BIO: Guy L. JOHNSON, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 900 & 901.
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  GUY L. JOHNSON, residing on his farm near Grass Flat, Cooper Township, was 
born on this farm December 1, 1870, and is a son of Abiah D. and Sarah (Dillon) 
Johnson.  In addition to farming, Mr. Johnson has been a funeral director since 
1899.
  Abiah D. Johnson, father of Guy L., was born in Bradford County, Pa., November 
9, 1828, and came to Clearfield County in 1852 and purchased the farm on which 
he still resides.  It contained 125 acres but a part has been sold in town lots 
of Grass Flat.  He bought the land of Samuel Christ, the latter being one of the 
large landowners of the county.  It was heavily timbered and wild game was 
plentiful.  Guy L. Johnson recalls his mother relating that on numerous 
occasions she saw as many as nine deer leaping over the lane fence near the 
house, on their way to the deep woods.  Mr. Johnson married Sarah Dillon, who 
was born in 1831 and died December 7, 1902.  To them five sons and three 
daughters were born, namely:  Charles, who died at the age of fifty-four years, 
was survived by his widow, formerly Addie Bryaton; E. A., who is postmaster at 
Grass Flat; Mary, who is the wife of William Pelton, a farmer near Munson 
Station; Bertha, who is now deceased, was the wife of Willard Marshall; M. 
Grant, who owns property and lived in Cooper Township until the spring of 1910, 
has been a resident of California since then, married Orpha Ralston, and they 
have one child, Andrew Curtin, who resides on his farm in Huntingdon county, 
married Matilda Raymond; Guy L., and Helen, who is the wife of E. C. Hipple, of 
Cooper Township.
  Guy L. Johnson attended school in his native locality until he was about 
eighteen years of age and since then has more or less conducted operations on 
the home farm.  As a funeral director he is known all through this section, 
being well equipped for the business and conducting it on all occasions, with 
befitting dignity and efficiency.
  In 1900 Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Zella Hoover, who was reared in Cooper 
township, a daughter of Gilbert and Margery (Zimmerman) Hoover.  They have one 
son and two daughters:  Vaughn, Ivy and Vera.  Mrs. Johnson is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Johnson is deeply interested in the Grange and 
had much to do with organizing this agricultural order at Grass Flat.  For three 
years he has served as a useful member of the school board and is interested in 
everything pertaining to the welfare and advancement of this section.  
Politically he is a Republican and fraternally he is an Odd Fellow.