Searching for information on Stephen J. JOHNSON b. 1838/1839 Sumner Co. TN., son of Benjamin J. JOHNSON and Rebecca TURNER Married 13 Oct 1860 Sumner Co. TN to Sarah M. SHAW. In the Shaw family cemetery, there are 2 children buried there: Almeda Johnson b 8 Nov 1867 d 7 Aug 1869, dau of S.J. & S.M. Johnson and Stephen M. Johnson b 28 Feb 1862 d 1 July 1864. Possible children of Stephen and Sarah. Stephen is listed on the 1860 Sumner Co. Tn census. Through court records, he is shown to be living in Stoddard Co., Missouri in about 1872. He sold land in Sumner County, TN in 1876. No further record has been found. Siblings of Stephen J. Johnson: Austin Nelson Johnson b. 1815/1818 William Johnson b. May 2 1820 James M. Johnson b. 1825/1826 Mary Jane Johnson b. September 20, 1827 B. Franklin Johnson b. April 4, 1829, died October 12, 1899 Susan A. Johnson b. 1831 John R. Johnson b. abt. 1837

My brick wall is my ggrandmother, the above subject. I'm not sure where she was born, but she died in Kansas City, MO in 1917. She married Frank or Franklin PAYTON b abt 1840 in Versaile, Woodford, KY. They moved to Miami, Saline, MO, where my grandfather was one of five children, two of which died at an early age. Children of Frank or Franklin PAYTON and Mary Margaret JOHNSON: Minnie Augusta b 30 Jun 1874, m. Ambroz Hamilton Spence Ida Mae b 17 May abt 1877, m Zacharia Walker Allen Charles Franklin b abt 1887, was my grandfather. Would sure appreciate help on this one. Thanks, Judy

David Johnson died in Cape Girardeau County MO in 1823. Wife Margaret. Sons Jonathan, Ransom, Constant, Davis, Noble, William. Daughters Willey Elmey and Sarah. My gggp Noble was married to Margarette Pinkerton in Perry County MO in 1829. They had several children in the 1830 census some old enough to have been born about 1814-1816. Noble was born in 1796, Margarette in 1806. That all points to a first wife, who was she? Or were these children orphans from Jonathan (and Mary) who died in 1830 and William who died a few years earlier? Davis and William were married in Christian County KY in 1808-1809. I think the family group was together for the 1810 Christian County KY census. David and wife, plus Davis and wife and William and wife joined the Bethel Baptist church at Jackson MO in 1812. At the first Bethel Baptist Associating meeting about 1815 or '16, Jonathan and William were messengers from the Turkey or Dry Creek Church (in what is now Bollinger County. Noble and Davis were messengers to the St. Francis Baptist Association representing the Little Vine Church (Madison Co. MO) from its founding in 1850 through 1863. During that time Davis's son Joseph D. was also at the association meetings and eventually was ordained a Baptist preacher. Davis in the 1850 census said he was born in SC. Noble said the same, but ten years later (but only 8 years older) Noble said NC. There were about 18 David Johnsons in the two Carolina 1790 census. The David Johnson of Lancaster Co SC stayed there (also had no children) to become governor of SC about 1840 so that one is eliminated. What I don't know is where in NC or SC the family stayed, or if they stay in one place? Then who is Margaret, wife of David? And who are their parents? Gerald J.

