Johnson, Warner, 1866-1917

Warner Johnson was born in 1866 in Tennessee. His father, William Franklin Johnson, moved the family to Dent County, Mo., in 1869. Nettie Friebelman was born in 1869, probably in Dent County, Mo. In 1882 the Johnson family left Missouri for Montana, going up the Missouri to Fort Benton by steamboat, where Warner's father first worked on a dairy farm. Soon after, he staked a homestead claim on land outside Highwood, Mont. At the time the letters in this collection were written, Warner was twenty-three and was probably living on his own. Nettie and Warner were married sometime after the date of last letter in the collection. They lived on a homestead near Belt, Mont. By 1916-1917, they had moved their family to Bozeman, Mont. Warner was killed in an accident in 1917 and Nettie continued to live in Bozeman with her children until she died.

From the description of Warner Johnson letters, 1889-1892. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 70969092

Warner Johnson was born in 1866 in Tennessee. His father William Franklin Johnson moved the family to Dent County, Missouri in 1869. Nettie Friebelman was born in 1869, probably in Dent County, Missouri. In 1882 the Johnson family left Missouri for Montana, going up the Missouri to Fort Benton by steamboat, where Warner's father first worked on a dairy farm. Soon after, he staked a homestead claim on land outside Highwood, Montana. At the time the letters in this collection were written, Warner was 23 and was probably living on his own. Nettie and Warner were married sometime after the date of last letter in the collection. They lived on a homestead near Belt, Montana. By 1916-17, they had moved their family to Bozeman, Montana . Warner was killed in an accident in 1917 and Nettie continued to live in Bozeman with her children until she died.

From the guide to the Warner Johnson Letters, 1889-1892, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)