Background
Johnson, Lewis Edgar was born on September 29, 1860 in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Son of William B. and Agnes R. (Hinchman) Johnson.
Johnson, Lewis Edgar was born on September 29, 1860 in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Son of William B. and Agnes R. (Hinchman) Johnson.
Education public and private schools. Graduate Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1880.
Hardware and furniture business, with George K. Gwinn, at Alderson, since 1883. Cashier Greenbrier Valley Bank, Alderson, 1896-1900, president 1900-1909. President First National Bank (consolidation of Greenbrier Valley Bank and First National Bank) since 1909.
Director Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Secretary and treasurer Greenbrier Milling Company. Partner Johnson & George (farming), etc.
Served as county chairman Draft Board, World War.
Married Jane Ella Johnson, May 2, 1889. Children: Mary Pauline, Agnes (Mistress Joseph B. Vernon), Ellen Langley.