Helga Tomine "Minnie" Johnson ws born November 15, 1846, in Dane County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Beruld and Kari Kirstine (Tellesfsdatter) Johnson.

Minnie married Gjert "George" Anderson in Greenwood County, Kansas. George was born Decemer 28, 1830, in Sogn og Fjordane fylke, Norway, the son of Anders and and Aase (Olsdatter) Danielson. Minnie and George had the following known children:

1. Ellen S. Anderson (1866-1887)
1. Alfred Bertinus Anderson (1868-1928)
2. Charles C. Anderson (1871-1887)
3. Ellen Anderson (1871-?)
4. Oscar Gerhard Anderson (1872-1903)
5. Hannah Serena (Anderson) Brown (1875-1947)
6. Julia W. (Anderson) Bane (1877-1952)
7. Josephine A. Anderson (1879-1880)
8. Elmer Theodore Anderson (1881-1947)
9. Julius C. Anderson (1883-1977)
10. Olive Tolena (Anderson) Flummer (1886-1959)
11. Leah Z. (Anderson) Stull (1892-1940)

George died October 2, 1907, in Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas. The following is from page 117 of The History of Greenwood County, Kansas, Volume I:

In 1857 George Anderson left Holanger, Norway and came to America in sailing vessel. He made his way to Wisconsin, and in 1859 he yoked up his oxen, left Beloit, and came to Kansas. He settled in a settlement of Norwegians about 16 miles northwest of Eureka. He was a soldier in the Civil War. He married Helga Tomine "Minnie" Johnson the daughter of Baeruld Johnson, who came from Norway and settled in Wisconsin. From Wisconsin they came by boat to Westport (now Kansas City), and from there in three covered wagons they came to Greenwood County and made their home on a farm just east of the Fall River Lutheran Church. They lived in a log cabin. The Johnson family gave the acreage where the Fall River Lutheran Church now stands. Submitted by Ellen Olson.