 2009 in 1964

    Bob with Julie, Jef, Elsa ca. 1962

    Bob, Ruth & Thor

    • Julie Ann Johnson b. 1952 married Steve Work b. 1953 & begat Thor Johnson b. 1989 & married Doug Scott b. 1956 & begat Logan Scott b. 1995

      Logan, Thor & Julie in 2006

      with Doug 1997

    • Jeffrey Arne Johnson b. 1953 m. Kathleen (nee Sherman) b. 1957 in 2006 (2 step daughters: Holley Charron b. 1994, Stacey b. 1986 m. Eric Berglind b. ca. 1989 in 2014 begat Rowan Berglind b. 2020)

      
      Jef & Kathy in 2021

    • Elsa Marlene Johnson b. 1956 m. David Cole b. ca. 1954 in ca. 2010
      
      David & Elsa in 2011

    Marian Ruth Johnson 1921 - 1999 married Francis Rupp 1920 - 1987 & begat:

    
    Robert(1920 - 2020) & Marian(1921-1999), the offspring of Thor and Judie

    Judie with Marian with Janet, Joanne & Richard ca. 1954

    Thor holding Joanne, Francis holding Richard with Marian & Janet - 1952

    • Janet Louise Rupp b. 1943
      
      Janet & Joanne in 2008
    • Joanne Rupp b. 1945 m. Richard Tower (ca. 1946 - 2008), m. Gary Edward Neumann in 2019 in Mesquite NV
    • Richard Randall Rupp 1949 - 2012 with Carol Ach begat Anne Ach b. 1980 who begat Zoe Rupp
      
      Zoe & Annie in 2013
    
    
    
    
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