Johanna was born in April 1854 in Sweden. Johanna's father was Nels Anderson and her mother was Esther Olsen. She was an only child. She died after 1920 in Minnesota.
Johanna and Gustav were married in a religious ceremony on April 21st, 1878 in Sweden. They had three sons and two daughters, and also a child of unknown gender, named Olaf, Carl, Victor, Charlotte, Engebor and Arlsel.