1857
S. Johnson - Hopewell Furnace, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1857, Ministerial Directory, page 74]

1868
S. M. Johnson - Saint Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1868, Ministerial Directory, page 108]

1869
S. M. Johnson - Saint Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1869, Ministerial Directory, page 88]

1870
S. M. Johnson - Saint Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1870, Ministerial Directory, page 83]

1871
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1871, Ministerial Directory, page 84]

1872
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1872, Ministerial Directory, page 122]

1873
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1873, Ministerial Directory, page 99]

1874
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1874, Ministerial Directory, page 98]

1875
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1875, Ministerial Directory, page 86]

1876
S. M. Johnson - St. Clair, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1876, Ministerial Directory, page 96]

1877
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1877, Ministerial Directory, page 91]

1878
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
St. Louis Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1878, Ministerial Directory, page 100]

1879
Not in Directory

1880
S. M. Johnson - Marionville, Missouri
Ozark Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1880, Ministerial Directory, page 120]

1881
S. M. Johnson - Marionville, Missouri
Ozark Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1881, Ministerial Directory, page 91]

1882
S. M. Johnson - Marionville, Missouri
Ozark Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1882, Ministerial Directory, page 121]

1883
S. M. Johnson - Halesboro, Texas
Red River Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1883, Ministerial Directory, page 131]

1884
Not in Directory

1885
Not in Directory

1886
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1886, Ministerial Directory, page 165]

1887
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1887, Ministerial Directory, page 162]

1888
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1888, Ministerial Directory, page 174]

1889
S. M. Johnson - Dry Creek, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1889, Ministerial Directory, page 183]

1890
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1890, Ministerial Directory, page 129]

1891
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
Pastor - Dry Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Dry Branch, Missouri
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1891, Ministerial Directory, pages 144, 220]

1892
S. M. Johnson - Dry Branch, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
Pastor - Dry Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Dry Branch, Missouri
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1892, pages 151, 230]

1893
Directory used 1892 listing

1894
S. M. Johnson - Morrellton, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1894, page 168]

1895
S. M. Johnson - Morrellton, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1895, page 175]

1896
S. M. Johnson - Morrellton, Missouri
Salem Presbytery
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1896, page 161]

1897
ORDAINED MINISTERS DECEASED
NAME: S. M. Johnson
OCCUPATION: without charge
PRESBYTERY: Salem
PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Morrellton, Missouri
DATE: June 24, 1896
AGE: 74
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1897, page 137]

     Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M(artha). V(ictoria). Wall, near St. Clair, on Wednesday, June 24, 1896, Rev. S(ilas). M(onroe). Johnson, aged 74 years, 2 months and 25 days.

     Deceased was born in Kentucky, March 30, 1822. In the early forties, he emigrated to Illinois, where he remained a short time and then removed to Franklin County, Mo. In 1849, when the California fever swept over the country, he in company with several of his neighbors went overland to that far off land. Poor health soon admonished him to return to Missouri.

     Returning here, he married Miss Hetty Ann Kerr and settled down to the life of a farmer and reared a large family. In 1852, he joined the ministry and continued preaching until feeble health forbade, which was but a short time ago. While he was an untiring and faithful worker in the Cumberland Presbyterian church, he lent a helping hand to all that had a tendency to draw his fellow men to Christ and for the uplifting of humanity. He was a long and faithful worker in the Sabbath school, and was for many years superintendent of the school near his home. He was laid to rest in the Dry Branch cemetery on the 25th (June) in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends who now mourn the loss of a dear father, a faithful friend and a good neighbor.
A FRIEND.

[Source: Franklin County Tribune and The Tribune Republican, Union, Missouri, Friday, July 8, 1896]

Note: All records, including church and census records, indicate he was born in Illinois. Church records show he came to Franklin County in 1836, when he would have been 14 years of age. Also, he was married in 1846 to Frances Jane Shirley and they had one son, William Austin Johnson - my grandfather. Frances died in 1848 when her son was 5 days old.
[Source: Notes of Lillian Johnson Underwood]

Mrs. Hettie Ann, wife of Rev. S. M. Johnson, died at her home near Anaconda, this county, on the night of Thursday, December 29, 1892, aged 65 years and 5 months. She had no particular disease, death resulting from a general wearing out of vital strength. She was the mother of five children, namely: Mrs. Victoria Wall, Mrs. Mary J. Grant, Anvil M. (should be W.), R. Perry and Clara B. Johnson. She has been a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for forty years. She was laid to rest at what is known as the Kerr graveyard near Anaconda on Saturday (December 31, 1892). Mrs. Johnson was a very estimable lady and had the respect and esteem of all her neighbors. We join with them in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.

[Source: Tribune - Republican, Franklin County, Missouri, Friday, January 6, 1893]

 

Main gate to the Anaconda Cemetery, Anaconda, Franklin County, Missouri
Five miles south of St. Clair and four miles north of Stanton, on the east side of Interstate 44.

 

Double gravestone located in the northwest corner of the cemetery

 

Close-up of headstone

 

Inscription on Headstone

SILAS M. JOHNSON	HETTIE A. Wife of S. M. JOHNSON
BORN March 30, 1822	BORN July 31, 1827
DIED June 24, 1896	DIED December 29, 1892
AGED 74 yrs, 2 mos, 24 days	AGED 65 yrs, 4 mos, 29 days
Servant of God, well done Rest from they loved employ The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master's joy	Her happy soul has Winged it's way, to one Pure, bright, eternal day.

Thanks to Lillian Johnson Underwood for this family information. She is the great-granddaughter of Rev. Silas Monroe Johnson.

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