Biographical Sketch of Christopher Johnson, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
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Christopher Johnson, the efficient and enterprising manager of the 
Hickman Mercantile Company of Warrensburg, Missouri, was born in Jack-
son county, Missouri in 1884.  He is the oldest of three children born
to his parents, Isaiah and Della (Dudgeon) Johnson, the children being
as follow: Christopher; Mrs. Ottola Sullivan, Independence, Missouri;
and Erse, who is in the employ of the Union Pacific Railway Company,
with headquarters at Emporia, Kansas.  Isaiah Johnson was born in 1859
in Jackson county, Missouri a son of Samuel Johnson, an early settler
of Buckner, Missouri, where his death occurred.  Della (Dudgeon) John-
son was born in Kentucky, a daughter of Dandridge and Susan Dudgeon,
who were later pioneers of Ray county, Missouri.  Mr. Johnson, the 
subject of this review, was a student at Woodland College, Indepen-
dence, Missouri, at the Warrensburg State Normal School, and at the 
School of Mines, Rolla, Missouri.  After completing his education, Mr.
Johnson was engaged in railroading in Oklahoma for the Santa Fe Company
for six months, for the Mexican Central in old Mexico for two years, 
employed in the engineering department, and then he was engaged in
civil engineering in the United States for three years.  In the spring
of 1909, he purchased an interest in the Hickman Mercantile Company of
Warrensburg and when Mr. Hickman's death occurred eighteen months later
Christopher Johnson succeeded him as manager.  The Hickman Mercantile
Company have their place of business well located at 115 North Holden
street, where they have one of the best and most up to date stores in
the city.  They handle men's and boys' furnishings, a complete line of
Kuppenheimer clothes and Selz shoes.  The store is exceedingly well
kept, the stock being always fresh, clean, neatly and attractively dis-
played.  Christopher Johnson deserves much credit and praise for his
capable management of the company's business interests.  He is a young
man, energetic and enthusiastic, a "booster" for everything which to
help the advancement of Warrensburg and Johnson county.  For the past
three years, he has been the city engineer of Warrensburg.  In 1909,
Christopher Johnson and Elsie Hickman were united in marriage.  Elsie
(Hickman) Johnson is a daughter of William Logan and Mollie M. (Tyler)
Hickman.  Mr. Hickman died July 30, 1911 and the widowed mother, a 
sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume, is now residing in
Warrensburg.  To Christopher and Elsie Johnson has been born one son,
Christopher Lee, Jr.  Mr. Johnson is a valued member of the Ancient 
Free and Accepted Masons, a member of the Blue Lodge of which he is 
High Priest, and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

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