Jacob Johnson

As printed in 1901

JACOB JOHNSON.

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Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are well and favorably known in Jasi>er county, as are their three sons: Harold, Willis and Millard. These sons are.settled in the county, and our subject and wife are happy in their five grandchild] en, — LeRoy, Mina, Bessie, Earl and Mildred. The family are leading members of the Methodist church, and Mr. Johnson is a Knight Templar, having been connected with the Masonic order for many years. In politics he is a Republican, and is one of the representative men of the county.

HENiny. Ml.XK.

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In iks59 Mr..Mink removed to Missoiu'i and kxrated in Clark county, where he remained until 1867, when he came to Jasper county,.settling about two miles south of Carthage. There lie worked at his trade until 1877, and the next year entered into the sawmill business southwest of Joplin. About this time he bjcated on Iiis present farm, which contained a small house. He also conducted sawmills in Duval township and in Cedar county, missouri. His farm, is now one of the hest improved and finely culti'ated in the county. It contains three hundred and eighty acres, and with the exception of forty acres all is cultivated and is yielding rich returns. Mr. Mink is one of the self-made men of Jasper county, and well deserves the high esteem in which he is held. While he has accumulated much land, having a farm in both Jackson and Duval townships, he has also done much building, many of the houses and barns in this vicinity being his wcjrk. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, being a strong temperance man and always using his influence in that direction. He was reared in the Lutheran church, but since coming to Jasper county has not connected himself with any denomination, contributing freely to all religious objects irrespectix'e of creed.

The Christy family, to which Mrs. Mink belongs, is an old one of Pennsylvania and Ohio. John Christy, her great-grandfather, died in 1830, at the age of eighty years, and Nancy, his wife, died in 181 7, in the si.xty-fourth year o'f her age. They were of Holland ancestry, and at an early day came to Fairfield. Ohio. Grandfather Abraham Christy was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. June 8, 1780, and died on October 13, 1831. lie married Catherine Gearhart, who was born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, February i, 1781, and in 1802 became his wife. She died June 7, 1832, and was buried at East Ringgold, Pickawa\- county, Ohio. Abraham Christy, Jr., the father of Mrs. Mink, was born in Pickaway county, OTiio. where he resided until he went to Clark county Alissouri, in 1856. There lie died at the age of seventy-nine years. He wedded Elizal>eth Warner, who was born in Fairfield, Ohio, and died at the age of seventy-nine years. family of nine children were born to her parents, three daughters and six sons, and the daughters and three sons grew to maturity. Mrs. Mink was about eighteen years old when she came to Missouri. She has seen much cf the Avonderful development of the country during the many intervening years, and is most highly esteemed in this locality.

As printed in The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.