ANSLEY JOHNSON, son of Rev. Abraham and Clarinda (Eddie) Johnson, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, April 9, 1826, and immigrated with his parents to Wayne County, Ill., in 1851, where he has remained to the present time.  Abraham, son of William and Sarah (Harmon), was born n Washington County, Penn., in 1793 and died at Fairfield, Ill., September 18, 1863.  Clarinda was born in Vermont  in 1795, and to her and Abraham were born Lavina (Woodworth), Amanda (Wolf), Ansley, our subject, Sarah L. (Bonham), Bascomb E., Harriet M. (Black), William E., died a soldier, Eighty-seventh Illinois Volunteers, and M. Dustin, also died in Thirty-fourth Illinois Volunteers.  William was born in Maryland, and with his parents settled west of Alleghany Mountains in early childhood.  To them were born Abraham, Jane (Bing), Thomas, Rebecca (Pilcher), Susan (Cable), Mary (Miles), Nancy (Smart), Sarah (Wolf), Adeline (Ellis) and William Jr.  Our subject was married in 1866 to Miss Serena, daughter of David and Nancy (Crews) Munroe, and to them have been born Mary L., August 27, 1873; Emma C.,  November 25, 1877; and Nellie A., November 18, 1880.  Our subject is a farmer by profession, possessing 200 acres of very fertile land, 130 of which are in a  high state of cultivation, producing in abundance all the cereals, grasses and fruits common to Southern Illinois, and on southwest quarter of northwest quarter of Section 28 has one of the very best farm dwelling sin the county; also a barn of great convenience and capacity.  Great care and attention are devoted by subject to the cultivation and improvement of this farm, and its soil responds with a hearty good will to the labor bestowed.  Subject is a man of decided opinions, thinking for himself; keeps posted on current events, reads good books and the literature of the day; a friend of education, and advocate of law and morality, and is a useful and active citizen.  In politics, he is a Republican, and a Prohitbionist.