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Skriv ut sidan - Otto Johnson, Lockport, Will County, Illinois, emigration 1868
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Titel: Otto Johnson, Lockport, Will County, Illinois, emigration 1868
Skrivet av: Jan Ek (Janek) skrivet 2005-08-26, 13:23
As a starting point you can look at the enumerations i US census 1870 and 1880, I located both. (mailing you the images)
In census 1870 he was easy to find in Lockport as described in the biography. He is boarder in the home of a German barber Henry Dumke(?) 24, the barbers wife Louisa 20 from NY, newborn daughter Clara and a 13 year old boy, Frederick Voight barber and boarder (apprentice?). Otto Johnson is 33, shoemaker from Sweden.
In census 1880 the address is Washington Street in Lockport. (Source ED 205, p 7) Otto Johnson 42, shoe store, wife Lizzie 32 from England, son Louis 6, son John 5, daughter Jennie 2. They also have a servant, Loisa Winson(?) 15 years old. I guess they turned the barber shop into a shoe store.
The challenge now will be to make the jump to the 1900 or later censuses with common names as Louis/Lewis and John Johnson to look for. (Or other records) It appears as if Otto could be deceased in 1900, a quick search doesn't show him in index for Will county. But he can have moved elsewhere, if so, hopefully not into Chicago
A suggestion would be you try obtaining copies of the childrens birth certificates from Will county, to have full birthdates as a foundation for further searches. Supposing the parents didn't leave Lockport a local search for death certificates and obituaries could also be fruitful.
Another avenue to pursuit could be looking for a possible marriage in Lockport for daughter Jennie. That also assumes the family stayed on in Will county.
A third route could be to look for parish records, given the connection with the Lutheran church mentioned in the biography.
Maybe others can help you pick up the thread from here, or have additional advice.