Johanson Family
Looking for information on the Johanson family that came from the Greytown / Feilding (Apiti) areas in the early 1800's
They were in involved in wood-chopping.
There parents Antony Johanson and Emma Perkins and had the following sons, not sure whether they had daughters ??
1) Len ( killed at Messines in the WW1)
2)Tom went to British Columbia or was when last heard from. cycling, chopping,running and boxing in Aust, before going to Canada. May have stayed there?
3)Fred in Queensland, (1907)-- chopped and went in for walking races, in NZ & Aust with Charlie. May have stayed in Australia
4)George (b1865-d1951)in the King Country, was Australasian champion and one of the finest sawyers NZ ever,--stilling winning at 61 years.( 1926 ??) was partnered by Doug Johnson (Southland)produced (1907-08-09)
5)Charlie== walked, chopped, ran and cycled successfully in NZ, Aust, S.Africa (1909/10).May have stayed in Australia (1904)or returned to NZ at a later date.
6)Arthur-- sawing career ended, when he was smacked up at Galliopi WW1.
7)Bert -- the lightweight of the family, excelled at chopping.
8)Walter -- open competition with the Axe, took part in sawing contents with his brother Len
I descend from George Johanson who married Sarah Jane Foster in 1888 , they had 11 children, my Grandfather was Leslie Erold Johanson, he married 1) Jane Eli Moyle, 2) Mabel Alice Wallen). My grandfather had one child by his 1st wife , my mother. I have a complete list of George's descedants ( probably out of date now), but nothing on the rest of the family.
If you descend from the other branches, please help me fill in the large blanks.
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Re: Johanson Family
Ann Eggleton 6/03/05