Dessie Johnson

Information courtesy of Sassy Johnson

Dessie Johnson is the daughter of Salma Rufus Johnson. Her mother is Emma Drusilla Arnold, Salma being her second husband. She is the grand daughter of George Johnson and Delia Dibble and great grand daughter of Capt. John Johnson (Revolutionary War) and Hannah Clark (Mayflower link). Her father Salma died December 25, 1889 at his age of 35 and Dessie was ten years old. Dessie, according to inscription on monument, was born 1879 and died 1897, so she was about 18 years old.