Charley E. Johnson

As printed in 1914

CHARLEY E. JOHNSON.

Charley E. Johnson, engaged in general farming and dairying, is the owner of valuable property, comprising two hundred and seventeen acres on sections 19 and 30, Agency township. It was in this township that he was born on the 4th of November, 1864, and he is a son of Elijah and Priscilla Johnson, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Ohio. The year 1848 witnessed their arrival in Wapello county, Iowa, at which time they took up their above upon a farm. They became the parents of six children: Charley E.; Elizabeth D., the wife of H. Mathes of Wapello county; D. W., living in the same county; Harry, a resident of Glenwood, Iowa; and two who have passed away. The father died on the 20th of February, 1909, after a residence of about sixty years in this part of the state.

Charley E. Johnson remained at home until he reached the age of twenty-four years and then took up his above upon the farm where he now resides. In his chosen life work he has been very successful and the secret of his success is not hard to find, for he has ever been persistent and diligent and in business affairs displays sound judgment. He is today the owner of an excellent property of two hundred and seventeen acres on sections 19 and 30, Agency township, and thereon conducts a dairy business as well as general farming. He keeps a number of good cows for dairy purposes, and his dairy products find a ready sale on the market. He is also one of the directors of the Wapello Savings Bank.

On the 7th of March, 1889, Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Miss Mary B. Connelly, who was born in this county in 1867 and is a daughter of W. W. and Elizabeth (Ruckman) Connelly, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. The year 1845 witnessed their arrival in this county, which was then a frontier district, giving little promise of rapid or substantial development in the future. Mr. Connelly, however, lived to see remarkable changes ere his death, which occurred April i6, 1908. His daughter Mary was one of a family of seven children, six of whom survive. Before her marriage she was a teacher in the public schools, but after her marriage she concentrated her energies upon the care of her home and children, who are three in number: Ethel Veda, who was born October 20, 1890. and is the wife of Joe AL Bohlender, of this county; Hazel Dell, who was born June 14, 1893, ''id is now in college in Mount Pleasant; and Ronald E., who was born September 5, 1895, and is also in college. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Johnson is republican in his political views. For twenty-one years he served on the school board as secretary and the cause of education finds in him a warm friend, who does all in his power to further the interests of the community in that direction. His energy is unfaltering, and his advancement has been won along the lines of ceaseless business activity.

As printed in History of Wapello County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.