SOURCE: Vinton County Newspaper McArthur Democratic Enquirer February 27, 1896 The Johnson family held a family reunion at the residence of Henry Johnson in Elk Township, last Sunday. The family consists of twelve children all of whom were present except for Lafayette Johnson who lives at Hay's Springs, Nebraska. Those present were: William Johnson of Genoa, Wisconsin Thomas Johnson of Genoa, Wisconsin Charles Johnson of Genoa, Wisconsin John Johnson of Chillicothe, Ohio Mrs Sallie Huff of Chillicothe, Ohio Mrs John Barnes of Parkersburg, West Virginia Eli Johnson of Sumner, Illinois Hiram Johnson of Chillicothe, Ohio Dan Johnson of Elk Township, Vinton Co, Ohio Joseph Johnson of Ealge Township, Vinton Co, Ohio Elmer Johnson of Zaleski, Ohio George Johnson son of Eli Johnson of Nelsonville, Ohio Alphonso Johnson son of Lafayette Johnson and John Barnes of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Thomas Fee and daughter and George Fee of Swan Township, Vinton County, Ohio T.A. Dowd and wife of McArthur, Ohio The father Henry Johnson is 79 years old and Mrs, Johnson is 77. Joseph is the oldest child and is 57. Charles Johnson is the youngest at 30 years. John Cade, photographed the family Sunday. Alphonso Johnson substituted for his father, Lafayette in the group. This was the first time William Johnson had been home for 20 (29?) years. The children are all large and fine looking men and women. The children were always very pleasant and agreeable with each other and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson should feel proud of them. They are all nice, respectable men and women, without a black sheep among them, which is very unusual in so large a family."