Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


[This is Thaddeus Edgar Johnson Sr. b 4 Aug 1852, d 23 Mar 1925]

Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas
Friday. March 6, 1925

NATIVE OF FREESTONE DIES IN WACO

Mr. T. E. Johnson Sr. who was born at the Rock House six miles northwest
of Fairfield, 72 years ago and father of Dr. Joseph E. Johnson of this city
died in Waco last Saturday night. The following notice is taken from a Waco
paper: T. E. Johnson Sr., for 33 years, a resident of Waco died at a local
sanatorium last night after two weeks serious illness following ill health
of the last two years. Funeral services are to be held this Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock from the residents 2208 Cleveland by Rev. George W. Spies,
Pastor of Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial will follow in Oakland
Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was born at Fairfield, Freestone County October 4 1852
where he grew to manhood and engaged in stock farming until 1892 when he
moved to Waco where he since resided. He was a successful stock man here
until ill health over took him and was well known.

He was married to Minnie B. Milner of Freestone County in 1880. His widow
and the following seven sons who survive him: Dr. Joseph E. Johnson of
Fairfield, E.A. and Roy B. Johnson of Waco, Fred N. and W. P. Johnson of
Dallas, T. Edgar Johnson Jr. of Brickenridge, and Bolke Johnson of Austin.