Ben Johnson was born February 1, 1890, at Clement, North Dakota. Ben homesteaded near Miles City, Montana, in 1915. He served in the Infantry in France during World War I. He married Margaret Pease of Lisbon on May 26, 1921, and the family moved to Bordulac in 1924, where he managed a lumber company and a grain elevator. Later he worked as a carpenter and painter. He served as temporary postmaster at Bordulac, was township clerk, and school district treasurer. He was a member of the V.F.W. at Carrington.
The couple had six children: Russell, Forrest, Laverne, Marjorie, Lou and Beverly.
Mr. Johnson died March 31, 1965, and is buried in the Veteran's plot in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 8B