Ralph Verner Johnson ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   Another name for Ralph was "Rollie" Johnson.¹³

  Death Notes:

Name: Ralph Johnson
Given Name: Ralph
Surname: Johnson
State: Wisconsin
Residence Place: Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code: 54601
Age: 97
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1876
Death Date: Feb 1973

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPT6-T6P : 22 August 2020), Ralph Johnson, Feb 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ¹³

1900 US Census
Page 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Rollie Johnson..Son-in-Law..Jun 1876..24..MN..Engineer

(Living with wife at the home of her widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁶

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 470, Family 148
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ralph V. Johnson..Head..29..WI..Slot Machine Agt

(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - Ralph's occupation was "slot machine agent"? Really? Or was this some type of agricultural equipment?
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 12 May 1910. ⁷

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 173, Family 210, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, no mortgage
Ralph V. Johnson..Son..34..Wd..MN..Farm Machinery

(Widowed and living with daughter at the home of his parents.)
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• His occupation in September 1918 was an Auto Salesman in Winona, MN. ⁵

• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Winona, MN.

Name: Ralph Verner Johnson
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1876
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winona, MN on 3 January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 203, Family 8, Roll 865
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
101 West Third
Ralph V. Johnson..Lodger..45..MN..Automobile Salesman..Divorced

NOTE - Ralph was a lodger in a rooming house along with about another 10 unrelated people. Ralph was listed as divorced and it would be from his second wife whom he married sometime around 1910. If his birth date was 11 Jan 1876, then his age should have been 43 instead of 45.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winona, MN on 21 April 1930. ⁹

1930 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 85-32, Family 879, Roll 1135
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota
Ralph V. Johnson..Lodger..54..MN..Salesman, Paint Company..Married 20 y
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Shelby, WI on 23 April 1940. ¹⁰

1940 US Census
Sheet 15B, 15F, District 32-44, Family 283, Roll 4491
Shelby, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Hwy 33, County Home and Infirmary
Residence in 1935: Rural, Winona, Minnesota
Ralph Johnson..Self..64..MN
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• He was buried after 9 February 1973 in the Greenwood Cemetery in West Prairie, WI.

Row 5

Find A Grave Memorial #80925709
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Ralph married Margaret Ann Drugan, daughter of Peter Drugan and Ellen G. Gilroy, on 18 August 1896 in Ettrick, WI.^{1 2 3} (Margaret Ann Drugan was born in March 1878 in , Trempealeau County, WI,^{3 13 15} died on 16 September 1907 in Strum, WI ¹⁶ and was buried on 17 September 1907 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ^{16 17}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ¹³

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Married 4 yrs.
Margarite Johnson..Daughter..Mar 1878..22..WI
Rollie Johnson..Son-in-Law..Jun 1876..24..MN..Engineer

(Living with Margaret's widowed mother.)
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• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ³

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 470, Family 148
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ralph V. Johnson..Head...29..WI..Slot Machine Agt
Margaret A. Johnson..Wife..27..WI
Vivian Johnson..Daughter..7..WI
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Ralph Johnson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Aug 1896
Event Place: Ettrick, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Event Place (Original): Ettrick, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American
Race: w
Birthplace: Centerville, Wis.
Father's Name: Edward Johnson
Mother's Name: Cornelia or Con.elia Martin
Spouse's Name: Margarita Dongan
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: w
Spouse's Race (Original): w
Spouse's Birthplace: Trempealeau
Spouse's Father's Name: Peter Dongan
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen Gilroy
Reference ID: Marr. 1892 - 1905

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKY-NLV : 30 January 2020), Margarita Dongan in entry for Ralph Johnson, 1896.
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Ralph next married Helen Ida after 1907. The marriage ended in divorce. (Helen Ida was born about 1881 and died after 1918.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorced: Between 1918 and 1920. His Draft Registration card in 1918 shows his wife's name as Helen Ida. But then hee appeared in the 1920 census as living in a rooming house and his marital status was indicated as divorced.
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