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
Jesse Johnson
Jesse Johnson
1872 - 1893
Iva Johnson
Iva Johnson
1875 - 1892
Addie Johnson
Addie Johnson
1877 - 1897

1867


Sep 20
1867 • Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as The Grange).

1895


Age: 27y
1895 • A huge crowd at the Welsh Grand National at Ely Racecourse, Cardiff, almost overwhelms police trying to keep out gatecrashers.

1897


May 18
Age: 29y
1897 • After a long siege, Brazilian government troops take Canudos in north Brazil, crushing Antônio Conselheiro and his followers.

1899


Age: 31y

birth of child


Charles Arthur Johnson
1899 Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

1901


Age: 33y

birth of child


Vesta Helen Johnson
1901 • The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

1901


Age: 33y
1901 New York State becomes the first to require automobile license plates.

1910


Age: 42y
1910 • The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster.

1920


Age: 52y

1929


Nov 24
Age: 62y

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