History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ant role in this vork, havmg always had the affairs of his locality at heart and readv at all .™es to further any laudable undertaking having as its object ^^ general Martm Luther, Johnson, one of the prosperous farmers of Middle town-ship, was born m 1853 in Boone county, Indiana. His parents ^vere Patricknd Clemens (Hanna) Johnson. Patrick Johnson was a native of K n- •ears of u ;\° °° ™-^ ^ P^^ « - - elevenyea s of age. His father entered eighty acres near upon first s ttlmg m Boone county, but in 186
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . ant role in this vork, havmg always had the affairs of his locality at heart and readv at all .™es to further any laudable undertaking having as its object ^^ general Martm Luther, Johnson, one of the prosperous farmers of Middle town-ship, was born m 1853 in Boone county, Indiana. His parents ^vere Patricknd Clemens (Hanna) Johnson. Patrick Johnson was a native of K n- •ears of u ;\° °° ™-^ ^ P^^ « - - elevenyea s of age. His father entered eighty acres near upon first s ttlmg m Boone county, but in 1865 moved into Hendricks countv and bought one and ,- acres of land in Brown township. He received his son inaMr/t f -™ ^ ^?° ^P * 1865. Patrick John-son, m ,on to h,s farmmg, bought and sold a large an,ount of stockdr,y,ng h,s stock to Indianapolis to n,arket. He continued to farm his one cu ed T T T ° ° -^^^ ^*°- •- --? *ichoccurred November 22, 1006 The wife nf ^i- t i • . 7^u. Lilt ^\]Ie ot i^atrick JohiLson \\ as a native of. MARTIN L. JOHNSON HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 6oi Kentucky, who came to Boone county with her parents when a small died in 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Johnson were the parents of alarge family of thirteen children: George H., Mrs. Mary Johnson (de-ceased), James F., John C, Albert N., Alartin Luther, Mrs. Nancy E. Burks,Mrs. Martha Caroline Cassaday, William P., Wilson T., Willard P., Florence Davis and Herbert M. Martin Luther Johnson spent the first twelve years of his life in Boonecounty and there received part of his education. After moving to this countyhe attended school for several years, receiving most of his schooling inHendricks county. When he was married he only had twenty acres, but byhonest endeavor and hard toil he has added to his land holdings from timeto time, until now he owns a farm of one hundred and forty acres. Heraises the crops of this locality and adds to his annual i
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