Samuel Johnson was born in Castleton, Vermont, in 1805, and came to Prophetstown in 1838. In 1839, he married Mrs. Christina Smith, widow of Robert Smith, and settled near Jefferson Corners, where he lived about twenty years, when he moved to Sterling, He is now living on a farm in Coloma. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are: L. L., who married Miss Block, and lives in Coloma; he was a Lieutenant in the 34th Illinois Volunteers; and Christina, wife of Charles Tenny, living in Vermont.

Bent & Wilson History of Whiteside County