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CARL OSCAR JOHNSON
A native of Sweden, born at Stockholm,
December 25, 1865 Carl Oscar Johnson attended the public school in his native
city until he was twelve years old.
Being obliged to make his own living, he then obtained work in an
office, but soon after went into the Swedish navy, where he served three years
as an apprentice. Then he entered the
Merchant Marine and when twenty-one obtained a mate’s certificate. In 1887 he came to New York and thereafter
sailed on the Eastern Coast, obtaining a steamship master’s certificate in
1893, when he came to the Pacific Coast and followed the coasting trade. In 1898 he went to the Klondike and spent two
years mining and prospecting in Alaska.
Returning to San Francisco, he followed coasting until 1905, when he
removed to Lodi and located on his present ranch, purchasing ten acres, which
he set out to Tokay grapes. Here he has
since been carrying on a successful vineyard on a small scale. In politics Mr. Johnson is a Republican. He manifests much interest in the affairs of
his county and state, and in all respects has been a good citizen.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1307-1308. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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