Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-25
ABRAHAM JOHNSON.
One of Gen. JacksOns Men, Who Lives to the
Ripe Old Age OF 100 Years.
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One of Gen. JacksOnS Men, Who Lives to the
Ripe Old Age OF 100 Years.
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Just beyond the Hoosic Mountains, a
few miles northeast of Scranton, Pa, in
the primitive village of Salem, there
lives centenarian, whose history reads
like page plucked from one of the
Misunderstanding romances. Abraham
Johnson is now 100 years old-hale, hearty
unimpalred in intellect, and gifted with
remarkable memory. His family record
shows that he was born in the State OF
Vermont, early in the year of 1878, near
Lake Champlain. His father was rev.
dictionary soldier, aAd was killed at the
battle of Saltwater, q short time before
Burgoyne's surrender, Oct. IL, 1777.
Abraham Johnson was captain of com
pany of Oneida Indians in 1915, under
Gen. Macomb, who commanded at Platts
burgh during the absence of Gen. lizard.
He refers with great pride to the battle
of Pittsburgh, and shows two wounds
which he received on that occasion. One
of them is bayonet-th thrust below the
knee, the other sword-cut on the neck.
He says that atte1 he was struck down by
a gigantic "Red Ceat," another thrust
bayonet through his leg to ascertain If
he was dead. He says he bore the pun
ishment rather than suffer the lndignlty
of being taken prisoner, and was accor-
dinghy left for dead. The Indians carried
their bleeding and battle SCARED COM
mander to their village, where he was
nursed and cared for by Oneida, the
beautiful daughter of ar Indian chief,
whose gentle care restored him to health
and strength. But while she healed his
bloody 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 between the United States and
Great Britain. They made their home in
Sussex county, n. j., where the dark
eyed daughter of the forest taught her
soldier-husband how to earn liveli-
hood by discriminating. A daughter
was born to them, and they named her
Martha. She is at present known as
Mrs. Ellsworth, and lives in Madison
Township, Lackawanna county. AS
years went by, Abraham Johnson's In
dian wife began to pine for her old home
and the rude associations of her child
hood. She gradually tailed in health,
and, finally, in response to her repeated
longings for her people, her husband
carried her back to the Oneidas, where
she died, and was buried as became the
daughter OF an Indian chief. Little Mar
tina found home and shelter for time
with an uncle in Sussex county, but
when she grew up she joined the Onei-
da Indians, and lived among her moth
er's kindred, where she married a man
by the unromantic name of Brown. At
ter his death she married Ellsworth, her
present husband, and returned to civiliz-
alton. She is as proud Of her princely
ancestors as If they bore the name Of
Plantagenet, or owned the high and
naughty spirit of the. Tudors. Since the
loss of his Indian wife Abraham John
son has remained single. He still talks
of General Jackson with JUNCTION, and de-
clares that he will vote for Gen. Jackson
to the day of his death. Although en-
titled to pension for his soldierly SER
vices in defense of the flag, he does not
receive penny, and IS permitted to re-
main a charge on Salem Township. He
is probably one of the Oldest men in
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