E. A. Johnson, D. D. S. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1222-1223 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				E. A. JOHNSON, D. D. S. 

	Dr. E. A. Johnson has a well appointed dental office in Viborg 
and is accorded a liberal practice. He is in touch with the most modern 
and progressive methods and his work is proving highly satisfactory to 
his many patrons. South Dakota numbers him among her native sons, his 
birth having occurred in Clay county on the 5th of April, 1884, his 
parents being John and Lena Johnson, who came to this state at an early 
period in its development. The father homesteaded in Clay county and 
there engaged in farming for a number of years. He passed away in 1886 
but his widow survives and resides on the home farm. 

	After attending the district schools near his father's home Dr. 
Johnson became a pupil in a high school at Denver, Colorado, and 
continued his education in the University of Southern California, from 
which he was graduated on the completion of a course in dentistry with 
the class of 1908. Having thus qualified for the profession, he first 
practiced in the Lake Andes district for three years and then removed 
to Viborg, where he opened his office in 1912. He is the only dentist 
there and has a large practice drawn from the town and the surrounding 
country. He possesses the mechanical skill and ingenuity which is an 
essential element in the work of dentistry and he has, too, a broad 
scientific knowledge to which he is continually adding by reading and 
research. 

	On the 30th of June, 1914, Dr. Johnson was united in marriage to 
Miss Katherine Bacon, a daughter of Alonzo Bacon, of Hurley, this 
state. Dr. Johnson belongs to District Dental Society No. 1 and to the 
South Dakota Dental Association. He is also a member of the Alpha 
chapter of the Xi Psi Phi Society at the University of Southern 
California. His religious belief is that of the Baptist church, which 
finds in him a loyal member. His political endorsement is given to the 
democratic party and fraternally he is connected with the Masonic lodge 
at Hurley and with the Odd Fellows society. Recognizing the 
possibilities of South Dakota and its chances for development, he aids 
in many well defined plans for the public good and seeks to benefit his 
community in every possible way. His strong and salient characteristics 
commend him to the confidence and regard of those with whom he has been 
brought in contact and he has a growing circle of friends.