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'CEMIEAIMIAt l{ISf0R}, '0F ARKAI,ISASTS.J.

Clattz ,PubLiahing

Co,

J ,$1, JOHAJSTOAJ

tince l9l4 hdt been a nenbett od the ban o{ Anhantat,

ia one o{ th"e nepteaentatlve menbena o{ the tegat {natennity od Anhandal,
He ia a ndtlvc o( Kentucbq, hit birlth having occunned. Ln New Caatl,e, Henzq
Countyr.on tht llth o{ tanuattg 1872, d Eon o$ Lewlt lr. and l,lattie S. lTandl
J,$1, Joltntton, who

Johnaton, Hia patennal gnand$athen, John Johnrton wat botn in Alabama and
at an eq,nl1 age'inn{gnatC.d t,a:tlr,lulq County, Kentucbg, whene he war a.n
extentive 6lave outne,rl, lls wa.t a prlosperlout nan 6on hil daA and" he Lived
in Ken:tucbg until hir death,, Hir natel.;nal gtandgathen, Wand., ,ilo,6 botn
and, neaned in Kcntucbg and. thtoughout hit Lile gollowed the cobb/cen't
tnad.e, achieving tubttantial tucae6t. Lcwia l'1. Joltntton and hl.t wi[e
u)erle both bottn in New Cattl.e. Kcntuaby. He engo;ged in [annilng in that
ttate untit- t t86, when he oane to Anhantat and, nented land Ln Conwaq
Countg, Latat h.e bought Land Ln th,e, countg and to him 6ell, the andoua
tatb o{ ateanlng Lt and puttlng it und,et cultivation. He Lt nout engaged
in ge;ncnal. {qnming dnd. rtocb naiting and" alto nc.itet ttnawbenniea and
pcachat, He, ir hale. and hand,q,at the age ol seventg-tix geau, lltt6,
Johntton died in 1905, when tix,tq-one Aedrls o{ o.gLo ll,L, Johntton it
a veteLdn o{ the Civil llan, having tenved in the Con|edendtei Lnnq 6on
a dew nontht pnlon to the cloring ol hoatllitiet,
:

Nine chit-dtten

ta,erLe bottn

to Mrt, a.nd. Mna, Joltnaton, (oun o{ wtton ana.

Living, f.lonton, a well-bnown $a.nmo.n and eontnacton, o$ PLumettvilt-e.

J,W,, whoae nd"ms initiatet t.hit nevlew; lneq tl+e uti{e o$ Ott. $lnoten
od l|ontiLt.on, a"nd a tea.chen in tlre publ"ic tehooLa o[,ltontiLton, having
nece.ived a t.e"achen't centidica"t.e dton
Hannq

the atate Notmal SchooL; and

Edga.n-, a ma.il catltliatl, od l,|onniLton. Augudtua died o"t. th.e o"ge

o{ tutentq-thnee

qed.tu and thnee othen.,childten died

in in$a.ncu,

Utal.d.,

Centenial. HLEtotLq

of

Atbanaaa

J,ltl, Johnttont page 2

thc t|xth. Ln otLdQ,tL oi biath, wu a gnad,uate o{ the conmzncial coLlege

oI Nathvill.e, TennetEee, and hia denite occunned when twentq-6outt Ueaas
od age, The $amiL.g wat neo.ned in the {alth o$ the Metltodlat Epitcopat,
Ch.unch, South and lln, Johntton givet hit poLitical aLteg'iance to the
denoctatlc patlg in the intenesti o$ which he tabea an dctive paLt,

hit

in the public tchoolt o{

Kentucby and. laten cnnoLhed, ar a. ttudent Ln an acad.emq in rptinggleld,
thit atate, .He tooh a genendl coutlle in the NonmaL llnivenaitg at, Lebanon, |hio,, and wat gnaduat.ed (non that inttitution in l896,wlth dn
A.B. degttee. Sabl cquentlq he taught tchoo/' in llonnilton, Centett Ridge,
Sotgohaehia, and lpningdield, apending a totd.t o{ eight qed,Ls in that.
pno{etaion, tn 1906 he wat elected cineuit, clenb 6on a peniod og tix
tlean|, \uning alL thit time filn, loh,nrton had tpent, h/t tLne in the studq
od Law, and Ln l9l4 he wa,t adnitted to the ban and to pnactice Ln aLL
coarltl, He hat netidcd in l,lonnilton {on tixteen qearll and he har buiLt,
a.6ucce6t$u* pnactiod.t 6ott hc hat ptloven hintel.d to be thonoughlq e66icient,
dnd tnuttwonthq in evetlq nelpect,
J.W, Johnaton.neccived

ed.ttl7 ed.ucation

An analqtical mind, ttudioua

habitt and na,te poure,Ll

od aontenttld.tis'n

(actou Ln Mn, Johntt.on't p,Lo(etaional p,Log,Le6a.

