VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS DEAD
Richard F. Johnson, Aged 80 Victim of Paralysis
Richard H Johnson, veteran of the Civil war and for thirty years a member of Dunham Post. 141, G.A.R., died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence, 1260 West Green Street He was eighty years old last March. His death was caused by paralysis after an illness of five months.
Mr. Johnson was born at Leesburg, Ohio on March 24 1836. He served through the Civil war in company G of the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry. At the close of the war he came to Decatur in 1866, and has made his home here ever since.
He is survived by his wife; Angelire Johnson He also leaves a brother Alva Johnson, whose present address is unknown. He was the grandfather of Homer Stecher of Decatur. The body was removed to the Moran undertaking establishment and prepared for burial.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Friday, 14 Jul 1916, pg. 10
The funeral of Richard H. Johnson was held at 2-30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Moran's chapel. There was a large attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. T. Harley Marsh pastor of the First Baptist church, and were under the auspices of Dunham Post. 141, G. A. R, members of which were present in a body and conducted their ritualistic exercises. The pallbearers were J.T. Belden, William P. Butts. J.A. Cochran, Henry Fruit. Louis Siegman and W.H. Walley. The interment was In Greenwood.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Monday, 17 Jul 1916, pg. 6
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Richard was the son of James Johnson,of Virginia.
Richard F. Johnson, Aged 80 Victim of Paralysis
Richard H Johnson, veteran of the Civil war and for thirty years a member of Dunham Post. 141, G.A.R., died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence, 1260 West Green Street He was eighty years old last March. His death was caused by paralysis after an illness of five months.
Mr. Johnson was born at Leesburg, Ohio on March 24 1836. He served through the Civil war in company G of the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry. At the close of the war he came to Decatur in 1866, and has made his home here ever since.
He is survived by his wife; Angelire Johnson He also leaves a brother Alva Johnson, whose present address is unknown. He was the grandfather of Homer Stecher of Decatur. The body was removed to the Moran undertaking establishment and prepared for burial.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Friday, 14 Jul 1916, pg. 10
The funeral of Richard H. Johnson was held at 2-30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Moran's chapel. There was a large attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. T. Harley Marsh pastor of the First Baptist church, and were under the auspices of Dunham Post. 141, G. A. R, members of which were present in a body and conducted their ritualistic exercises. The pallbearers were J.T. Belden, William P. Butts. J.A. Cochran, Henry Fruit. Louis Siegman and W.H. Walley. The interment was In Greenwood.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Monday, 17 Jul 1916, pg. 6
Info provided by Kay
Richard was the son of James Johnson,of Virginia.
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS DEAD
Richard F. Johnson, Aged 80 Victim of Paralysis
Richard H Johnson, veteran of the Civil war and for thirty years a member of Dunham Post. 141, G.A.R., died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence, 1260 West Green Street He was eighty years old last March. His death was caused by paralysis after an illness of five months.
Mr. Johnson was born at Leesburg, Ohio on March 24 1836. He served through the Civil war in company G of the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry. At the close of the war he came to Decatur in 1866, and has made his home here ever since.
He is survived by his wife; Angelire Johnson He also leaves a brother Alva Johnson, whose present address is unknown. He was the grandfather of Homer Stecher of Decatur. The body was removed to the Moran undertaking establishment and prepared for burial.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Friday, 14 Jul 1916, pg. 10
The funeral of Richard H. Johnson was held at 2-30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Moran's chapel. There was a large attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. T. Harley Marsh pastor of the First Baptist church, and were under the auspices of Dunham Post. 141, G. A. R, members of which were present in a body and conducted their ritualistic exercises. The pallbearers were J.T. Belden, William P. Butts. J.A. Cochran, Henry Fruit. Louis Siegman and W.H. Walley. The interment was In Greenwood.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Monday, 17 Jul 1916, pg. 6
Info provided by Kay
Richard was the son of James Johnson,of Virginia.
Richard F. Johnson, Aged 80 Victim of Paralysis
Richard H Johnson, veteran of the Civil war and for thirty years a member of Dunham Post. 141, G.A.R., died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday night at the family residence, 1260 West Green Street He was eighty years old last March. His death was caused by paralysis after an illness of five months.
Mr. Johnson was born at Leesburg, Ohio on March 24 1836. He served through the Civil war in company G of the Eleventh Ohio Cavalry. At the close of the war he came to Decatur in 1866, and has made his home here ever since.
He is survived by his wife; Angelire Johnson He also leaves a brother Alva Johnson, whose present address is unknown. He was the grandfather of Homer Stecher of Decatur. The body was removed to the Moran undertaking establishment and prepared for burial.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Friday, 14 Jul 1916, pg. 10
The funeral of Richard H. Johnson was held at 2-30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Moran's chapel. There was a large attendance. The services were conducted by Rev. T. Harley Marsh pastor of the First Baptist church, and were under the auspices of Dunham Post. 141, G. A. R, members of which were present in a body and conducted their ritualistic exercises. The pallbearers were J.T. Belden, William P. Butts. J.A. Cochran, Henry Fruit. Louis Siegman and W.H. Walley. The interment was In Greenwood.
Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Monday, 17 Jul 1916, pg. 6
Info provided by Kay
Richard was the son of James Johnson,of Virginia.
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