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Titel: SV: Looking for my swedish relatives Johnson/johnston/swanson/clawson
Skrivet av: Maud Mårtensson skrivet 2017-06-04, 09:29
According to FamilySearch Herman died in Ohio but was buried in Pennsylvania, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ1D-TQB.

Name     Herman Johnson   
Event Type     Death   
Event Date     24 Jan 1942   
Event Place     Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio   
Residence Place     Ridgeway, Pennsylvania     
Occupation     Proprietor- Hotel   
Birth Date     02 Oct 1862   
Birthplace     Sweden   
Burial Date     28 Jan 1942   
Burial Place     Ridgeway, Pennsylvania   
Father's Name    John Hanson     
Father's Birthplace     Sweden   
Spouse's Name    Emma 

Source for emigration records is the database EmiWeb.

This man seems to be the same. Note that Johannesson is a patronymic surname, Herman is Johannes' son. His father's name was Johannes Hansson.

Johannesson, Herman, born 1862-10-02 in  Algutstorp parish, emigrated 1882-03-30 from Algutstorp to Amerika.

This seems to be Emma's family. Note the patronymic surnames here too.

Svensson, Olof Salomon, born 1841-05-11 in Öxabäck parish, emigrated 1881--  from Öxabäck to Amerika 
Magnusdotter   Johanna Christina  1851-09-16  Holsljunga  1881--  Öxabäck  Amerika 
Olofsdotter   Emma Stina 1869-07-14 Öxabäck  1881--  Öxabäck   Amerika 
Olofsson   Sven Martin  1871-07-05  Öxabäck  1881--  Öxabäck   Amerika 
Olofsson   Sven Emil  1873-01-15  Öxabäck  1881--  Öxabäck    Amerika  (should be Frans Emil)
Olofsson   Per Johan  1876-09-16  Öxabäck  1881--  Öxabäck    Amerika 

Algutstorp and Öxabäck are both parishes in Västergötland.

Algutstorp, https://www.google.se/maps/place/447+94+Algutstorp/@58.016667,12.8144783,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465ab1122772b7e1:0x2be519461d99d2e!8m2!3d58.016667!4d12.816667.

Öxabäck, https://www.google.se/maps/place/511+95+%C3%96xab%C3%A4ck/@57.3958319,12.8044634,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x465010cf9700b6a1:0x4b908ce03069ca87!8m2!3d57.3958319!4d12.8066521.