"A HISTORY OF KNOX AND DAVIESS COUNTIES, INDIANA". 1886. GOODSPEED PUBLISHING COMPANY. CHICAGO. Knox County. Harrison Township. pp507-508.

ROBERT A. JOHNSON, one of the prominent farmers of Harrison Township, was born November 23, 1843, in Daviess County, and is one of a family of nine children of Abner and Eleanor (Wallace) Johnson. The father was of Irish descent, born in 1805 in Knox County, Indiana and was a miller and farmer by occupation. Our subject’s grandfather, James Johnson, was born June 9, 1756, in Pennsylvania. He came to Indiana in 1785, and located in the old French village, or now the city of Vincennes, where he lived only a short time, when he entered 400 acres of land in Johnson Township, where he lived until 1819, when he sold out and moved to Lawrence Co., Illinois, and died September 8, 1826. He raised a family of fourteen children, and lived to see them all grow to the age of maturity and to see them all married, it being one of the largest families in the county. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was one of the very first white men in the State. At one time he knew every white man in the State. Abner married June 15, 1828, and afiterward lived in Lawrence County, Illinois, with his mother for a few years, and about 1830 moved to Daviess County, Ind., and entered eighty acres in Veal Township, where he settled and lived until 1853 when he sold out and moved to Martin County, where he remained until his career ended. He was not permitted to live the time allotted to man, but was cut down in the prime of life. He died February, 1857, being fifty-two years old...

[Brøderbund Family Archive #315, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830, Date of Import: May 6, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.315.1.4851.136]

Individual: Johnson, Abner

County/State: Lawrence Co., IL

Page #: 257

Year: 1830

[Brøderbund Family Archive #316, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840, Date of Import: Jun 12, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.316.1.6213.18]

Individual: Johnson, Alfred (This is Abner, not Alfred)

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Page #: 035

Year: 1840

1 Male under 5 - James

1 Male 5-10 - William

1 Male 40-50 - Abner

1 Female under 5 - Eliza

1 Female 5-10 - Sarah

1 Female 20-30 - Ellenor

[Brøderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: May 27, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.16891.161]

Individual: Johnson, Abner

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Location: Veale Twp

Page #: 117

Year: 1850

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Abner Johnson 45 m Farmer 600 IN

William F. 19 m Farmer IL

Sarah L. 16 f IL

James H. 15 m School IN

Eliza A. 11 f School IN

Robert S. 8 m School IN

Lavinia 4 f IN

Abstracts of Probate Papers, 1817-1866, by Stella Bogner, White River Chapter of DAR, Daviess County Indiana, 1933.

Probate of Elenor Johnson, Daughter of William Wallace

m. Abner Johnson 6/15/1828

March 1850

Heirs: William Johnson (over 14);

Sarah L. Johnson (over 14);

Eliza Ann Johnson (over 14;)

Robert Johnson (over 14);

Abner Johnson, guardian.

James H. and Lavinia are missing.

Cemetery Records of Bethel Cemetery, Daviess Co, Indiana, read:

Johnson, Eleanor 23 Feb 1811 - 21 Feb 1849, Wife of Abner Johnson

Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926

Daviess County Indiana

Johnson, Abner Spouse : Wallace, Elenor

Marriage date : Jun 15, 1828

"A HISTORY OF KNOX AND DAVIESS COUNTIES, INDIANA". 1886. GOODSPEED PUBLISHING COMPANY. CHICAGO. Knox County. Harrison Township. pp507-508.

ROBERT A. JOHNSON, one of the prominent farmers of Harrison Township, was born November 23, 1843, in Daviess County, and is one of a family of nine children of Abner and Eleanor (Wallace) Johnson. The father was of Irish descent, born in 1805 in Knox County, Indiana and was a miller and farmer by occupation. Our subject’s grandfather, James Johnson, was born June 9, 1756, in Pennsylvania. He came to Indiana in 1785, and located in the old French village, or now the city of Vincennes, where he lived only a short time, when he entered 400 acres of land in Johnson Township, where he lived until 1819, when he sold out and moved to Lawrence Co., Illinois, and died September 8, 1826. He raised a family of fourteen children, and lived to see them all grow to the age of maturity and to see them

all married, it being one of the largest families in the county. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was one of the very first white men in the State. At one time he knew every white man in the State. Abner married June 15, 1828, and afiterward lived in Lawrence County, Illinois, with his mother for a few years, and about 1830 moved to Daviess County, Ind., and entered eighty acres in Veal Township, where he settled and lived until 1853 when he sold out and moved to Martin County, where he remained until his career ended. He was not permitted to live the time allotted to man, but was cut down in the prime of life. He died February, 1857, being fifty-two years old. The mother was born February 23, 1811, in Daviess Countyinois She died February 21, 1849. The subject of this sketch was reared without a mother’s love or training, she having died when he was a lad of only three summersinois He made his home with his father as long as he lived, or until he was thirteen, and after that he was compelled to fight the battle of life alone. He was one of the boys in blue. In the summer of 1861 he enlisted in Company H.

Twenty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years or during the war. He participated in the battle of Shilohi, siege of Vicksburg, siege of Jackson, capture of Mobile, and numerous minor engagements. He remained in the field until inoishostilities ceased. He was discharged November 15, 1865, at Galveston, Tex. November 10, 1866, lie married Ann Bonewetts, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Bonewetts. Mrs. Johnson was born January 28, 1848, in Knox County. They have eight chil-

dren living: William F., Melvin Le Roy, Lucinda Isadore, Robert Ephraim, Leversa Ann, Ernest, Luella and Kenneth. After marriage he bought fifty acres in Harrison Township, where he settled and lived until 1874, when he sold out and bought 100 acres and lived here two years, when he again sold and bought

116 acres where he now resides. Mr. Johnson bears an unsullied reputation, is highly esteemed as an honest and worthy citizen. In politics he is a Republican, having cast his first presidential vote for U. S. Grant. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.