Timothy Reuben Johnson

1832 - 1929  (97 years)

• Name	Timothy Reuben Johnson
  Born	29 Jan 1832	Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1929	Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida
  Buried	Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4243	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John B Johnson
  Mother	Lucy Merwin Johnson
  Family ID	F5039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hill Dilly Johnson,   b. 13 Mar 1834, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana ,   d. 12 Jan 1912, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1852	Porter County, Indiana
  Children	1. Florette S Johnson,   b. 13 Aug 1853,   d. 14 Oct 1855, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana  (Age 2 years) + 2. Celestia Anne Johnson Hansford,   b. 8 Mar 1856, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana ,   d. 27 Jul 1920, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 64 years) + 3. Sarah Malinda Johnson Freer,   b. 1859, Indiana ,   d. 18 Aug 1881  (Age 22 years)   4. Minard Timothy Johnson,   b. 19 Apr 1862, Porter County, Indiana ,   d. 12 Mar 1956, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida  (Age 93 years) + 5. Mary Augusta Johnson McCoid,   b. 4 Oct 1871, Indiana ,   d. Sep 1943, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 71 years) + 6. Effie E Johnson,   b. 14 Jul 1873,   d. 9 Jul 1966, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)   7. Lucy Johnson,   b. 1 Jun 1877,   d. 4 Jun 1877  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2018 16:48:00
  Family ID	F5038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jan 1832 - Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York Died - 7 Dec 1929 - Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida Buried - - Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Johnson, Timothy Mrs. Augusta McCoid came home from Avon Park, Fla., Tuesday, on the sorrowful mission of bringing home, for burial, the body of her aged father, Mr. T. R. Johnson, who died last Saturday. T. R. JOHNSON Timothy Reuben Johnson, 97, Civil war veteran and prominent farmer near Silver Lake for' many years, died at his winter home in Avon Park, Fla. Saturday. Mr. Johnson was born in Chautauqua, N. Y. January 29, 1832 and moved with his parents to Washtenau county, Mich. in 1836. Ten years afterward the family moved to Porter County, Ind. He moved to his farm near Silver Lake about 40 years ago. The last few years of his life were spent at his winter home in Avon Park, Fla. He had been a member of the Methodist church since he was 19 years old. He also was a member of the G. A. R., the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges. He was married to Miss Mary Dille February 22, 1852. They were the parents of seven children, three of whom survive, Minnard T. Johnson, Avon Park, Fla.; Mrs. Augusta McCoid, Silver Lake; and Miss Effie E. Johnson, Topeka. He also leaves 15 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. His wife died January 12, 1912. The body arrived in Topeka Tuesday noon and laid in state at the Shellabarger chapel until the funeral service in the Silver Lake Methodist church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Silver Lake cemetery.