Barton County, Missouri Biographies-O. JOHNSON

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 911, 912

O. Johnson, proprietor of a livery and feed stable at Lamar, Mo., is a
native of Cleveland, Ohio, where he was born, on the 20th of January, 
1845, his parents being Almon S. and Mary Johnson, the former born in
the "Green Mountain State," and the latter in York State.  Having moved
to Ohio, they made that State their home until 1847, when they took up
their abode in Boone County, Ill., and two years later in Dane County,
Wis.  The father was a trader by occupation, and in his political views
was first a Whig and then a Republican.  His wife was a worthy member
of the Methodist Church, and died in the prime of live, leaving four
sons and one daughter to mourn her loss.  After her death Mr. Johnson
married a second time, becoming the father of four children by his 
last wife. He lived to be about sixty-nine years of age.  O. Johnson is
the eldest child by the first wife, and received his education in the 
common schools.  In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Third
Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, U.S.A., and joined his regiment of Fort
Leavenworth, serving nearly three years in Arkansas and the Indian 
Territory.  He was neither wounded nor taken prisoner, and after the 
close of the war returned to Wisconsin, where he was married in 1867
to Miss Lorinda Loveland, a native of New York.  No children have blessed
this union.  Mrs. Johnson is a member of the Congregational Church.  In
1867 Mr. Johnson moved to Kansas, and until 1880 was engaged in farming,
trading, and the livery business in that State.  At the latter date he
came to Lamar, Mo., and built the stable where he is now doing business.
He also owns a good home in the town.  He is a member of the A.O.U.W., 
and in his political views is a Republican.

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