Biography of William Johnson, pages 657 / 658. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. William Johnson, son of Amariah and Jane (Wyatt) Johnson, was born in Jackson Township, May 17, 1842. His parents came to the county from Richland County, Ohio, in company with his grandfather, Nathan Wyatt, and settled on section 13. His mother died Aug. 14, 1854, and his father, Sept. 14, 1877. Aug. 9, 1862, Mr. Johnson enlisted in Company D, Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry, and participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, Kenesaw Mountain, with Sherman to the sea, and through the Carolinas to Bentonville, where he was wounded in the left side. He was taken to the hospital at New York, from there to Madison, Ind., and there discharged June 9, 1865, but has never recovered from the effects of his wounds, and now receives a pension. After his return home he was married Sept. 17, 1865, to Rachel Hayward, a native of Lenawee County, Mich., born Dec. 14, 1842, daughter of S.R. and Polly Hayward, and a teacher in the public schools of this county. The first year after their marriage they lived on the homestead of his father, and after several changes, in 1870, settled on section 13 where they now live. They have a good farm of eighty acres, and a pleasant residence. Their family consists of five children---Riley M., George, Lewis C., Minnie and Hannah F. Politically, Mr. Johnson is a Republican. He is an upright, honorable business man and an esteemed member of society. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com