Johnson is second most common surname in Chicago and in the US. I do not have the skills to find his descendants. I hope that listing this cache here will get them to someone for whom they have meaning.
The items are: .
1. Letter to Miss Viola Sanner. Mailed from NY, 1936.
Contains letter of recommendation for Mr. J. Helge Johnson from Fengersfors Bruk. Dated 1929.
Certificate of Holy Matrimony for Miss Ethel Meyer and Helge Johnson. Dated 1935
Newspaper clipping announcing marriage
Flyttningsbetyg till ullandet. For Johan Helge Jonsson. Stamped 1929.. a flyttningsbetyg is "the official exit permit, issued by the pastor of the parish in Sweden from which the emigrant came. It is an important document, since technically no Swede could leave his home parish without this permit. It gives the full name of the person, his date of birth, his place of birth, character reference, his knowledge of the Catechism and the Bible, probably the name of the parish to which he moved, or if he came directly to America, the destination is given merely as Norra Amerika.
2. Sverige Pass Passport for Johan Helge Jonsson. Includes photo. (I think he was quite good-looking)
3. Envelope marked citizenship papers. Ed Warmband penciled on back
Contains ALIEN REGISTRATION RECEIPT CARD for Helge Johan Johnson. Has fingerprint
Card from US Dept of Labor, acknowledging money order and application for a certificate of arrival. Sent to Johan H Johnson in Sawyer Michigan
4. Solemnization of Matrimony program. Last page titled Certificate of Marriage. Helge Johnson and Ethel Meyers. Dated 1935. Included written congratulations.
5. Newspaper clipping titled “88 Berrien Residents Given U. S. Citizenship”. Lists Johan Helg (sic) Johnson
6. Americanization Program. Lists Johan Helge Johnson. Dated October 6, 1940. 2 copies, 1 damaged
7. Not in the default photo. A beautiful Certificate of Baptism for Ethel Minnie Meyer dated 1908. Unfortunately it has been folded.
