William T. Johnson
Sept. 15, 1860-April 14, 1938
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 14, 1938, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
WILLIAM T. JOHNSON CLAIMED BY DEATH
Resident of Niles 20 Years Stricken; Rites Saturday
William T. Johnson, 77, a resident of Niles for the last 20 years, died at 4:30 o'clock this morning in his home, 1606 Maple street. Mr. Johnson's death was caused by cerebral hemorrhages. He had been ill since Jan. 1.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he moved to Niles from Indian Springs, Ind. Prior to his illness he had been engaged in construction work in Chicago.
Mr. Johnson was twice married. The first time to the late Sarah L. Cox in 1877. Aug. 5, 1911, he married Nettie Eddington, she survives.
He leaves six sons, Harley, Charles and Urey, Niles; Troy, Chicago, and Hayes and McKinley, Indian Springs; also several sisters and brothers living in southern Indiana.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clcok Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. Harry Barnett officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Friday, April 15, 1938, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Johnson Services
Grandsons--Leo, Roy, Res, Raymond, Kenneth and Dorrel Johnson--will serve as pallbearers at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon for William T. Johnson. Rites will be conducted in the Rutherford funeral home by the Rev. Harry Barnett, and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. A resident of Niles for 20 years, Mr. Johnson died Thursday morning at his home, 1606 Maple street. A daughter, Mrs. Claude Cox, Niles, was omitted from the list of survivors published Thursday.