Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, IllinoisObit #5
Page 26Ralph Johnsons
Celebrate 53rd
Wedding DateMr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson had the pleasure of celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary Sunday, February 19 at their home in the Oak Grove neighborhood. The occasion was observed with a delicious dinner shared by several relatives and friends.
Sharing the anniversary event were the following relatives and friends of the Johnsons, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lovell and Wayne, Plymouth rural community, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith, Hamilton; Mrs. Lucille Melvin and Karen, Rock Island; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson and Gary, Keokuk, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Al Whitcomb, Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. William Standard, Colchester; Cleveland Riggens, Mrs. Carrie Otteson, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson, Bill Johnson, Rolland Gillenwater all of Carthage rural area and Mrs. Verla Cludray of Plymouth. Mrs. Ralph Johnson is a sister of Mrs. Cludray.
Hancock County Journal
( and Carthage Republican )
Carthage, Illinois
Thursday
February 23, 1956Carthage Couple Has 53rd Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson of east of Carthage celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary Sunday, Feb. 19, with a dinner for their family and several friends, who attended their wedding. Mrs. Johnson was formerly Miss Pearl Gillenwater. They have spent their entire married life in Hancock county.
Those present for the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lovell and Wayne and Mrs. Verla Cludray of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith of Hamilton; Mrs. Lucille Melvin and Karen of Rock Island; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson and Gary of Keokuk, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Al Whitcomb of Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. William Standard of Colchester; Cleveland Riggens, Mrs. Carrie Otteson, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson, Bill Johnson and Rolland Gillenwater of Carthage.
Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, IllinoisObit #5
Page 2662nd Wedding
Anniversary Of
Ralph JohnsonsMr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson of 228 N. Scofield St., Carthage, will observe their 62nd wedding anniversary on Feb. 19, 1965.
Ralph Johnson and Pearl Gillenwater of Oak Grove community, were married Feb. 19, 1903. Monroe Riggins, an uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony at his home also in the Oak Grove neighborhood.
They are the parents of 6 children: Claude Johnson of Keokuk, Ia., Mrs. Al (Lena) Whitcomb, of Adrian; Stephen Johnson of Route 1, Carthage; Mrs. Lucille Melvin of Rock Island; Mrs. Lloyd (Leona) Gibson; and Wm. L. (Bill) Johnson of Carthage. They also have one grandson, Gary Johnson, a student at Iowa City College.
A son-in-law, Vincent Melvin, and a granddaughter, Karen Melvin are deceased.
Mrs. Verla Cludray of Plymouth, is a sister of Mrs. Ralph Johnson.
Due to ill health, no celebration is planned, however, they would enjoy hearing from their friends.
Hancock County Journal
Carthage, Illinois
Thursday
Page 8
Columns 4 & 5Pearl Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Johnson, 87, 228 N. Scofield, Carthage, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in the Kilgore-Palmer Memorial Home in Carthage with the Rev. D. E. Skiles officiating. Burial will be in Moss Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson died Monday night, Feb. 22, 1971, in Carthage Memorial Hospital.
She was born Dec. 9, 1883, in Hancock Township, a daughter of David and Sarah Riggins Gillenwater. She was a member of the Christian Church and had lived all of her life in Hancock County. She married Ralph L. Johnson Feb. 19, 1903, in Hancock Township.
Surviving are three sons, William and Stephen of Carthage and Claude of Keokuk, Ia.; three daughters, Mrs. J. Albert (Lena) Whitcomb of Burnside, Mrs. Lloyd H. (Leona) Gibson of Carthage and Mrs. Lucille Melvin of Rock Island; one grandchild and one great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers, two sisters and one granddaughter.
Hancock County Historical Society
Carthage, IllinoisPRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY
Page 91Johnson, Ralph (Pearl Gillenwater)
Ch Claude, Stephen, Lena, Lucile,
Leona; Carthage R6 Hancock Sec29
T100a E. E. Gillenwater (1879) Mid-
dlecreek Tel. Middlecreek
