Walter Arthur Johnson
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Parents
Israel Cicero Johnson
Israel Cicero Johnson
1842 - 1900
Jane Foster
Jane Foster
1847 - 1893
Spouse
Mary Ellen Gristy
Mary Ellen Gristy
1868 - 1904
Children
Siblings
Mary J Johnson
Mary J Johnson
1869 - 1935
Jesse Johnson
Jesse Johnson
1872 - 1893
Iva Johnson
Iva Johnson
1875 - 1892
Addie Johnson
Addie Johnson
1877 - 1897

1895


Age: 27y
1895 Gongche Shangshu movement: 603 candidates sign a 10,000-word petition against the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

1897


May 18
Age: 29y
1897 J. J. Thomson discovers the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the nucleus).

1899


Age: 31y

birth of child


Charles Arthur Johnson
1899 • The Philippine–American War begins as hostilities break out in Manila.

1901


Age: 33y

birth of child


Vesta Helen Johnson
1901 Yale University celebrates its bicentennial.

1901


Age: 33y
1901 Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for cannibalism.

1920


Age: 52y
1920 Babe Ruth is traded by the Red Sox for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time.

1929


Nov 24
Age: 62y
1929 • The Treaty of Lima settles a border dispute between Peru and Chile.

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