John Milligan Johnson was born Jan. 29th, 1820, at Pickenyville, the county seat of Perry County, Illinois. Died at Manhattan, Kansas, April 2, 1916, aged 96 years, two months and four days. His parents were both natives of Kentucky and his grandfather was a companion of Daniel Boone.
His father was a freewill Baptist minister and a captain in the Black Hawk Indian war in 1832. Mr. Johnson was turned out of his father's church before he was 20 years of age for denouncing the doctrine of endless misery. He cast his first vote for Jas. G. Burney the first candidate for president on any ticket opposing slavery. Soon after this he removed to Wisconsin and came to Nebraska in 1859 spending the following seven years freighting with oxen to Denver and Salt Lake.
At the time of his first trip, Denver was a small town with only a few buildings. Buffalo by the thousands roamed the plains and it was often necessary to stop the teams to let herds pass, the awful and needless slaughter so impressed him that he made a resolve never to slay a buffalo and he never did. During this time Indian were frequently on the war path, but like William Penn he dealt with them so justly that all serious difficulty was avoided. He honestly believed that the power of right was greater than might and he had the courage to put his theories into practice. Through ought his life he adhered to this principle and passed away opposing preparedness as a means of guaranteeing peace for our country now or in the future. He was a charter member of the old Greenback, Union Labor and Populist parties and for the past few years has been active in the Socialist party. He came to Kansas in 1870. It was his request that Col. Robert Thompson his friend and neighbor for fifty years should make some remarks at his funeral.
Abstract of his obituary.
The Manhattan Mercury 10 Apr 1916
His father was a freewill Baptist minister and a captain in the Black Hawk Indian war in 1832. Mr. Johnson was turned out of his father's church before he was 20 years of age for denouncing the doctrine of endless misery. He cast his first vote for Jas. G. Burney the first candidate for president on any ticket opposing slavery. Soon after this he removed to Wisconsin and came to Nebraska in 1859 spending the following seven years freighting with oxen to Denver and Salt Lake.
At the time of his first trip, Denver was a small town with only a few buildings. Buffalo by the thousands roamed the plains and it was often necessary to stop the teams to let herds pass, the awful and needless slaughter so impressed him that he made a resolve never to slay a buffalo and he never did. During this time Indian were frequently on the war path, but like William Penn he dealt with them so justly that all serious difficulty was avoided. He honestly believed that the power of right was greater than might and he had the courage to put his theories into practice. Through ought his life he adhered to this principle and passed away opposing preparedness as a means of guaranteeing peace for our country now or in the future. He was a charter member of the old Greenback, Union Labor and Populist parties and for the past few years has been active in the Socialist party. He came to Kansas in 1870. It was his request that Col. Robert Thompson his friend and neighbor for fifty years should make some remarks at his funeral.
Abstract of his obituary.
The Manhattan Mercury 10 Apr 1916
John Milligan Johnson was born Jan. 29th, 1820, at Pickenyville, the county seat of Perry County, Illinois. Died at Manhattan, Kansas, April 2, 1916, aged 96 years, two months and four days. His parents were both natives of Kentucky and his grandfather was a companion of Daniel Boone.
His father was a freewill Baptist minister and a captain in the Black Hawk Indian war in 1832. Mr. Johnson was turned out of his father's church before he was 20 years of age for denouncing the doctrine of endless misery. He cast his first vote for Jas. G. Burney the first candidate for president on any ticket opposing slavery. Soon after this he removed to Wisconsin and came to Nebraska in 1859 spending the following seven years freighting with oxen to Denver and Salt Lake.
At the time of his first trip, Denver was a small town with only a few buildings. Buffalo by the thousands roamed the plains and it was often necessary to stop the teams to let herds pass, the awful and needless slaughter so impressed him that he made a resolve never to slay a buffalo and he never did. During this time Indian were frequently on the war path, but like William Penn he dealt with them so justly that all serious difficulty was avoided. He honestly believed that the power of right was greater than might and he had the courage to put his theories into practice. Through ought his life he adhered to this principle and passed away opposing preparedness as a means of guaranteeing peace for our country now or in the future. He was a charter member of the old Greenback, Union Labor and Populist parties and for the past few years has been active in the Socialist party. He came to Kansas in 1870. It was his request that Col. Robert Thompson his friend and neighbor for fifty years should make some remarks at his funeral.
Abstract of his obituary.
The Manhattan Mercury 10 Apr 1916
His father was a freewill Baptist minister and a captain in the Black Hawk Indian war in 1832. Mr. Johnson was turned out of his father's church before he was 20 years of age for denouncing the doctrine of endless misery. He cast his first vote for Jas. G. Burney the first candidate for president on any ticket opposing slavery. Soon after this he removed to Wisconsin and came to Nebraska in 1859 spending the following seven years freighting with oxen to Denver and Salt Lake.
At the time of his first trip, Denver was a small town with only a few buildings. Buffalo by the thousands roamed the plains and it was often necessary to stop the teams to let herds pass, the awful and needless slaughter so impressed him that he made a resolve never to slay a buffalo and he never did. During this time Indian were frequently on the war path, but like William Penn he dealt with them so justly that all serious difficulty was avoided. He honestly believed that the power of right was greater than might and he had the courage to put his theories into practice. Through ought his life he adhered to this principle and passed away opposing preparedness as a means of guaranteeing peace for our country now or in the future. He was a charter member of the old Greenback, Union Labor and Populist parties and for the past few years has been active in the Socialist party. He came to Kansas in 1870. It was his request that Col. Robert Thompson his friend and neighbor for fifty years should make some remarks at his funeral.
Abstract of his obituary.
The Manhattan Mercury 10 Apr 1916
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