An insight into the Rev. O.A. Johnson and John Deere connection (the person, not a tractor) was given me today by Polk county historian, and Swede Home area native Rich Pehrson, whose mother contributed to the Ann Barton book.
The interaction of Deere and Johnson was more nuanced than I earlier thought and wrote about. It remains true that they were acquainted from the Moline, Illinoi...
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