1940 US Census - Silas Jordal & Kinnie Jordal, Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, Anna Winterton

The 1940 US Census for Silas Jordal and his brother Kinnie Jordal are contained on the same page.    Both were the sons of Ingebor (Haldorsdatter Mæland) and Omund Olson Jordal and grandson of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

1940 US Census

Kinnie and family can be found on lines 3 - 7.  Living with Kinnie were wife Ethel (Johnson) and their children, Keith, Marilyn and Marcia.    Kinnie was employed as a farmer.

Silas and family can be found on lines 18 - 10.  Living with Silas were wife Margaret (Hall) and their son Robert.   Silas was also employed as a farmer.

Living next to Silas was their aunt, lines 15 - 16, Anna (Larsdatter Jossendal) living with her second husband, Elling Winterton.   Anna married Elling after the death of her husband, Gunder Olson Jordal.

Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, daughter of Isabelle (Sigursdatter) and Lars Olson Jordal and granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson is listed on line 13 - 14.  Susanna (also known as Annie) was living with her husband, Arthur.   Arthur was also employed as a farmer. 

All these families were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois at the time the census was taken in 1940.

Susanna (Jordal) Johnson - funeral

The funeral of Susanna Johnson, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was held at the Calvary Lutheran church in Lee county, Illinois.

Below is the burial register from the church records.  Susanna is listed at entry #16.

Susanna (Jordal) Johnson - burial

Susanna Johnson, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson was born March 27, 1877 in Lee county, Illinois to Isabelle (Halvorson) and Lars Jordal.

Susanna "Annie" married Arthur O Johnson on December 15, 1898.  

Susanna passed away on October 29, 1956 in Lee county, Illinois and was buried at Union Cemetery.

Here is the Johnson monument at Union Cemetery.

Here is a closeup of Annie's inscription.

Arthur was born December 2, 1876 in Lee county, Illinois and died June 21, 1961 in DeKalb, Illinois.   Here is a closeup of his inscription.


















Susanna and Arthur had an unnamed child that was also listed at the bottom of the monument with a date of death of April 24, 1900.

Here is a photo of the backside of the monument.

1930 US Census - Susanne (Jordal) Johnson

Here is the 1930 US Census for Susanne (Jordal) Johnson, granddaughter of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson.

Susanne was living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois with husband Arthur, their son Walter.   Living next door was her aunt, Anna (Jossendal) Jordal.

1920 US Census - Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, Simon Jordal, Anna (Jossendal) Jordal and Gilbert Jordal

Here is the 1920 US Census for Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson's grandchildren, Susanna (Jordal) Johnson, Simon Jordal and Gilbert Jordal.     Sigri and Ole's daughter-in-law, Anna (Jossendal) Jordal is also included on this census from Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Susanna (Anna) the daughter of Isabelle (Halvorson) and Lars Jordal was living with husband Arthur and their children, Blanche, Levi and Walter as well as Anna's younger brother, Simon Jordal.

Two households away were Anna and Simon's mother, Anna (Jossendal) Jordal, Elling Winterton, her companion following the death of husband Gunder as well as Anna and Gunder's children, Gilbert, Anna Elizabeth, Martha and Edith.    Anna (Jossendal) Jordal's mother, Anna Jossendal was also living with the family.

Another family living nearby was the family of Seward Sanderson and his son, Lawrence Sanderson who were part of the Finnestad bloodline.

1910 US Census - Susanna Johnson

Here is the 1910 US Census for Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson's granddaughter, Susanna (Jordal) Johnson.

Susanna (Annie), husband Arthur and their children, Blanche, Levi and Walter were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois.

Susanna and Arthur's eldest son died as an infant.

Susanna was the eldest daughter of Isabelle (Halverson) and Lars Jordal.

1900 US Census - Susanna (Jordal) Johnson

Here is the 1900 US Census for Susanna (Annie) Jordal, the first of Sigri Gunnersdatter and Ole Larson's grandchildren to marry.

Susanna had married Arthur Johnson on December 15, 1898.   Both Susanna and Arthur were living in Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois at the time of the 1900 census.    Arthur was employed as a farmer.