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Show HISTORY OF EMERY COUNTY. 657 but the ticket was defeated. Is at present one of the State land appraisers and superintendent of the stake Y. M. M. I. A. and a prominent and representative ture, man. JOHNSON, HON. M. E., member of the State LegislaClerk and notary public, local agent for the Consolidated Implement company and shipper of grain and produce, son of George W. and Maria J., was born in Nebraska while the family were en-route to Utah, July 31, 1851. The family located in Springville and later settled in Cedar City, then in Santaquin, and in '59 settled Fountain -Green. The parents then went to Mona, Juab county; father is now living in Moab at the age of 7G years. He was a postmaster thirty-five years and is well known throughout Utah as a practicing physician. Mother is widely known as a midwife and nurse. M. E. enlisted in the Black Hawk war when 16 years of age and was actively engaged during the war. He was married at Mona March 15, 1873, to Alice M., daughter of Alexander and Malena Wilkins, who died November Milas P., George A., Jo22, 1885, leaving six children: seph B., Edgar V. and Inez G., living; and Harriet M., deceased. He was married again in Logan Temple August 25, 1887, to Hannah E., daughter of Samuel and Ann Rawley. They have had six children: Rolla V., Irene A., Margaret E., Jerrold R. and Senate A., living; Alice M., deceased. He served as assistant postmaster in Mona. In December, 1879, he moved from Fountain Green to Huntington, where in "80 he was appointed postmaster, serving till January, 1898. He was the first notary public in Emery county, appointed in '83, and served as school trustee for ten years. Before the division on national party lines he took an active part in the People's party, serving as chairman and secretary. Then became a Democrat and in '90 was elected to the State Senate by a majority of over 600, and that in a district which had previously been Republican. He was a member of the Committee on Roads and Bridges and was instrumental in securing an appropriation of 820,000 for imture, Town |