Eric H. Johnson wrote: Except that the Johnstone came from stone referring to estate, not son. And the 1790 census puts Johnson third, not fourth. There were 21,000+ Smiths (based on a trade as in black smith, silver smith...), 11,000 Jones and 10,600 Johnsons. Here in Central Iowa, it looks like Johnson could outnumber any three other names put together in many area phone books, though officially we Johnsons just outnumber Anderson and Larson individually, not together. You missed my comment that in old English, Fitz meant "son of" so Fitz Gerald would be the son of Gerald. That doesn't explain the use of Fitz alone. There were Jonssons from Sweden in the Swedish settlements along the Delaware that were established by 1638 that blended into the New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania colonies in the next 150 years and likely their names became fully Anglicized like their customs. So there is some early history of Svenske Johnson in this country as well as Johnsons from the English islands. Gerald > > Gerald, > > In almost all of its forms, Johnson and other "son" names can be traced back > to some form of patronymic. The Scandinavians are the most prevalent simply > because they abandoned the practice most recently, and had their largest > wave of emigration to the US about the same time (as you stated, mid to late > 1800's). As I recall, in England patronymics were formally outlawed by edict > in the early 1600's, although the practice had already been mostly abandoned > by that time. With very little assistance from Scandinavians, Johnson was > already the fourth most common surname in the newly formed United States at > the time of the American revolution. > > Further, the practice of patronymics (and occasionally matronymics) can be > found in almost every culture. As a percentage of population, surnames which > originated as patronymics comprise the single largest category of name > origins, where the other common origins are, trade names (Smith, Shoemaker), > place names (Waters, Rivers), and nick names (Brown, Kennedy). If you look > at the top five most frequently occurring surnames in the US, Smith, > Johnson, Williams, Jones and Brown respectively, only Smith and Brown are > not patronymics, while Johnson and Jones are different forms of the same > name (see below). > > In addition to "son" (generally English or Swedish), other common patronymic > prefixes or suffixes include: > > Mc, Mac, O' - MacDonald, O'Leary - Scottish, Irish > s, up - Williams, Upjohn - Welsh > sen - Christiansen - Norwegian, > Danish > ez - Martinez, Rodriguez - Spanish > sohn - Mendelssohn - German > de - DeLorean - French > di - DiMarco - Italian > ovich - Ivanovich - Russian > ibn - Ibn Nasser - Egyptian (?) > al - Al Fayed - Arabic > > I suspect "ski" (Pulaski), "wicz" (Abramowicz) and a few other suffixes are > patronymics as well, but I do not know for sure. > > Lastly, fortunately there are many spellings for names that all mean Johnson > or "son of John". A partial list includes: > > Johnson > Johnston > Jones > Jackson > Johns > Upjohn > Ivanovich > Juarez > Johansson, Johanssen > Janson, Jansson, Janssen, Jensen > Jonsson, Jonssen > > And many more. If a common spelling were accepted, we would have to create > one phone directory dedicated to Johnsons, and one for everyone else <g>. > > Regards, > Eric > > > It has been said that Johnsons are from Sweden. But we are also from > > Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, all of Scandinavia, Germany (maybe > > spelled Johansson or Jonsson or mangled from Jorganson), and Normandy. > > Its been reported that there was a Johnson with the Norman invaders of > > England in 1066. I think its true that Johnsons populate the whole earth > > today. Many times I figure any family tree that doesn't show Johnsons is > > just incomplete... > > > > It may be that some of the English Johnsons came down from Viking > > invaders long before 1066, but in old English Johnstone meant the estate > > and many servants took that as their name. The prefix Fitz in some eras > > of old English meant "son of" also to confuse the issue. > > > > Worse confusion comes from Scandinavia where until about a century ago > > the practice was to use SON as a suffix the father's given name (Dotter > > for girls), so the last name of children of Sven Larson would be Svenson > > and Svendotter. The last name didn't carry through the generations > > unless the first name did too. > > ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== > Be nice to one another. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

My JOHNSON brick wall is my great grandfather, A. Leander Johnson, b. 1834 in OH and lived most of his life in Van Wert Co. OH, but died in Adams Co. IN in 1907. I found a sibling, his sister Roxana, b. 1835 in OH (where ?) and married Harlow Richmond in Crawford Co. OH in 1857. Roxana lived in Van Wert Co. OH in 1861 and moved to Sacramento CA and in city directory in 1881. Everything I have on A. Leander Johnson is under his middle name - I don't know what the "A" stands for, except it's on his tombstone. He is buried in Metzer cemetery in Van Wert Co. OH. He married Sarah Varney in 1865 and later married Elizabeth Harden Whitright in 1878. I believe the John W. Johnson and Roxana Johnson that are listed on the register of deaths from Van Wert Co. are his parents, but I cannot prove this. As a child I remember hearing older family members talking about ancestors leaving children with friends and neighbors and going to the gold rush. I believe John & Roxana came back to Convoy OH to live with their children prior to their death. Some of the next 2 generations moved to Sacramento - must have been a connection. Anyone having a Leander, b. 1834 in OH and a Roxana, b. 1835 in OH in any of their family tree??? I would love to hear from you. Tired of this brick wall..Jean Johnson Fitzgerald

Looking for relatives of David D. Johnson (1816-1906) Jamestown, Ohio Was a Baptist minister in the Greene county area for over 50 years. I have a list of relatives so if anyone is connected, Id appreciate a reply. David Johnson

