Salina in Saline County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jessie Gertrude Johnson

In Memory

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 10, 2016

1. Jessie Gertrude Johnson Grave Marker

Inscription.

Daughter of Wallace H. & Mary Louise Johnson. Pioneer family of 1858. Born, Abilene, Kan. Aug 28, 1872. Went to her rest, Salina, Kan. July 7, 1939. Charter member Business & Professional Women's Club. Only woman member of Kansas Anti-Horse Thief Assn. Honorary member John A. Logan Post G.A.R.

A life like hers has left a record sweet for memory to dwell upon

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1939.

Location. 38° 50.215′ N, 97° 34.823′ W. Marker is in Salina, Kansas, in Saline County. It can be reached from East Iron Avenue. Grave marker is in the G.A.R. Section of Gypsum Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2020 East Iron Avenue, Salina KS 67401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Charles Edward Hyde (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert J. Paulette, P. E. (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Col. William A. Phillips (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oakdale Memorial Gateway (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gen. John A. Logan (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oakdale/Carver Pool (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salina.

Also see . . . Kansas Anti Horse Thief Association (1912 article). (Submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 10, 2016

2. Jessie Gertrude Johnson Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.