Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2026 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== USGenNet Data Repository Notice: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ============================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ============================================================================= The History of Oceana County, Michigan H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882 [p. 121] DAVID JOHNSON, son of Hezekiah, was born in Green County, N.Y., June 18, 1832, and the same year his father settled in Huron County, Ohio. MR. JOHNSON'S early occupation was that of clerk. In 1858 he settled in Barry County, Mich., and soon engaged in farming, which he continued till 1870, when he made Hart, Oceana Co., Mich., his home, and engaged in hardware business, which he still follows. He was elected probate judge in 1880 - still holds. Married, March, 1861, to LYDIA REED, who died November 10, 1880, leaving three children - CHARLES R., LEWIS E. and JENNIE. His father, HEZEKIAH, died at Coldwater, Mich., November 3, 1876. ===============================================================================