My brick wall is Hiram Johnson: Hiram Johnson was born in 1791 in PA and died Sept. 1818 probably in Brown Co. Ohio. He married Mary Fitzgerald b. in Fleming Co. Ky Their child was John Johnson b. October 16, 1817 in Brown Co. Ohio and died after 1860 (another brick wall as he disappeared). He married Elizabeth Henry and their children were: Elizabeth Eva b. October 12, 1853 d. December 15, 1897 in North Wichita, KS JOHNSON, Hiram Wilson b: 31 MAY 1852 in Ripley (Brown) OH d: 19 MAR 1921 in St. Charles (Madison) IA JOHNSON, Horace b: ABT 1852 d. in 1942 in Los Angeles, Ca JOHNSON, John Henry b: ABT 1848 JOHNSON, Margaret Mary "Mollie" b: 12 OCT 1853 in Ripley (Brown) OH d: 4 APR 1900 in Monmouth (Warren) IL married Samuel Swan Burrell. Horace Johnson and John Henry Johnson are two lost ends. Horace married a sickly woman named Mary who outlived him (and didn't bother to tell the family he had died) and John Henry Johnson who lived in Oregon or Washington. Carol Thorpe thorpe@up.net Marquette, MI

Looking for ancestor and descendant information on Whittenton/Whittington, Hetty and Magee Johnson. In 1834 they were mentioned in the Revolutionary War Bounty records as heirs to Thomas Clark. This family resided in Delaware. Does anyone recognize these Johnson family? Celeste

The above person is as far back as I have managed to get on the Johnsons. William married Rachel Hodgson in 1771 at Lastingham Yorkshire. The JOHNSON family that I am reseaching moved to Moorsholm in Yorkshire England (pretty near the Durham border). I would be glad to pass on any more information that i have to any interested parties. Helen York England

My second Johnson brick wall is Charity Johnson, born Abt 1755, died 1837 in Fayette Co, KY. She married Samuel Devore abt 1778. Their children were Ann Devore, Deborah R Devore, Susannah Devore, Milton Devore, John Devore, Moses Devore, Uriah Johnson Devore, Jesse P Devore, and James Devore . Any help would be appreciated. Judy

My brick wall is David William Johnson. He is my great grandfather through his daughter, Eliza Johanna Johnson. I know he lived in Graysville, Putnam Co, MO. He lived next to Benjamin Rose, the father of David Johnson's second wife, Susanna Martha Rose. His first wife was Hester Johnson (her maiden name). They were married in Shelby Co, Indiana. I think David was born in Ohio abt 1811. I believe David William Johnson or Hester Johnson may be the grandchild of William Johnson and Phebe Bonnel. I do not have any proof other than they seem to be in the same location as other family members most of the time. Any information on these people would be appreciated. Judy Descendants of David William Johnson 1 David William Johnson b: Abt 1811 in Ohio d: 1879-1880 in Missouri +Hester Johnson b: 1812 in Ohio m: 5 September 1832 in Shelby Co, Indiana d: 15 April 1871 in Missouri 2 Julia Johnson b: 1835 2 William Johnson b: 1836 2 Joseph Johnson b: 1845 ... + Mary Ann 2 Rebecca Johnson b: 1847 2 Hettie J Johnson b: Abt 1855 d: 10 October 1886 in Putnam Co, Missouri 2 M C Johnson b: Abt 1856 *2nd Wife of David William Johnson: . +Susanna Martha Rose b: 1840-1841 m: 27 February 1872 in Putnam Co, Missouri d: 1882-1889 2 Eliza Johanna "Anna" Johnson b: 9 October 1873 in Putnam Co, Missouri d: 18 April 1954 in Elwood, Doniphan Co, Kansas ... +Benjamin Franklin Broyles b: 17 October 1869 in Macon Co, Missouri m: 16 May 1889 in Trenton, Grundy Co, Missouri d: 21 March 1943 in Atchison, Atchison Co, Kansas 2 Laura Jane Johnson b: 2 August 1876 in Putnam Co, Missouri d: 24 February 1950 in Pueblo, CO ... +Ben Snow *2nd Husband of Laura Jane Johnson: ... +Poyner m: in Pueblo, CO *3rd Husband of Laura Jane Johnson: ... +George William Gash m: 1897 d: 29 July 1920 in buried in Kansas

