Marker Inscription
(1853-1922) A native of Georgia, Samuel W. Johnson established his first medical practice in Atlanta. After moving to Texas and settling in Corsicana, he became a respected community physician and was elected mayor in 1900. During his term in office the public library was established, thanks to the efforts of the city's women's clubs. Johnson was also instrumental in the early oil industry in Corsicana. His first wife, Kate Beaton, died in 1904. In 1910 he married Sarah Pace. Johnson moved to Dallas in 1910 and died there in 1922. He is buried in Corsicana's Oakwood Cemetery.
About this site
Johnson, Samuel Wistar, M. D. is a historical marker in Corsicana, Navarro County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0948, -96.4663 near Corsicana. The nearest cataloged historic site is Corsicana Public Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Corsicana, White, R.N., and Corsicana City Jail of 1908.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349007221. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
