Henry Johnson SVIEN

1890 - 1968  (77 years)

• Name	Henry Johnson SVIEN
  Birth	1 Apr 1890	Dennison, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1968	Hawk Creek Lutheran Cemetery
  Death	28 Jan 1968	Sacred Heart, Minnesota, USA
  	Cause: Cancer
  Notes	From Candice Soine: When his father married Gertrude Soine, Henry had already moved to live with his uncle Helge and aunt Berit. Helge and Berit had no children of their own. When Henry was 16, uncle Helge died and Henry stayed with his aunt, working as a secondman in one of the local grain elevators. As he gained experience as a grain buyer, was named manager of the Farmers Elevator at Minnesota Falls, about four miles east of Granite Falls, Minnesota. It was here that Henry met his future wife Hulda Oslund. In 1917-1918 he served in World War I, with several months time in France. After the war, Henry returned to the elevator at Minnesota Falls. On June 29, 1919, Henry J. and Hulda Josephine Oslund were married at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Oslund. The made their home in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Hulda taught rural school until they moved to Hazel Run, Minnesota in 1924. Prior to their move, Henry had accepted the job as manager of the Hazel Run, Minnesota Produce Company. It was at Hazel Run that a son, Donald Jean was born (Don is the author of the Svien Saga). But Hulda died of blood poisoning on June 10, 1924, eight days after her son was born. She is buried at Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery. Henry's parents-in-law, Emanuel and Mathilda Oslund, offered to raise Donald with financial help from Henry. Henry continued his job at Hazel Run until 1929, when he took a management position at a Harold, South Dakota, elevator. While at Granite Falls, Henry was an organizer of the American Legion Post in 1919. When at Hazel Run he served as a village trustee for several years. After two years at Harold, South Dakota, the drought and grasshoppers brought farming to a halt. The elevator doors were closed and Henry returned to Sacred Heart and Berit Synnes. Mrs. Synnes owned two farms and for two years Henry repaired, painted, and did general cleanup. He also repaired and painted the Synnes home of Sacred Heart, inside and out. In 1933-1935, Henry served as manager of the Farmers Elevator Company of Hendricks, Minnesota. He left Hendricks in 1936 to become manager of the Pennock Grain Company, and Feed Mill of Pennock, Minnesota. He held this position until he retired in 1957. Henry remarried in 1944 to Minnie Arneson Nelson. Minnie had a son, Roger, by her previous marriage. Minnie died of cancer March 2, 1966. Henry was always active with the American Legion and Vinje Lutheran Church. He died January 28, 1968 and is buried next to his first wife, Hulda, at Hawk Creek Lutheran Cemetery.
  Person ID	I7934	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2010

  
  

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