Eliza Johnson was the fifth child of Charles G. and Edith Ash Johnson, having two living sisters and a brother older than she was. She was a dark-eyed, dark-haired baby with brunette complexion, a beautiful little sister. When she was about three months old she was stricken with rheumatic fever and for months had to be carried around on pillows, her little limbs wrapped in cotton padding. It was while she was so ill that Mother's father took seriously ill and passed away in November.

The next spring Father was called on a mission to Sweden, leaving Mother and her four little ones, with another baby expected in September. Rosa was born September 24, 1902, and there were the five of us children for Mother to care for. This she did very faithfully and we were all well and happy when Father came home in early May of 1904.

Eliza grew up in a large family of brothers and sisters, learning to give and take as children must in large families. She was always a gentle loving sister, unduly considerate of their wants.

She graduated from the eighth grade at Lindon School, then attended High School at Pleasant Grove. During the school year of 1916-1917 she was an assistant to the first grade teacher, Amy Walker, at the Lindon School. Here she became very well acquainted with two of the other teachers at the school, Marvel and Viva Taylor from Lehi. When I returned from my mission to the Eastern States I met these girls and the four of us, Eliza, Marvel, Viva and I became almost inseparable companions during the next four years. Eliza and I would ride over to Lehi on the orem electric train and the girls from Lehi spent many of their Saturdays and Sundays here with us, so we two sisters became unusually close to each other, though I was five years the older. We worked in the Mutual together, in the Lindon 2nd Ward, she as Secretary and I as 2nd Counselor in 1919-1920, even before that she had been Primary Secretary, while I was President from March 1917 to April 1918. Eliza had a beautiful alto voice and often sang duets with Nona Kirk, who sang soprano. She always sang in the Ward Choir.

After her marriage, she and Rollo, made their home in American Fork, except for about 15 months, which was spent in Parleys Canyon where Rollo was working on the railroad. They came back to American Fork so Elaine, their eldest child could start school.

Eliza became the mother of seven children, four girls and three boys. She worked untiringly to make things as easy and pleasant for her children as she could, going without things for herself and many of the little extras in the home, that would have lessoned her work, so that the children could have music lessons and other things they thought necessary.

She went through three fires in her home, which was a terrible financial set-back to them, as also a loss of a lot of hard work, which had to be done all over again after each loss. She was Secretary of one of the American Fork Irrigation Districts for several years, in that way, adding her share to the family income, also picking berries and Cherries whenever it was possible for her to do so.

And though she did all this work in the up-keep of her home and family needs, she made time to always take part in Church activities. She was secretary of the American Fork 4th Ward Relief Society in 1925 and was a Primary teacher most of her married life, first in the 4th Ward, then in the 6th Ward. She did all anyone could do to keep her family together while Rollo served a short term Mission in Texas, Louisiana Mission. She and some of the children drove to Texas when Rollo was released, a wonderful and well earned vacation for her. Eliza and Rollo also did a lot of Temple work, and had great plans for a Mission together after their family had grown up, but our Heavenly Father had other plans for her and He called her home on 30 January 1951. She left a stunned and sorrowing family, relatives, neighbors and friends, but all with memories of her sweet, unselfishness, her devotion and kindness to all who touched her life.