W-1908-HJIC.DOC

Generation +2 Grandson of William Landau of Oberlin Ks daughter #1's son

	1908 Johnson-Crabb
address	408 N Grand Oberlin KS 67749
born	1908-10-15 Harold Johnson Kanona Ks	1907-12-29 Inez Crabb Shell City Mo
married	19_ Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks	1971-10-02 Oberlin Ks
father	1878 Oscar Johnson	Elton Drake Crabb
mother	1880 Dora Landau	Lela B Meyers
#1 child	1935-04-04 Nancy Jo Johnson Kanona Ks	19xx Delbert L Larson
#2	1938-06-04 Charles William Johnson Oberlin KS	19xx Sandra Ann Culver
	1962 Cinthia Ann Johnson
		1939 Barbra Milner
	1964 Phillips Patricia Milner
	1975 Charles Harold Johnson
#3	1945-xx-xx Lynn Richard Johnson Oberlin Ks	1945 Polly Ann Coombs

Harold Johnson

Harold Johnson back third from left back row, Inez (Crabe) Johnson third from left front row.

Farm Leader Likes FB Policy Formation Oberlin Herald 1958

"Farm Bureau is the only farm organization that really makes a genuine effort to get grassroots thinking of farmers in its policy formation and everything else that it does" claims Harold Johnson, Decatur County farm leader.

The Johnson's grain and livestock farm is located about 12 miles east of Oberlin, just north of Kanona. The farming operation consists of 1260 acres with 800 acres in cropland and the balance in grass.

Johnson explained that he first joined Farm Bureau because his county needed a county agent. Later he became interested in Farm Bureau as an organization and saw where farmers needed an organization to speak for them in the state legislature and in Washington D C.

Johnson was named one of the ten 1957 leaders of the Year by the Kansas Farm Bureau. The award is based on outstanding accomplishments in the business of farming and on leadership activities in the county and state Farm Bureau.

As Part of his recognition he received an expense-paid trip to Washington D C where he and the other leaders visited with the Kansas Congressional delegation, United States Department of Agriculture officials, and officers of the American "Farm Bureau Federation

Johnson first became a Farm Bureau member in 1936 when Decatur county first organined a Farm Bureau.

During his first year, Johnson and his uncle Carl worked together as a membership team in their township. After the membership drive was over, they had won first prize of a Stetson hat for being the team signing up the most members.

Since his beginning in Farm Bureau in 1936 when he served as a member of the first board of directors, Johnson has been active in Farm Bureau work. During this time he has served on the board of directors several years and on most of the various Farm Bureau committees. His tour of duty on the county board of directors includes serving as president, vice president and secretary treasurer.

Johnson explained that in Farm Bureau each farmer has an equal opportunity to express his own views and help form policy. During meetings, every individual can express himself and work for his own views.