FOURTH GENERATION

59. Jacob Johnson ^(10)(127) was born on Aug 31 1839 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽⁴⁴⁾ He was enlisted in Company F, 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on Feb 25 1865. He enlisted as a private. He was discharged on Jul 27 1865 in Columbus, Ohio. He died on Mar 11 1905 in Fleming, Ohio. ⁽¹²⁸⁾ His obituary read as follows, "Jacob Johnston, a farmer living near Fleming died Saturday night of bronchial trouble. Mr. Johnston had been a sufferer for more than two years of a complication of diseases, and had recently had pneumonia, but had recovered from that disease but was left very weak and impaired and was taken worse last Friday and his last illness in this weakened condition was more that he could overcome and passed away peacefully Saturday night about nine o'clock. He was highly respected in the neighborhood in which he lived. He is survived by a wife and ten children. Funeral took place at Warren Chapel Monday afternoon. Mr Johnston was the father of Mrs. Wm. Hawkins of this place." He was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹²⁹⁾

He was married to Hannah "Cassie" Catherine VanValey (daughter of Solomon VanValey and Elizabeth Hudson) on Jun 26 1862 in Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹³⁰⁾ Hannah "Cassie" Catherine VanValey ⁽⁴⁴⁾ was born on Jun 8 1845 in Watertown, Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹³¹⁾ She died on Jul 5 1916 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹³¹⁾ Her obituary appeared in the Marietta Times of July 14, 1916 and read, "HANNAH CATHERINE VAN VALEY - Hannah Catherine Van Valey, daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Van Valey, was born at Watertown, O, June 8, 1845; departed this life July 5, 1916, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Warren Martin, of Warren township, aged 71 years and 27 days. She was one of a family of nine chldren, the surviving members of whom are Mrs. Lydia Pattin, Mrs. Emma McClure, Mrs. Hattie Alexander and William of Kansas, Mrs. Bessie Babb of Oregon, Mrs. Nellie Snow, of Waterford, O., and John W. of California. - On June 25, 1862, she was united in marriage with Jacob Johnson, of Warren township. To this union were born eleven children, one of whom died in infancy. The others, Perl, Gus and Mrs. Chas. Sciance, of Fleming; Mrs. Warren Martin, of Warren township; Charles, of Waterford; Mrs. Etta Hart, of Ironton; Arthur of Vincent; Henry, Lonnie and Mrs Ida Hawkins, of Beverly, together with 34 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and a host of other sorrowing relatives and friends are left to mourn her loss. She became a member of the U.B. church when quite young, some years later transferring her member ship to the Warren M.E. church where she remained a member until her death. For the past few years she has made her home with her son, Henry, of Beverly, where she will be sadly missed in the home and neighborhood. - Funeral services were held from the Warren M.E. church at 10:30 A.M., July 7, 1916, following a short service at the home, conducted by Rev. Ryan of the Beverly Christian church. Interment in the Warren chapel cemetery. The last sad rites were particularly impressive in that every member of her large family was present and her light form was borne to its last resting place by her six stalwart sorrowing sons. She was one of our Civil war mothers and with the cares of her large family has known the depths of sorrow as well as the attending joys. Since becoming a widow, March 11, 1905, she has more and more endeared herself to her children by her gentle presence and loving administrations in whose homes she spent so much of her time and where her lovable companionship will be so sadly missed.

A previous one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our homes
Which never can be filled.

God, in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given;
And tho the body moulders here,
The soul is safe in Heaven."
She was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹³²⁾ Jacob Johnson and Hannah "Cassie" Catherine VanValey had the following children:

+150 i. Perley Jacob Johnson.
+151 ii. Ida B. Johnson.
+152 iii. Augustus "Gus" G. Johnson.
+153 iv. Loretta "Etta" Johnson.
+154 v. Vesta "Bessie" Bertha Johnson.
+155 vi. Henry D. Johnson.
+156 vii. Lydia "Libbie" L. Johnson.
+157 viii. Charles Franklin Johnson.
+158 ix. Arthur G. Johnson.
+159 x. Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson.