He was born on the Hinson farm north of Corder, Missouri. At that time the family was living on a farm between Hodge, Corder and Dover, Missouri. They moved to a farm of about 180 acres 3 miles south of Mayview, Missouri, in about 1902, where he attended the Wheatley School, nearby, until the 6th grade. He went to Colorado in 1909, where he stayed with his brother, John Johnson, who had gone there previously to homestead some land north of Lily Park.
Ira worked on the White Bear Ranch at Lily Park, and during the winter, rode the mail from Maybell to Cross Mountain and Lily Park. It was very cold, and on many trips the breath of the horse froze. He returned to the family farm in about 1910, which was then located about three miles south of Mayview, Missouri.
It was there he met Daisy Pearl Hopton at a gathering, either at the home of a neighbor or at Lexington, Missouri, where she was attending a religious school. After they married, they began farming on the old Hinson farm. Their first son, Warren, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, at the home of Daisy Pearl's grandmother, Margaret Land Curtis, at 337 Ord St. Their son, Dallas, was born on the Hinson farm in a log cabin which had been the slave quarters, as the big house had burned down. Later, on August 2, 1918 Ira bought a small farm, consisting of two tracts, one for 13 acres and the other 33 acres for the sum of $5,000 cash. near his father's farm south of Mayview. They sold this farm in about, 1923 and moved to Los Angeles, California, living at 1212 West 74th St.
They stayed in Los Angles one year and returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked as an automobile mechanic. The family lived at 4227 College Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. Later in 1933 he started to work as an Inspector for the Chevrolet Motor Co. assembly plant at Leeds, Missouri, where he retired in about 1957. He continued to work for the Scottish Rite Temple, and he again retired in 1967.
Ira married the second time to Josephine Owen in 1946, after the death of Daisy Pearl. They lived at 6139 Brookside Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. Josephine passed away in about 1975, and he then moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico near his son, Dallas, who at that time was President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He bought a home there on Hoagland St., and passed away in Las Cruces after having a stroke, later followed by a heart attack.
Ira worked on the White Bear Ranch at Lily Park, and during the winter, rode the mail from Maybell to Cross Mountain and Lily Park. It was very cold, and on many trips the breath of the horse froze. He returned to the family farm in about 1910, which was then located about three miles south of Mayview, Missouri.
It was there he met Daisy Pearl Hopton at a gathering, either at the home of a neighbor or at Lexington, Missouri, where she was attending a religious school. After they married, they began farming on the old Hinson farm. Their first son, Warren, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, at the home of Daisy Pearl's grandmother, Margaret Land Curtis, at 337 Ord St. Their son, Dallas, was born on the Hinson farm in a log cabin which had been the slave quarters, as the big house had burned down. Later, on August 2, 1918 Ira bought a small farm, consisting of two tracts, one for 13 acres and the other 33 acres for the sum of $5,000 cash. near his father's farm south of Mayview. They sold this farm in about, 1923 and moved to Los Angeles, California, living at 1212 West 74th St.
They stayed in Los Angles one year and returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked as an automobile mechanic. The family lived at 4227 College Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. Later in 1933 he started to work as an Inspector for the Chevrolet Motor Co. assembly plant at Leeds, Missouri, where he retired in about 1957. He continued to work for the Scottish Rite Temple, and he again retired in 1967.
Ira married the second time to Josephine Owen in 1946, after the death of Daisy Pearl. They lived at 6139 Brookside Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. Josephine passed away in about 1975, and he then moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico near his son, Dallas, who at that time was President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He bought a home there on Hoagland St., and passed away in Las Cruces after having a stroke, later followed by a heart attack.
He was born on the Hinson farm north of Corder, Missouri. At that time the family was living on a farm between Hodge, Corder and Dover, Missouri. They moved to a farm of about 180 acres 3 miles south of Mayview, Missouri, in about 1902, where he attended the Wheatley School, nearby, until the 6th grade. He went to Colorado in 1909, where he stayed with his brother, John Johnson, who had gone there previously to homestead some land north of Lily Park.
Ira worked on the White Bear Ranch at Lily Park, and during the winter, rode the mail from Maybell to Cross Mountain and Lily Park. It was very cold, and on many trips the breath of the horse froze. He returned to the family farm in about 1910, which was then located about three miles south of Mayview, Missouri.
It was there he met Daisy Pearl Hopton at a gathering, either at the home of a neighbor or at Lexington, Missouri, where she was attending a religious school. After they married, they began farming on the old Hinson farm. Their first son, Warren, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, at the home of Daisy Pearl's grandmother, Margaret Land Curtis, at 337 Ord St. Their son, Dallas, was born on the Hinson farm in a log cabin which had been the slave quarters, as the big house had burned down. Later, on August 2, 1918 Ira bought a small farm, consisting of two tracts, one for 13 acres and the other 33 acres for the sum of $5,000 cash. near his father's farm south of Mayview. They sold this farm in about, 1923 and moved to Los Angeles, California, living at 1212 West 74th St.
They stayed in Los Angles one year and returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked as an automobile mechanic. The family lived at 4227 College Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. Later in 1933 he started to work as an Inspector for the Chevrolet Motor Co. assembly plant at Leeds, Missouri, where he retired in about 1957. He continued to work for the Scottish Rite Temple, and he again retired in 1967.
Ira married the second time to Josephine Owen in 1946, after the death of Daisy Pearl. They lived at 6139 Brookside Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. Josephine passed away in about 1975, and he then moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico near his son, Dallas, who at that time was President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He bought a home there on Hoagland St., and passed away in Las Cruces after having a stroke, later followed by a heart attack.
Ira worked on the White Bear Ranch at Lily Park, and during the winter, rode the mail from Maybell to Cross Mountain and Lily Park. It was very cold, and on many trips the breath of the horse froze. He returned to the family farm in about 1910, which was then located about three miles south of Mayview, Missouri.
It was there he met Daisy Pearl Hopton at a gathering, either at the home of a neighbor or at Lexington, Missouri, where she was attending a religious school. After they married, they began farming on the old Hinson farm. Their first son, Warren, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, at the home of Daisy Pearl's grandmother, Margaret Land Curtis, at 337 Ord St. Their son, Dallas, was born on the Hinson farm in a log cabin which had been the slave quarters, as the big house had burned down. Later, on August 2, 1918 Ira bought a small farm, consisting of two tracts, one for 13 acres and the other 33 acres for the sum of $5,000 cash. near his father's farm south of Mayview. They sold this farm in about, 1923 and moved to Los Angeles, California, living at 1212 West 74th St.
They stayed in Los Angles one year and returned to Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked as an automobile mechanic. The family lived at 4227 College Ave., Kansas City, Missouri. Later in 1933 he started to work as an Inspector for the Chevrolet Motor Co. assembly plant at Leeds, Missouri, where he retired in about 1957. He continued to work for the Scottish Rite Temple, and he again retired in 1967.
Ira married the second time to Josephine Owen in 1946, after the death of Daisy Pearl. They lived at 6139 Brookside Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. Josephine passed away in about 1975, and he then moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico near his son, Dallas, who at that time was President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He bought a home there on Hoagland St., and passed away in Las Cruces after having a stroke, later followed by a heart attack.
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