Bridgett, I'm sure Levi is of the same family, just need to tie him together with his great grandfather. He was son of John G. Johnson, but not sure which one. I have 3 or 4 John G. Johnsons, 3 of them, including Levi's father, were born between 1815-1820, but I don't know which son of Robert and Mary is the father of John G, and grandfather of this Levi. What a convoluted sentence. How much easier it would be if families would use different names in the various branches. I have either 8 or 9 Levis Also, this obituary should be a model for ALL obituaries. LOL Lillian ================= On Sat, 12 Feb 2000 23:16:42 -0500 Bridgette Osz <mrsosz@eohio.net> writes: > Hi all, copied this at Morgantown, Colson Hall, Believe Robert > Johnson > mentioned is same Robert we connect to.. let me know what you think > > Thursday May 13, 1920 Philippi Republican > > Meadowville, WV May 10-- It was a great shock to the people of this > community, > when on last Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the sad news was flashed > over the > local telephone lines that Mrs. Helen Angeline Johnson, wife of Levi > Johnson, > had died very suddenly at her home, Sunnyside two miles east of > Meadowville. > Saturday morning her husband went on an errand to the house of a > neighbor > nearby and when he returned she told him she had everything in > readiness to > make a contemplated visit to their two youngest sons, who moved to > Dauphin, > Canada, last month, except to have a line placed in the house upon > which to > hang some clothing during their absence to keep the rats a nd mice > from cutting > them. Mr. Johnson told her he would place it when he returned from > fixing a > water gap, which needed his attention. When he returned after being > from the > house a short time he found her lying upon the door dead from a > stroke of > apoplexy. > > Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were just concluding all arrangements to > spend the summer > with their sons in Canada, starting in early June and returning in > the fall to > Elkins where they expected to make their future home. > > Mrs. Johnson was the oldest daughter of Emory and Catherine > GAINER) POLING > and was born on June 5, 1854 on a farm on the waters of Teter's > Creek adjoining > that upon which she died and therefore 65y 11 months and 3 days old. > Her father > died when she was 12 years old and it devolved upon her to help her > mother in > raising her younger brothers and sisters, who were James S. who > married Louisa > Workman and is a prosperous farmer living at Valley Furnace in Cove > District; > Salathiel, who lives on the old homestead and is one of the best > farmers in > this vicinity, married Jeanette Ferguson, of Randolph County; > Anzina, married > Stewart Wilmoth, who sold his property in Cove District to James S. > Poling and > bought the Daniels farm near Elkins, where he made extensive > improvements and > a few years since moved to Dauphin, Canada, where he purchased a > large tract of > land; Augusta, married Robert F. Johnson, who owns a large tract of > land at the > foot of Laurel Hill,the property upon which his great grand father > Robert > Johnson, the first settler of that name in this vicinity located. > Solomon T. > youngest brother is deceased. Her mother, Mrs. Catherine Poling, > now 88 years > old survives her. > > She was married to Levi Johnson March 4, 1873, by Rev. Lambert and > shortly > after their marriage moved in the old homestead, where Mr. Johnson's > grandfather, > Levi and his wife Rebecca (Cross) Johnson settled in their early > married life > and lived until his death entertaining many a weary traveler during > the night > as they made their way from western counties of Virginia over > mountains into > eastern counties. > > The children born to this union were Senator Herman G. Johnson, of > Elkins, > who married Mary R. Barnes, and is editor of the Inter Mountain. > Bernice, who > married Charter A. Skidmore, of New Interest District. and now lives > in > Cumberland, MD; Otie E. who married A. B Vannoy, and now lives in > Elkins; Emery > and John, twins died in infancy; Lloyd S. who married Ora Parks, > daughter of > the late Benj. F. Parks; Stuart who married Ethel, youngest daughter > of the > late James B. Elliott; these two sons and their families live in > Dauphin, > Canada; Helen, the youngest daughter, married Wesley C. Hedrick, and > lives in > Frostburg, MD. On last Thanksgiving the sons and daughters of Mr. > and Mrs. Johnson gathered with their children at the old homestead- 21 in > all-- an > unusual gathering, for until that time only two boys above mentioned > who died > in infancy and a little son of Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick who died in > infancy were > missing from the family circle. > > Brief services were held at the family residence after which the > body was > conveyed to Central Chapel. where funeral services was conducted by > the Rev. > A. B. Moore, assisted by the pastor the Rev. E. B. Ware. Rev. Moore > preached > from the wonderful exhortation of Christ to His Disciples "Ye > Believe in God, > Believe Also in Me" His discourse was full of comfort. He had known > the > deceased all her life, from earliest childhood, having been born on > adjoining > farms and being the greater part of his life her nearest neighbor, > he could > speak of her in the highest terms as a kind Christian wife and > mother. > > The husband and children have the deep sympathy of all their > friends as a > home is broken up, one of the saddest things in life, but God knows > best. > > Signed W.S. Lang