Floyd County GaArchives Obituaries.....John A. Johnson  January 8 1882
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Rome Courier January 10, 1882

Death of Jno. A. Johnson
   Mr. Jno. A. Johnson, who departed this life at his home in Floyd county last 
Sunday morning, was born in Elbert county, Ga. March 28, 1818. His father moved 
with his family to Cass county, when the subject of this notice was quite 
young. In 1846 Mr. Johnson moved to Floyd county and has been a citizen of this 
county from that date. He was a man of remarkable traits of character. 
Possessed of wonderful executive abilities, he managed his affairs-domestic and 
financial- with great success. In his family obedience was secured without 
harshness and on his farms authority was asserted without cruelty, and the 
utmost respect was won without any effort to rule. His influence grew out of 
his silent force of charcter which was the embodiment of truthfulness and 
charity. In his friendship he was ardent, but discriminating, always 
manifesting a high appreciation of merit, and recognizing with tender sympathy 
all efforts at progress and improvement among his acquaintances. To the poor, 
and to those who needed favor to be shown them he was ready with a benevolent 
spirit and a liberal hand. His reverence for God and His commandments was 
genuine, as often evidenced by his conduct in life. Personal interest could not 
induce him to disregard the authority of God or the rights of his fellow-men. 
He was one of nature's noblemen who took delight in being useful to others-
useful by giving information and counsel to those who were less informed than 
himself, useful by setting an example of industry, economy, honesty and 
integrity to engage the confidence and challenge the emulation of others, 
useful by going in and out before his family the type of a gentleman well 
worthy the aspiration of his sons and winning the admiration of his daughters. 
He was indeed a useful man, and his family, neighborhood and county will long 
feel that his loss is irreparable. His successful life and spotless character 
will be preserved in the recollection of the rising generation as incentives to 
purity and tenderness in the domestic circle, to benevolence and chartiy 
towards those who may be helpless or dependent.
   Truly Floyd county has lost one of her best citizens, his neighborhood one 
of her most reliable members, while his family mourn a model husband and 
father. Honor to his memory and peace to his ashes.  A FRIEND
In another column: The friends of John A. Johnson and family are invited to 
attend his funeral from Mizpah Church, near his late residence at 11 o'clock 
today. (Note:buried at Mizpah UMC cemetery. His first wife, Mary A. and his 
second wife, Sarah Elizabeth, and some of his children are buried there also.
The Johnson School of Floyd County was first started on the plantation of John 
A. Johnson)

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