Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Ethan S. April 3, 1883
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Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, April 12, 1883

In the death of Ethan S. Johnson, on the 3d day of April, another of the 
pioneers of Ionia passed over the river into the silent land. He was born in 
Providence, R.I., in the year 1813. The family removed to Herkimer county, 
N.Y.; and here young Johnson remained until 1836, when he came to Michigan, 
and selected Ionia for his future home. The Dexter colony had come here from 
near Utica some three years previous. For 47 years he has been an active and 
enterprising citizen of this town, interesting himself in its growth and 
prosperity. He belonged to a family of eleven children, of whom six survive 
him - three brothers and three sisters. One of the brothers, James O. 
Johnson, has for some years been a citizen of the town of Ionia.

In 1840, Ethan S. Johnson married Jane B. Whipple, and for 43 years they 
have gone on together in life's journey, happily and hopefully meeting its 
cares and enjoying its blessings till the day of parting came. There were 
seven children, four sons and three daughters, and the mother left in 
bereavement at his departure.

When a young man, at the age of twenty, he was baptized and united with the 
Baptist church of Ionia. He vindicated the sincerity of his christian 
profession by an upright and religious life. Any divergence from the true 
style of christian life in him was not intentional and radical but 
incidental. It is not a small thing for a man to have lived a commendable 
christian life for half a century, amid the cares and responsibilities and 
the clash of evils, in such a world as ours. 

He has held the following positions of trust and honor in this community 
during his long life: County treasurer, register of deeds, postmaster, 
supervisor, and at his death he was justice of the peace, coroner, and one 
of the board of charity of friendless children. For some years he was in the 
mercantile business.

Additional Comments:
Age: 69
Funeral: 7 April 1883
Highland Park cemetery Sec. 4

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