Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Oliver H. and Ruth A. (Lindley) Johnson,
Pleasant Valley
In 1850 Van Buren County, Iowa,
John Scott is
48,
Nancy Scott
52,
Francis Johnson
16, and
Oliver N. Johnson 8.
In 1860 Van Buren County, Iowa,
John Scott is
59,
Nancey Scott
62,
Olliver Johnston 18,
Hester A. Johnston
16, and
E. B. Carpenter
28.
In 1880 Mahaska County, Iowa,
O. W. Johnston
39 Self (Head)
Nancy J. Johnston 32 Wife
Elmer E. Johnston
12 Son
Walaco E. Johnston
9 Son
Lula A. Johnston
7 Daughter
Roadey Johnston
5 Son
Nora Johnston
3 Daughter
Myrtle Johnston
1 Daughter.
In 1885 Mahaska County,
O. H. Johnson is 45,
Elmer Johnson 16,
Wallis Johnson 14,
Lulu Johnson 11,
Robert Johnson 9,
Nara Johnson 7,
Myrtle Johnson 5, and
Ida Johnson 3.
Nancy Jane Oldham Johnson
BIRTH 19 May 1847
Shelby County, Indiana,
DEATH 16 Dec 1884 (aged 37)
Mahaska County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Highland Cemetery
Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 31794173.
RUTH'S FAMILY
In 1870 Des Moines County, Iowa,
Timothy "Linley" is
49,
Mary A. Linley
44,
Alvah T. Linley
22,
Henry M. Linley,
William Linley
18,
Hannah L. Linley
18,
Ruth A. Linley 13,
Sarah V. Linley
10,
Esther Luella Linley
8,
Phebe Florence Linley
6, and
Mary M Linley
3.
Timothy Stilwell Lindley
BIRTH 22 Jan 1821
Washington County, Pennsylvania,
DEATH 17 Feb 1893 (aged 72)
Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Bedford Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 48218222.
Mary Ann Scherich Lindley
BIRTH 30 Sep 1825
Washington County, Pennsylvania,
DEATH 23 Jan 1917 (aged 91)
Blanchard, Page County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Bedford Cemetery
Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 20841783
"The deceased grew to womanhood at the place of her birth. At 20 years of age,
she married Timothy Stilwell Lindley, and they lived together almost fifty years.
Twenty-four years ago she mourned his death, and the longings of the widow have reached
out toward both worlds; for the ten children born to them, four preceded their mother in death.
The living are H.enry Martin Lindley at Bedford, Iowa;
William Collins Lindley of Lyonsville, South Dakota; Mrs. Lavina Melvin of Enid, Okla.;
Mrs. Sarah Melvin of Blanchard, Ia.; Mrs. Florence Hutson, Chicago;
and Mrs. Ruth A. Johnson of Rocky Ford, Colo."
November 1915 Rocky Ford, Colorado "J. H. Seaman, the Holbrook farmer,
has traded his farm property to O. H. Johnson of Jefferson City, Mo., for property
located near that city."
Ruth A. Lindley
Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1876
Marriage Place: Bedford, Taylor, Iowa
Spouse: L. H. Johnson
In 1880 Taylor County, Iowa,
L. Howard Johnson is
28,
Ruth A. Johnson 23 Wife, and
Percy C. Johnson
2 Son.
Clyde Johnson
Age: 6
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Death Date: 9 Jun 1885
Death Place: Bedford, Taylor, Iowa
Burial Date: 11 Jun 1885
Burial Place: Conway, Iowa.
Louis Howard Johnson
BIRTH 20 Aug 1850
Des Moines County, Iowa,
DEATH 20 Jul 1884 (aged 33)
Taylor County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Prairie Grove Cemetery
West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 73425208. He was the half-brother of Oliver, their father Joel marrying twice.
Oliver H. Johnson
Age: 48
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1888
Marriage Place: Monroe, Iowa,
Father: Joel Johnson
Spouse: Ruth A Findley
[Ruth A Lindley]
Oliver proved up a quarter in section 11, 4N 47W in 1896, and timbr-claimed one in seciton 11 in 1900.
This land was two miles west of the Pleasant Valley church.
April 1899 "O. H. Johnson, Fred Korf,
Wenzel Blach and Henry Schmale attended district
court at Yuma last week."
(All were residents of the Pleasant Valley area.)
In July 1899 O. H. was paid $10.65 in juror fees for April term, so he must have been called.
In 1900 Yuma County, Magee precinct, Oliver is farming, born December 1840 in Iowa,
married 33 years to Ruth Nov 1856 Pennsylvania. Calvin was born April 1893 in Colorado.
Ruth has has ten kids, seven living.
