The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Union Township, page 725
James A. Johnson, deceased, was born in the year 1829, and was a native of Kentucky. When a youth he came with his parents, Edward and Mary A. Johnson, to Hendricks County, Ind. He was married Dec. 7, 1858, to Miss Mary C. Davis, daughter of Jesse and Minerva Davis, of Eel River Township, this county. To this union were born four children--Armada A., Ida M., Lincoln C. and Charley E. Mr. Johnson died April 18, 1880. He was an indulgent husband and an affectionate father, and was respected by all who knew him. His widow resides in the western part of Union Township, this county, and is the owner of a farm of fifty acres. She is a member of the Christian church.