Adult Life. Kenneth and Beatrice Have Two Sons, William and Keith. William Was Born in Grafton, Apr
adult life. Kenneth and Beatrice have two sons, William and Keith. William was born in Grafton, Apr. 21, 1952; Keith was born in Grafton, Nov. 2, 1953. They both attended grade school at Nash School Dist. No. 51, graduated from Grafton High School, and attended the State School of Science, Wahpeton, N. Dak. Keith married Bonnie Berg, daughter of Omar and Gerry Berg, at Munich, N. Dak,, on June 14, 1975. They have one son, Gavin William, born March 1 5, 1978, at Grafton. They live at Nash. Both William and Keith farm with Kenneth, their father. William lives on the farm. It has been a tradition in the Johnson family to ring the North Trinity Church bell at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. This is now carried on by Kenneth Johnson and his sons, William and Keith Johnson. This tradition has been carried over from Kenneth's grandfather, Anton Johnson, and father, Oscar Johnson. With modern conveniences of a mobile telephone, and the help of a cousin, Robert Johnson, of Hoople, N. Dak., they have rung the bell to be heard in far-off places all over the U.S.A. People living near the North Trinity Church listen, too, as the bell rings out the "Glad Tidings of Christmas." LLOYD JOHNSON FAMILY Lloyd Johnson and Joyce Lindell were married Aug. 22, 1959, in Bemidji, Minn., at the First Lutheran Church. For a brief while after their marriage they resided in Grafton, but in Raymond Johnson receiving the Silver Oil Can Award from 1960 built a house near the middle branch of the Park River.
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