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Newton P. Johnson, an energetic young farmer, and a native resident of Cross County, is a son of Lemuel Johnson who was born in Alabama, near Tuscaloosa. The latter, upon immigrating to Arkansas, settled in St. Francis County, and later moved to Cross County, where his death occurred in 1867. He was married twice, his second wife, Mary Ruminor, being the mother of Newton P. Mrs. Johnson was of German and Irish descent, her father having been born in Germany and her mother in Ireland. She died in 1875, leaving nine children, two of whom are living. Newton P. Johnson came upon the stage of action in Cross County on January 23, 1853, and lived with his mother until her death. He was married in 1879 to Miss Rozella Ferguson, whose birth occurred in Shelby County, Tenn., in 1861. Her father, William Ferguson, was a native of Tennessee and a hardware merchant of Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are the parents of two children: Charles F. and Lola F. The former owns 450 acres of land, sixty acres comprising the farm on which he lives, and he has over 100 acres under cultivation. He also has three shares in the old homestead. In connection with farming he is occupied in the timber business quite extensively. Mr. Johnson is a strong Democrat. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church.