This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zl.2ADI/86 Message Board Post: Found Lars Johnson in Census in Douglas County, Clinton Twshp. in 1870 and 1859. The only child known of is: Hattie Johnson b: 1871. She remembers being born near Kansas City, KS. Anyone with any help/info would be so greatly appreciated!! This is our dead-end. Hattie Johnson m: Alfred Thiel who was born and died in Ohio. All Hattie and Alfred's children were born in Ohio, which leads me to believe that they moved to Ohio at some time before 1902 as my G-pa was the first born and in NWOhio. Anyone with any information on Lars would be so appreciated! Thanks! Star

In response to your query, I submit the following as taken from the Douglas Co. Cemetery census book, page 371. There is additional information indicated from other sources. That is all included in the same cemetery book, only referenced as to the source. I think it probably will answer your question about Lars Johnson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SWEDISH--JOHNSON, HELSTROM CEMETERY, CLINTON TOWNSHIP. Owner: Kansas University Endowment Association Location: This cemetery is located about one mile North of Lone Star in a very secluded and wooded area, on land called the "Adams Campus". History: This small abandoned cemetery consisting of about sixteen graves is enclosed by a rock fence, and marks the location where a number of Swedish settlers chose to farm. The land for this cemetery was donated by Mr. Lars Johnson who came to America from Sweden in 1855. It is possible that the first burial was that of a member of the Johnson family, but the first known burial was that of a Mr. Bergman, who was also born in Sweden, and died some time between the year 1855-1860. Mr. Bergman was a bachelor, a farmer and a stone-mason. Two pieces of sandstone mark the graves of a father and his son, althought the elements have nearly worn away all markings. J. S. Ekman was born in Sweden Mary 31, 1816, and died in 1855, his son Carl Ekman, also born in Sweden, was a young man who met his death when Quantrill raided Lawrence August 21, 1863. Looking at the census we find several other Swedish families in this area; some could possibly be buried here in unmarked graves: John Wenstrom family--John and Inger Holom family--H. Andrews--Peter and Anna Christian. These were all neighbors in 1875 census. BURIALS Johnson, G. (or C?) L. 1849-1901 Johnson, Lars 1811-1885 Johanna E. Johnson 1810-1885 Hellstrom, Clara G. 1820-1894 Hellstrom, Frans. M. 1816-1884 Hellstrom, Oscar 1842-1910 Hellstrom, Otto 1884-1897 Hellstrom, Elva 1875-1904 Hellstrom, Sidney 1871-1910 Bjorklund, Carl E. Nov. 7, 1824--Dec. 24, 1895 Additional information from William Hastie's notes: (Note: He was early recorder of death records, that is often referred tol) Ahlstrom, Charles John, b. in Sweded 1816-1912 Bjorklund, Carl E., b. in Sweden Bjorklund, Helena C., b. in Sweden Hellstrom, Gustave, b. in Sweden 1846-1905 Johnson, Lars, b. in Swededn, Father of Mrs. Randolph Hellstrom--Laura Johnson Hellstrom Additional information from Ghost Towns of Kansas, Vol. III Eckman, Sophia--no dates, wife of J. S. Eckman Hellstrom, Clara G., wife of Frans Johanson (note spelling), Johanna E., wife of Lars Johanson Additional information from C. W. Smith Mortuary Book Johnson, August, b. June 4, 1901, Ordered by Rudolph Helstrom, age 50. ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <Furwilfly@aol.com> To: <KSDOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: [KSDOUGLA-L] Lars Johnson/m: Anna Christine(nee:?)/ c: Hattie Johnson b: 1871 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Zl.2ADI/86 > > Message Board Post: > > Found Lars Johnson in Census in Douglas County, Clinton Twshp. in 1870 and 1859. The only child known of is: > Hattie Johnson b: 1871. She remembers being born near Kansas City, KS. > Anyone with any help/info would be so greatly appreciated!! This is our dead-end. > Hattie Johnson m: Alfred Thiel who was born and died in Ohio. All Hattie and Alfred's children were born in Ohio, which leads me to believe that they moved to Ohio at some time before 1902 as my G-pa was the first born and in NWOhio. > Anyone with any information on Lars would be so appreciated! Thanks! Star > > >