BIOGRAPHY

OBADIAH JOHNSON - OF BYRON AND BATAVIA, NY

Obadiah Johnson was a native of Berkshire County, Mass, and a soldier in the war of the Revolution. He had six children, viz.: Horace, Obadiah, Gordon, Anna, Sallie, and John R. John R. Johnson, also a native of Massachusetts, came to Monroe County in 1813, and died at Riga in 1870, aged 84 years. He married Lucy, daughter of David Tuttle, of Byron, and their children were Rufus, Azubette, Ira, Jane, Lucy, Lucinda, Spencer, Sarah, Eunice, and Horace. The latter was born in Riga, July 16, 1827, settled in Byron in 1876, and came to Batavia in 1882, locating on a farm. He married Mary E., daughter of Ephraim and Nancy (Hults) Johnson, of Nunda, N. Y., and their children are Lewis M., Ernest H., William H., Morris W., Julia E., Cora B., and Mary E. Lewis M. Johnson married Martha Judd. Their children are Charles J., Cora B., Lena L., and Jima M. He resides with his father on road 13.

FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890