✝︎ My Paternal Great Grandfather ✝︎

♥ ♥༺✿ In Loving Memory ✿༻♥ ♥

Blessings of Love and Eternal Peace

FRATERNAL • WOW •

(Woodmen of the World)

"Here rests a Woodman of the World."

"Dum Tacet Clamat," which means

"Though silent, he speaks."

A WOW tree stump itself represents a life cut short or the brevity of life.

Age 1-3, during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

Son of John M Johnson b. ca.1836(8?) p.b.Missouri

Son of Ellen Grady b. ca.1846 p.b. Missouri

Inscription:

God needed another Angel

So he took a loved one from our home

The Photo Is Of William and Annie

On Their Wedding Day

♥ Wedding Anniversary August 22, 1888 ♥

From William Johnson and Annie Johnson's

Marriage License and

Cerimonial Witness Record

Preacher of The Gospel

William Wallace Hopkins Pastor 2nd Christian Church

Later invented the 10 Key Adding Machine

St. Louis, Missouri (44636315)

BONDS OF HOLY MATRIMONY

WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER

LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER

On August 22, 1888 was the loving union of William Cyltor Johnson and Annie Praxedes McCreevy in St. Louis, Missouri. Through this union they brought into this world 9 children with one being adopted. William's occupation was real estate which provided well for the family.

He was a Woodmen Of The World member. The organization provided the WOW marker. A fraternal organization founded in 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska. There is a Ritual Of The Woodmen book to follow protocol for funerals. The Woodmen are highly protective over their Sovereign and the unveiling of monuments. The symbol engraved on the gravestone includes the Latin Woodmen phrase "Dum Tacet Clamat" which means "Though Silent He Speaks".

CHILDREN:

Listed with a number

The spouse is followed with the letter a.

Their children are followed with the letter b.

(I need to research name spelling)

1. Annie "Laura" Johnson Simpson

Memorial Linked # 24695424

1a. Henry Gratton Simpson

Killed young man car/train collision

Memorial Linked

1b. 6 Sons 2 Daughters (on Find A Grave)

2. James Oliver Johnson - died young

2b. No children

3. "Myrtle" Eva Johnson Transier

3a. Grover Cleaveland Transier

3b. No children

4. George Elmer Johnson

4a. Kathyrne O'Neil

4b. 1 Daughter

5. William Eric Johnson - died young

5b. No children

6. Mary "Ethel" Johnson Wharton

Memorial Linked # 63812227

6a. Walter L. Wharton

Memorial Linked

6b. No children

7. Aldrew Francis A.F. "Dick" Johnson

Memorial Linked # 94734081

7a. Oma Freeman

Memorial Linked

7b. 1 Son

8. Charles Roy Johnson - died young

8b. No children

9. "Marie" Kathryne[Sic] Christine Johnson Buchanan

9a. Dallas Buchanan

9b. 1 Son, William and Annie's grandson Sgt USAF Don Buchanan Don retired after a long career in the Florida judicial system.

9a. Don's 1st wife. No children. Don lovingly raised her boy and girl as his own children. Upon the divorce Don was given custody of the teen boy and the mother was given custody of the girl.

9aa. Don's 2nd wife. No Children. Don was a devoted husband and a loving dad to her children until his passing. He is loved and dearly missed everyday.

10. Winnie Johnson (Adopted)

10a. Spouse Unknown

10b. Children Unknown

Held in our hearts ♥

Lovingly,

Your Great-Granddaughter,

PureGrace©2014

NOTE: Bio in process ... Kindly do not use any of my ongoing research to create memorials. Any information you have to share in this research will be greatly appreciated. In my family archives are the names of William and Annie's children, b.d and b.p. and d.d and spouses and m.d. along with christenings/baptisms. It will take some time to sort through and make the entries. There were three preparers of different genealogy documents for this family where there are some erroneous entries. I am one of the few, if the only one who knows about this. There are copies of these documents out there. My dad (Herb) was just getting starting on the corrections.

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