Johnson - John B.
Source: Zach, Karen Bazzani. Montgomery Medicine Men ... Crawfordsville: Montgomery County Historical Society, 2002.
Little has been found out about this man, other than he was born in Ohio, may have lived in Alma, Illinois and was an Assistant Surgeon in the Civil War. He may have graduated from Asbury (now DePauw) College in Greencastle. It is known that he was in the 1850 Coal Creek Township census, Montgomery County with wife, Sarah and children, John and Lettie. Sarah died shortly after this census and he found with his second, much younger wife, Rebecca with new children: Preston, William and Mary in the Linden area in the 1860 census. Again, trying to piece together the "common name" folks has been and always will be a hard genealogical task. He is not found in the 1870 census or other records thereafter; perhaps he moved out of the county?
As we are moving this site to a different (WebSiteX5) program to keep up with technology, I find a bit more on this Dr. My hunch is correct that he moved from our county but it seems that he also has changed careers.
Marion County, Illinois #101 1870 census
Johnson, John 53 Farmer 8000/800 Ohio
Rebecca 37 Ohio
Hale 22 Ind except last two children
Lettie 21
Preston 16
Wm. 15
Mary 10
Julia 7
Ellen 6
Edgar 3
Infant male born March
In the 1880 census, Alma, Marion County, Illinois his wife has passed away and he is shown as a Doctor again (as per 1870 he may have worked at both, having just moved to Illinois perhaps his practice was not up to par et.
John B. 63
Wm. L 25
Julia B 17
Elmina 15
Edgar 13
Lewis 7
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Note: He died 14 Oct 1892 in Newton, Jasper County, Illinois and buried Wilson Cemetery, Marion County Illinois
He was born 17 February 1819 and his middle name is probably Bunyan
His wife Rebecca died 2 March 1877.