Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D.

(1853-1922)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2012

1. Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D. Marker

Inscription. A native of Georgia, Samuel W. Johnson established his first medical practice in Atlanta. After moving to Texas and settling in Corsicana, he became a respected community physician and was elected mayor in 1900. During his term in office the public library was established, thanks to the efforts of the city's women's clubs. Johnson was also instrumental in the early oil industry in Corsicana. His first wife, Kate Beaton, died in 1904. In 1910 he married Sarah Pace. Johnson moved to Dallas in 1910 and died there in 1922. He is buried in Corsicana's Oakwood Cemetery.

Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7221.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 32° 5.554′ N, 96° 27.981′ W. Marker is in Corsicana, Texas, in Navarro County. It is on North 12th Street near West Collin Street, on the left when traveling north. Located at the Corsicana Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North 12th Street, Corsicana TX 75110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Corsicana Public Library (a few steps from this marker); Corsicana City Jail of 1908 (about 400 feet away); Corsicana (about 400 feet away); Early Texas Natural Gas Pipelines (about 500 feet away); R.N. White (about 600 feet away); Henry G. Damon (about 600 feet away); St. John's Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); Johnson-McCammon House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corsicana.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Corsicana Army Airfield (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D. Marker at the current Corsicana Public Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2012

2. Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D. Marker at the current Corsicana Public Library

Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Navarro County, Texas

3. Samuel Wistar Johnson, M. D.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.