Esther Amanda Sofia Johnson was the second child, and the second daughter born to, William Victor Johnson and his wife, Alena [Barnes], Johnson. She was born on 28 February 1896 in Cecil Lilly, Michigan. On 03 July 1935, in Newberry, Luce, MI she married, Alexander Erickson. Esther died in Newberry on 27 January, 1939. Her and Alex Erickson had no children.