The Evening News (San Jose, Cal.) - Tuesday, September 5th 1911; Page 5.
VETERAN DRUMMER IS TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Washington, September 5. – After thirty-three years in the service of various musical oraganizations of the government Samuel Johnson, first drummer of the Marine Band, "The President's Own," is to retire from active service.
He has served more than twenty years with the Marine Band and has seen the organization grow from forty pieces to seventy-odd. Mr. Johnson, although only forty-eight is growing tired of the work.
The Washington Post – July 2, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. – The officers and members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, U. S. W. V. are requested to assemble at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday, July 3, at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 317 Eleventh street southeast, to assist in the burial of our late comrade, SAMUEL JOHNSON. Mass at St. Peter's Church, Second and C streets southeast, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 3, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. On Monday, July 1, 1935, at U. S. Naval Hospital, SAMUEL JOHNSON, retired, U. S. Marine Band, beloved father of Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton, Raymond S. and Catherine Johnson and brother of Mrs. N. O. Bacon, Miss Mary Ellen Johnson, Mrs. John August, Clarence Johnson, Lewis Johnson and Mrs. Josephine Eakins. Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home, 517 Eleventh st. se., on Wednesday, July 3, at 8:30 a. m., thence to St. Peters Catholic Church, Second and C sts. se., where mass will be offered at 9 a. m., for the repose of the soul. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 4, 1935
Arlington Rites Held For Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, 72, former member of the United States Marine Band, who died Monday in United States Naval Hospital, was buried with military honors yesterday in Arlington National cemetery.
Mr. Johnson had spent 37 years of his life as a Marine Band player. Enlisting in 1874, when he was 10 years old, he retired as a first-class musician in 1911. Two daughters, Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton and Miss Catherine Johnson; a son, Raymond S. Johnson, and four sisters and two brothers survive.
A mass for Mr. Johnson was conducted at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Second and C streets southeast. Members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, to which Mr. Johnson belonged, assisted in the burial. Members of the Marine Band were pallbearers.
VETERAN DRUMMER IS TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Washington, September 5. – After thirty-three years in the service of various musical oraganizations of the government Samuel Johnson, first drummer of the Marine Band, "The President's Own," is to retire from active service.
He has served more than twenty years with the Marine Band and has seen the organization grow from forty pieces to seventy-odd. Mr. Johnson, although only forty-eight is growing tired of the work.
The Washington Post – July 2, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. – The officers and members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, U. S. W. V. are requested to assemble at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday, July 3, at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 317 Eleventh street southeast, to assist in the burial of our late comrade, SAMUEL JOHNSON. Mass at St. Peter's Church, Second and C streets southeast, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 3, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. On Monday, July 1, 1935, at U. S. Naval Hospital, SAMUEL JOHNSON, retired, U. S. Marine Band, beloved father of Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton, Raymond S. and Catherine Johnson and brother of Mrs. N. O. Bacon, Miss Mary Ellen Johnson, Mrs. John August, Clarence Johnson, Lewis Johnson and Mrs. Josephine Eakins. Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home, 517 Eleventh st. se., on Wednesday, July 3, at 8:30 a. m., thence to St. Peters Catholic Church, Second and C sts. se., where mass will be offered at 9 a. m., for the repose of the soul. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 4, 1935
Arlington Rites Held For Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, 72, former member of the United States Marine Band, who died Monday in United States Naval Hospital, was buried with military honors yesterday in Arlington National cemetery.
Mr. Johnson had spent 37 years of his life as a Marine Band player. Enlisting in 1874, when he was 10 years old, he retired as a first-class musician in 1911. Two daughters, Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton and Miss Catherine Johnson; a son, Raymond S. Johnson, and four sisters and two brothers survive.
A mass for Mr. Johnson was conducted at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Second and C streets southeast. Members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, to which Mr. Johnson belonged, assisted in the burial. Members of the Marine Band were pallbearers.
The Evening News (San Jose, Cal.) - Tuesday, September 5th 1911; Page 5.
