Obituaries of People Buried at Fairview CP (pre 1924)

Date of death: 6 Nov 1851

Subject: Albert G. Hawkins

Source: Savannah Sentinel, 8 Nov 1851 

DIED-On Tuesday morning, the 6th inst.; at his residence in this county, suddenly of Neuralgia, Mr. Albert G. Hawkins, County Surveyor, aged about 45 years. 

Mr. Hawkins was an old citizen of the county, highly esteemed by his acquaintances, and deservedly popular, and in his unexpected death the community loses a valuable citizen and an 'honest man'-the noblest work of God. 

He leaves a wife and five children, together with a large circle of connections and acquaintances, to mourn his irreparable loss.

Date of death: 16 Dec 1909

Subject: John K. Johnson

Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, 1909 

John K. Johnson, a Northwest Missouri Pioneer, died at his residence 2409 Angelique Street, at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.  He was a retired farmer and had made his home in St. Joseph about 10 years.  Prior to removing to the city he lived on farm three miles north East of town, upon which he settled 65 years ago, in which he owned at the time of his death.   

Mr. Johnson was born in this state 85 years ago.  In 1837 he moved with his parents to what is known as green place, north of St. Joseph, just across the Andrew County line.  It was upon his marriage to Miss Mary E. Stephens, who survives him, that he located upon the farm in this County. 

He was a member of the old "hard shell" Baptist congregation, which worships at Jamestown, Andrew County, … in the cemetery at Fairview, Andrew County, five miles northeast of St. Joseph, Sunday.  Services will be conducted at the house by the Rev. Mr. Thomas, at 10:00 a.m., immediately after which the body will be taken to Fairview. Mr. Johnson is also survived by the following named children: E. Johnson of Nodaway County, this state; Mrs. Mary A. Poteet, of St. Joseph; Samuel, of Wyoming; Mrs. Nannie Lewis, of Oklahoma; and John F. Johnson, of Nevada, Mo. 

The last named formerly was comptroller of St. Joseph, and subsequently was a member of the board of public works.  John K. Johnson was respected throughout his long life for his honesty, his industry and his intelligence. His word, as the old saying goes, was as good as his bond, and he was looked upon as one of the community's most useful citizens.

Date of death: 20 Jan 1890

Subject: Fleming Mitchell Miller

Source: The Cumberland Presbyterian, 10 Sep 1896, p. 7

Fleming Mitchell Miller was the first born of William A. and Chelley Mitchell, and the eldest of six sons, three of whom became ministers in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was born in Lafayette County, Mo., in April, 1824, but reared to manhood in Pettis County. When 18 years of age he moved with his parents to Andrew County, Mo., where he spent the rest of his life. The days, in which his early youth were spent, were characterized by great religious fervor. It was not the wild outburst of fanaticism, but the deep flowing stream of fervent piety which had descended from the great revival of 1800, and spread over the valleys of the Cumberland, the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. Men, in these days, both in the laity and the ministry, possessed a power peculiar to their time. The very air was redolent with fervent piety. Men preached, exhorted, prayed and sung with an unction, which was a concomitant of the times. Under these circumstances favorable to great depth of piety, this young man grew up, from his very birth to his manhood. His father was a man much above the average of his time in education, intellectual accomplishments, general information and social and Christian influence; while his mother was a woman superior to most women in intellectual gifts, and of the most constant and fervent piety. In the boyhood of young Miller, he was under the immediate Christian influence and ministry of two of the founders of this church--Revs. Finis Ewing and Samuel King. He was constantly familiar with the preaching of such men as Revs. R. D. Morrow, J. B. Morrow, Robert Sloan, David Kirkpatrick and P. G. Rea in their palmiest days. He was married to Miss Nancy E. McDonald on the 6th day of September, 1846, which was one of the happiest events of his life, and contributed more to his eminence and usefulness in life than any other incident perhaps in it. Two years after this marriage, he placed himself under the care of Platte Presbytery as a probationer for the ministry, and six months afterwards was licensed to preach. In October, 1851, in the city of St. Joseph, Mo., he was solemnly set apart to the whole work of the ministry. His power in the pulpit was marked from the beginning of his ministry. His personal magnetism and influence over men were wonderful, His personal characteristics were ruggedness and strength. These he displayed everywhere, in the pulpit, in the management of meetings, in the church judicatories, and in social life. He was endowed with a heavy, strong, but well-modulated voice, which instantly attracted the attention of the audience, and held it well in hand until the close of his efforts.

For forty years he labored in the bounds of Platte Presbytery, and no man in any denomination, or in any circle of life, perhaps, did more to mould public opinion or shape the destinies of men than he. So extensively was he known, and so universally respected, that everywhere he was addressed as "Uncle Mitch." His popularity was among all denominations, nor was he narrow or sectarian in his sympathy and fellowship. His life was full of labors and full of sacrifices for the church and for the public good. He died with his armor on, going out of a meeting for want of strength, to lie down and die five days afterward.

Date of death: 14 Nov 1915

Subject: Mary Ellen (Stephens) Johnson

Source: unknown St. Joseph newspaper, Nov 1915 

Mrs. Mary Ellen Johnson, 92 years old, widow of John K. Johnson, one of the early settlers of the Canon County, died at 1:40 o'clock Sunday morning at her home, 2409 Angelique Street, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Johnson was born in Garrett County, Kentucky, the daughter of an old family of that region. When she was ten years old, the family removed to Callaway County, Missouri.

In 1844 Mrs. Johnson went to Andrew County and was married there the following year. Her husband and herself settled on a farm three and 1/2 miles northeast of St. Joseph on Bell Road, where they lived until 20 years ago, when they removed to the city. Her husband died six years ago. She is survived by two sons, the E. A. Johnson, St. Joseph, and Samuel Johnson, Wyoming; two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Poteet and Mrs. Nannie Lewis of St. Joseph; 32 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. John F. Johnson, former city comptroller and once a member of the board of public works, who died several years ago, was her son. Mrs. Johnson was the last of the pioneers of the old "Jamestown" settlements in Andrew County. Both she and her husband united with the primitive Baptist Church in 1857. The funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the home, and at 1:30 o'clock there will be a service at the Fairview church, five miles northeast of the city, where the burial will be.