The eldest of seven children born to Willis H. and Lucinda True Johnson, William was listed in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Censuses as living in Springfield, IL in Sangamon County. During the Civil War he enlisted In Company G, 5th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Mar. 10, 1864, and was discharged, Oct. 27, 1865. Rank: Private. After his discharge from the army he married Margaret Ann Hillman (1848-1908) on May 7, 1866 in Springfield, IL. They had two children: Kate Johnson Rotramel (1867-1947), and Albert Palmer Johnson (1871-1954). He applied for an invalid soldier's pension, September 1, 1888, which was issued as Certificate #939684, most likely in Illinois or Ohio. The 1880 U.S. Census listed the family residing in Springfield, with William working in a rolling mill. Maggie died in Springfield in 1908.
William relocated to Canton, Ohio (Stark County) where one of his brothers, Charles Harris Johnson, resided. William, married Louella J. Diggs on Feb. 19, 1909. The 1910 U.S. Census for Canton, Ohio listed William as 65 years old, head of his household, born in Illinois with his father in TN and mother in KY. Occupation: tool mechanic. Louella was 38, married for a second time, born in IA, with her father in IN, and mother in OH
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of September 12, 1911, p. 14, and carried an account of his death. While attending a band concert at Wade Park on the east side, he shot himself, in his head while the band played "Le Miserere," from the Italian opera "Il Trovatore," (The Troubadour), written by Giuseppe Verdi, in 1852. Identification was made by a number of a jeweler in Canton on his eyeglasses case which was found in a pocket of his clothing. The jeweler was contacted which led to his identification as William T. Johnson, a machinist, who resided at 922 McKinley St., Canton, Ohio. According to friends, he was ill and had been despondent for several months. He had left his home a few days previous to his suicide in Cleveland. His Ohio Death Certificate listed next of kin as Harvey F. Johnson, 929 Shorb St., Canton. Nothing can be located about Harvey or his relation to William.
Although not a Cleveland resident or knowingly a member of a local Grand Army of the Republic Post, he was buried in the small G.A.R. plot in Section 21, Lot 45, at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland which had been established by Army-Navy Post 187, G.A.R., May 4, 1909.
Nothing more is known about William, his first wife, or Louella, his second wife. More information might be found in his compiled service record and separate pension file which are housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Please note: Some of the information above is attributed to the research of Gail Chambers, Woodland Cemetery Foundation.
William relocated to Canton, Ohio (Stark County) where one of his brothers, Charles Harris Johnson, resided. William, married Louella J. Diggs on Feb. 19, 1909. The 1910 U.S. Census for Canton, Ohio listed William as 65 years old, head of his household, born in Illinois with his father in TN and mother in KY. Occupation: tool mechanic. Louella was 38, married for a second time, born in IA, with her father in IN, and mother in OH
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of September 12, 1911, p. 14, and carried an account of his death. While attending a band concert at Wade Park on the east side, he shot himself, in his head while the band played "Le Miserere," from the Italian opera "Il Trovatore," (The Troubadour), written by Giuseppe Verdi, in 1852. Identification was made by a number of a jeweler in Canton on his eyeglasses case which was found in a pocket of his clothing. The jeweler was contacted which led to his identification as William T. Johnson, a machinist, who resided at 922 McKinley St., Canton, Ohio. According to friends, he was ill and had been despondent for several months. He had left his home a few days previous to his suicide in Cleveland. His Ohio Death Certificate listed next of kin as Harvey F. Johnson, 929 Shorb St., Canton. Nothing can be located about Harvey or his relation to William.
Although not a Cleveland resident or knowingly a member of a local Grand Army of the Republic Post, he was buried in the small G.A.R. plot in Section 21, Lot 45, at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland which had been established by Army-Navy Post 187, G.A.R., May 4, 1909.
Nothing more is known about William, his first wife, or Louella, his second wife. More information might be found in his compiled service record and separate pension file which are housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Please note: Some of the information above is attributed to the research of Gail Chambers, Woodland Cemetery Foundation.
