1888-1958

Adoniram Judson Johnson

Farmer/Postman                NY/CO

The “Find-a-Grave” search feature on the web discovered Adoniram Judson Johnson who was born September 4, 1888, and died after 69 years on January 4, 1958. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Sterling, Colorado.[1] His oldest son, Melvin, carried the middle name Judson. The Find-a-Grave site also posts an obituary that is not dated.

Judson Johnson, 69, of 1113 N. Seventh St., died Saturday at a local hospital after a long illness. He had been a resident of Sterling since 1944.

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 8 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church, according to Radford’s mortuary. Rev. Douglas Clem will officiate. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 4, 1888 at Staten Island, N.Y. He was married to Elsie L. Marks, April 8, 1914 at Leroy. Mr. Johnson came to the Leroy community in 1912 where he farmed until 1944. He then moved to Sterling to carry mail on Rt. 1.

Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife; five sons, Melvin, Denver; Walter, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Arthur, Pixley, Calif.; L. Calvert, Sterling and Rev. Benjamin, Whittier, Calif; two daughters, Mrs. Marion Lynch, Vernal, Utah, and Mrs. Clarice Rohr, Pasadena, Calif; three brothers, Rev. Benjamin, New York City; Cal, Allentown, Pa.; Ed, Peekskill, N.Y.; a sister, Mrs. Essie Williams, Staten Island, N. Y. Mr. Johnson is also survived by 12 grandchildren.

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[1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45080135/adoniram-judson-johnson

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