Background
Johnson, Roy Melisander was born on July 11, 1881 in Cashton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Oley Andrew and Sarah Melissa (Skinner) Johnson.
Johnson, Roy Melisander was born on July 11, 1881 in Cashton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Oley Andrew and Sarah Melissa (Skinner) Johnson.
Student Milton (Wisconsin) College, 1894-1897. Bachelor of Arts, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1899.
Printer, 1900-1907; editor public Ardmore (Oklahoma) Statesman. 1907-1913; pioneer in opening oil field in Southern Oklahoma, 1913, and associated with C.R. Smith in discovery of Graham Oil Field, 1919. President Healdton Petroleum Company.
Also officer or director other companies.
Member Oklahoma State Highway Commission, 1924-1927. Mason (33°, Shriner).
Married Odessa Otey, April. Married second, Elizabeth Thomason, June 17, 1926. Children: Otey, June Odessa.