VETERAN DRUMMER IS TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Washington, September 5. – After thirty-three years in the service of various musical oraganizations of the government Samuel Johnson, first drummer of the Marine Band, "The President's Own," is to retire from active service.
He has served more than twenty years with the Marine Band and has seen the organization grow from forty pieces to seventy-odd. Mr. Johnson, although only forty-eight is growing tired of the work.
The Washington Post – July 2, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. – The officers and members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, U. S. W. V. are requested to assemble at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday, July 3, at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 317 Eleventh street southeast, to assist in the burial of our late comrade, SAMUEL JOHNSON. Mass at St. Peter's Church, Second and C streets southeast, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 3, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. On Monday, July 1, 1935, at U. S. Naval Hospital, SAMUEL JOHNSON, retired, U. S. Marine Band, beloved father of Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton, Raymond S. and Catherine Johnson and brother of Mrs. N. O. Bacon, Miss Mary Ellen Johnson, Mrs. John August, Clarence Johnson, Lewis Johnson and Mrs. Josephine Eakins. Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home, 517 Eleventh st. se., on Wednesday, July 3, at 8:30 a. m., thence to St. Peters Catholic Church, Second and C sts. se., where mass will be offered at 9 a. m., for the repose of the soul. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 4, 1935
Arlington Rites Held For Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, 72, former member of the United States Marine Band, who died Monday in United States Naval Hospital, was buried with military honors yesterday in Arlington National cemetery.
Mr. Johnson had spent 37 years of his life as a Marine Band player. Enlisting in 1874, when he was 10 years old, he retired as a first-class musician in 1911. Two daughters, Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton and Miss Catherine Johnson; a son, Raymond S. Johnson, and four sisters and two brothers survive.
A mass for Mr. Johnson was conducted at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Second and C streets southeast. Members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, to which Mr. Johnson belonged, assisted in the burial. Members of the Marine Band were pallbearers.
VETERAN DRUMMER IS TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
Washington, September 5. – After thirty-three years in the service of various musical oraganizations of the government Samuel Johnson, first drummer of the Marine Band, "The President's Own," is to retire from active service.
He has served more than twenty years with the Marine Band and has seen the organization grow from forty pieces to seventy-odd. Mr. Johnson, although only forty-eight is growing tired of the work.
The Washington Post – July 2, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. – The officers and members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, U. S. W. V. are requested to assemble at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday, July 3, at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 317 Eleventh street southeast, to assist in the burial of our late comrade, SAMUEL JOHNSON. Mass at St. Peter's Church, Second and C streets southeast, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 3, 1935
JOHNSON, SAMUEL. On Monday, July 1, 1935, at U. S. Naval Hospital, SAMUEL JOHNSON, retired, U. S. Marine Band, beloved father of Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton, Raymond S. and Catherine Johnson and brother of Mrs. N. O. Bacon, Miss Mary Ellen Johnson, Mrs. John August, Clarence Johnson, Lewis Johnson and Mrs. Josephine Eakins. Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co. Southeast funeral home, 517 Eleventh st. se., on Wednesday, July 3, at 8:30 a. m., thence to St. Peters Catholic Church, Second and C sts. se., where mass will be offered at 9 a. m., for the repose of the soul. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington Post – July 4, 1935
Arlington Rites Held For Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, 72, former member of the United States Marine Band, who died Monday in United States Naval Hospital, was buried with military honors yesterday in Arlington National cemetery.
Mr. Johnson had spent 37 years of his life as a Marine Band player. Enlisting in 1874, when he was 10 years old, he retired as a first-class musician in 1911. Two daughters, Mrs. Anna Johnson Bolton and Miss Catherine Johnson; a son, Raymond S. Johnson, and four sisters and two brothers survive.
A mass for Mr. Johnson was conducted at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Second and C streets southeast. Members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, to which Mr. Johnson belonged, assisted in the burial. Members of the Marine Band were pallbearers.
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SAMUEL
JOHNSON
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1ST CL. MUS.
U.S. MARINE CORPS
JULY 1, 1935
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