Simon Johnsen HOLTEN

   Another name for Simon was Simon JOHNSON.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Notes: Preble Township: Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Simon was a carpenter in Norway. They came to Minnesota from the farm Brøttemsbak in Klæbu just south of Trondheim, Norway in 1866 and lived for a year in Newburg Twp.. They move to Preble Twp. and homesteaded 40 acres of land. [RBL]

• Census: farm Brøttemsbak, 1865, Klæbu, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. District no.PageSchool distr.Local parishParishFarmTitle
105354SøndreKlæboKlæboBrøttemsbak2
Pers.no.HouseholdGiven nameLast nameFamily pos.OccupationMarital statusAgeSexBirth placeCattleSheepGoatBarleyOatPotatoes
69451SimonJohns.Logerende HusfaderTømmermand [carpenter]g36mKlæbo Prgj.
6956ElisabetAndreasd.hans Koneg25kMelhus Prgj.
6967JohnSimons.deres Sønug2mKlæbo Prgj.

• Census: Preble Township, 1875, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Simon JohnsonMNorway
Elizabeth JohnsonFNorway
John JohnsonMNorway
Ole JohnsonMNorway
Jergin JohnsonFMinnesota
Christopher JohnsonMMinnesota

• Census: Preble Township, 1880, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Simon JohnsonSelfM49Norway
Elizabeth JohnsonWifeF36Norway
John JohnsonSonM17Norway
Georgina JohnsonDaughterF10Minnesota, United States
Christopher JohnsonSonM7Minnesota, United States
Serina JohnsonDaughterF2Minnesota, United States
Ole JohnsonSonM14Norway

• Census: Preble Township, 1885, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Simon JohnsonM53yNorway
Elisabeth JohnsonF44yNorway
John S JohnsonM22yNorway
Ole S JohnsonM19yNorway
Jane S JohnsonF16yMinnesota
Christopher S JohnsonM13yMinnesota
Sarah S JohnsonF6yMinnesota

• Census: Preble Township, 1900, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Simon Johnsen67, Apr 1833
Elizabeth Johnsen57, May 1843
Sarah Johnsen21, Jun 1878 MN

• Census: Preble Township, 1910, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Simon Johnson80
Elizabeth Johnson69

Simon married Elisabeth Andreasdatter WANGBERG on 15 Oct 1862 in Klæbu, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. (Elisabeth Andreasdatter WANGBERG was born in 1840 in Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway and died on 26 Sep 1924 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA ^{2 3}.)