Washington and Jefferson College - Pandora Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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lk Elhnmaa Enmrirkhnuar Mnhnznn uary, l84l. His parents were VVilliam K. .lohnson and Eliza- beth johnson, nee, llumrickhouse, the 'former being of Scotch lrish and the latter of llennsylvania German stock. After completing the cou1'se of study in the High School of his native town, and further studies under private tutors, he entered the Sophomore L lass of ilefferson College in 1858, and graduated in 1861. l-le received the A. M. degree in 1866 from the united XfVashington X jefferson College. ln college he was a member of the l'hilo Literary Society, the Academy of H li subject of this sketch was born at Coshocton, Ohio, jan- Natural Science and the fb K XII lfraternity. After graduation he took up the profession of Civil Engineer. his lirst professional employment being in 1863, in a subordinate capacity, on the construction of the bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville, Ohio, notable as the lirst long span railway bridge over the navigable waters of the Coun- try. llis subsequent professional career has covered a wide range of exper- ience in railway location. construction and maintenance. ln 1896 he became Chief lingineer of the l . C, C. N St. l.. Ry.. commonly known as the l'an Handle Railroad, and in IQOI was made Consulting Engineer of the llenn- sylvania I.ines NVest of Pittsburg, which position he still holds. ln the literary lield his efforts have been confined to professional papers read lzefore lingineering Societies, and contributions to lingineering publi- cations. One of these papers, On the Strength of Columns Q'l'ransactions of Am. Soc. of C. li., 18861 established new formulae for computing the strength of columns, which have been accepted and a1'e used by Engineers both at home and abroad. l-le is a Member and Past l'resident of the Engineers Society of XV. l'a., Member of the American Soc. C. li., of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the National Geog. Soc., and of the American Ry. and M. XV. Association. ln 1868 he married Martha rl. l'atterson, daughter of .lohn S. lJilttCl'S0l1 of Steubenville, Ohio. 'l'wo daughters and one son have been born to them. namely, llessie ll.. Margaret and XVilliam K., all of whom are living, and the home circle unbroken. 22

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