OBIT: William S. JOHNSON, 1900, native of Huntingdon County, PA

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William S. Johnson Dies at His Home on Seventeenth Street.

  At 5.30 o'clock yesterday morning William S. Johnson died at his 
home, 815 Seventeenth street, by a complication of diseases.  He had 
been ailing three weeks.  Deceased was born near Grafton, Huntingdon 
county, May 22, 1854.  For the past nine years he had been a teacher at 
Huntingdon reformatory and had resided here about a year.  He was a 
member of the Reformed church.  Besides his wife he is survived by 
these children: Joyce Vida, Erma and Donna, all at home; also by these 
brothers and sisters: James, of Barbara, Blair county; Samuel and Mrs. 
Sara Skyles, of Martinsburg; Mrs. Nancy Walker, of Hastings; Mrs. Jane 
Rodgers, of Chippawa Falls; David, of Huntingdon; John, of Marklesburg; 
Mrs. Ella Norris, of Mt. Union, and Mrs. Mary Hogen, of Madera.  The 
remains will be taken to White Church, Huntingdon county, on Saturday 
morning and interment made at that place.

Morning Tribune (Altoona), Friday, February 16, 1900