I am looking for Issac Johnson, He owned land in Whitley County, Kentucky. I know he died in 1854 according to the Whitley County Court Records. He had sons Daniel R who married a Fuson. John, Issac, William, Daughters Telitha, Mary and Martha Johnson who married Greenberry Wells in 1844. I would like to find out who Issac was married to and any information I can on his line. Thanks and have a great day Di Wells

My brick wall is a Jessie Johnson, born around 1855 in Texas. He was mullatto, the son of a slave and an Irish slave owner. In 1873 he married Mary Jane Massie in Frelsburg, Colorado, Texas and had several children there. They later settled in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas around 1900. Their son-Van Lawrence Johnson, Sr--was my husbands grandfather. I have been trying to obtain information on Jessie for over 5 years without success. Any help would be greatly appreciated!----Sharon James

My dead end is actually my first one. My father's mother Emma Belle Johnson. Born 1876 in Illinois to William Johnson and Emma Buscher. I am not sure if it is Johnson or Johnston Vivian markley

Henry B. Johnson, lived in Tippah Co., MS, said to be from Sweden via SC. B. abt. 1800-1870. m. to Elizabeth Barton. Henry d. as prisoner of war (Civil War) in Alton IL on 25 Oct 1863. Henry & Elizabeth had following children: Jesse, Thomas, Mary A., John, Green, Lewis, David, Cornilia Frances, Elizabeh "Bettie" Jane, James & Lovey Ann. Anyone have information on Henry's parents? Regards. Linda

Randy, To say the Jones came from Johnson would not be correct. Only that the names mean the same thing. As Europe became Christianized, the common names used were often derived from the Bible. One of, if not the most common name was "John", in what ever form it took in the native language. Therefore names such as Jon, Ian, Jan, Johan, Johannes, Ivan, Juan, Jean, etc. were all derived from the Biblical name of John. Thus when you apply the regional patronymic you end up with Jones, Jansen, Johansson, Ivanovich, etc. The source of much the information was an article entitled "You Doesn't Have to Call Me Johnson" which I found on one of the genealogy sites on the web (Ancestry.com I thought). I just did a search for it and could not find it. Regards, Eric > Very informative. > Could you direct me to someplace that would explain that Jones came > from Johnson. I was of the understanding they were Very split apart > by many centuries, and of war-faring tribes that fought each other > in pre Roman days. NOT trying to start any arguement.. just > wondering...

Philo may have gone by his initials P. A. JOHNSON. In 1860, he and wife Ruth are in the Harford, Cortland, NY census. They had a son Willis who was 10 years old @ the time. Philo's father may have been Eli JOHNSON born in Virgil abt 1813. Any connections? Lisa Waits other surnames w/ this family: WHITE, PERRY, and THRASHER ___________________________________________________ GO Network Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com

Still looking for Atlas James Johnson and his wife Mariah Louisa Woods. Atlas was the son of John and Mary Johnson of NC and MS. He had two sisters: Mary Ann Johnson who married John D. Crain and Lavina Johnson. Atlas was born in NC ca. 1824 and died in Carroll Co., MS. Oct. 1862. His wife Mariah Louisa Woods, born ca. 1836 in Ms. was the daughter of Hulda Caperton and Andrew Woods. Moriah died after 1886 in MS. Atlas and Moriah had the following issue: 1. Wm. Thos. Johnson 2. Andy Woods Johnson 3. Jas. Edgar Johnson 4. Peter Isaac Johnson 5. Huldah Ann Johnson 6. Green Caperton Johnson Any help will be appreciated! Helen in Memphis

Looking for information on Carl Emil JOHNSON. Unknown birthdate or location. Married Agusta ? and had at least 1 child, (Frank Arthur b 14 Sep 1888 & d.11, 1972.) Died in Henry Co, Illinois, I think . Any help would be appreciated. Steve

Lost family: Looking for anyone with information on a Percy Johnson married to Alice Rankin,could have been in Texas,Colorado or maybe Washington. Had 2 children I'm sure of Charlie L. Johnson b.9/2/1898 and Alma born a year or two earlier. Percy supposidly worked on the railroad,around Terry county,Texas when Charlie was born.alice died shortly thereafter and Percy remarried ,they had kids and the last place we know they lived was in the Denver ,Co. area. Any help is appreaciated, Nancy Johnson