Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-02
ONE OF GEN. JACKs0N's MEN.
Abraham johnson S Evsntful Life Of los Years
and His Indian WIFI.

just beyond the Moosic River, a
few miles northeast of Scranton, In
| the primitive village of Salem,
there lives centenarian whose his
tory reads like page plucked from
one of the Misunderstanding ro-
mances. Abraham johnson is now
106 years old--hale, hearty, unim-
paired in intellect, and gifted with
remarkable memory. His family
record shows that he was born in
the State of Vermont early in the
year 1913, near Lake Champlain.
His father was a Revolutionary
soldier, and died short time be-
fore Gen. Burgoyne's surrender,
October 18th, 1777. Abraham John
son was captain of q company of
Oneida Indians in 1874, under Gen.
eral Macomb, who commanded at
Plattsburg in the absence of Cen
eral lizard. He refers with great
pride to the battle of Plattsburg,
and shows two wounds which he
received on that occasion. One of
them is bayonet thrust below the
knee, and the other a sword cut on
the neck. He says that after he
was cut down by gigantic "Red-
coat' another thrust q bayonet
through his leg to ascertain if he
was dead. He says he bore the
punishment rather than suffer the
indignity of being taken pris-
oner, and was accordingly left
for dead. The Indians carried their
bleeding and battle-scarred COM
mander to their village, where he
was nursed and cared for by One
ida, the beautiful daughter of an In
dian chief, whose gentle care soon
restored him to strength and
health. But while she healed his
bodily wounds she inflicted one
still deeper on the warriors heart,
and he fell desperately in love with
her. She eventually returned his
affection, and they were married
after peace had been restored be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. They made their home in
Sussex county, New Jersey, where
the dark-eyed daughter of the for
est taught her soldier husband to
earn livelihood by basket-mak-
ing. A daughter was born to thsm
and they named her Martha. She
is at present known as Mrs. ELS.
worth, and lives in Madison Town
ship, Lackawanna county. AS years
went by Abraham Johnson's In
dian wife began 10 pine for her old
home and the associations of her
childhood. She gradually failed in
health, and finally, in response to
her repeated longiDgs for her people
her husband carried her back to
her native home, where she
died and was buried as be-
came the daughter of an Indian
Chief. Little Martha found q home
and shelter for time with an I'M
Gle In Sussex county, but when she
grew up she joined the Oneida H.
dams and lived among her mothers
kindred, where she married man
with the unromantic name of
Brown. After his death she mar
ried Ellsworth, her present hus-
band, and returned to civilization.
She is as proud of her princely an
cestors as if they bore the proud
name of the Plantaganets or owned
the high and naughty spirit of the
1uuOi5' OluC6 tue lOsS VI HIS III
dian wife, Abraham johnson has
remained single. He still talks of
General Jackson to the day Of his
death. Although entitled to o
pension for his soldierly service in
defense of the flag, he does not re-
ceive penny and is permitted to
remain a charge on Salem Town
ship. He is probably one of the
Oldest men in Pennsylvania.