| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Ninth Generation74. Klas Albert JOHNSON was born on 13 September 1876 in Krokstorp, Hössna, Älvsborg län (Väster Götaland), Sweden.30 He died in September 1958 at the age of 82 in Cranston, Providence Co., RI. He was buried in Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Cranston, RI. He was granted citizenship July 16, 1904. At the time he was living at 204 Dudley Street in Providence with his brother, Carl Victor. Doublecheck birthdate in Swedish records -- may be baptism. Citizenship record indicates a birthdate of September 13, 1876. He was known as Albert -- "Uncle Albert" to me. He and his wife taught me to play pinocle and cribbage. They lived in a house in Auburn, RI. He was a machinist by occupation. After his wife died, he lived with the Kells' for a time. He used to buy a weekly pass for the United Electric Rail system (the trolley bus system in Providence and vicinity) and ride the bus all day to pass the time. Reference: Edlund: Born 1876-09-13 in Krokstorp, Hössna (P). Klas Albert JOHNSON and Ellen Amelia ANDERSON were married on 19 August 1909 in Rhode Island. Ellen Amelia ANDERSON was born on 19 September 1888 in Warwick, RI. She died on 15 September 1944 at the age of 55 in Cranston, Providence Co., RI. She was buried in Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Cranston, RI. According to the 1930 Census, her parents were born in Sweden. Perhaps the daughter of Christopher P. and Matilda Anderson born 8 September 1889 in RI. Klas Albert JOHNSON and Ellen Amelia ANDERSON had the following children:
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