Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

OF WEST JERSEY TOWJS SHIP. 693
Miss Margmet, daughter of William and Marga~et (Bunn) Campbell,
born in Pennsylvania, December :6,1S33. Her iather, a Pennsylvanian,
clied in 1835. In 1848 she cnine with 'her 1nother*, who had nla.rried a
Mr. Placher, to Peoria, nrhere she inet Mr. Johnson, 'as before stated, and
married hiiu in 1854. After this marriage lle follo~vecl farming in
Marshall connty several venrs. I11 April, lSti5, they came to Stark
connty ~vliere they hacl fireviouslv ptu.cl1asec1 one hundred acres in
West Jersey townshil~ \vhere they still 1-esicle. Kine children have
blessed tl~eil* union, eight of ~v11om are still living : Cllarles W.
(clecensecl), William H., Oscar J., Edgar I,., Fl;znl< C., Le~vis O., Robert
B., Itla A. ancl Fannie 31. MY. nncl 31~s. Johnson are members of the
31. E. churcll, as are also a1 1 of their children. Politically Mr. Johnson
is a, Rep~lblican, and has held several offices of tlrust, among them,
iustice of the uetlce. nncl sn~)errisor fo~ several terms. That he honor-
Lbly disclrarge;l his 'duties io the ~nt~isfaction of tile people is signified
bv his n~~lnerous reirlections. He 1i:ts increased his original farm of
one irnnclretl acres to 240 acres of clloice lands, locntict within two
miles of the village. Mr. Johnson lins for several years been an officer
ancl member of the agricultural society of this connty.
WiiZ.iccqn IZ. Jok~~~soson, son of Andrew J-. and Mi~r~ret
J. (Campbell)
Johnson was bc~r~i in Marshall county, Ill., August 6, 1859. In '65 he
with his parents settled in West Jersey township. In '76 he entered
IIedding College, Rbingclon, Ill., and after a stuclv there of four years
he returned to his home on ~LCCOLI~I~ of ill health, 'and at various times
was engaged in teacl~ing school. On December 5: '83, he married Miss
Flora, a claughter of itenben ancl Martha (Heaton) Su~ank, born in
Stark county, September 22, '60. Previous to his marriage Mr. Johnson
had purcllased a store at West Jersey village, which he now owns.
Mr. Swanlr was a native ol Pennsylvania, born November 14, '30, and
died April 14, '72. Mrs. Bv~unB ~vas born in New Jersey. November
23, '33. They came to Illinois at an early day, and after their marriage
settled near West Jersey, where Nr. swank died. At the age of
fonrt.een Miss Flom en te~ecl IIedding College, where she studied for
about three years, when she entered the Wesleyau University at
Eloomington, Ill. S~~bseclue~~tly she spent some time at Chicago in
the stucly of the fine arts, ant1 f13 '83 she married Mr. Jolinson, as before
stated. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have resicled
at West Jersey. They are both respected ~neinbers of the Methodist
Episcopal church, interested in all worlcs of a prog~essive nature, and
are lleltl in high esteeni. In l~olitics Mr. Jollnson, like his father, is a
Rept~blican, ancl has 11onoral)ly filled tlre office of town clerk.
E. K liingl,il.1; U., one of the old physicians of the county, was
born in Colu~ribiana county, O., in ISI!,. Ilis parents, William and
Elizabeth (Ware) Icing, were Vilaginians. who settled in Ohio about 1810,
where both diecl. The father serretl in the War of '12, which resulted
in the total banishinent of th;: British fiaom our coasts. Dr. King mas
educatetl in the early subso*iption schools of his district. In '45 he
entered the study of 'metlicine at Akron, O., under Dr. Bartges. IIe
practiced in that citv for eleven yenibs, until coming to Peoria county
in '56, where he prLcticecl two years; residecl at Brimfield t\\ro years,
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