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Born 1820, Highland County
From The history of Clinton County, Ohio : containing a history of the county : its townships, cities, towns ... etc. : general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history (1882)
CHRISTOPHER H. JOHNSON, hotel keeper, Martinsville, was born in Highland County, Ohio, February 8, 1820; his parents, John W. and Mildred Johnson, were born near Lynchburg, Va.; they came to Highland County at an early day. Mr. Johnson (our subject) is the youngest of a family of six children — four sons and two daughters, of whom only two sons are living. Mr. Johnson was reared to manhood on his father’s farm, and was married to Miss Sisley Terrell, a daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Schooley) Terrell. Mrs. Johnson was born in Highland County July 28, 1824. Six children were the fruits of this union; of these, five are living, viz.: Elizabeth 0., born April 22, 1843; Mary M., born January 8, 1846, wife of John Kesler; Pleasant I., born April 14, 1850, married Rosella McKibben; Anna, born August 23, 1859; and Dwelah, born November 13, 18 —. John C. is deceased. In 1852, Mr. Johnson removed to Clark Township, where he followed farming till 1865, when he came to Martinsville and opened a hotel, and has since been engaged in that business; he owns the hotel and five acres of ground. Politically, he adheres to the doctrines and principles of the Republican party.
As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio : containing a history of the county : its townships, cities, towns ... etc. : general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John W.
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