1 8 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Ple asant ▁Spr ings , ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁married ▁Kar en ▁Krist ie ▁Thompson ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁before ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Johnson ▁married ▁Ka ia ▁Nicol ine ▁Marie ▁K ild ahl . ▁They ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁st om ach ▁ul cer ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Forest ▁Hill ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Career ▁Johnson ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁C ler k ▁of ▁D ane ▁County , ▁Wisconsin ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Other ▁positions ▁Johnson ▁held ▁include ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁and ▁Town ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Ple asant ▁Spr ings ▁and ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁Out side ▁politics ▁Johnson ▁owned ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁produced ▁farm ▁mach in ery , ▁having ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁far mer . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Historic ▁Mad ison . In c - John ▁Anders ▁Johnson ▁ ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Te lem ark ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁em igr ants ▁to