A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Morgan http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1387 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54789 Submitted by: pndhavens Article Title: Illinois Weekly Courier Article Date: May 28 1880 Article Description: Death of Wm G. Johnson, father of Robert C. Johnson Article Text: Illinois Weekly Courier Jacksonville, Ill. Friday..........May 28, 1880 page 4 column 1 Death of Wm. G. Johnson After protracted illness Mr. Wm. G. Johnson, the venerable father of Mr. Robert C. Johnson, died at his residence in this city, on the 21st inst., aged 76 years. Deceased in early life was a printer, but removed from Lexington, Ky., his birthplace, to this city in 1831, and for many years engaged in merchantile pursuits. His first wife was a sister of the late Joseph and M.H. Cassell, and his surviving wife is a sister of Messrs. Benj. and John Pyatt. The funeral services will be conducted at the residence on south East street, at 2 o'clock on Sunday, by Eld. J.W. Allen. [I am not related but will send a copy of the clipping]PH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com