Biographical and Historical Sketches of Shelby County
Compiled from William Hacker's "Historical Record--La Fayette Now, Shelby Lodge No. 28, F & A M, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1879."
Compiled by Claude J. Haymond, Indiana Historical Socitety, 1930.
Nathan Johnson
We can learn nothing of the early history of Nathan Johnson except that he was a mill-wright by profession, and was employed by John Walker in the erection of his saw-mill on Laughry creek in Dearborn county; came to Shelby county shortly after Walker, and erected the mill for him at this place. Subsequently he purchased a mill site some seven miles up the river, and erected thereon a saw and grist mill of his own.
In the year 1833 he sold out these posessions [sic] and removed to La Porte county, where he continued to follow his profession of erecting mills of various kinds, until perhaps in 1840, he removed to Texas, and the last we heard of him, he was still employed in his favorite pursuit. As he was advanced in age when he removed to Texas, he must, in the course of nature, soon after have passed away---but of this we have no certain knowledge.
Nathan Johnson was one of the most indefatigable men that ever resided in our county. Strictly moral and honest in every relation of life, never so happy as when doing something to aid in developing the resources of the country. And we can truly say that just such early pioneers to our state and county as Nathan Johnson has made our county what it is today.
Compiled from William Hacker's "Historical Record--La Fayette Now, Shelby Lodge No. 28, F & A M, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1879."
Compiled by Claude J. Haymond, Indiana Historical Socitety, 1930.
Nathan Johnson
We can learn nothing of the early history of Nathan Johnson except that he was a mill-wright by profession, and was employed by John Walker in the erection of his saw-mill on Laughry creek in Dearborn county; came to Shelby county shortly after Walker, and erected the mill for him at this place. Subsequently he purchased a mill site some seven miles up the river, and erected thereon a saw and grist mill of his own.
In the year 1833 he sold out these posessions [sic] and removed to La Porte county, where he continued to follow his profession of erecting mills of various kinds, until perhaps in 1840, he removed to Texas, and the last we heard of him, he was still employed in his favorite pursuit. As he was advanced in age when he removed to Texas, he must, in the course of nature, soon after have passed away---but of this we have no certain knowledge.
Nathan Johnson was one of the most indefatigable men that ever resided in our county. Strictly moral and honest in every relation of life, never so happy as when doing something to aid in developing the resources of the country. And we can truly say that just such early pioneers to our state and county as Nathan Johnson has made our county what it is today.
Biographical and Historical Sketches of Shelby County
Compiled from William Hacker's "Historical Record--La Fayette Now, Shelby Lodge No. 28, F & A M, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1879."
Compiled by Claude J. Haymond, Indiana Historical Socitety, 1930.
Nathan Johnson
We can learn nothing of the early history of Nathan Johnson except that he was a mill-wright by profession, and was employed by John Walker in the erection of his saw-mill on Laughry creek in Dearborn county; came to Shelby county shortly after Walker, and erected the mill for him at this place. Subsequently he purchased a mill site some seven miles up the river, and erected thereon a saw and grist mill of his own.
In the year 1833 he sold out these posessions [sic] and removed to La Porte county, where he continued to follow his profession of erecting mills of various kinds, until perhaps in 1840, he removed to Texas, and the last we heard of him, he was still employed in his favorite pursuit. As he was advanced in age when he removed to Texas, he must, in the course of nature, soon after have passed away---but of this we have no certain knowledge.
Nathan Johnson was one of the most indefatigable men that ever resided in our county. Strictly moral and honest in every relation of life, never so happy as when doing something to aid in developing the resources of the country. And we can truly say that just such early pioneers to our state and county as Nathan Johnson has made our county what it is today.
Compiled from William Hacker's "Historical Record--La Fayette Now, Shelby Lodge No. 28, F & A M, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1879."
Compiled by Claude J. Haymond, Indiana Historical Socitety, 1930.
Nathan Johnson
We can learn nothing of the early history of Nathan Johnson except that he was a mill-wright by profession, and was employed by John Walker in the erection of his saw-mill on Laughry creek in Dearborn county; came to Shelby county shortly after Walker, and erected the mill for him at this place. Subsequently he purchased a mill site some seven miles up the river, and erected thereon a saw and grist mill of his own.
In the year 1833 he sold out these posessions [sic] and removed to La Porte county, where he continued to follow his profession of erecting mills of various kinds, until perhaps in 1840, he removed to Texas, and the last we heard of him, he was still employed in his favorite pursuit. As he was advanced in age when he removed to Texas, he must, in the course of nature, soon after have passed away---but of this we have no certain knowledge.
Nathan Johnson was one of the most indefatigable men that ever resided in our county. Strictly moral and honest in every relation of life, never so happy as when doing something to aid in developing the resources of the country. And we can truly say that just such early pioneers to our state and county as Nathan Johnson has made our county what it is today.
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