Harry Johnson
The late Harry Johnson, who died at his farm home in Cedarville township in 1908 and whose sons, John and George Johnson, are still operating that farm, was a native son of Ohio and had lived in this state all his life, a resident of Greene county since the days of his boyhood. He was born at South Charleston, in the neighboring county of Clark, August 24, 1840, a son of John Johnson and wife, the former of whom was a native of Highland county, this state, and both of whom died when their son, the subject of this memorial sketch, was a child. Thus early bereaved of his parents, Harry Johnson was taken into the home of George Weymouth, of Cedarville township, this county, and there grew to manhood, completing his schooling in the schools in this county. He married Trankalina Rock, who was born at Springfield, this state, August 26, 1842, and after his marriage was for some time engaged in the grocery business at Cedarville. Presently desiring to return to the life of the farm Mr. Johnson sold his store and bought the McHatton farm of one hundred acres, on which he made his home for six years, at the end of which time he sold that place and bought the old Creswell farm, the place where his sons now live, as noted above, and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring there on December 28, 1908. His widow survived him for nearly eight years, her death occurring on September 8, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Johnson was a Republican.
To Harry and Trankalina (Rock) Johnson were born nine children, namely: Laura, wife of William Northrop, of Coshocton, this state; Thomas, who married Ella Luce and is living at Springfield, this state; Leah, wife of William Huntington, of Lima, Ohio; William, who died in the days of his childhood; Charles, who married Delia St. John and is now farming in the vicinity of Edler, Colorado; John and George, who remained with their parents and are still operating the old home farm in Cedarville township; Lulu, wife of Walter Iliff, a building contractor at Cedarville, and Mary, wife of Robert Townsley, of Cedarville township.
The Johnson brothers, John and George, in addition to their general farming, give considerable attention to the raising of live stock and have Red Polled cattle, Jersey hogs and Belgian horses. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and in their political affiliations are Republicans. John Johnson is a member of the order of Knights of Pythias.
From History of Greene County Ohio, Its People, Industries and Institutions, vol. 2. M.A.Broadstone, editor. B.F.Bowen & Co., Indianapolis. 1918