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Story of Belle and her beau inspires Johnson family memoir

Josiah and Belle Johnson, seated, pose in 1957 with their children Jack, Nancy, Whitt, Carolyn, Jim, Katherine, Louise, Al, Pete, Mutt, Joe and Ruby. [PHOTO COURTESY OF NANCY JOHNSON HARRELSON]

By Bill Moss, Published: September 30, 2020

When he was 26 years old, Josiah Johnson aimed to marry Belle Whitt, the 18-year-old daughter of a well-to-do general store owner from Marshall.

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