Great-grandson of President John Quincy Adams.
The Herald Statesman, Yonkers, N.Y., Monday, Apr 11, 1938:
The Rev. Wilbur L. Caswell, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was to conduct a funeral service this afternoon for John Quincy Adams Johnson, a great-grandson of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, who died Saturday after several weeks' illness of coronary thrombosis. The rites were to be held at the home, 87 High street, followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was in his 81st year, retired 25 years ago after practicing law in New York City and Westchester County. Born in Washington, D.C., a son of the late William Clarkson and Mary Louisa Adams Johnson, he was graduated from Yale University, with the late President William Howard Taft, in the class of 1878. His mother was a grand daughter of President, and his father was a son of Alexander B. Johnson, one of the pioneers of Utica. In 1880 Mr. Johnson received his law degree at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Yonkers in 1884 from Newburyport, Mass., where his family had lived for many years. Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Caroline Curtiss, a daughter of the late Abijah Curtiss, president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad, and one of Yonkers early settlers. she died Oct. 2, 1932. On Feb. 8, 1933, Mr. Johnson married Miss Caroline Sutherland of Washington, D.C., in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York City.
...Mr. Johnson was a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, General Society of Colonial Wars and the Baronial Order of Runnymede; one of the founders of St. Andrews Golf Club here and at one time was a member of the Park Hill Country Club. During the World War, Mr. Johnson was an officer in the Ninth Coast Artillery, stationed in Yonkers.
Surviving besides his wife are four sons, John Quincy Adams Johnson Jr. of this city; William Curtiss Johnson of Point Pleasant, N.J.; Charles Johnson of Montclair, N.J.; and Alexander Johnson of Scarsdale; two daughters, Miss Abigail Johnson of Yonkers and Mrs. Mary Louisa Dietrich of Dover, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Abigail Thompson and Mrs. Spencer Lane, both of Newburyport, and 11 grandchildren.
The Herald Statesman, Yonkers, N.Y., Monday, Apr 11, 1938:
The Rev. Wilbur L. Caswell, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was to conduct a funeral service this afternoon for John Quincy Adams Johnson, a great-grandson of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, who died Saturday after several weeks' illness of coronary thrombosis. The rites were to be held at the home, 87 High street, followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was in his 81st year, retired 25 years ago after practicing law in New York City and Westchester County. Born in Washington, D.C., a son of the late William Clarkson and Mary Louisa Adams Johnson, he was graduated from Yale University, with the late President William Howard Taft, in the class of 1878. His mother was a grand daughter of President, and his father was a son of Alexander B. Johnson, one of the pioneers of Utica. In 1880 Mr. Johnson received his law degree at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Yonkers in 1884 from Newburyport, Mass., where his family had lived for many years. Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Caroline Curtiss, a daughter of the late Abijah Curtiss, president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad, and one of Yonkers early settlers. she died Oct. 2, 1932. On Feb. 8, 1933, Mr. Johnson married Miss Caroline Sutherland of Washington, D.C., in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York City.
...Mr. Johnson was a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, General Society of Colonial Wars and the Baronial Order of Runnymede; one of the founders of St. Andrews Golf Club here and at one time was a member of the Park Hill Country Club. During the World War, Mr. Johnson was an officer in the Ninth Coast Artillery, stationed in Yonkers.
Surviving besides his wife are four sons, John Quincy Adams Johnson Jr. of this city; William Curtiss Johnson of Point Pleasant, N.J.; Charles Johnson of Montclair, N.J.; and Alexander Johnson of Scarsdale; two daughters, Miss Abigail Johnson of Yonkers and Mrs. Mary Louisa Dietrich of Dover, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Abigail Thompson and Mrs. Spencer Lane, both of Newburyport, and 11 grandchildren.
Great-grandson of President John Quincy Adams.
The Herald Statesman, Yonkers, N.Y., Monday, Apr 11, 1938:
The Rev. Wilbur L. Caswell, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was to conduct a funeral service this afternoon for John Quincy Adams Johnson, a great-grandson of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, who died Saturday after several weeks' illness of coronary thrombosis. The rites were to be held at the home, 87 High street, followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was in his 81st year, retired 25 years ago after practicing law in New York City and Westchester County. Born in Washington, D.C., a son of the late William Clarkson and Mary Louisa Adams Johnson, he was graduated from Yale University, with the late President William Howard Taft, in the class of 1878. His mother was a grand daughter of President, and his father was a son of Alexander B. Johnson, one of the pioneers of Utica. In 1880 Mr. Johnson received his law degree at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Yonkers in 1884 from Newburyport, Mass., where his family had lived for many years. Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Caroline Curtiss, a daughter of the late Abijah Curtiss, president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad, and one of Yonkers early settlers. she died Oct. 2, 1932. On Feb. 8, 1933, Mr. Johnson married Miss Caroline Sutherland of Washington, D.C., in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York City.
...Mr. Johnson was a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, General Society of Colonial Wars and the Baronial Order of Runnymede; one of the founders of St. Andrews Golf Club here and at one time was a member of the Park Hill Country Club. During the World War, Mr. Johnson was an officer in the Ninth Coast Artillery, stationed in Yonkers.
Surviving besides his wife are four sons, John Quincy Adams Johnson Jr. of this city; William Curtiss Johnson of Point Pleasant, N.J.; Charles Johnson of Montclair, N.J.; and Alexander Johnson of Scarsdale; two daughters, Miss Abigail Johnson of Yonkers and Mrs. Mary Louisa Dietrich of Dover, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Abigail Thompson and Mrs. Spencer Lane, both of Newburyport, and 11 grandchildren.
The Herald Statesman, Yonkers, N.Y., Monday, Apr 11, 1938:
The Rev. Wilbur L. Caswell, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, was to conduct a funeral service this afternoon for John Quincy Adams Johnson, a great-grandson of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, who died Saturday after several weeks' illness of coronary thrombosis. The rites were to be held at the home, 87 High street, followed by burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was in his 81st year, retired 25 years ago after practicing law in New York City and Westchester County. Born in Washington, D.C., a son of the late William Clarkson and Mary Louisa Adams Johnson, he was graduated from Yale University, with the late President William Howard Taft, in the class of 1878. His mother was a grand daughter of President, and his father was a son of Alexander B. Johnson, one of the pioneers of Utica. In 1880 Mr. Johnson received his law degree at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Yonkers in 1884 from Newburyport, Mass., where his family had lived for many years. Mr. Johnson's first wife was Miss Caroline Curtiss, a daughter of the late Abijah Curtiss, president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad, and one of Yonkers early settlers. she died Oct. 2, 1932. On Feb. 8, 1933, Mr. Johnson married Miss Caroline Sutherland of Washington, D.C., in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York City.
...Mr. Johnson was a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Psi Upsilon fraternity, Sons of the American Revolution, General Society of Colonial Wars and the Baronial Order of Runnymede; one of the founders of St. Andrews Golf Club here and at one time was a member of the Park Hill Country Club. During the World War, Mr. Johnson was an officer in the Ninth Coast Artillery, stationed in Yonkers.
Surviving besides his wife are four sons, John Quincy Adams Johnson Jr. of this city; William Curtiss Johnson of Point Pleasant, N.J.; Charles Johnson of Montclair, N.J.; and Alexander Johnson of Scarsdale; two daughters, Miss Abigail Johnson of Yonkers and Mrs. Mary Louisa Dietrich of Dover, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Abigail Thompson and Mrs. Spencer Lane, both of Newburyport, and 11 grandchildren.
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