Johnson, Dena Marie^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1894 - 1945  (51 years)

• Name	Johnson, Dena Marie
  Birth	3 May 1894	Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States   [9, 10]
  Baptism	29 Oct 1894	Lake Whitewood Lutheran - Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA   [9]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 May 1945	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States   [10]
  Burial	2 Jun 1945	Wanderer's Rest Cemetery - Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 6400 West Burleigh Street Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA   [10, 11, 12]
  Person ID	I47	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Johnson, Ole Kristiansen,   b. 25 Oct 1851, Toverud, Aurskog, Aurskog-Høland, Akershus, Norway d. 20 Feb 1924, Denver, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Olsdtr "Olsdatter", Inger Oline,   b. 25 May 1855, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway d. 4 Dec 1939, Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1878	Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
  	City of Grinnell, per her obituary
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Coulson, Robert Henry Jr,   b. 3 Sep 1893, Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States d. 19 Sep 1971, Shorewood Manor Nursing Home, Shorewood, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1915	Bryant, Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States   [13]
  	State marriage record says place where marriage was solemnized was Clark, SD. That is where the Post Office was located, per the document line heading. This does not necessarily mean they were married in Clark, only that the state pre-printed marriage record states the Post Office location was Clark. Dena's church funeral record, from Kingo Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says they were married at Bryant, SD.
  Children	1. Coulson, Robert Leroy,   b. 14 Jan 1916, Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States d. 15 Feb 2001 (Age 85 years)   2. Coulson, Mavis Adeline,   b. 26 Nov 1917, Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States d. 20 Apr 2010, Encinitas Nursing and Rehab Center - Encinitas, San Diego County, California, United States (Age 92 years)   3. Coulson, Lois Ardelle   4. Coulson, Beverly
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1090664126/dena-marie-coulson-born-johnson-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 3). Added via a Person Discovery [S6] 1920 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10133-196301403/dena-coulson-in-1920-united-states-federal-census. Dena Coulson Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1895 - South Dakota, United States Residence: 1920 - Lake, South Dakota, USA Age: 25 Marital status: Married Race: White Ethnicity: American Father's birth place: Norway Mother's birth place: Norway Husband: Robert Coulson Children: Robert Coulson, Mavis Coulson Census: County:LakeSeries:T625Line:8 State:South DakotaSheet:4-AImage:435 Date:1920Family:78 See household members Household Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives Head; Robert Coulson; 26; Wife; Dena Coulson; 25; Son; Robert Coulson; 4 years, 11 months; Daughter; Mavis Coulson; 2 years, 10 months; [S8] 1930 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10134-269304143/dena-coulson-in-1930-united-states-federal-census. Dena Coulson Gender: Female Birth: Circa 1895 - South Dakota, United States Residence: 1930 - Milwaukee (Districts 251-337), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Age: 35 Marital status: Married Race: White Language: English Father's birth place: Norway Mother's birth place: Norway Husband: Robert H Coulson Children: Robert Coulson, Jr, Mavis Coulson, Lois Coulson, Beverly Coulson Census: Township:Milwaukee (Districts 251-337)Enum. District:0333Line:78 County:MilwaukeeSeries:T626Image:91 State:WisconsinRoll:2599 Date:1930Sheet:2-B See household members Household Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives Head; Robert H Coulson; 36; Wife; Dena Coulson; 35; Son; Robert Coulson, Jr; 14; Daughter; Mavis Coulson; 12; Daughter; Lois Coulson; 8; Daughter; Beverly Coulson; ; [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1090664126/dena-marie-coulson-born-johnson-in-familysearch-family-tree. Dena Marie Coulson (born Johnson) Birth name: Dena Johnson Gender: Female Birth: May 3 1894 - Hetland, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States Residence: 1910 - Denver, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States Death: May 29 1945 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information. [S264] South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016. [S316] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Robert Leroy Coulson<br>Gender: Male<br>Race: White<br>Record Type: Application<br>Submission date: Nov 1936<br>Signed By: Client's signature<br>Reference Number: 66191931942<br>Description: Original SSN [social security number] [S316] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Robert Leroy Coulson<br>Gender: Male<br>Race: White<br>Record Type: Application<br>Submission date: Nov 21 1984<br>Citizenship: U.S. citizen<br>Interview: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted<br>Card Issued Code: SSN [social security number] card printed<br>Reference Number: 43244035842<br>Description: Duplicate SSN [social security number] - change or replacement [S269] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207769957/dena-coulson. [S0] . [S665] Burial Record, Pg. 261 ; No. 44. [S333] Obituary, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) May 31, 1945. [S269] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207769957/dena-maria-coulson. [S330] Marriage Certificate or Record. Robert and Dena both lived in Lake Preston, Kingsbury county SD, but got married in Clark of Kingsbury county.