Person Record

Metadata

Name

Johnson, Leo A., Sr.

Born

04/20/1900

Deceased

04/17/1996

Spouse

Helen (Rose) Johnson m. 05/20/1923

Father

Andrew Johnson

Mother

May Belle (Ray) Johnson

Children

Eleanor (Johnson) Dial
Robert L. Johnson
Edmond R. Johnson
Leo R. Johnson, Jr.

Occupation

Mr. Johnson was a Freight Car Foreman at the B & O Railroad Co. in Washington, Indiana. He served two terms on the Washington Common Council and two terms on the Washington School Board. Mr. Johnson served on the Washington Housing Authority Board and helped design the Sunset Towers in Washington. In his younger days, he played left field on the Washington Grays baseball team.

Notes

The information for this entry was taken from Mr. Johnnson's newspaper obituary, "Obituaries, I-K," p. 28, Daviess County Museum, Rm 303, Shelf 4-5, 2019.FIC.0500.0006.