Died at his home, near White Plains, Wednesday the 28th ult, Wm. Johnson. Mr. Johnston was one of the oldest settlers of this county, a man of unsullied character and of great worth. He was very old and his death was more the result of failing powers than any specific disease. He was buried by the masonic fraternity and people of his section attested their love and respect for him by an unusually large attendance at his funeral. One by one the old pioneers are passing away. It will be hard to find men who can well fill their places.
 

Jacksonville Republican, Jacksonville, Alabama, 7 June 1879, page 3, column 1.

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