He it co"nedul and t,hottough Ln hit p,Lepl,rLtion o$ hit co-lel. Cautiout a.ncl
aLett in the p,Lesent,atlon o( hit cause a"nd in ltia o,zgumenta; hit deduetiont dot-I-ow in Logicat tequence, He Lt al,waqt abte t.o open a ca6e witlt
the con{idence and aaaurla.nce that in hia p,Lepa,Ltiont he haa exhaated
everLu a.va"iX.able tLeAou,Lce in the acqultement. o{ hit authonitu a6 baaed
have been inltnumentaL

on ytnecedent,

Centenial Hiltonq od Atbantat

J.Ul. Johntton pdge 3,

hit pnaetiee fi,abet up the gneaten pant o{ hit tlne, he ia

intenetted in agnicultune and it th.e ott)nerl o$ conlhderlable tand :
thnoughout the count,g, which h,e nentt out, neeeiving a tubrtantiat
incone {nom ita cultivetion,
ln Conwdq coun*g in 1900 occuted the manniage od Mtt, Johnat,on and
tlitt Sinah llaude Fani.rh, a. d,auglr,tcn:o{ E.G. Fdniah, Hen dathen Lx
onl. o( Anbant&sti highhtl etteencd, eiiizent and {ot aome timc ,Lep,LeEented
lndopendence Countg in .the Staie Legitl.atute, To the union oi tul,t,
and llu, Johntton thc {oltowing chit"dnen h.at been bonnt CannolL w,
who it tiving at honc and it a rtudent at. Hendnlx CoLLege, havin.g
gtaduated {nom llonnitton High School with the elatt o$ lil9i lttil,Lette,
a ttudent, in tho high rchool, and one othetc chiLd who died in Ln$aneq,
The netigoui {aith o{ th.e {anitg it indicated bg thein attendance at the
Mei,hoditt Epireopal Chunch and. l,ln, Johntton it Cho.innan o6 the Boand oi
Stcwandt, In hit pot-itical vlewt he it d d?.noctat, having $Lnm belle$ in
the pninciplet o$ that pantg at (aetona in good govennnent,. FnatennalLg
he, it identi{ied wlth the lta.tont and wlth the Independant,|nden o( ld.d|eltowt and, he it conceded to be an exenphang nenbet o( both otganizd.tiont,
Although

J,W, Johnaton lltnclc Witll pnacticod Law in Motnitton untlt- hlt death
in tq48 on' 1949, Cannol,L Johntton pnacticed Law, nannled Paul.inC
d"nd had one |on, CanaoL.L JtLtt who it a dentitt in Flonida,
trJit-Lett mannied

Ln l',lonniLton lin

Si $litLiamt
19771,

l.tad one chiLd who

died at. bltth and Livea

THE

LOW,S

t{,

JIHNSTON FAqfiLy

n, llattie Wand, fitt Nona Aataon lg05

J, Monton loh.ntton n, Ell.in O, Uhit,e

Louia N.Johntton

Cup.id I ohtuton
ll-atance
El,Len -l:o neainc J ohna to n
Jinng Johntton

"

*tt^:,;t

i,2"^rli,i

Chtittine. Jonet ^^

nlliriltliti"

Manganct ELLan Jonea

Louit Eanl Jonet

J. Witlian Johntton n.

Sanah ttaude Fanith

'oonttln\ii't2iiil,.i!'^i,I;.o|il'ne-

Witlette, Johntton n, Si WiLtLant

Auguttut Johntton d, at age 23
lnez Johna-ton its gn.$lttoten m.!.0!, Riggs
Ehniltinc Utnotan d, t926 lappnoxl
HARRY EocAR Jq,{[sr0N n, SARA,{ ELTLABETH youNG EtLIs
Wand

E. Johnttonz died

1905 l,see

1-907

A N?TE T0 ALL REAOERST

ane ang nittabet in tpetllng o{ name6 on in datet
^li thetle
pLedte
excuae them, Thete drle 6'evenaL- onitalona due
to Lacb oi
in{onnation, .0atet have bcen di{[icutt, to con{inn -and ii-ioil

