Goodspeed's Biography of J. M. S. Johnson, Grant Co, AR

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        Date: 27 Jul 2003

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J. M. S. Johnson has gained just reputation as a prominent citizen
of Grant County, and is included among the leading planters of his
section.  Born in Tennessee on May 27, 1848, he is a son of Daniel
and Elizabeth (Hickson) Johnson, the former born in Tennessee May 9,
1824, and the latter a native of the same State and a daughter of
Tim and Nancy Hickson.  The parents were married in 1844 and had
nine children born to their union, of whom six are still living and
reside in Arkansas.  Both parents belonged to the Presbyterian
Church.  The mother died November 26, 1876, and after her decease
the father was married to Miss Rachel Glover, of Tennessee.  He
served with distinction through the late war, espousing the
Confederate cause.  J. M. S. Johnson was educated in the schools of
Grant County, and was there married to Miss Henrietta C. Oswalt,
August 11, 1874.  His wife is a native of South Carolina and a
daughter of Daniel Oswalt, a well-known citizen of Grant County.
Ten children have been born to this union:  Alice, E., Aquilla E.,
Oliver, T., Flora, E., Rhidonia, C., James D., Andrew E., Henry F.
and Vider I., an infant, who are still living, and all reside at
home.   Mr. Johnson has been a successful farmer during his life,
and now owns about 358 acres of the most fertile soil in Central
Arkansas, with some seventy-five acres under cultivation.  He is a
member of the Masonic order and has held the office of Junior Warden
of his lodge for about six years.  He and wife belong to the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and are liberal contributors to all
charitable and worthy enterprises, taking special interest in
religious and educational matters.  Mr. Johnson is a man of untiring
energy and a leader in furthering the development and progress of
his county, and enjoys a widespread popularity in that section.