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