Born ‎ Dec 19, 1814 at NJ, died ‎after ER 1884‎, at least 70 years. Occupation: Blacksmith
Residing in Wayne Twp., Champaign Co. in 1840, Urbana Twp. in 1850. Later was a blacksmith in Spring Hills. Only Mathis remaining in Champaign Co. in 1880.

Also known as: Lacina Smith, born ‎ Jan 11, 1815 at , Clark, OH, died ‎ Feb 23, 1884 at Sedgwick, Harvey, KS‎, 69 years, ‎1st marriage to: Allen Mathis, ‎2nd marriage to: Isreal Smith
Newspaper article found in the Morgan Family Bible:

In Memoriam
Levina Johnson was born in Clark county, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1815, and was married Oct. 29, 1833, to Israel Smith. She was left a widow April 13, 1836, and was married March 29, 1838, to Allen Mathis, who is left to mourn her death.

When she was quite young her parents moved to Champaign county Ohio, where she lived till 1871, when with her husband she settled in Sedgwick Kansas. In 1873 they moved back to their old home in Ohio, and in 1883 they located again in Sedgwick, where sister Mathis departed this life at 8 o'clock P.M. Feb 23, 1884, 69 years, 1 month and 12 days.

At an early age the subject of this sketch experienced religion and united with the Christian church, continuing a member of the same until after her marraige with Bro. Mathis, when she transferred her membership to the M.E. church in which communion she lived a holy life and died a triumphant death. At the time of her second marriage she established, and ever afterward maintained, family worship. She was a good woman in the sense of being harmless. She was gentle in her disposition toward all with whom she came in contact. She was not given to speaking unkind words of her neighbors, hence she made no enemies, wounded no one's feelings.

But there was a strong positive side to her character. She had convictions on all moral questions and maintained them unflinchingly. Hers was a deep religious nature. Religion was more to her than a mere profession and a round of church services; it was a deep, rich, abiding, joyous faith in Christ and loving devotion to his service. Her salvation from sin was an actuality, her hope of heaven a source of comfort and peace during a long life of affliction and in the hour of death. A few hours before her death
the hymn commencing "My latest sun is sinking fast" was sung. With great effort she joined each time in the words of the chorus, "To my immortal home." The most impressive scene was during the singing of the last verse.

"O bear my longing heart to him
Who bled and died for me;
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin,
And gives me victory."

In response to the sentiment of these words she waved her hand and endeavored to raise the shout of victory.

Few people suffer more that she during life, none complain less. A short time before the last struggle she was asked if she was in pain. her answer was: "No, but I'm tired." Soon God took her to himself, where she will rest forever.