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Note: N1 1872 to US
1880 Red Wing, Goodhue, Minnesota w/parents
later Minneapolis, Minnesota
1890 to Sioux City
1900 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa w/wife, and 2 sons, at Arcade Hotel with Oscar and Alma Gustafson and 12 others.
1905 passport Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa w/wife, and 2 sons
1910 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa w/wife, and 2 sons
He was born September 7, 1863, and is a son of N. P. and Caroline Johnson, who came to America in 1870, settling first at Red Wing, Minnesota, where the father rented a tract of land, giving his
attention to its development and improvement for a few years, when he moved to Sioux City, Iowa, and here remained to the time of his death, which occurred in 1899. His wife still survives him and yet makes her home in Red Wing.
Oscar L. Johnson was but seven years of age at the time of the emigration to the new world and he pursued his education in the public schools of Red Wing until eleven years of age, when he started out to make his own way in the world, beginning life as a farm hand. He was employed in that way for three years and afterward secured a position in a shoe factory at Red Wing, where he remained for two years. He next went to Minneapolis, where he was employed as shipping and receiving clerk in thehouse of S. E. Olson & Company, his fidelity and ability in that position being demonstrated by the fact that his connection with the house continued for nine years. During that time heattended night school. On the expiration of that period he came to Sioux City in 1890, arriving in the fall. Here he worked in a restaurant for his brother for two years and then established a restaurant of his own at ISTo. 804 (sic) Fourth street, as a partner of his brother. After two years they established the Arcade restaurant and two years later Oscar L. Johnson bought out his brother's interest. When another two years had passed he took charge of the Arcade Hotel and sold a half interest in the restaurant, but still retains the other half. He is also proprietor of the hotel and has now for many years been connected with the business of entertaining the public. On the 10th of October, 1889, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Hilda Lindstam, a daughter of L. J. Lindstam. They have three children: Clarence Walter, Allen Edmund and Earl Oscar. Mr. Johnson gives his political allegiance to the Republican party and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, but has never sought or desired public office, preferring to give his attention to his business affairs. As the years have passed and prosperity has come to him he has made judicious investments in real estate and he now owns valuable property in Sioux City. He likewise has a business block in Comfry, Minnesota, and a half section of land in Beadle county, South Dakota, together with residence property in Sioux City Avhich he rents. His realty is the visible evidence of his life of energy, in which good judgment has guided his untiring effort with the result that a very gratifying measure of success has been attained.
Author: Marks, Constant R., 1841- ed_Subject: 1904 - Woodbury County (Iowa) -- Biography; Woodbury County (Iowa) -- History; Sioux City (Iowa) -- Biography; Sioux City (Iowa) -- History_Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company
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