Person Record

Metadata

Name

Johnson family

Born

1865

Deceased

1953

Birthplace

North Carolina

Biographical Summary

Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.
Captain William Henry (W.H.) Johnson was born in 1865 in North Carolina. One of the area's earliest pioneers, W.H. Johnson came to what would become Punta Gorda in 1886. Johnson arrived on a steamship from North Carolina with a fellow Carolinian, B.T.Blocksom, who would be one of the founders of Blocksom and Lewis, an early fish company
In addition to being a river boat pilot, who hauled phosphate down the Peace River, Johnson was a prominent real estate broker and one of the largest landowners in Punta Gorda in the early days.
Johnson was a charter member of the Punta Gorda Rotary and also a Mason. He led the effort to create Charlotte County in 1921 and became one of the first commissioners of the county. He continued to live in Punta Gorda with his wife Bertha with whom he had 10 children, several who died in infancy. He died in 1953 and was buried at Indian Springs Cemetery.

Spouse

Bertha

Children

Ten children, several dying in infancy.

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