Alta Myra Johnson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 1866 - 1948

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• Birth	30 Mar 1866	Grundy County, Missouri   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	'Altamire'
  Residence	1870	Liberty, Grundy County, Missouri   [1]
  	6/6
  Residence	1880	Liberty, Grundy County, Missouri   [2]
  	4/4, district 210
  Residence	1900	Liberty, Grundy County, Missouri   [3]
  	171/173, district 53 - own home and farm, no mortgage
  Residence	1910	Bowman, Sullivan County, Missouri   [4]
  	58/59, district 158 - own home and farm; no mortgage
  Residence	1920	Bowman, Sullivan County, Missouri   [5]
  	49/49, district 160 - own home, no mortgage
  Residence	1930	Osgood, Sullivan County, Missouri   [6]
  	25/25, district 2 - own home/$2000
  Residence	1937	Osgood, Bowman Township, Sullivan County, Missouri   [11]
  Education	1880 - attended school with year  [2]
  Religion	1898 she united with the Johnstown church, latter known as Mt. Zion M. P. Church. in 1912, transferred membership to the Christian Church at Osgood  [9]
  Cause of death	Cancer. Carcinoma liver  [19]
  Obituary	Alta Myra Johnson Weston Obit - Milan Standard - 9/30/1948 Transcribed by Brian Sanders 10/14/2009Mrs. Alta Myra WestonAlta Myra Johnson was born in Grundy County, Mo., March 30, 1866, the daughter of Martha Maloney and Alfred Wiley Johnson. She departed this life at her home in Osgood at 7:20 pm Sept. 22, 1948, at the age of 82 years.She was married to William Barton Weston, August 10, 1884, who preceded her in death April 12, 1943. They were the parents of three children, Ursa of Galt, Mo., Orda of Lincoln, Nebr., and Faith of Denver, Colo.in 1898 she united with the Johnsontown church which latter was known as the Mt. Zion M. P. Church. in 1912 she transferred her membership to the Christian Church at Osgood and attended all services until her last illness.Besides the three children she is survived by ten grandchildren Helen McNeeley of Trenton, Opha Snapp and Vaughncile Green of Tulsa, Okla.; Bernadette Seibenborn and Buddy Weston of Galt. Colleen Irwin, Jack and Max Paul Weston, all of LosAngeles, Calif.; Barbara and Virginia Todd of Denver, Colo.; ten great grandchildren, three brothers: Aut of Osgood, John and Roy of Galt. Two brothers, Ollie and Bob, and a sister, Dona, preceded her in death.Funeral services were held at the Christian Church at Osgood at 2 o'clock, Sept 24, conducted by Rev. J.E. Todd of Trenton, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Potter of Osgood. interment was made at the Camp Ground cemetery. Pall bearers were nephewsand a grandson and included Claude Snapp, Cliff Weston, Dale Johnson, Fred Shockey, Ray Hatcher and Woodrow Johnson. Flower bearers were four great-grandsons, Jon and Jan Siebenborn, Jerry Green and Chris Snapp.Music was furnished by an Osgood quartette composed of John Todd, Jimmie Smith and Bob and Bill Todd, who sang "Shine on Maine." Bill Todd sang as a solo, "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be." Mrs. Delbert Wilford was their accompanist.Alta Johnson Weston Obit - Republican Times - 9/25/1948 Transcribed by Brian Sanders 10/14/2009Mrs. Alta Weston Funeral Rites Held82 year old resident of Osgood was mother of Dr. Weston from GaltFuneral services for Mrs. Alta Myra Weston, 82 years old, who died Wednesday at her home in Osgood were held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Osgood Christian. Dr. J.E. Todd of Trenton, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Potter of Osgood, conductedthe rites. interment was at Camp Ground cemetery. Pall bearers were nephews and a grandson and included Claude Snapp, Cliff Weston, Dale Johnson, Fred Shockey, Ray Hatcher and Woodrow Johnson. Flower bearers were four great-grandsons, Jon and Jan Siebenborn, Jerry Green and Chris Snapp.Music for the rites consisted of a quartet by Jimmie Smith, John Todd, Bob Todd and Bill