In memory of

Elisha Graham Johnson

1875

Killed that day
July 21, 1875, aged 36

Their life

Location: Florida
Weapon: Shotgun
Offender: Charged with murder

Deputy Collector Elisha Johnson was shot and killed while searching for a still approximately 10 miles from Fernandina, Florida.

A suspect was arrested and charged with murder approximately two months later.

Deputy Collector Johnson was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War. At the time of his murder, he was also a sitting state Senator in the Florida Legislature.

Survived by

He was survived by his wife and father and is buried at Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

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