Alfred Peter Charles Johnson (1893-1956)
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Alfred and Karen Johnson in the 50s
Individual Facts
- Name: Alfred Peter Charles Johnson
- Sex: Male
- Birth: 17 Feb 1893, North Tonawanda, Niagara, New York, USA
- Death: 15 Nov 1956, Lemon Grove, San Diego, California, USA
- Burial: 1956, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
- Migration (Domestic): Abt 1952, Buffalo NY to San Diego CA. Alfred and wife Eva. Lived near sons Kenneth and Harold.
Birthplace: North Tonawanda
Alfred Peter Charles Johnson was born on 17 Feb 1893 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, when the city was a busy canal and industrial town. Life there centered on factory work, shipping, and the Erie Canal system, with many families supported by lumber, manufacturing, and related trades.
Homes were modest, daily life involved hard physical work, and most travel was by foot, horse, rail, or canal boat. The area was growing quickly in the late 1800s, so he was born into a community shaped by immigration, industry, and working-class family life.
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North Tonawanda, New York
Short biography of Alfred Johnson
Alfred Johnson was born on February 17, 1893, in North Tonawanda, New York, where he lived until the early 1950s. During the early 1920s, he and his wife Eva briefly operated a farm in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. Over his lifetime, Alfred worked in several occupations, including farming, running a gas station and hot dog stand, and later working as a machinist. His ancestry included German and Danish roots, with his grandfather Peter Johnson being a mariner from Denmark.
In the early 1950s, Alfred and Eva moved to Lemon Grove, California, where they lived near my family. Alfred was known to enjoy gambling trips to Tijuana, Mexico, particularly betting on jai alai and dog races, though he was not notably successful. He was a quiet man and passed away in Lemon Grove in 1956 at the age of 63.
Relationships
- Father: Peter George Johnson (1867-1928)
- Mother: Caroline Johanne Friederike Dueger (1869-1949)
- Spouse: Eva Irene Robins (1898-1993)
- Child: Kenneth Alfred Johnson (1916-1982)
- Child: Harold Richard Johnson (1919-1981)
- Child: Evelyn Irene Johnson (1922-1997)
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