ALBA VERN JOHNSON The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 573 Kanawha ALBA VERN JOHNSON. South Charleston, one of the youngest and most vigorous industrial towns in the state,' has had its big growth during the last five or six years. Several of the large industries have plants there, and the city is a distinct municipality from Charleston. In this community A. V. Johnson located in 1918 as a druggist, has built up a very profitable business in that line, and has be- come a leader in town affairs, Mr. Johnson was born in Meigs County, Ohio, and since an early age has been making his own way in the world. He graduated in 1902 from the College of Pharmacy at Scio, Ohio. He first came to West Virginia in 1906, and for a year was a pharmacist with the Fields Pharmacy. He was then absent from the state until 1917, and ten years of that time he conducted a drug business in Western Texas, in Reeves County. Shortly after returning to West Vir- ginia in 1917, he opened a well stocked and attractive drug store in South Charleston. He is also the principal owner of the Dillingham Lumber Company, operating a saw mill on Blue Creek, West Virginia. This plant has a capacity of 150,000 feet of lumber per month, and the lumber is manufactured from timber owned by the company and is sold at wholesale. Mr. Johnson has also been a director since the organization of the First National Bank of South Charleston, of which Quince Jones is president. He is a member of the City Council, and was recently reelected to that body. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, also a York Rite Mason and Shriner, being affiliated with the various bodies at Charleston. In his native county Mr. Johnson married Miss Ethel Wright. They have had the following children: Elsworth, Frederick Wright, deceased, A. V., Jr., Theodore and Geraldine. Submitted by: vfcrook@trellis.net (Valerie F. Crook) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.