Spence-Williamson

1850 Census, aged 13

A COUNTY PIONEER IS DEAD

MRS. ABIGAIL JOHNSON, Probably The Oldest Settler

Was a Native of Canada and Came to This County in 1856
Two Sons and Daughter Survive.

MRS. ABGAIL (RICKER) JOHNSON, nearly 81 years old, and a resident of this county since 1856, making her probably the oldest settler of the county, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son-in-law, FRANK BAGGS, 834 Pecan Street. Bright's disease caused her death.

The funeral was held at 1:30 o;clock this afternoon at the Chenoweth Chapel and a short service was held at the grave in Greenwood Cemetery at 2:30 o;clock. The REV.
W. C. CAMPBELL, of the North Ottawa Baptist Church had charge.

MRS. JOHNSON was a native of Canada where she was born October 20, 1836. She crossed the Great Lakes in an early day, during Indian troubles. Later she settled west of Princeton in 1856. On February 27, 1862 she was married to W. M. DIAL, who died in 1906. Three years later she was married to J. JOHNSON..

Johnson, Abigail Dial (Mrs.) Born 1836 in Canada; Died 1917 Daughter of David Ricker Widow of William Dial Probate Court File ? J-2768 Buried: Greenwood Cemetery

Three children survive. They are, JOHN DIAL, keeper at Forest Park; MRS. FRANK BAGGS, 834 Pecan, and ED DIAL of Homewood. Three children are deceased

The deceased was a member of the Baptist Church.

Source: The Ottawa Herald
Franklin County, KS
Monday, September 17, 1917

Johnson, Abigail Dial (Mrs.) Born 1836 in Canada; Died 1917 Daughter of David Ricker Widow of William Dial Probate Court File ? J-2768 Buried: Greenwood Cemetery