Johan was born on the Ødeskogen farm in Eiker parish, Buskerud county. On the left side of the page, entry #69, it states: Johan Jakobsson was born on January 5, 1855 and baptised on March 11, 1855 in Bakke church, Eiker parish. His parents were "renter, lodger on a farm" Jakob Johansson Ødeskogen and "wife" Kari Andersdotter.
