Deseret Evening News | 1901-10-25 | Page 5 | Death of Ben Johnson

DEATH I OF JOHNSON a Veteran Min ln Int r Man lall B B Johnson J n rt n veteran of ot the civil ehll war and an old f Salt Lake City died of Bright morn mornIng mornIng Ing at t th the of Qt W B Short M Eighth tr t L He IIi had b n tt It r nearly and It M tt for Cor some limo that t t tL L fL t ho could not live Ho had bud never nover mar rind but Mr Shorts Short family wor very vcr kind to him to the last Insl Ills brother It II M I Johnson hl Oll ot Chicago was nt at the bedside when tho end came calnO and Is now making arrangements to lo hold huld tho fu tu funeral omo time tomorrow Mr Johnson was a native of or len Ken Kentucky lucky tucky but moved to Indiana whop a aboy aI I boy At tho outbreak of ot the civil war ha ho enlisted In tho union ranks ranka fought with to the end of r tho strife Thon ho camo clImo to Utah and has hall lived hero ever since He lIo wa WitS a 11 memo mem member ber of ot llio tho James lJ post a O aMr OA A n Mr Johnson engaged In mining waR wan associated with Allen G Camp Campbell bell In the tho location and opening of C tha troup of ot mines nt nl Fay Ne Na Nevada Navada vada which were sold BOld to tu A W Me Cune two cars ago ogo Tho deceased left lert n 1 considerable estate which la Is to tobo be left lorl to eastern relatives