FIFTH GENERATION

113. Edward Willis Johnson was born on May 22 1865 in Marietta, Ohio. ⁽⁹⁷⁾ (Greeley Colorado Journal, May 4, 1952, by Carole Olson): "E. W. Johnson, 87, Travels Steadily. It is somewhat surprising to learn that a man, after retiring, has not sat back in leisure to watch the world go by, but has literally gone by the world. Just such a person is Mr. E. W. Johnson, who for fifty-one years has been a resident of Greeley. Raised in Ohio, Mr. Johnson came to Colorado in 1892, living near Kersey for nine years before moving to Greeley. He was in the farm implement business for nineteen years in the Odd Fellows building where the Mutual Grocery is now located. After that he operated a farm supply store across from the Post Office until his retirement seven years ago. Now eighty-seven years young, Mr. Johnson has been traveling steadily since 1923, beginning his journeys when he went through Yellowstone National Park with his son. Since then he has traveled through forty-seven states, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and five provinces in Canada. His biggest and nicest trip so far was a three month’s jaunt through Europe in 1927. He toured six continental countries, three countries in North Africa, and England. Mr. Johnson took his first airplane flight, from Paris to London, during that trip. His next flight was in Alaska from Seward to Anchorage and back. It was near evening and on the way back at sundown the plane flew through a pink cloud. Everything inside and outside the plane was turned a beautiful pink in color. Another highlight of the trip came when they flew through a circular rainbow. Mr. Johnson advises any who are planning an Alaskan trip not to fly up. He says the inland boat trip is a beautiful one, with the added features of an ocean voyage and mountain scenery. The goal of his coming trip is to attend the World Convention of Christian Churches in Melbourne, Australia. The trip is a conducted tour, the arrangements being made by the Ready Travel Service in Kansas City. Rev. David M. Bryan of the First Christian Church in Sedalia, Missouri is in charge of the tour, which starts in July. Mr. Johnson will fly from Albuquerque to San Francisco by Trans-World Airlines. From there on the tour will fly by BCPA, except for side trips. The group will leave San Francisco on July 25 and fly to Honolulu, which will be the first stop. The second pause is a brief one at Canton Island, after which they will stop at Fiji Islands where they will sightsee and visit the mission, Sidney, Australia is next, then Melbourne. There the group will stop over for five days to attend the convention. They will be entertained at private homes during their stay. After the convention the group will return to Sidney and then proceed to the Holy Land, stopping at Singapore, Bangkok, Calcutta, Bagdad, and Beirut. A tour of the Holy Land will be made by automobile, winding up at Tel Aviv. Istanbul is the next stop, then London, New York City and finally Albuquerque, making a complete round-the-world hop. They will arrive in New York September 10." He died on Jul 13 1953 in Greeley, Colorado. ⁽⁹⁷⁾ Jan Botkin Therkildsen wrote me the following: Pencil date (on obit) says July 13. Would be Greeley paper, 1953. "E. W. Johnson, Aged Tourist, Dies, Aged 88. E. W. Johnson, 88, who flew around the world last year, died at his home, 1309 Twelfth street, early Monday morning. He had done most of his traveling after he was 60 years old, visited every state in the union, Alaska, Hawaii and Mexico. His month and a half tour last July from Albuquerque, took him to Hawaii, Canton Island, the Fiji Islands, Australia, Asia, the Holy Land and London, then return by way of New York City. A retired implement dealer, Mr. Johnson was born May 2, 1865 at Marietta, Ohio. He came to this community 60 years ago. He and John C. Nixon went prospecting from Leadville south to Arizona before Mr. Johnson settled on a farm at Kersey. He married Miss Lutie G. Coil in 1894 and she died in 1908. A son, Linn, also preceded his father in death. Mr. Johnson moved into town in 1900 and had since lived here. He retired from the implement business eight years ago. He was a member of Poudre Valley lodge, IOOF, for over 40 years, active in the Cosmopolita club, served on the Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scout councils and was president of the Lower Latham Ditch company for many years. He represented that group on the Associated Ditch companies board. An active member or the First Christian church, he was chairman of the board for many years and was made a life honorary trustee. He taught in the church school for over 35 years. Mr. Johnson's first extensive trip was taken to Paris in 1927, but most of his travels were in recent years. Survivors are four children, W. R. Johnson of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Bevie Hotchkiss of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Loustalet Quinn of Greeley and Edward C. Johnson of LaSalle; grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Lynette Stark of Greeley, Mrs. M. P. Botkin of Laramie, Doris Ann Johnson of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Jackie Twiford of Tokyo and Richard Shimmons of Berkeley, Calif., and great grandchildren, Kathleen Stark of Greeley, and Jan
and Jean Botkin, both of Laramie. Also surviving are a sister and two brothers, Miss Clara B. Johnson of Greeley, Brig. Gen. J. C. Johnson of Chevy Chase, Md., and E. J. Johnson of Chicago. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning from the First Christian church, with interment at Linn Grove. acys is making arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cancer society in care of Thomas A. Richardson." NOTE: I believe the spelling of his son's name as Linn is incorrect. All other documents I've seen say it is Elmer LYNN, and that is the way my mother's name is spelled. - Jan Botkin Therkildsen

He was married to Lutie Gose Coil on Jan 16 1894 in Benton City, Missouri. Lutie Gose Coil was born about Jul 1865. She died in Aug 1908. According to Jan Botkin Therkildsen - Belle, Edward's sister, moved in and raised his children after his wife Lutie died. Edward Willis Johnson and Lutie Gose Coil had the following children:

+237 i. Elmer Lynn Johnson.
+238 ii. William Roy Johnson.
+239 iii. Bevie Tew Johnson.
+240 iv. Loustalet Johnson.
+241 v. Edward Coil Johnson.