Karolina Josefina Mikaelsdotter [1468]

   Cause of her death was Murder.

   Other names for Karolina were Josefina Johanson, Josephine Johnson, Josephine Nelson and Josofine Nelson.

  Medical Notes:

Red Lake Falls Gazette, November 5, 1903, front page:
Murder and Suicide.
Albert Jensen, living in Sruce, Roseau county, killed his sweetheart, Josephine Johnson, Saturday evening, Oct. 17th, and then committed suicide. They were found Tuesday in the house of Jensen lying cold in death and covered with blood. A gun, blood stained, was found which had been used to batter out the brains of the girl, and a razor and the cut throat of the man told the story.
Two notes written in Norwegian and one in English were found telling in substance that Josephine had teased him till he was mad and that he was drunk. The girl had evidently promised to marry him at one time and then gone back on him, which accounts for the awful deed. A coroner's inquest was held over the remains and a verdict in accordance with the facts shown was given. The man was about 28 years and the girl was 18.

  Birth Notes:

Westanbäck.

  Death Notes:

Red Lake Falls Gazette, 5 Nov 1903:
Murder and Suicide.
Albert Jensen, living in Spruce, Roseau county, killed his sweetheart, Josephine Johnson, Saturday evening, Oct. 17th, and then committed suicide. They were found Tuesday in the house of Jensen lying cold in death and covered with blood. A gun blood stained, was found which had been used to batter out the brains of the girl, and a razor and the cut throat of the man told the story. Two notes written in Norwegian and one in English were found telling in substance that Josephine had teased him till he was mad and that he was drunk. The girl had evidently promised to marry him at one time and then gone back on him, which accounts for the awful deed. A coroner's inquest was held over the remains and a verdict in accordance with the facts shown was given. The man was about 28 years and the girl was 18.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Emigration, 26 Feb 1887, Vilhelmina Församling, Åsele Härad, Västerbottens Län, Sweden. The family left Sweden for Tronheim, Norway, where they registered on April 6th 1887. They departed on April 7th 1887 on the S/S Hero (2) for Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull on the Wilson Line. Once in Hull, they transfered to Liverpool where they boarded the S/S Italy. They arrived at the port of New York on April 27th 1887.

2. Immigration, 27 Apr 1887, United States. Arrived at Port of New York.

3. Census, Jul 1895, Spruce, Roseau, Minnesota, United States. Johnson, Michael, 61, male, white, Sweden, resident of this state: 8 years and 2 months, resident of this enumeration district: 6 years, farmer
Johnson, Caroline, 53, female, white, Sweden
Johnson, Eva Gustava, 23, female, white, Sweden
Johnson, Nils Oscar, 17, male, white, Sweden
Johnson, Hulda T, 15, female, white, Sweden
Johnson, Alexander, 13, male, white, Sweden
Johnson, Per August, 11, male, white, Sweden
Johnson, Josephine, 10, female, white, Sweden

4. Census, 22 Jun 1900, Spruce, Roseau, Minnesota, United States. Town of Spruce
Dwelling no. 122, family no. 125:
Johnson, Michael, head of household, born Jan 1834, 66 years old, married 40 years, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, naturalized 1887, 12 years in the US, farmer, can read and write but not speak English, owns his own farm.
Johnson, Annie, wife, born Apr 1842, 58 years old, married 40 years, mother of 13 children - 11 living, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, naturalized 1887, 12 years in the US, can read and write but not speak English.
Johnson, Alex, son, born Dec 1882, 17 years old, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, 12 years in the US, can read and write and speak English.
Johnson, Hulda, daughter, born Oct 1880, 19 years old, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, 12 years in the US, can read and write and speak English.
Johnson, Josephine, daughter, born Feb 1887, 15 years old, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, 12 years in the US, can read and write and speak English.
Dwelling no. 123, family no. 126:
Johnson, Oskar, head of the household, born Feb 1878, 22 years old, single, born in Sweden, parents Swedish, 12 years in the US, farm laborer, can read and write and speak English.