JOHNSON: Of Walton District and Spencer.

Enos Johnson, sheriff of Roane County, term 1916 to 1920, came to Roane County from Wirt County in the year 1896, with his wife and three sons. Enos Johnson says he is a grandson of that Henry Johnson who, wih his brother John, two lads thirteen and eleven years of age, respectively, were captured by Indians near their parents' home at mouth of Short Creek, West Virginia, on a day in the month of October, 1788; were carrie daway by two Delaware Indians; killed their captors while they slept in camp, only four miles away, the first night, escaped and returned to their family and neighbors at Carpenters Fort by early dawn. This is a two-page, 721-722, story in the book, "Our Western Border," by Charles McKnight, and is quoted by McKnight from De Hass, who recites that it was written for him (De Hass) by Henry Johnson himself in 1851, then residing with his family at Antioch, Ohio, one of which family was a son, Joseph, who married Miss Nancy Hill.

Enos Johnson, first above mentioned, was born in 1857, in Monroe County, Ohio, son of Joseph and Nancy (Hill) Johnson, his wife, the names of Joseph and Nancys children given in order of respective births are as follows: Harriett, Martha, Enos (of this sketch), William, Joseph and Scott. Joseph and Nancy, with at least the younger members of their family, settled on Right Reedy Creek in Wirt County, West Virginia, in 1868. The son Enos united in marriage with Miss Caroline Gault, born in Monroe County, Ohio, but at time of her marriage with Enos was a resident with her parents in Wirt County. To Enos and Caroline (Gault) Johnson, his wife, were born and by them reared three sons, their names in order of their ages: William David, Robert Everett and Audra Earl. These have all married and made homes and businesses in Roane County.


Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 565
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999