People

Johnstown has had a colorful and varied cast of people that deserve recognition from our past. ​This website is currently featuring the following individuals in the People category. More will be added in the future. Note that the first two names were the father and son US Congressmen that Johnstown produced during the twentieth century.  

​John M. Ashbrook, US Congressman, 1961-1982
William A. Ashbrook, US Congressman, 1907-1921 aand 1935-1940
Mary E. Babcock, Founder of the Mary E. Babcock Foundation 
Oliver Bigelow, Founder and Proprietor of Johnstown, Ohio
Norman G. Buxton, American Zoologist and Jesup North Pacific Expedition member 
Charles A. Cornell, American Inventor, (1897-1952) 
Brigadier General Perry Miles, Memorable US Army officer and hometown hero
Isaac Williams, Early Johnstown settler, (1799-1856)