Flavius J. Johnson

As printed in 1915

FLAVHS J. JOHNSON.

Flavius J. Johnson Is a well-known farmer of Green township, this county, who owns one hundred and ttfly acres of land two miles from New Vienna, where he Is engaged In general farming and stock raising. He was born in Clark township, this county. November 1852. son of Aimer L. and Rebecca (Connell) Johnson, the former horn in Clinton county. In 1815. and the latter in 1811.

The iMtternal grandparents of Mr. Johnson were Ashley Johnson and wife, the latter of whom, before her marriage, was a Miss Detherldge, who came from Virginia to Clinton county ami established a home in the wilderness, where they reared their family. The maternal grandparents were Hiram Connell and wife, the former a uatlve of Pennsylvania. It was his father who founded what is now Conuellsvllle, Pennsylvania, In which town he erected the tlrst house. Hiram Connell emigrated to Highland county, Ohio, from his native state and died near Lynchburg, of which place he was a well-known citizen at the time of his death.

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Flavlus J. Johnson was reared on the farm and received a good common-school education in the district schools of his home township. Mr. Johnson owns one hundred and fifty acres of laud in Green township, comprising a fertile, highly-productive and well-kept farm.

Mr. Johnson married Julia Eluia Smithson. daughter of Druuimoud Siuttbson, mentioned elsewhere in this volume, and to this union has been born one child, a son. Fred 0., who was graduated from the high school at New Vienna, and is now an electrician, employed at St. Paul. Minnesota. Fred G. Johnson was married to Ella Doorley. who was born at Hlllshorn, Hlghlaud county, this state.

Kver since Its organization the Johnson family have been Identified with the Republican party, and Flavlus J. Johnson Is no exception to this rule.

Seneca Dennis, who was a soldier In the Union army during the Civil War and is now a well-known farmer of Green township, this county, was born in the township where he lives, December Kl, 1*14, the son of Richmond and Hannnh (Tumlln) Dennis, the former of whom was born In Tennessee and the latter In this county, the daughter of Peter Tumlln. a Clinton county pioneer.

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Horn and reared on the farm and educated in the common schools. Seneca Dennis enlisted, in iSM. In Company K. One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment. Ohio Voluntee Infantry, and served eleven months and four days. He was taken prisoner on July 9. 18*14. and was held In the Danville prison until February 22, ISO." on which date he was taken to I.lbby prison, from which he was paroled after about two weeks. At the close of the war. Mr. Dennis returned to Clinton county and engaged In farming. He owns fifty acres of land In Green township, and there he has lived since 1S.S0, during which period he has made many improvements upon the farm.

As printed in History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions (1915). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.