From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 764 - 765. City of La Crosse E. W. JOHNSON, millwright; was born in Norway in 1840; learned his trade in Norway, and came to the United States in the summer of 1864, since which time he has resided in La Crosse. He is in the employ of Polleys Bros., and runs their mill when it is in operation; is unmarried, and resides in North La Crosse. His father, Jens Halverson (Ronne) came to the United States in 1870, and now resides in North La Crosse. He has two sons and two daughters living in La Crosse - E. W. Johnson (the subject of the present sketch), Ole Johnson, Sena Johnson and Betsy, now the wife of John Hill, of La Crosse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]