Greene-Daviess County IN Archives Biographies.....Johnson, John W. 1854 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   JOHN W. JOHNSON, teacher, Newberry, was born near Solsberry, in Center
Township, Greene County, Ind., May 20, 1854, and is one of eight children, all
living, born to Warren and Nancy (Baker) Johnson, who were natives respectively
of Kentucky and Tennessee, and of English descent. Both the Johnson and Baker
families were among the pioneers of Greene County, the last named first settling
in Rush County on coming to the Hoosier State. Warren Johnson was a farmer by
occupation, a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He always took an active interest in matters pertaining to the welfare
of his community, and for a number of years was a Justice in his township. He
moved to Daviess County in about 1860, and from there to Cass Township, Greene
County, a number of years later, where he died September 7, 1881. His widow
continues to survive him, and resides on the old homestead. John W. Johnson was
raised largely in his native county, where he acquired the most of his education
by private study. At twenty years of age, he began for himself, and the winter
of 1875-76 taught his first term of public school. Since that time Mr. Johnson
has turned his attention almost exclusively to teaching and farming. As a public
instructor, he has proven a success in every sense of the word, as his twelve
terms of successful teaching fully determines. He is a Democrat, is the present
Assessor of his township, is a member of the Blue Lodge in Masonry, and is the
owner of 100 acres of good land.

Additional Comments:
Cass Township Biographies

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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