Riley David Johnson

1872 - 1955  (82 years)

• Name	Riley David Johnson
  	His obituary lists three daughters--this is incorrect. These three women are his sisters. Connected his family in ancestry census records to confirm they are sisters. AO 8/7/2021
  Born	29 Aug 1872	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1955	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4242	Rossville
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	James A Johnson,   b. 25 Dec 1836,   d. 1 Nov 1923  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Eunice Melinda Crandall Johnson,   b. 31 Dec 1843,   d. 20 Feb 1907  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F5037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Effie E Johnson,   b. 14 Jul 1873,   d. 9 Jul 1966, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Nelson Niles Johnson,   b. 29 Dec 1899, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Aug 1975, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021 17:49:39
  Family ID	F8591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Gilman Johnson,   b. 4 Mar 1884,   d. 10 Jul 1965  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021 18:04:09
  Family ID	F5036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1872 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Johnson, Riley RILEY D. JOHNSON Riley D. Johnson, 82, retired farmer, died Sunday at his home at 1217 Lane in Topeka. He was born August 29, 1872, at Silver Lake and was a lifelong resident of Shawnee county. He was a member of the Lowman Memorial Methodist Church, Topeka. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret G. Johnson, of the home: a son, Nelson N. Johnson, Topeka; three daughters; Mrs. Stella Hearick, Mrs. J. F. Hill and Mrs. Laura Mills, all of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Dr. C. A. Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was an uncle of Earl S. Johnson, Topeka. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.