Show or all R erastus toh ison died late on sat arday at the home of his on ed ward johnson following a long ill III ness mr johnson was seventy two years of age and had been suffering with cancer of the stomach funeral services were held in des eret on tuesday and interment was in the city cemetery there erastus johnson was born july 31 1862 in logan the son of daniel and cathenne Rat henne jensen johnson in 1883 he was married to ruth pulsa pher and four children were born to them mrs johnson died later and in 1908 mr air johnson come to deseret with his tour four children and made it the family home from that thal time on lie ile was a carpenter by trade and at intervals had worked on the rail road mr air johnson was esteemed aby by those who knew him and the sym pathy of their friends is with the bereaved family mr johnson is survived by one daughter mrs jennie roberts of milford three sons william of st louis mo edward and gene of deseret and eleven grandchildren |