JOHNSON

The Family of Lars B. JOHNSTON (Jenson)

Lars Peter Johnson, father of George Johnson, was an illegitimate son of the King of Denmark. According to the story, Dorothy Yorkson, who worked as a maid in the royal palace in Copenhagen, became pregnant by Frederik, the young prince of Denmark. After the birth of her son, she and her family were sent to Canada to relieve the royal family of a very embarrassing situation. It is an established fact that Dorothy's child, Lars Peter, was three months old at the time of the Yorkson family move to the New World in 1862. The following is quoted from Elnora Wilson:

Family Information to Prove that Lars Peter Johnson was a child of Dorothy Yorkson and King Frederik VII of Denmark

Peter's daughters were always embarrassed because their father was illegitimate, so didn't talk about it publically, but the sons did. Uncle George Johnson spoke of it freely to male members of the family.

Hazel Johnson Kruger told in later years these stories: When Dorothy's husband, Lars B. Johnston, died, his other children told Peter he shouldn't inherit any of the estate because he wasn't really a Johnson. She remembers Peter and Emma being very angry about it.

Sylvia, daughter of George Johnson, was told the whole story by her Grandpa Peter Johnson as a young woman. He told her so she would lead a moral life, and not have troubles like his mother did.

Christine Kruger Schultz, daughter of Hazel, heard from her mother that Dorothy Johnson received money from the "Royal House" in Denmark until Lars Peter was 18 years old.

Information Hazel Kruger remembered about her grandparents: Dorothy Yorkson came to the United States when Lars Peter was three months old. She lived a few years after her husband died in 1900. Then she went to live with her youngest son, Fred Johnson in the Waupaca area. Fred was a cripple. One daughter, Emma, married a DeBrux and lived in the Phlox area. Dorothy had a painful illness and died unable to breathe. Elnora Wilson 1991.

Fredrik, King of Denmark VIII (b. 3 Jun 1843, Denmark; d. 14 May 1912, Homberg) had an affair with Anna Dorothy Yorkson (b. Feb 1843, Denmark), a maid; they had: Lars Peter

Lars B. JOHNSTON (b. Mar 1836, Denmark; d. 1900, Leon, WI) Wisc Vol 79 E.D. 107 Sheet 7 Line 27; birthplace Denmark, born March 1836; age 64 at time of census; living in Waushana County, Leontown, WI; m. Anna Dorothy YORKSON (b. Feb 1843, Denmark); they had: Frederick (b. Mar 1877, WI); they had: Fred (1871-), Andrew (1873-1955), Emma (1874-1939), John, Christine and Mary Helen (-1927)

Lars Peter JOHNSON (b. 21 Feb 1863, Denmark; d. 6 May 1938, Mattoon, WI); Leon, WI) m. Emma RANDALL (b. 26 Oct 1866, Vivian, MN; d. 20 Aug 1920, Phlox, WI), dt William and Emma COMEE, 21 Feb 1889; they had: William Lars, George James, Iva Pearl, Sylva May, Dora Eleanor, Clifford Charles, and Hazel Irene; 2m. Olive Bell, bef. 1922

William Lars Johnson (b. 18 Jan 1886, Soville, WI ; d. 20 Oct 1956, Lloyd) m. Edrie Sage (b. 7 Dec 1896 ; d. 20 Apr 1970), 9 Mar 1921, Antigo, WI; they had: Irene, Herman, Dorothy, and Helen
Irene Johnson (b. 1922; d. 1998) m. Albert Wilkinson

Herman Johnson (b. 1923) m. Josephine Mayerhofer (d. 1990)

Dorothy Johnson (b. 1930) m. Ceriel Mauws

Helen Johnson (b. 1932) m. Vernon Benner

George JOHNSON (b. 28 Dec 1889, WI; d. 12 Sep 1973, Batesville, Independence, AR) 2m. Caroline Kuehl (no issue); 1m. Grace STONE (b. Jun 1881, Antigo, WI; d. 7 May 1922, Kitscoty, Alberta, Canada), dt. Alfred Isaac STONE and Pauline MEAL, about 1909; they had: Bessie Irene, Gertrude, Sylvia Pearl, and Floyd George

Bessie Irene JOHNSON (b. 21 Feb 1910, LaDue, Alberta, Canada; d. 19 Feb 1995, Batesville, Independence, AR; buried Roselawn Memorial Garden Batesville, AR; http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/independence/cemeteries/roselawn.txt) m. Frederick Julius HAEGELE (b. 20 Apr 1907, Denver, Denver, Colorado ; d. 6 Jun 1995, Batesville, Independence, AR), s. Julius Frederick Haegele and Harriet Wattles

