“Abner J. Johnson, 72, died yesterday at his residence, 505 North Albany Street. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Jessie; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Milton and Miss Wilhelmina Johnson, all of Ithaca, and one son, Charles, of New York City. The funeral will take place at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 13, at the church, the Rev. B. H. Payne officiating. Interment will be in Lake View Cemetery.”

“Deaths, Funerals: Abner J. Johnson,” Ithaca Journal, May 11, 1934, 3.