Johnson, John Johanneson.

John Johnson was born in Bergen, Norway on June 13, 1901, and his parents were Johan Johanneson Tøsse and Helena Johanneson; his mother's married name was the same as her maiden name. John had six brothers and two sisters. As a child, he lived in Bergen and went to school from age 7 to 14; he finished school and was confirmed in Norway. After school, he worked in a bakery delivering bread, as a gardener, and for one of the biggest tanneries in Norway. He also fulfilled his compulsory military service in the army. He left Norway aboard the "Bergensfjord" on July 22, 1923 and took the train from New York straight to Tacoma, where a cousin met him.

From the description of John Johanneson Johnson Oral History Interview 1981. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 183888171