Todd, who sang "Shine on Maine" and a solo, "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be", by Bill Todd. Mrs. Delbert Wilford played the accompaniment for the singers.Mrs. Weston, the former Alta Myra Johnson, was born in Grundy County, March 30, 1866, a daughter of Alfred Wiley Johnson and Martha Maloney Johnson. in 1898 she united with the Johnsontown church which latter was known as the Mt. Zion M. P.Church. in 1912 she transferred her membership to the Christian Church at Osgood where she was active until her last illness.August 10, 1884 she was married to William Barton Weston, who died April 12, 1943. They were the parents of three children, Ursa Weston of Galt, Orda Weston of Lincoln, Neb., and Faith Todd of Denver.Besides the three children, Mrs. Weston is survived by 10 grandchildren: Helen McNeeley of Trenton, Opha Snapp and Vaughncile Green of Tulsa, Okla., Bernadette Seibenborn and Buddy Weston of Galt; Colleen Irwin, Jack and Max Paul Weston of LosAngeles, and Barbara and Virginia Todd of Denver; ten great grandchildren and three brothers, Aut Johnson of Osgood, John and Roy Johnson of Galt. Two brothers, Ollie and Bob, and a sister, Dona, preceded her in death.  [9]
  Died	22 Sep 1948	Osgood, Sullivan County, Missouri   [7, 9, 12, 17, 18]
  		Death Certificate - Alta Johnson-Weston_ - 1948
  Buried	24 Sep 1948	Campground Cemetery, Sullivan County, Missouri   [7, 12, 13, 19]
  Person ID	I223	Sanders
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Alfred 'Wiley' Johnson,   b. 14 Aug 1831, Greene County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 May 1910, Galt, Liberty Township, Grundy County, Missouri
  Mother	Martha 'Marthie' Ansis Maloney,   b. 29 May 1843, Sullivan County, Missouri ,   d. 28 Feb 1913, Liberty Township, Grundy County, Missouri
  Married	24 Aug 1862	Sullivan County, Missouri
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Barton Weston,   b. 15 Aug 1856, Sullivan County, Missouri ,   d. 12 Apr 1943, Osgood, Sullivan County, Missouri
  Married	10 Aug 1884	Grundy County, Missouri   [3, 6, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  		Marriage Certificate - William Barton Weston and Altamira Johnson - 1884
  Children	> 1. Dr. Ursa Cleveland Weston,   b. 12 Oct 1885, Grundy County, Missouri ,   d. 24 Dec 1957, Culler Hospital, Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri   2. Orda Lee Weston,   b. 8 May 1889, Missouri ,   d. 22 Feb 1960, Missouri > 3. Faith Ruby Weston,   b. 28 Dec 1892, Grundy County, Missouri ,   d. Aft 1986
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S180] 1870 US Federal Census. [S179] 1880 US Federal Census. [S175] 1900 US Federal Census. [S177] 1910 US Federal Census. [S173] 1920 US Federal Census. [S174] 1930 US Federal Census. [S203] Cemetery - Campground. [S320] Death Certificate - Weston_Ursa. [S686] Obituary - Alta Myra Johnson Weston, (Milan Standard). [S687] Obituary - William Barton Weston, (Milan Standard). [S693] Obituary - Rufus Oliver 'Ollie' Johnson, (Milan Republic). [S710] Funeral Register - Payne-Judd Funeral Home. [S715] Burial Index - Sullivan County Missouri Burial Index. [S175] 1900 US Federal Census. BD 1866 [S213] Bible - Wiley & Martha Johnson Family, (The National Publishng Co. and Jones Brothers & Co.). BD Mar 30, 1865 [S203] Cemetery - Campground. BD Mar 30, 1866 [S230] Death Certificate - Johnson-Weston, Alta Myra. [S635] Biography - Alfred Wiley and Martha (Maloney) Johnson Family, Elnora "Jackie" Hatcher, (Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.). [S308] Death Certificate - Weston_William Barton. [S219] Marriage Certificate. [S635] Biography - Alfred Wiley and Martha (Maloney) Johnson Family, Elnora "Jackie" Hatcher, (Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc.). MD: August 10, 1884 [S686] Obituary - Alta Myra Johnson Weston, (Milan Standard). MD: August 10, 1884 [S687] Obituary - William Barton Weston, (Milan Standard). MD: August 10, 1884