OBIT: John JOHNSON, 1899, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MR. JOHN JOHNSON.

  At twenty minutes after 6 o'clock yesterday evening Mr. John Johnson 
died at the home of his son, George W. Johnson, 611 Third avenue, the 
cause of death being diseases incident to old age.  Mr. Johnson was 
born at Weston's Mills, Huntingdon county, October 25, 1818, and was 
consequently aged 80 years, 8 months and 10 days.  He had made his home 
with his son at whose residence he died, for the past twenty years.  
Besides this son he is survived by five grandchildren as follows: Mrs. 
C. G. D. Singer, J. W. L. Johnson and Mrs. C. M. Keel, of this city; 
Mrs. William Corbin, of Juniata township, Huntingdon county, and Thomas 
Henry, of Huntingdon.  In addition he leaves five great grandchildren 
and two sisters and one brother.  These latter are: Mrs. Elizabeth P. 
McCormick, of Sinking Valley; Mrs. J. W. Weston, of Indiana, Pa., and 
William P. Johnson, of Tipton.  His wife preceded him to the grave 
twenty-three years ago.  Deceased was sexton of the Huntingdon cemetery 
seventeen years and of the First Methodist Episcopal church of that 
place for thirty-three years.  The funeral party will go to Huntingdon 
on main line express to-morrow morning, leaving here at 11.40 o'clock.  
The services will be held in the First Methodist Episcopal church.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, July 6, 1899