U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, John N. (1847-1925) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 488 JOHN N. JOHNSON of Bois, Webster County. Born March 21, 1847, in Buckhannon. His parents were John N. and Margaret (Alexander) Johnson. In youth his father moved from Buckhannon to a farm, where he lived and worked until he went away from home to learn the carpenter trade. He married Columbia Lance, daughter of Noah and Catherine (Teets) Lance, March 9, 1871. He farmed and worked at his trade until 1887, when he moved to Webster County and began farming exclusively. He now owns two thousand acres of land and has been Justice of the Peace four years, County Commissioner six years and Postmaster at Bois ten years. Children: Rosa Lee, wife of Robert Berry of Braxton County; Noah Wade, married Lanora Laughly of Braxton County; John A., married Stella Douglas of Braxton County; Henry L., was a soldier in the Spanish-American Army; Samuel Creed, married Stella Squires; Leonard E-, married Mary Helmick; Laura, wife of Alfred McClain; Winfield Scott, dead; Franklin K., married a Miss McClain of Lewis County; Mollie, wife of W. A. McConkey; Reason, married Hattie Heaton; Maud E., married A. D. Shock of Gilmer County, W. Va.; A. P., Charles A. and Lena Grace, at home. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Webster County, WV #9399 FULL-NAME: John N. Johnson BIRTH-DATE: March 21, 1847 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: July 24, 1925 (at age 78y-4m-3d) DEATH-PLACE: Hacker Valley, Webster County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: John Johnson (born in Va.) MOTHER: Margret Alexander (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Chronic Myocarditis / Acute Indigestion INFORMANT: Wm. Johnson (of Flatwoods, W.Va.) BURIAL: Chestnut Grove ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------