New Britain herald., 1921-08-29
JOHNSON REUNION IS HELD IN THIS CITY
Thirty-one Descendants of Family
 Gathering at Outing

The first reunion of the descendants of Adna Johnson and Harriet Craig Johnson, was held Saturday and Sun day in this city, thirty-one out of the thirty-four attending. The fam fly party was a joyous one and on Saturday afternoon, held an outing at Lake Compounce, where a dinner was served and a program of sports and entertainment carried out.
 Adna F Johnson, the, popular local automp bile accessory dealer, presided, being seated at the head of the festive board, and just op- posite him, at the other end of the table, sat the eldest of the descen- dants, Mrs. Lucy Estelle Cryne. Mrs. Cryne recited brief history of the Johnson family, and pamphlets con- taining a genealogy were issued to those present. Saturday evening, a house party was held at the home of MT. Johnson, and the party broke up in the wee hours of the morning.
 The genealogy embraces the period from 1881 to the present day. The union of Adna Johnson and Harriet Craig was blessed with seven children: William Adna and Wilson Henry (twins); Joseph Riley, Lucy Estella, Robert Walter, Francis Augustus and Marilla Anna, all of whom have since passed away with the exception of Lucy Estella.
 Joseph Riley Johnson, who was for years chief of the police depart ment. married Emma Cornelia Haney
 in Hensonville, N. Y., Dec 2, 1876. Their union was blessed with five children: Edward Adna, Henry Augustus, Eva Eliza, Daisy Florence and Viola Emma, all of whom are living with the exception of Eva Eliza.
 Lucy Estella Johnson married Geo. Cryne, at Pine Hill, N. Y., March 20, 1879, and their only child, Earl ANna, was born in this city May 25, 1884.
 Robert Walter Johnson married Pauline Strohecker in New Britain, October IT, 1881, and two children were born, Lucy Elizabeth, Oct. IS, 1882 and Adna Frederick, Sept. 4, l1SS4.
 MariIa Anna Johnson married Fred Porter Hart in New Britain, August |23, 1889, and their two children, liar | riet Leah, born in New Britain, Aug ust 26, 1890, and Mildred Edna, born | in New Britain, December 4, 1895. Edward Adna Johnson married Lucy Elizabeth Corbin, New Britain,
 January 20, 1913, and their only child, Joseph Corbin, born in Brook 1yn, September 6, 1915. Henry Au- gustus Johnson married Bessie Lee
 Hall, Washington, D. C., April g, I1914, and their only child, Henry Au- ot or1E rio1y fVa., August 26, 1915. Daisy Florence Johnson married Edmund Overing IGuggenheim, New York, November 1 l1909, and their two children, Albert Joseph, and Howard Winthrop were
 born in Bridgeport. Viola Johnson married Alrick Herbert Clauson in
 Bridgeport, and they have one daugh- ter, Marjorie. Earl A. Cryne, married lGeorgiene L. Hess, at Geneva, N. Y. land they have one daughter, Con stance Helen. Lucy Elizabeth John son married c. L. Bradley, New Brit ain, December 31, 1900. and thei, lonly child, Emily Lucy, was born il
 New Britain. December IS, 1901.
 Adna Frederick Johnson married Anna Augusta Guenther, Septembe, l2O, 1905, in New Britain, and thei
 children now living, and all born il New Britain are: Frank Adna, bor1
 March IA, 1907; Ruth Anna, borr January 2S, 1909; and Frederick, bor1 May 5. 1916.
 Harriet Leah Hart married Arthur
 Burley Butrick in Washington, D. c.
 June II, 1917, and their only child Ruth Evelyn, was born there Apri Is. 1918.
 Mildred Edna Hart married Franl Ruchas in Meriden, JoEuary 10, 1915 land their two children, Mildred Fran Ices, born in New Britain, Nov I10, 1915, and Frank Hart borr
 in PIainville, September 29, 1919.