The eldest of seven children born to Willis H. and Lucinda True Johnson, William was listed in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Censuses as living in Springfield, IL in Sangamon County. During the Civil War he enlisted In Company G, 5th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Mar. 10, 1864, and was discharged, Oct. 27, 1865. Rank: Private. After his discharge from the army he married Margaret Ann Hillman (1848-1908) on May 7, 1866 in Springfield, IL. They had two children: Kate Johnson Rotramel (1867-1947), and Albert Palmer Johnson (1871-1954). He applied for an invalid soldier's pension, September 1, 1888, which was issued as Certificate #939684, most likely in Illinois or Ohio. The 1880 U.S. Census listed the family residing in Springfield, with William working in a rolling mill. Maggie died in Springfield in 1908.
William relocated to Canton, Ohio (Stark County) where one of his brothers, Charles Harris Johnson, resided. William, married Louella J. Diggs on Feb. 19, 1909. The 1910 U.S. Census for Canton, Ohio listed William as 65 years old, head of his household, born in Illinois with his father in TN and mother in KY. Occupation: tool mechanic. Louella was 38, married for a second time, born in IA, with her father in IN, and mother in OH
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of September 12, 1911, p. 14, and carried an account of his death. While attending a band concert at Wade Park on the east side, he shot himself, in his head while the band played "Le Miserere," from the Italian opera "Il Trovatore," (The Troubadour), written by Giuseppe Verdi, in 1852. Identification was made by a number of a jeweler in Canton on his eyeglasses case which was found in a pocket of his clothing. The jeweler was contacted which led to his identification as William T. Johnson, a machinist, who resided at 922 McKinley St., Canton, Ohio. According to friends, he was ill and had been despondent for several months. He had left his home a few days previous to his suicide in Cleveland. His Ohio Death Certificate listed next of kin as Harvey F. Johnson, 929 Shorb St., Canton. Nothing can be located about Harvey or his relation to William.
Although not a Cleveland resident or knowingly a member of a local Grand Army of the Republic Post, he was buried in the small G.A.R. plot in Section 21, Lot 45, at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland which had been established by Army-Navy Post 187, G.A.R., May 4, 1909.
Nothing more is known about William, his first wife, or Louella, his second wife. More information might be found in his compiled service record and separate pension file which are housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Please note: Some of the information above is attributed to the research of Gail Chambers, Woodland Cemetery Foundation.
William relocated to Canton, Ohio (Stark County) where one of his brothers, Charles Harris Johnson, resided. William, married Louella J. Diggs on Feb. 19, 1909. The 1910 U.S. Census for Canton, Ohio listed William as 65 years old, head of his household, born in Illinois with his father in TN and mother in KY. Occupation: tool mechanic. Louella was 38, married for a second time, born in IA, with her father in IN, and mother in OH
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of September 12, 1911, p. 14, and carried an account of his death. While attending a band concert at Wade Park on the east side, he shot himself, in his head while the band played "Le Miserere," from the Italian opera "Il Trovatore," (The Troubadour), written by Giuseppe Verdi, in 1852. Identification was made by a number of a jeweler in Canton on his eyeglasses case which was found in a pocket of his clothing. The jeweler was contacted which led to his identification as William T. Johnson, a machinist, who resided at 922 McKinley St., Canton, Ohio. According to friends, he was ill and had been despondent for several months. He had left his home a few days previous to his suicide in Cleveland. His Ohio Death Certificate listed next of kin as Harvey F. Johnson, 929 Shorb St., Canton. Nothing can be located about Harvey or his relation to William.
Although not a Cleveland resident or knowingly a member of a local Grand Army of the Republic Post, he was buried in the small G.A.R. plot in Section 21, Lot 45, at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland which had been established by Army-Navy Post 187, G.A.R., May 4, 1909.
Nothing more is known about William, his first wife, or Louella, his second wife. More information might be found in his compiled service record and separate pension file which are housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Please note: Some of the information above is attributed to the research of Gail Chambers, Woodland Cemetery Foundation.
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On the Lot Owner's Register, he is shown in Grave 16.
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