Johnson, George Wesley, fl. 1837-1855.

Dates:
Active 1837
Active 1855

Biographical notes:

George W. Johnson was a postmaster in Farmington, North Carolina from 1838-1856. He also served the public as a justice of the peace, general merchant, and farmer. His brother and business partner was James M. Johnson. Another brother, Hiram, also had a financial interest in the mercantile establishment.

George W. Johnson's son, Francis Marion Johnson, was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From the guide to the George Wesley Johnson papers, Bulk, 1831-1888, 1829-1939, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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Subjects:

  • Universities and colleges
  • Farmington (N.C.)
  • General stores
  • Newspapers
  • Postal service
  • Women

Occupations:

  • Postmasters

Places:

  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)