Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Charles W December 19, 1855 - 
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Author: Bio/Gen Rec LaSalle/Grundy Counties 1900

Charles W. Johnson, the sheriff of Grundy county, is a native of Morris, the 
town in which he lives, and dates his birth December 19, 1855. His parents, 
Frederick and Emily B. (McCullough) Johnson, were natives respectively of 
Delaware county, New York, and Erie county, Pennsylvania, and through them 
Charles W. traces his origin to four different nationalities, his father being 
of German and Scotch descent and his mother of Welsh and Irish. Frederick 
Johnson and his wife were married in Pennsylvania.  From that state they came 
west to Illinois and for three years resided in Kendall county. At the end of 
that time, in 1844, they came to Grundy county and located in Morris. Mr. 
Johnson was actively identified with the early history of this place. He 
helped to build the canal and railroad here, and was for a time a captain on 
the canal. For some time he ran a dray line and was superintendent of streets. 
His death occurred in 1883, and his wife died a year later. In their family 
were eight children, of whom five are now living, among them Charles W.

Charles W. Johnson received his education in the public schools of his native 
town. For some time he was interested in the same line of business in which 
his father was engaged, namely, draying and superintending of streets, and for 
two years he conducted a restaurant in Iowa. Severing his connection with the 
restaurant business, he returned to Morris and has lived here ever since. For 
twenty-six years he has been a member of the Morris fire department. He was 
deputy sheriff a year and a half, and in November, 1898, was elected on the 
Republican ticket to the office of sheriff, which he has since filled, showing 
himself a capable and efficient officer.

Mr. Johnson was married June 13, 1875 in Gardner, Illinois, to Miss Kittie C. 
Waters, daughter of James Waters, an old settler of the county, now deceased. 
They have five children, viz.: Stella M., Jessie Belle, Hazel Dell, George C. 
and Alton E. Fraternally Mr. Johnson is identified with the I. O. O. F.

Source:  Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, 
Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, p514-515

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