FUNERAL-Last Sunday (Jan. 24) the mortal remains of Peter D. Johnson were carried by friends to their final resting place on earth.

Funeral ceremonies were held at two o’clock P.M. at the family residence southeast of town by the writer, the sermon being preached from 1 Cor. 15:55 - O death, where is they sting? O grave, where is they victory? A large concourse of people were present, among whom were several of the old pioneer settlers of this county who came to take a last look at one with whom they had toiled hard and long in by-gone years, to help in founding the great Commonwealth of Nebraska. All present seemed to feel that a good friend, a good man, a good citizen, and the bereaved ones that a kind husband and father had gone from their midst to be no more on earth.

The deceased had lived the allotted time of man, and more, being 72 years old.

The bereft family have the sympathies of many, many friends and also of the writer, in their sore trial.
W. Gorst.

THE LATE PETER D. JOHNSON

Peter D. Johnson was a native of Norway, coming to America in the year 1840, being then a young man. He remained in the Eastern States six years. The first three years were spent in the State of New York; he assisted during that time in building the railroad between Rochester and Albany, N.Y.

The remaining three years he lived in New Orleans, La., working at the ship carpenter trade, that being his trade learned in Norway. In Aug. of 1846 he returned to his native home, and was then married to his present wife. Returning again to America in 1847, he located at New Orleans, remaining there nine years. Concluded to try farming and spent a year looking up a home in several of the different states and finally located in Washington county, Neb., being one of the early pioneers, as he came here in the year of 1857. He located on a farm on New York Creek, sold that and bought the farm on which they now live, having lived there twenty one years and been a resident of Washington county twenty eight years. From Norway he was a member of the Lutheran church, but since coming to America has been a member of the Methodist church, attending that as long as his health would permit.

He has been a patient sufferer for four years, his disease at first being of a dropsical form. He recovered partially from that, but was still unwell, keeping his bed most of the time. During all this time he was losing in strength, and failing gradually.

He leaves a wife and six surviving children to mourn the loss of a faithful husband and father, all of whom were present at his burial.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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