Career
Johnson was born at Ammendrup near Præstø, Denmark on December 2, 1854. In 1873 he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he remained until 1879. He then bought land in the town of How, Wisconsin, to which he moved and engaged in farming and logging.
He also operated a warehouse and real estate business in Suring.
He was the chairman of the town board and town treasurer for a number of years. Johnson died on March 5, 1941 in Madison, Wisconsin and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Suring.
