Johnson M. Graham
Johnson M. Graham, farmer, P. O. London, was born in Pleasant Township July 19, 1836, and is a son of John and Lydia (Alkire) Graham, the former a native of Kentucky, of Irish descent, and the latter a native Virginia, of German descent. Our subject attended school at London, and remained on the farm until seventeen years of age when his father moved to London and opened a store, and John became a clerk, in which capacity he continued five years. He was married in 1859, to Gertrude, a daughter of John Smith and by her he had seven children -- John K., Anna S., A. L., Lydia J., Gertrude, Milton and James S. Mr. and Mrs. Graham are members of the Christian Church.. He is a Republican and owns a well improved and highly cultivated farm.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]