Gertrude JOHNSON (b. 4 Jun 1911) m. Horatio (Ray) PETRY (b. 13 Feb 1904 ; d. 26 Dec 1982); they had: Constance Joyce (Joy), James Lyle, and Leila May

Sylvia Pearl Johnson (b. 24 Sep 1913, Matoon, WI ; d. 21 Jan 1982, Pine Bluff, AR) m. Oscar Darrell Syfert (b. 16 Sep 1910 ; d. 19 Jun 1994), 29 May 1933; they had: Oscar Dwain, Elaine Carole, and Lynda Sue

Floyd George Johnson (b. 7 May 1922, Alberta, Canada ; d. 7 May 1922, Alberta, Canada)

Iva Pearl Johnson (b. 22 Aug 1892, Leon, WI ; d. 4 Dec 1967) m. Andrew Schmidt (b. 8 Nov 1887, Antigo, Langlade, WI ; d. 14 Oct 1971), 26 Oct 1914, Phlox, WI; they had: Lawrence Andrew, Ralph Andrew, Grace Emma, Pearl Margaret, Gladys Anna, and LeRoy Clifford

Lawrence Andrew Schmidt (b. 1916; d. 1997) m. Bertha Sipple

Ralph Andrew Schmidt (b. 1917; d. 1998) m. Arlene Debroux

Grace Emma Schmidt (b. 1925; d. 15 Nov 2002) m. George (Luther) Ison

Pearl Margaret Schmidt (b. 6 Oct 1928; d. 1991) m. Ralph Lenzner; had 9 children; dairy farmers, Phlox, Wisconsin

Gladys Anna Schmidt (b. 1936) m. Bernard Eckardt (d. 1996)

LeRoy Clifford Schmidt (b. 1938; d. 1995) m. Patricia Foley

Sylva May Johnson (b. 4 Oct 1893, Soville, WI; d. May 1982, Antigo, Langlade, WI) m. William Falk (b. 15 Mar 1883; d. Aug 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, WI), 4 May 1912, Mattoon, WI; they had: Glen William, Violet Sylvia, and Arthur Frank

Glen William Falk (b. 1916; d. 1998) m. Stella Walvogel

Violet Sylvia Falk (b. 1918; d. 1997) m. Robert Armstrong

Arthur Frank Falk (b. 1925) m. Irene Novara

Dora Eleanor Johnson (b. 23 Dec 1898, Norewood, WI) m. Clemans Joel Bemis (b. 12 Feb 1896 ; d. 26 Sep 1962), s. Joel Monroe Bemis and Margaret Ellen Knott, 8 Mar 1922, Matoon, WI; they had: Elnora Shirley, Marjorie Mae, Floyd Clemans, Gordon Joel, and Dean Ervin

Elnora Shirley Bemis (b. 1923) m. George Wilson (b. 1918)

Marjorie Mae Bemis (b. 1924) m. Richard Banczak (b. 1924; d. 1989)

Floyd Clemans Bemis (b. 1926) m. Elizabeth Kneapen

Gordon Joel Bemis (b. 1928; d. 1991) m. Betty Reynolds

Dean Ervin Bemis (b. 1930; d. 1987) m. Clara Wield

Clifford Charles Johnson (b. 3 Oct 1900, Norewood, WI; d. 27 May 1967, MI) m. Lena Hook (b. 10 Jan 1979); they had: Orville Dee and Melvin Lee

Orville Dee Johnson (b. 1928; d. 1936)

Melvin Lee Johnson (b. 1930) m. Gladys Steward (b. 1931)

Hazel Irene Johnson (b. 31 Oct 1902, Norewood, WI; d. 29 Dec 1993, Mineral Point, Iowa Co., WI) m. Archie Kruger (b. 12 Jan 1898, Antigo, Langlade, WI ; d. Sep 1984), 19 Oct 1920, Phlox, WI; they had: Christine Mae, Florence Pearle, Richard Clarence, and Irwin Charles

Christine Mae Kruger (b. 1922; d. 2000) m. John Schultz, 1954

Florence Pearle Kruger (b. 1925)

Richard Clarence Kruger (b. 1928) m. Iris Bridger

Irwin Charles Kruger (b. 1929) m. Eva Sawyer