Name |
Olaf Thorleif Johnson [1] |
- Originally Olaf Johannesen; changed in the naturalization process.
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Born |
21 Oct 1894 |
Norway [1] |
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Olaf Johnson, 1932 Naturalization Index Card
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Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
5 Jan 1915 |
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas [2] |
According to his son, Olaf Johnson was a merchant seamen who jumped ship in Texas with another crew member and remained in the country. |
- Olaf arrived aboard the S.S. Leka. Two and one half years later, on September 24th, 1917, the Leka was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine, UC-71, without warning; 17 lives were lost.
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Olaf Johnson, 1932 Naturalization Index Card
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Residence |
1930 |
855 North Laramie Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [2] |
Residence |
1 Apr 1935 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [3] |
Residence |
1 May 1940 |
Hill Street, Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois [3] |
Died |
1963 |
Illinois |
Person ID |
I4371 |
Schimka Family Tree |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2014 |