She married Lorenzo Johnson and John Rowley.
Children with Lorenzo:
Emma Ozella
James Parley
Orrisa Jane
Martha Sylvania
Mary Ann
Sarah Maria
George Aaron
Children with John:
Lilly Marinada
Fanny Rosella
∼The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, March 29, 1926
Page 3
Pioneer Woman, England Native, Dies at Old Age
Provo, March 28 - Mrs. Emma Johnson, pioneer of Utah, 85, died at the home of her daughter, mrs. Monroe Whiting, at Nephi yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases incident to old age. She was born at Pirvin, Worcestershire, England, June 8, 1840, the daughter of William and Jane Haynes James. She came to this country when a girl of 16 and crossed the plains with Captain Willes' handcart company, walking all the way from Florence, Neb., to Salt Lake, where she arrived November 9, 1856.
In March, 1857, she married Lorenzo Johnson of Springville, to which union nine children were born, six of whom survive as follows: Mrs. Ozella Rowley, Oakley, Idaho; Mrs. Orissa Rowley, Provo; Mrs. William Bowles, Nephi; Mrs. Monroe Whiting, Nephi; Mrs. Sylvester Boswell, Nephi, and George A. Johnson, Salt Lake City. One sister, Mrs. James Dangerfield of Provo; fifty-five grandchildren, 190 great-grandchildren and twenty two great-great-grandchildren are living.
Funeral services will be held in the Provo First ward chapel Tuesday, March 30, at 12 o'clock noon. Friends may view the body at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Ellis Palmer, 429 East Sixth North street, prior to the services. Interment will be in the Provo City cemetery.
She married Lorenzo Johnson and John Rowley.
Children with Lorenzo:
Emma Ozella
James Parley
Orrisa Jane
Martha Sylvania
Mary Ann
Sarah Maria
George Aaron
Children with John:
Lilly Marinada
Fanny Rosella
∼The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, March 29, 1926
Page 3
Pioneer Woman, England Native, Dies at Old Age
Provo, March 28 - Mrs. Emma Johnson, pioneer of Utah, 85, died at the home of her daughter, mrs. Monroe Whiting, at Nephi yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases incident to old age. She was born at Pirvin, Worcestershire, England, June 8, 1840, the daughter of William and Jane Haynes James. She came to this country when a girl of 16 and crossed the plains with Captain Willes' handcart company, walking all the way from Florence, Neb., to Salt Lake, where she arrived November 9, 1856.
In March, 1857, she married Lorenzo Johnson of Springville, to which union nine children were born, six of whom survive as follows: Mrs. Ozella Rowley, Oakley, Idaho; Mrs. Orissa Rowley, Provo; Mrs. William Bowles, Nephi; Mrs. Monroe Whiting, Nephi; Mrs. Sylvester Boswell, Nephi, and George A. Johnson, Salt Lake City. One sister, Mrs. James Dangerfield of Provo; fifty-five grandchildren, 190 great-grandchildren and twenty two great-great-grandchildren are living.
Funeral services will be held in the Provo First ward chapel Tuesday, March 30, at 12 o'clock noon. Friends may view the body at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Ellis Palmer, 429 East Sixth North street, prior to the services. Interment will be in the Provo City cemetery.
Family Members
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Emma Ozella Johnson Rowley
1858–1939
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James Parley Johnson
1860–1924
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Orrisa Jane Johnson Rowley
1862–1941
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Martha Sylvania Johnson Kienke
1864–1918
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Mary Ann Viola Johnson Bowles
1866–1940
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Sarah Maria Johnson Whiting
1868–1949
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George Aaron Johnson
1871–1952
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Fanny Rosella "Rose" Rowley Boswell
1874–1955
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Lilly Marinda Rowley Beecroft
1876–1904
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