July 1900 "Mrs. Lindly of Bedford, Iowa,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. O. H. Johnson."
September 1903 "Albert Hollingshead is
moving out on the O. H. Johnson ranch recently
traded for by Sanders of Missouri. O. H. Jobnson
is preparing to leave for his recently accquired
Missouri property."
September 4, 1903 "O. H. Johnson and family left last evening fro Missouri."
August 1904 Magee items "Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and sister of Iowa are stopping in Yuma to regain lost
health."
June 1905 "Mr. Elwood, who now owns the O. H. Johnson ranch, has some very fine
registered Aberdeen cattle."
In 1910 Benton County, Arkansas,
Oliver H. Johnson is
68,
Ruth A. Johnson 52 Wife.
November 1915 Rocky Ford, Colorado "J. H. Seaman, the Holbrook farmer,
has traded his farm property to O. H. Johnson of Jefferson City, Mo., for property
located near that city."
In 1920 Stoddard County, Missouri,
Oliver C. Johnson
78,
Ruth A. Johnson 64 Wife, and
Calvin Johnson
26 Son.
Oliver Hickman Johnson
BIRTH 5 Dec 1841
Des Moines County, Iowa,
DEATH 3 Aug 1922
Stoddard County, Missouri,
BURIAL
Bloomfield Cemetery
Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri,
MEMORIAL ID 30570605.
Born in Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania,
on 28 Nov 1856 to Timothy Lindley and Mary Ann Scherich (Sherrich ?)-Lindley.
Ruth Alice Lindley married Oliver Hickman Johnson and had 3 children.
She passed away on 17 APR 1929 in Uncompahgre Ranch, Montrose County, Colorado.
Ruth A. Johnson
BIRTH 1856
DEATH 1929
BURIAL
Grand View Cemetery
Montrose, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID 107376635.
April 17, 1929 
THANKS TO THE MONTROSE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY!
WALLACE
May 24, 1901 "
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver H. Johnson take this means of thanking their friends,
who so kindly assisted them during the burial
of their loved one.
DIED IN MANILLA
Wallace E. Johnson, son of Oliver H. Johnson. Born at Eddyville, Iowa,
December 21, 1870. Died at Manilla, P. I., March 1, 1901.
Wallace enlisted and fought in Cuba, then he was mustered out. He
reenlisted and fought in Manilla for two years. He lay in the hospital since
November until his death. The remains were interred in the Yuma cemetery
Sunday, Rev. Rarick having charge.
The Yuma cemetery records have in block Original 2
Johnson Cpl.W. E. 1901,
Johnson O. H. (child) 1891, and
Johnson O. H. (son) Elmer 1891
The 'child' buried in 1891 could be another child of Ruth.
ROBERT
Robert J Johnson
Age: 31
Marriage Date: 1 Oct 1904
Marriage Place: Bayfield, La Plata, Colorado,
Spouse:
Willa Hamilton
In 1910 Durango,
Robert J. Johnson is 46 Head,
Willia V. Johnson
35 Wife born in Kansas.
1910 Bayfield, Colorado "Mrs. Arthur Hamilton is visiting Mrs. R. J. Johnson in Durango."
September 1915 Ignacio 
September 1917 Ignacio, Colorado "R. J. Johnson and wife, of Smuggler, Colo., are visiting this
week with Mrs. Johnson's father, D. V. Hamilton."
Robert Joel Johnson registered for WWI in Ignacio, La Plata County, born March 22, 1873.
January 1919 Ignacio "R. J. Johnson and wife came in from Towaoc Wednesday where
Mr. Johnson has been working on some goverment buildings. Work has been suspended until spring."
April 1919 Ignacio " R. J. Johnson went to the country this week and commenced the erection
of a house for John Burch on his ranch just north of the Day school."
In 1920 Alma, Park County, Colorado,
Robert J. Johnson 46 is a carpenter in a mine,
Willia V. Johnson
35 Wife.
In 1940 Buena Vista, Colorado,
Robert J. Johnson 65 is a rigger in a mine,
Willa Johnson
55 Wife, and
Charles Johnson
15 Son (Charles was an adopted son in 1930, when they were in Ignacio).
Robert Joel Johnson
BIRTH 22 Mar 1875
Mahaska County, Iowa,
DEATH 28 Feb 1959 (aged 83)
Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado,
BURIAL
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID 92363216
ELMER
Elmer E. Johnson
BIRTH 8 Jun 1868
DEATH 24 May 1891
BURIAL
Yuma Cemetery
Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID 93436764.
