Amy Johnson Lindgren

Amy Johnson Lindgren was a remarkable woman born in the nineteenth century and living through the dramatic changes of the twentieth century with equanimity born of confidence and faith. She survived and thrived for over a century. She died at age 103.

What follows are photographs of the John Peter ( J. P.) Johnson & Fredrika Swenson families and relatives.

1. Edith Burman Roos	11. Alice Burman	22. Ida Castenson
2. Hannah Main	12. Esther Renquist	23. Esther Johnson Rohden
3. Martin Main	13. Sophie Burman Carlson	24. Lizzie Johnson Lindgren
4. Nellie Johnson Anderson	14. Nellie Main Youngdale	25. Frank L Johnson
5. Matilda Burman	15. Dan Main	26. John A. Burman
6. Christine Renquist	16. Obed Johnson	27. Emil Renquist
7. Fredrika Swenson	17. Amy Johnson Lindgren	28. *
8. Clara Main	18. Hannah Burman Eklund	29. *
9. Johanna Castenson	19. Albert Renquist	30. young girl*
10. Johanna Dorothea Johnson	20. Hannah Renquist	31. *
	2l. Ed Castenson	32. J.P. (John Peter) Johnson

* These unidentified people must be three sons-in-law – J.A. Renquist, John Castenson and John Main – and the daughter of one. The fourth son-in-law was John Burman (#26).

Notes on the original photograph: Written in pencil on the back – “1892”. Written over this, in ballpoint pen (later), are the names of those in the photo, in Gene Dickerson’s handwriting (Amy Lindgren’s daughter). Married names are given for some of the girls. Four people are not identified (see asterisks). Some names were damaged by glue used to hold the photo in an album. Gene’s siblings Irene and Roy helped identify these in 2004.

The Johnson siblings with their school teacher, around 1884. (The original photograph is a tintype, printed on a thin metal sheet, about 2.5 x 3.5 inches.)

Children (L to R): Amy Johnson Lindgren (age 6), Frank I. Johnson (age 10), Lizzie Johnson Lindgren (age 13), Esther Johnson Rohden (age 14). Center: Hannah Johnson. Amy Lindgren’s daughter Aunt Irene identified the photo and provided the following information: The six Johnson children attended a one-room country school near Lanyon, Iowa, where one teacher taught grades 1 through 8. Such school photos, of the teacher with the siblings from one family, were customary at the time. The two youngest Johnson siblings are not in the photo – Obed Johnson (age 3) and Nellie Johnson Anderson (born 1887).

[Thanks to Linnae Coss for the photos and identifications. Identification of Teacher was established by a notation from Great Aunt Nellie Johnson Anderson as recorded by Uncle Roy.]