Joseph E. Johnson
Special to The State
Spartanburg, May 2-Joseph E. Johnson, a well known citizen of Spartanburg, died at his home on South Church Street Tuesday afternoon, following an illness of only a few days. Last Friday Mr. Johnson went to Newberry on a business trip. While in Newberry he became ill and returned to his home here Saturday. He is survived by one son, Joe Johnson, now engaged in the railroad business in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Johnson was known throughout the South, he having been for a number of years a knight of grip. He was at one time a proprietor of the Spartanburg Inn, which was burned in 1910.
The State Newspaper - Columbia, South Carolina
03 May 1918
Page 2
Bio provided by Margaret Prince
Special to The State
Spartanburg, May 2-Joseph E. Johnson, a well known citizen of Spartanburg, died at his home on South Church Street Tuesday afternoon, following an illness of only a few days. Last Friday Mr. Johnson went to Newberry on a business trip. While in Newberry he became ill and returned to his home here Saturday. He is survived by one son, Joe Johnson, now engaged in the railroad business in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Johnson was known throughout the South, he having been for a number of years a knight of grip. He was at one time a proprietor of the Spartanburg Inn, which was burned in 1910.
The State Newspaper - Columbia, South Carolina
03 May 1918
Page 2
Bio provided by Margaret Prince
Joseph E. Johnson
Special to The State
Spartanburg, May 2-Joseph E. Johnson, a well known citizen of Spartanburg, died at his home on South Church Street Tuesday afternoon, following an illness of only a few days. Last Friday Mr. Johnson went to Newberry on a business trip. While in Newberry he became ill and returned to his home here Saturday. He is survived by one son, Joe Johnson, now engaged in the railroad business in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Johnson was known throughout the South, he having been for a number of years a knight of grip. He was at one time a proprietor of the Spartanburg Inn, which was burned in 1910.
The State Newspaper - Columbia, South Carolina
03 May 1918
Page 2
Bio provided by Margaret Prince
Special to The State
Spartanburg, May 2-Joseph E. Johnson, a well known citizen of Spartanburg, died at his home on South Church Street Tuesday afternoon, following an illness of only a few days. Last Friday Mr. Johnson went to Newberry on a business trip. While in Newberry he became ill and returned to his home here Saturday. He is survived by one son, Joe Johnson, now engaged in the railroad business in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Johnson was known throughout the South, he having been for a number of years a knight of grip. He was at one time a proprietor of the Spartanburg Inn, which was burned in 1910.
The State Newspaper - Columbia, South Carolina
03 May 1918
Page 2
Bio provided by Margaret Prince
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