Elmer Leavis Johnson

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• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 10, living in Winchester, New Hampshire with his parents.
• Graduation: 1938; In 1938, he graduated from Thayer High School.
• Office Held: 1939; After graduation, he served for a year as a national vice president of the Future Farmers of America, representing the 12 northeastern states. He traveled throughout the eastern United States on behalf of the Future Farmers of America and represented the organization at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 20, living at 4A Arwick Road, Winchester, New Hampshire with his parents. He was a farmer.
• Draft Registration: 1 Jul 1941, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; On 1 July 1941, he registered for the draft giving his age as 21, his address as Warwick Road, Winchester, New Hampshire and he was self employed as a farmer.
• Office Held: Abt 1952, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; About 1952, he was elected a Selectman.
• Office Held: From 1956 to 1996, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He served as the Town Moderator from 1956 to 1996.
• Office Held: 1973; He served as a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, as well as being on the New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission for six years. Rep. Johnson was one of the original sponsors of House Bill 307 - the Current Use Act - in 1973 and was a moving force behind its adoption between 1966 and 1985.
• History: 1994, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In 1994, he was named Citizen of the Year in Winchester.
• Obituary: 24 Jul 1998; Born Jan. 4, 1920, he was the son of Ralph W. and Carrie L. (Leavis) Johnson at Pleasant Valley Farms. He was a lifelong Winchester resident. Mr. Johnson was a dairy farmer and breeder of Brown Swiss cattle, a Yankee trader, and served the town of Winchester for many years and was a state legislator. After graduating from Thayer High School in 1938, Mr. Johnson served for a year as national vice-president of the Future Farmers of America, representing the 12 northeastern states. He traveled throughout the eastern United States on behalf of the Future Farmers of America and represented the organization at the 1939 World's Fair in New York, N.Y. Mr. Johnson was a member of the United Church of Winchester for 62 years. He was also a poet and a square dance caller who owned a square dance hall in Winchester for many years. He served the town of Winchester as a selectman for a term in the early 1950s. Mr. Johnson served as school district moderator from 1956 to 1994 and was town moderator for 40 years, retiring after the town meeting in 1996. He also served more than 40 years on the budget committee including many years as chairman. He was a member of the Winchester Planning Board and a Conant Library trustee. In 1966, Mr. Johnson was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and served as a state legislator for 20 years as well as being on the New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission for six years. Mr. Johnson was one of the original sponsors of House Bill 307 the Current Use Act in 1973 and was a moving force behind its adoption. As a farmer he was passionate that the open lands and the character of New Hampshire be preserved and that people not be forced off the land. This past spring he was honored on the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Current Use Act. He viewed this act as one of his greatest legacies. -The Union Leader (Manchester, N.H.) July 24, 1998
• Last Full Review: 4 Mar 2022

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• Census: 1900, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 12; Address:
  3 Parker Street
• Census: 1910, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was recorded while living with his parents and working on their farm.; : 22
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 29
• Census: 1920, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a teamster.; : 31; Address:
  Brook Road To Warwick
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 41, living in Winchester, New Hampshire. He was a teamster for the lumber industry.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 51, living at 4A Arwick Road, Winchester, New Hampshire. He was a farmer.
• Draft Registration: 1942, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He registered for the draft.; : 53; Address:
  RFD #3
• Obituary: Aug 1964; According to his obituary, "He was a member of the Congregational and Federated Church of Winchester and the Sunny Valley Club, a former member of the N.H. Farm Bureau and Arlington Grange, and had been a deputy forest fire warden. He had been a farmer and lumberman for many years retiring several years ago."

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Died:
He died at the home of his son, Elmer, after a long illness.

Ralph married Carrie Louise Leavis on 8 Oct 1914 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Carrie (daughter of William Leavis and Gertrude L. Pullen) was born on 17 Apr 1890 in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Oct 1957 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1872
• Census: 1900, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10; Address:
  14 Rice Street
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. She worked in the family laundry.; : 20
• Residence: 1914, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1920, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 29; Address:
  Brook Road To Warwick
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 40, living in Winchester, New Hampshire.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 49, living at 4A Arwick Road, Winchester, New Hampshire.

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• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 4, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 9, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 19, living in Warwick, Massachusetts with his parents. He worked on the farm.
• Census: 1900, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a farmer.; : 39; Address:
  3 Parker Street
• Census: 1910, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a farmer.; : 49
• Census: 1920, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a farmer.; : 59; Address:
  Brook Road To Warwick
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; He was a County Commissioner for Cheshire County.; : 69

Notes:

Died:
He died after several years of illness.

William married Nellie Augusta Hawkes on 15 Oct 1885 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Nellie (daughter of John Washburn Hawkes and Mary Ann Williams) was born on 7 Oct 1858 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Sep 1941 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried on 14 Sep 1941 in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 11
• Census: 1880, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 22
• Census: 1900, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; She did housework.; : 41; Address:
  3 Parker Street
• Census: 1910, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 51
• Census: 1920, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 61; Address:
  Brook Road To Warwick
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : 71
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 81, living in Winchester, New Hampshire with her son, Stephen Guy and his family.
• Obituary: 16 Sep 1941

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• Immigration: 1872
• Census: 1900, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a salesman.; : 40; Address:
  14 Rice Street
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He ran a laundry out of his home.; : 50

William married Gertrude L. Pullen in 1883. Gertrude was born in Jul 1869 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 30; Address:
  14 Rice Street
• Census: 1910, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was a ironer in the family laundry.; : 30

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• Census: 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 30, living in Warwick, Massachusetts. He was a laborer.
• Census: 1855, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 34, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1860, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 39, living in New Salem, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.
• Draft Registration: 1863, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft in 1863.
• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 44, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 49, living in Warwick, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 59, living in Warwick, Massachusetts. He was a farmer.
• Last Full Review: 3 Mar 2022

Stephen married Betsey Rebecca Shepardson on 29 Feb 1848 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Betsey (daughter of Jonathan Shepardson and Hannah Delvee) was born on 18 Sep 1828 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Aug 1905 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1850 US Census she was recorded, age 22, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1855, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census she was recorded, age 26, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1860, New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 31, living in New Salem, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1865, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census she was recorded, age 36, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1870, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 41, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1880, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 51, living in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1900, Vernon, Windham County, Vermont; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 71, living in Vernon, Vermont with her son, Fred, and his family. She was a widow.
• Obituary: say 18 Aug 1905
• Last Full Review: 3 Mar 2022

Notes:

Died:
She died of natural causes.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He was a brick mason.; : 56
• Census: 1880, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He was a brick mason.; : 67

John married Mary Ann Williams on Yes, date unknown. Mary was born about 1819 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1870, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1880, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; : 61