- REUBEN W. JOHNSON, stock and grain dealer; was born in Ohio
Feb. 1, 1836, he removed
- to Wisconsin in June, 1838, with his father's family; they
located on the border of Rock and Walworth Cos., and remained
until 1839, when the family removed to Indiana; in June, 1840,
returned to Wisconsin, and settled in Union, where Mr. JOHNSON's
father, David JOHNSON, engaged in farming until his death in
March, 1877, on the farm he had entered in 1840, at the age of
81 years; he was born in 1796. Reuben W., in 1859, engaged in
farming, and continued until 1863; has since engaged in live
stock and grain dealing. Mr. JOHNSON is averse to holding any
kind of public office; has persistently refused to accept office,
although frequently urged to do so; has never even served on
a jury, although a resident of the county since he was 4 years
of age. He married in Union, Jan. 1, 1859, Miss Adelaide C.
FROST, a native of Vermont; have three children - Helen J., born
Jan. 5, 1862; Mary B., Sept. 28, 1865, and Frankie A., March
19, 1867. Mrs. JOHNSON's father and brother Daniel broke the
first land in Catfish Prairie.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 865.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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