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Born 1855, Hawkins county
From The history of Jasper county, Missouri : including a condensed history of the state, a complete history of Carthage and Joplin, other towns and townships : together with numerous portraits of prominen (1883)
WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, post-office Golden City. He was born in Hawkins county, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1855, and was reared and educated there. He is a son of Wilson and Marinda Johnson, natives of Tennessee. Our subject was the oldest of nine children and worked at home upon the farm until twenty-two years of age; he then attended the St. Clair Academy in Tennessee, for some time. He was married June 7, 1877, to Sallie Creasey, daughter of John and Sarah Creasey, who were natives of Virginia. Mrs. Johnson was the second of three children, and was born in Franklin county, Va., March 3, 1860, and was reared in Tennessee. Mr. Johnson moved to Jasper county Oct. 13, 1882, and located on section 21. Mr. Johnson has two children: Lartha A. N. and Alvin T. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Baptist Church, and in politics Mr. Johnson is a Republican, and is considered an honest, straightforward gentleman.
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