John Johnson Material

This folder of material includes newspaper clippings which include Johnson's obituary, typescripts of 11 letters dated 1853-1875, family record pages from a family Bible, photocopies of photographs of John and Diana Johnson as well as Emily and Holly Jarboe, and a photocopied will of Peter Hoagland. The letters were written from Kansas and Kansas City, Mo., by John L. Johnson or family members. Mention is made of the national political situation of the time, the border warfare difficulties experienced in Kansas and Missouri and early situations in Kansas City.

Mayors
Jarboe Family
Border Warfare
Johnson, John L.
Hoagland Family
Civil War

John L. Johnson was the third mayor of Kansas City serving for only 35 days in 1855 before he resigned. He came to the city in 1852 and dealt in real estate. He was also an architect and supposedly designed the Broadway Hotel (Coates House) and possibly the first city hall located at 4th and Main. After leaving the city he moved to Wallula, Kansas, where he died in 1903.

Manuscript

Manuscript File: Johnson, John

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