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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers
Lakeside Building
1883
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CARSON JOHNSON, farmer, P. O.
Martinsville, is a fifth of a family of nine children of
Richard and Sarah Johnson, whose sketch is given herein.
He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1838, and
came to this county with the family in 1860. In the
spring of 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-fourth
Illinois Volunteers. He served his time of enlistment
and veteranized, being discharged and mustered out at
Springfield, Ill., in fall of 1865. He lost his right
hand at Paducah, Ky. After returning home, he pursued
his farm work. He bought his first eighty acres of
land of Lewis Fulton. He now owns 367 acres of
land, of which part is n Martinsville Township. He has
a substantial frame residence on the southwest quarter of
southeast quarter of Section 27. He engaged in stock
raising and general farming. He was married Feb. 11,
1872, in Clark County, to Miss Mary E. Cook, daughter
of Eli and Martha Cook. She was born Feb. 18,
1852. This family came from Clark County, Ind.,
to this county in 1853. They have a family of one
daughter, viz.: Sarah A. Johnson, born Apr. 20,
1880. Mrs. Johnson is a member of the United
Brethren Church.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois -
Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical
Publishers, Lakeside Building - 1883 ~ Page 203 |
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RICHARD JOHNSON, deceased, was born in
Bucks Co., Penn., Oct. 4, 1801. He was a son of
Nathaniel Johnson and was reared in Pennsylvania.
He was a practical farmer and miller, and was married Mar.
14, 1830, in Muskingum Co., Ohio, to Miss Sarah Fogle,
daughter of John and Susan (Baird) Fogle. She
was born Apr. 7, 1810, near Hagerstown, on the Potomac,
where the first eight years of her life were spent.
Her parents then settled near Zanesville, Muskingum Co.,
Ohio, where she grew to womanhood. In this locality
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson spent the greater part of their
married life, and reared their family of nine children, four
of whom are residents of this county. They came to
this county and settled on the farm now occupied by Amos
W. Johnson in fall of 1860. Richard Johnson
died on this farm Apr. 15, 1877. Although not a
pioneer of the county, he lived in it long enough to endear
himself to a large circle of friends whose confidence he
fully enjoyed. His wife, Sarah Johnson,
survives him, and has a comfortable home with her son,
Amos W. Ann Johnson was born Oct. 20, 1830, the
wife of Martin Thomas, and died Apr. 20, 1850;
Clayton, born Oct. 20, 1832, died in Aug. 1857;
Arthely, born Sept. 28, 1834, and died in November,
1838; Alfred, born Oct. 28, 1836; Carson, born
Nov. 1, 1838; Asa, born Feb. 7, 1841; Susannah,
born June 26, 1843; married Noah Smithly, and died on
the 13th of November, 1879; Amanda, born July 29,
1846, married W. E. Bony; Amos W., born Apr.
23, 1848. The latter was educated in this county and
married Feb. 14, 1876, to Miss Maria R. Bair,
daughter of John and Abbie Bair. She was born
Nov. 21, 1853, in DeKalb County, Ind. Her father was a
native of Pennsylvania and her mother in Ohio. They
were married in Ohio and came to Illinois and Clark County
in the spring of 1870, and are now residents of
Martinsville. Amos W. Johnson has a family of
three children, viz.; Gertrude M., born Nov. 9, 1876;
Clarence E., born Nov. 15, 1878, and Charles W.,
born Nov. 3, 1880. A. W. Johnson has a farm of
100 acres in good state of cultivation and well improved.
His mother is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Crawford & Clark Cos., Illinois -
Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical
Publishers, Lakeside Building - 1883 ~ Page 202 |
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