Editing Edwin C. Johnson (section)

==Background==
Johnson was born in [[Scandia, Kansas|Scandia]] in [[Republic County, Kansas|Republic County]] in northern [[Kansas]]. As a child, he moved with his family to Elsie, Perkins County, Nebraska and then to [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]]. Johnson attended Lincoln High School under the tutelage of [[William Jennings Bryan]], who was serving as a substitute teacher. After graduation in 1903, Johnson pursued his dream of becoming a railroad man, and after numerous positions became a train dispatcher/telegrapher at [[Fairmont, Nebraska|Fairmont]] in [[Fillmore County, Nebraska|Fillmore County]] in southeastern Nebraska. In 1909, Johnson contracted [[tuberculosis]] and was advised to relocate to Colorado,  where the climate was believed helpful in his medical situation. After recovering from the disease he settled together with his wife near [[Craig, Colorado]].<ref>https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Edwin%20Johnson.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016184508/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Edwin%20Johnson.pdf |date=October 16, 2020 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>