JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
NameFrank Johnson 
53
53Birth31 May 1852, Mt Pleasant Twp, Green Co, Wisconsin53
Death?
FatherSamuel Johnson (1814-1878)
MotherLaura Ann Jones (1818-1911)
Spouses
Family ID3066
Marriage27 Feb 1874, West Union, Fayette Co, Iowa53
Notes for Frank Johnson
Moved to Iowa at 17. Moved to Crete, Saline, Nebraska abt 1875.
Frank Johnson became head miller in .July of 1880. I don’t need to tell any of you about his record in the milling world or as a civii-minded resident of Crete, nor of his illustrious son-in-law, Hugh Butler who married his daughter Fay. She, more than anyone else. influenced Hugh enter politics, and although her tragic death prevented her sharing his honors as Nebraska’s senator. 1483
FRANk JOHNSON', (59) fifth son of Samuel and Laura Ann (Jones) Johnson, born in Mt. Pleasant township, Green county, Wis-consin, May 31, 1852; married at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, February 27, 1874, by P. L. Hinkley [justice of the peace], Almer L.
Davis and Henry Hollister witnesses, Ellie, daughter of Philander and Eunice (Talcott) Davis, born in Rosk county, Wisconsin, January 1, 1854
FRANk JOHNSON', (59) fifth son of Samuel and Laura Ann (Jones) Johnson, born in Mt. Pleasant township, Green county, Wis-consin, May 31, 1852; married at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, February 27, 1874, by P. L. Hinkley [justice of the peace], Almer L.
Davis and Henry Hollister witnesses, Ellie, daughter of Philander and Eunice (Talcott) Davis, born in Rosk county, Wisconsin, January 1, 1854.
He was seventeen years old when his parents moved to Iowa, where he assisted in building the houses for the families and the mill, and on its completion commenced to learn the trade, "buhr stone and octagon reel system," under the instruction of Robert Patterson, mill-er, a Scotchman from Canada, and in the winter of 1874 worked fora short time in Minneapolis, where the roller process and purifyer system were just being introduced; his next change from the home mill was to Crete, Saline county, Nebraska, to work in the mill there, for George Bridges, an old neighbor and friend of the family, and in that mill and its succeeding structures, with several succeeding equipments and owners, worked many years, keeping pace with all new processes introduced, and has been sought for by other proprietors, and besides Crete has worked at Beatrice, Harvard, Falls City, Curtis and is now at Aurora, all of them in Nebraska.
He has reared and educated a large family, his oldest son dying in the army during the Spanish-American war; all the others are
married and started on prosperous careers.
CHILDREN.
1, Maud Johnson, born at Alpha, December 16, 1874; married at Crete, November T, 1900, Jesse 0., Jr., son of Jesse 0. and Sarah M.
(Gregor) Goodwin), born at Taylorport, Boone county, Kentucky, September 18, 1869; a publisher, now at Omaha. Children, born at Crete: 1, Fern Goodwin', born January 11, 1902. 2, Lois Goodwin', born February 28, 1908. 3, Elma Goodwin, born December 14, 1906.
Roy Johnson', born at Alpha, August 23, 1875; attended school at Crete until he graduated from the high school in 1893, then attended the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, during 1894 and 1895; then worked in the machine shops at Wymore until he enlisted at Omaha, July 22,
1898; was corporal in Captain Webber's Company H, Second United States Volunteer Engineers, and died of typhoid fever at Camp Mead, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1898, and is buried in the Crete cemetery. 3, Lyle Johnson', born at Alpha, August 5, 1877; married at Crete, November 24, 1898, by Reverend Byrchard Pierson, Frankie, daughter of Jasper and Lucy (Scammon) Phillips, born at Dwight, Livingstone county, Illinois, August 19, 1877; he is a switch-man for the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. at Aurora, Nebraska.
Children: 1, Lila', born at Crete, January 14, 1901. 2, Achsa', born at Aurora, May 21, 1903. 4, Fay Johnson', born at Crete, May 14,
1880; married at Aurora, February 5, 1903, by Reverend A. E. Rickey, Frank and Ellie Johnson witnesses, Hugh A., son of Harvey Gibson and Ida (Willis) Butler, born at Missouri Valley, Harrison county, Iowa, February 28, 1878; a civil engineer by profession; member of the firm and local manager of the Crete Milling Company. Child:
1, Robert Johnson Butler, born at Curtis, Frontiero county, Nebraska, December 28, 1912. 5, Erie Johnson', born at Crete, May 5, 1883; married at York, York county, Nebraska, August 16, 1905, by Judge Taylor, Jasper F., son of Harvey and Nellie Jane (Malory) Cole, born at Aurora, December 31, 1883; a dentist by profession at Aurora.
Children: 1, Maurice Cole', born at Iowa City, Johnson county, lowa, May 21, 1906. 2, Norman Cole', born at Aurora, June 18, 1911.
6,
Earl Johnson', born at Crete, June 19, 1885; married at Geneva, Fil-more county, Nebraska, December 24, 1913, by Professor A. G. Heyhoe, of Done College, Ethel Fay, daughter of Adoniram Judson and Ella Matilda (Lee) Brown. He is coach and director of physical education of Nebraska State Normal School at Peru, Nebraska. Has one child, Raymond Earl Johnson'°, born at Peru, Nemaha county, Nebraska, October 26, 1914, the first male in his generation of that branch of the family to bear the Johnson name. 7, Dean Johnson', born at Crete, January 26, 1889; married at Curtis, June 8, 1911, by Reverend C. L.