Le{t ou.t,.
. At tho.te o$ ut.o{ the tucceeding genena,tiont mave out and d.ila1{ton out ttoott it, beconet norle Lm-poitdnt {on u to- lznow [ttin whlnce
ye _spLd.ngot Not becdute thote peopl-e
wene inpotttant and" {anout
but becaute we became pant o( 'then, We lrope' that, thete papeuE
wiLL be 06 sone intcnett, and fitealurle io aou now and ii-t'ie'- 5ihune,
Itave been

depa"na"te

theetl

W, YOUNG FAMI,LY
lFAtfiLV 0F SARAH E.Jofl^Jsro/\/l

THE GEORGE

GettogL $1, Young (Cortinth,

l,littlttipil m, 7nuciLLa HamlLton

J o hnng o ung fii t ,, Aunt T it h,,
Itze..Youhg. m. Viota Shatp (tiaten o{ Nel_tie Shanpl
young
V

Nina

Shephend
Young Ratlid{
Mang Lo-uite RatLl{g .m. pentq .Darhilt
Bettq Joe RatLig{ lno ingo- |
Rubge Voung ?at.e
CanoLqn pate (?I ----5 ch.ildnen

lnez

ed, M. Young n. Lavinlq ELLit

Lota. Voung . m. Eo16 Jonet

ltitteL

e----z

o6 Albett

daughtena

ellitl

Lav euft.,J
-.i onet,

Eo{6 Jonea
oil'i-l/,,,
J',t,

Lamo qnAna-

Young ms llaude McGhee

SubiL

Voung

ELLit Young ---Z chitdaen

Irld.i,tie Young m. John Reevet

Connie Reavet d, lglg lappttoxl
Ett,etL Reavet Cone
BLanche Reavet Ganbl"e
Lee Mongan GambLe

rnt Net-I"ie Shatr,p (aittet og Vio!,a Shanpl

^Voung.
)pal
Young Rh.oded
0lLie Young Dro WiLt Sheett
Oma Sheett
Fted Sheett Ree{ond Sheeta
Hattq Sheett Matlee Sheett Pegga Sheett
SARAI{ ELIZABETH y|uNG m AT,b E t. EttLa (bnotht
oi Lavinia El"Lial
Bob

.-SEE SEPARATE SHEET

M.

HA,L'L

Geonge W, Young 2td, f|atttiage Maggie

Lawnence

A)iLL Young nt1 Amanda Bennett

Thelton

Loit

Young
Voung

Young m. LoaLie McGhee --l Eon I daughten

\*a
CLattence Young m. Peatlie Taclzett--2 4onl, I da.ughtert

7
THE FAIIT,LY OF SARAH ELI,T,ABETH YOUNG
MARRIED ALBERT

EtIlS-

0tto 'Et-tia
Hetman ALbent ELLia ffit l|atganet Bent..teg
Hetman Bentt-eq Etl-ia m. Bett.q Lee Benrtq

NLLLiam

Rebecca ELLit
Paul" ELLit

Ra.qmond

Lee

ElLit

m. Jea"nine Ring

RaqneLL ELI"it

Jon ElLit

Lad
rtARRy EO?AR J0f-tNsr0N--1905
I'lable Tnane ffit Tttomat B. McFattland
Tommge Janet tlc Fatland m, PhiLlp C. Pond

MARRLED

Antttutt Thomat Pond

l,lattgatet J ohnt to n P ond
LetLie Seott. Pond

Chanlet tlanng Johnaton m. Mqytic GertaLen (Gennql

ChanLu Ralph Iohntton ;i'.

Cn-eeclr

Launie

Chuch

Manq EtLzabeth

Johnrton

mo BLaLne Rice

tlatthew Scott
Ruth Louiae Johntt.on m. Rudut A), Llongan
Jamet 0aqt,on

Johntton m. Eloide tlilLiamt

JamQ,t

Oavid Johntt.on m. Bnenda WLtitbg

Cqnth."

Kim
eneh

m. t'tuttLa{ Handine

hZ1iiuu*rottntton

Rubge Kathenine Joh,ntton ntt John Robent Fenguaon

John Robent, Fenguton m. Cgnthia,
t"latthCw
Richand Lee Ferlguton m. Ada Al"$ond
eilLis to plten
Eddle
Oonothg El-izabeth Johntton m. Ctteed Tatl.y

nteneu

oT,Ifrror

Kanen

ld.vld TaLLg
J

e{ $enq

Sltd"na"

r1uEt-do

Jo

el Noa ani

, Linda Schmidt