Karolina Josefina Mikaelsdotter

   Cause of her death was Murder.

   Other names for Karolina were Josefina Johanson, Josephine Johnson, Josie 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.

Roseau County Times, October 23, 1903, front page: Murder and Suicide
Notes written by Albert Jensen:
Dear Brother Andrew Jensen.
(Josephine) has been making a fool of me the whole evening and I am tired of it. She is well I can't explain myself, so help me God. I told her that if she didn't quit making a fool of me I'd get mad but she said she didn't care. I am drunk and can't help it. (The above was written in English, on the same sheet was written in Norwegian.) I am tired of living, she has promised to marry me but has only fooled me. Josephine is my best friend and God if I only hadn't done this. But she teased me so I couldn't help myself. You must excuse me.
On a separate sheet was written:
Josephine Johnson teased me so this evening that I could not help myself. I asked her several times to quit this teasing or I'd get so mad that I might do something wrong, but she didn't quit. I begged her pardon, but she continued the same way. I am sorry for the deed but now it is done. Had she been more reasonable it would have been all right. I am a little drunk and crazed. I have sixty dollars in my pocket.

  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.

  Events

• She emigrated on 26 Feb 1887 from 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.

• She immigrated on 27 Apr 1887 to United States. Arrived at Port of New York.

• She appeared on the census in Jul 1895 in 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.

• She appeared on the census on 22 Jun 1900 in 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.