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Edward Johnson

Posted 2019-01-13 by Judy Wight Branson
Arizona Daily Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Thursday, November 6, 1902, page 2, column 2

Ed Johnson died at the Sister's hospital yesterday afternoon after an
illness of three weeks. He was about 23 years of age.

P. H. Mohn & Co. took charge of the remains and at the request of the
miner's union at Octave, of which the deceased was a member, will be
buried tomorrow.

Deceased was a native of Sweden and his only relative in the United
States is a brother who is a sailor on the northern lakes.

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Prescott Morning Courier, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Saturday, November 8, 1902, page 3

Nearly 200 miners and friends of the late Edward Johnson attended his
funeral yesterday afternoon.

The obsequies were conducted by Western Federation of Miners and
Arizona Labor Federation. J. P. Ryan, President of the later
organization delivered the funeral address.

The pallbearers were M. J. Hickey, Pat McConnell, Morris Whalen, R. E.
Daly, J. P. Ryan and Henry Smith.


Transcriber's note: Mr. Johnson is buried in an unmarked grave at the
Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona.




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