Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Mr. Silas  Johnson February 5 1907
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The Enterprise, Feb. 8, 1907
1st Obit

Mr. Silas Johnson Dead
  Mr. Silas Johnson who lived near the city, died Tuesday night. Mr. Johnson
had been in feeble health for some time. He was the father of Mr. Bonham Johnson
of this city.
  Mr. Johnson was 80 years old and had led a very active, upright and useful
life.

2nd Obit
The Enterprise, Feb. 22, 1907
Mr. Silas Johnson
  The death of Mr. Silas Johnson, which occured at his home in this city on
Feb. 5th, after a long and continued illness, caused much sorrow throughout
this section.
  "Uncle Sile", as he was familiarly known to his numerous friends, was a 
devout and consistent member of the Baptist church having connected himself
with that church when but a boy. He was baptized and admitted to membership
in Bethlehem church, Covington Ga., by Elder David Cook, afterwards transfering
his membership to Macedonia, in the northern section of Newton county, where
it remained until removed to Hayston church several years ago. The cause of 
Christianity never had a more zealous worker. He was born January 12th, 1834.
  He was twice married, in 1857 he married Miss Louise Brodnax and to them were
born two children, Joel and Mary.
  On August 1st, 1861, he left Covington with Lamar Infantry, C. S. A. He was a 
fearless soldier, always at his post of duty, and remained in the army until
severly wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 9th, 1864 loosing an arm
in that fight which incapacitated him for further service.
  A few years after the war, he was left a widower, and on the 20th of July,
1871, he was married to Miss Hattie Johnson, his brother's widow. The following
were his children by second marriage; all of whom survive him; Messrs. Newton
Johnson, of Atlanta; James Johnson, of Hayston; Bonham Johnson, of Covington;
and Mrs. Annie Maude Epps of Starrsville.
  The remains were peacefully laid to rest in the beautiful little cemetery of 
Starrsville, after an impressive service conducted by the Rev. W. N. Carson,
at two o'clock on the afternoon of February 6th. The pallbearers who were the
sons and sons in law, were Messrs Newton Johnson, James Johnson, Bonham Johnson,
J. W. McDaniel and J. L. Epps.
  May God's grace bind up all the broken and wounded hearts of the bereaved 
ones, expecially the true and faithful wife, who was ever watchful over him
and did every thing she possibly could do for his comfort during his long and
painful affliction.

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