Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia ALEXANDER ROBERT JOHNSON Alexander Robert Johnson is one of the most popular residents of Sherman district, Calhoun County, West Virginia. His whole life has been passed in this county, where he was born in September, 1858, his time given to the acquisition of knowledge and the maintenance of an honorable independence. He is the son of John H. and Mary (Huffman) Johnson, who settled in what is now Calhoun County in 1834. His postoffice address is Grantsville. (Linda Fluharty)