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 1827 - 1896

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• Birth	20 Jun 1827	, , Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Sep 1896	Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA
  Obituary	24 Sep 1896	Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA
  	Mexico Intelligencer
  	Death of W.O. Johnson William O. Johnson at his home in this city at 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1896. Mr. Johnson had been suffering for about six years, but at the time of his death had been confined to his room but two weeks. Surrounded by sorrowing friends and relatives, his entrance into the other world was a peaceful as had been his life in this. Willaim Otis Johnson was a son of Joseph Johnson of Franklin county, Va., and was born June 20, 1827. When he was ten years old his father moved to Callaway couny. November 9, 1848, he was married to Miss Mary A. Carter of Callaway and in 1850 he joined an overland party to Claifornia but remained there but a year. A few monts after his return he located in Audrain and has resided here since. In February, 1865, his wife died and on October 2, 1866, he married Miss Martha Dowell, of Monroe county, who died in 1880. Mr. Johnson leaves eleven children (living), seven sons and four daughters: James J., J.R., G.N., A.P., W.W. and W.D.,all of this county and W.H. of Callaway county and Mrs. G.A. Lewis of this county and Misses Effie L., Ora A. and Mary M., all of this city. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Christian church, and had acceptably filled several positions of trust in this county and city. Funeral services will be held at Rising Sun church, five miles north of town, this afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. W.H. Hook.
  Buried	24 Sep 1896	Sunrise Christian Cemetery, , Audrain, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I7484	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2008
  Family 1	Mary Ann Carter,   b. 11 Oct 1824, , , Kentucky, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1865, , Audrain, Missouri, USA
  Married	9 Nov 1848	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. W. H. Johnson,   b. Abt 1850, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Infant Son 1852 Johnson,   b. 16 Mar 1852, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1852, , Audrain, Missouri, USA > 3. James Thomas Johnson,   b. 1 Mar 1853, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1932, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA > 4. Joseph Robert Johnson,   b. Dec 1854, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. Between 1900 and 1910 > 5. George N. Johnson,   b. 14 Jan 1857, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1927, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA   6. Lillie Johnson,   b. Abt 1859, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 7. William Wiley Johnson,   b. 7 Jul 1860, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1941, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA   8. Alexander Price Johnson,   b. 24 May 1862, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 28 Jun 1951, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F14346888	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Martha Dowell,   b. 10 May 1842, , Monroe, Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1880
  Married	Abt 1868
  Children	1. Infant Son 1868 Johnson,   b. 2 Feb 1868, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1868, , Audrain, Missouri, USA   2. Effie L. Johnson,   b. Abt 1870, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Infant Son 1872 Johnson,   b. 10 Apr 1872, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1872, , Audrain, Missouri, USA   4. Wallace Dowell Johnson,   b. 10 Apr 1872, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1938, Saltriver Twp, , Audrain, Missouri, USA   5. Ora M. Johnson,   b. Abt 1874, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Infant Daughter 1877 Johnson,   b. 16 Mar 1877, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 1877, , Audrain, Missouri, USA   7. Maud Johnson,   b. 18 Mar 1877, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1878, , Audrain, Missouri, USA   8. Martha Johnson,   b. 6 Jan 1880, , Audrain, Missouri, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1880, , Audrain, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F14347028	Group Sheet

• Headstones		William O. Johnson and Mary Ann Carter Wm. O. Johnson, Died Sept. 23, 1896, Aged 69y 3m 3d. Mary Ann, wife of W.O. Johnson, died Feb. 8, 1865, aged 40y 3m 28d. Martha, wife of W.O. Johnson, died Jan. 10, 1880, aged 37y 8m. William Otis Johnson gave the land for this church and cemetery. He was born June 20, 1827 in Virginia. On Nov. 9, 1848 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married my 2nd…

• Notes

  Johnson, William O - Carter, Mary Ann - Nov 9 1848 1860; Census Place: Salt River, Audrain, Missouri; Roll: M653_606; Page: 0; Image: 198 Name: W O Johnston Age in 1860: 34 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Salt River, Audrain, Missouri Gender: Male Post Office: Mexico Value of real estate: $7,600 $6,730 Household Members: Name Age W O Johnston 34 farmer, Va. M A Johnston 36 keeps house, Ky., cannot read or write W H Johnston 10 attends school J T Johnston 8 attends school J R Johnston 5 G N Johnston 3 L Johnston 1 Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State) W O Johnston Salt River, Audrain, Missouri Slave Information Age Gender Race 23 Male Black 20 Female Black 3 Male Mulatto 1880 United States Federal Census about W. O. Johnson Name: W. O. Johnson Home in 1880: Salt River, Audrain, Missouri Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Virginia Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Widower Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age W. O. Johnson 53 Lillie O. Johnson 21 William W. Johnson 19 Alexander P. Johnson 17 Effie L. Johnson 10 Wallace D. Johnson 8 Ora M. Johnson 6 Mattie Johnson 5M Mary E. Thompson 11 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt River, Audrain, Missouri; Roll: T9_672; Family History Film: 1254672; Page: 101.4000; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 0341.

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  Event Married - 9 Nov 1848 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - 23 Sep 1896 - Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Obituary - Mexico Intelligencer - 24 Sep 1896 - Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Buried - 24 Sep 1896 - Sunrise Christian Cemetery, , Audrain, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth