E. E. Johnson

As printed in 1915

E. E. JOHNSON.

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E. E. Johnson received his education in the common schools and remained under the parental roof until thirty-one years of age, when he was married and established a home of his own. He purchased a farm of two hundred, acres on section 25, Washington township, the operation of which has claimed his time and energies continuously since and on which he has made a number of substantial improvements. In connection with the cultivation of cereals he makes a specialty of raising and feeding stock of all kinds, this branch of his business materially augmenting his annual income. He is a stockholder in the Adair Telephone Company and has long been numbered among the substantial and enterprising citizens of his native county.

In 1894 Mr. Johnson was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary L. Seley, a native of Union county, Iowa, and a daughter of W. B. and Lucretia (Finley) Seley, both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. They came to Iowa in an early day, locating first in Union county, later in Adams county and subsequently in Adair county, here spending the remainder of their lives. They became the parents of sixteen children, eleven of whom are yet living. To Ir. and Mrs. Johnson have been born six children, namely: Marion, who is deceased; Elmer E.; Rachel; Ruth; Thomas; and William.

Mr. Johnson exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party and has served his fellow townsmen in the capacity of trustee and school director. His wife is a devoted and consistent member of the Congregational church, exemplifying its teachings in her daily life. They have made many friends and are accorded the hospitality of the best homes.

As printed in History of Adair County, Iowa, and its people (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.