LULU
TH 3 Aug 1873
Mahaska County, Iowa,
DEATH 28 Dec 1944 (aged 71)
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Leon Cemetery
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 10683497
NORA
In 1920 Otero County, Colorado,
H Joseph Shockley
56 Head
Nora Shockley 42 Wife
Mollie Shockley
22 Daughter
Fay Shockley
19 Daughter
Beatrice Shockley
14 Daughter
Laverne Shockley
11 Daughter
Walter E Morgan
42 Boarder
Earl Morgan
19 Boarder
Ray Morgan
17 Boarder
Charles Murphy
28 Boarder.
Nora Morgan
Divorce Date: 28 Aug 1937
Divorce Place: Otero, Colorado,
Spouse: Walter Morgan
Nora Edith Johnson Morgan
BIRTH 10 May 1877
Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa,
DEATH Feb 1968 (aged 90)
La Junta, Otero County, Colorado,
BURIAL
Fairview Cemetery
La Junta, Otero County, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID 33298543
Joseph Henry Shockley
BIRTH 3 Jul 1862
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee,
DEATH 7 Jun 1945 (aged 82)
La Habra, Orange County, California,
BURIAL
Loma Vista Memorial Park
Fullerton, Orange County, California,
PLOT Rose Lawn
MEMORIAL ID 147842492
MYRTLE
Clarence William Owens
Birth Date: 1903
Birth Place: Cotter, Iowa
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1924
Marriage Place: Ainsworth, Washington, Iowa
Marriage Age: 21
Father: William Richard Owens
Mother: Myrtle Pearl Johnson
Spouse: Twila Erma Mcneill
Myrtle P Owens
BIRTH 12 Jan 1882
DEATH 10 Dec 1946 (aged 64)
BURIAL
Cambrian Cemetery
Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID 154570791
INA
Ina Johnson
Age: 18
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1899
Marriage Place: Uncompahgre, Montrose, Colorado,
Spouse:
Earl Sigafus.
February 25, 1899 " Earl Sigafus nnd Miss Ina Johnson were married Wednesday.
This seems to be a week for weddings, and Earl and his bride will have much company
in their new venture. Wish them well."
In 1900 Montrose County,
Earl Sigafus is
23,
Anna Sigafus 16 Wife
William Pellow
12 Boarder
Harry Pellow
11 Boarder.
April 1903 Uncompaghre items in the Montrose newspaper
"There was a surprise party on Earl and Ina Sigafus last Saturday evening, it being so stormy there were but a few out."
June 1910 Montrose " E. W. Sigafus, Frank Blodgett and Calvin Johnson of Riverside went to Currecanti on a fishing trip today. .
(Wonder if this Calvin Johnson is Earl's brother-in-law....)
Ina Myrtle Johnson Sigafus
BIRTH 20 Dec 1882
Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa,
DEATH Nov 1973
Montrose, Colorado,
BURIAL
Grand View Cemetery
Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado,
MEMORIAL ID 107376679.
May 13, 1986 Grand Junction, Colorado "Services for Edgar Earl Sigafus of Montrose will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Montrose Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Dwight Rawlings officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Sigafus died Monday at Montrose Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was 82. Mr. Sigafus, a lifelong resident of Montrose, was an earth-moving contractor who retired at the age of 75. He was born Jan. 7, 1904, in Montrose to Earl Wilber and Ina Myrtle Johnson Sigafus, and attended school at Uneompahgre in Montrose County. He married Sarah Rebecca Bar-tling Dec 6, 1930, in Montrose. Mrs. Sigafus died in 1978. Mr. Sigafus was noted for his work in developing a self-propelled thrashing machine, and was well-known for his mechanical ability and work quality. His interests were hunting, fishing, jeeping and being outdoors. Survivors include two daughters, Caroline Marie Roller of Denver and Marilyn Ruth King of Montrose; a son, Edgar W. of Montrose; a brother, Bud L. of Ridgway; 10 grandchildren; and four great-granddaughters. His twin children, Michael John and Elise Mae, are deceased.
Arrangements were made by Montrose Valley Funeral Home."
CALVIN
Calvin C Johnson
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1920
Marriage Place: Bloomfield, Missouri,
Spouse:
Daisy Williams
In 1940 Stoddard County, Missouri,
Calvin C. Johnson is 46,
Daisy Johnson
41 Wife,
Samuel Johnson
19 Son,
James Johnson
14 Son,
William Johnson
11 Son, and
Robert Johnson
6 Son.
Calvin Cary Johnson
BIRTH 25 Apr 1893
Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado,
DEATH 21 Mar 1960 (aged 66)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri,
BURIAL
Lakewood Park Cemetery
Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri,
PLOT Section 5G Lot 472
MEMORIAL ID 3853146
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