Hammond, Hugh A. and Fay Butler witnesses Wilda Elsie, daughter of Jasper and Gertrude (Vancleve) Marsden, born at Curtis, November 15, 1895; he is a miller at Curtis. Has one child, Norma Gertrude, born at Curtis, August 26, 1912.
Frank Johnson became head miller in .July of 1880. I don’t need to tell any of you about his record in the milling world or as a civii-minded resident of Crete, nor of his illustrious son-in-law, Hugh Butler who married his daughter Fay. She, more than anyone else. influenced Hugh enter politics, and although her tragic death prevented her sharing his honors as Nebraska’s senator. 1483
FRANk JOHNSON', (59) fifth son of Samuel and Laura Ann (Jones) Johnson, born in Mt. Pleasant township, Green county, Wis-consin, May 31, 1852; married at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, February 27, 1874, by P. L. Hinkley [justice of the peace], Almer L.
Davis and Henry Hollister witnesses, Ellie, daughter of Philander and Eunice (Talcott) Davis, born in Rosk county, Wisconsin, January 1, 1854
FRANk JOHNSON', (59) fifth son of Samuel and Laura Ann (Jones) Johnson, born in Mt. Pleasant township, Green county, Wis-consin, May 31, 1852; married at West Union, Fayette county, Iowa, February 27, 1874, by P. L. Hinkley [justice of the peace], Almer L.
Davis and Henry Hollister witnesses, Ellie, daughter of Philander and Eunice (Talcott) Davis, born in Rosk county, Wisconsin, January 1, 1854.
He was seventeen years old when his parents moved to Iowa, where he assisted in building the houses for the families and the mill, and on its completion commenced to learn the trade, "buhr stone and octagon reel system," under the instruction of Robert Patterson, mill-er, a Scotchman from Canada, and in the winter of 1874 worked fora short time in Minneapolis, where the roller process and purifyer system were just being introduced; his next change from the home mill was to Crete, Saline county, Nebraska, to work in the mill there, for George Bridges, an old neighbor and friend of the family, and in that mill and its succeeding structures, with several succeeding equipments and owners, worked many years, keeping pace with all new processes introduced, and has been sought for by other proprietors, and besides Crete has worked at Beatrice, Harvard, Falls City, Curtis and is now at Aurora, all of them in Nebraska.
He has reared and educated a large family, his oldest son dying in the army during the Spanish-American war; all the others are
married and started on prosperous careers.
CHILDREN.
1, Maud Johnson, born at Alpha, December 16, 1874; married at Crete, November T, 1900, Jesse 0., Jr., son of Jesse 0. and Sarah M.
(Gregor) Goodwin), born at Taylorport, Boone county, Kentucky, September 18, 1869; a publisher, now at Omaha. Children, born at Crete: 1, Fern Goodwin', born January 11, 1902. 2, Lois Goodwin', born February 28, 1908. 3, Elma Goodwin, born December 14, 1906.
Roy Johnson', born at Alpha, August 23, 1875; attended school at Crete until he graduated from the high school in 1893, then attended the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, during 1894 and 1895; then worked in the machine shops at Wymore until he enlisted at Omaha, July 22,
1898; was corporal in Captain Webber's Company H, Second United States Volunteer Engineers, and died of typhoid fever at Camp Mead, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1898, and is buried in the Crete cemetery. 3, Lyle Johnson', born at Alpha, August 5, 1877; married at Crete, November 24, 1898, by Reverend Byrchard Pierson, Frankie, daughter of Jasper and Lucy (Scammon) Phillips, born at Dwight, Livingstone county, Illinois, August 19, 1877; he is a switch-man for the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. at Aurora, Nebraska.
Children: 1, Lila', born at Crete, January 14, 1901. 2, Achsa', born at Aurora, May 21, 1903. 4, Fay Johnson', born at Crete, May 14,
1880; married at Aurora, February 5, 1903, by Reverend A. E. Rickey, Frank and Ellie Johnson witnesses, Hugh A., son of Harvey Gibson and Ida (Willis) Butler, born at Missouri Valley, Harrison county, Iowa, February 28, 1878; a civil engineer by profession; member of the firm and local manager of the Crete Milling Company. Child:
1, Robert Johnson Butler, born at Curtis, Frontiero county, Nebraska, December 28, 1912. 5, Erie Johnson', born at Crete, May 5, 1883; married at York, York county, Nebraska, August 16, 1905, by Judge Taylor, Jasper F., son of Harvey and Nellie Jane (Malory) Cole, born at Aurora, December 31, 1883; a dentist by profession at Aurora.
Children: 1, Maurice Cole', born at Iowa City, Johnson county, lowa, May 21, 1906. 2, Norman Cole', born at Aurora, June 18, 1911.
6,
Earl Johnson', born at Crete, June 19, 1885; married at Geneva, Fil-more county, Nebraska, December 24, 1913, by Professor A. G. Heyhoe, of Done College, Ethel Fay, daughter of Adoniram Judson and Ella Matilda (Lee) Brown. He is coach and director of physical education of Nebraska State Normal School at Peru, Nebraska. Has one child, Raymond Earl Johnson'°, born at Peru, Nemaha county, Nebraska, October 26, 1914, the first male in his generation of that branch of the family to bear the Johnson name. 7, Dean Johnson', born at Crete, January 26, 1889; married at Curtis, June 8, 1911, by Reverend C. L.
Hammond, Hugh A. and Fay Butler witnesses Wilda Elsie, daughter of Jasper and Gertrude (Vancleve) Marsden, born at Curtis, November 15, 1895; he is a miller at Curtis. Has one child, Norma Gertrude, born at Curtis, August 26, 1912.