I haven't posted in awhile, so here goes. So far my Johnson's are all in Virginia. My Great, great, grandparents were Ann R ALLEN and her first husband (m 4 Dec 1851) John Henry JOHNSON of Petersburg, VA. John Henry JOHNSON died March 1861 and is buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, VA. Ann R. ALLEN’s second husband was Francis C. GITMAN / GITTMAN Ann and John Henry JOHNSON had one son (that I know of), Jno. W. R. JOHNSON (name on marriage certificate, but, I believe his name was John Walter Royal JOHNSON, see below for more info). Jno / John W R JOHNSON and his first wife Martha WELLS had a daughter Nancy Elenor Johnson. Martha died giving birth to her 2nd child, who died almost 5 months later. Jno / John W R JOHNSON married the second time at age 23, on 25 May 1876, in Petersburg, VA., to Ellen E. HALL, daughter of Jas. & Mary HALL. From this second marriage I know of eight children: 1 Justin Eaton JOHNSON, born 1878? Know nothing else about him. 2 Alice Dewey JOHNSON, born 12 January 1879-80 in Petersburg, VA. Never married. 3 Clara Elizabeth JOHNSON, born 19 March 1980-81 in Petersburg, VA. Never married. 4 Rebecca Steele JOHNSON, born 19 February 1883 in Boldsboro, NC. Married 26 November 1908, William Tazewell Ross MORRIS II. 5 Walter Gladstone JOHNSON, born 9 May 1886 in Richmond, VA. Married 23 June 1925, Ethel Marie TURNER 6 Allan Pitt JOHNSON, born 10 June 1887-88 in Richmond, VA. Married 17 November 1914, Nellie Maxwell ARCHER. (These are my grandparents.) 7 Charles Royal JOHNSON, born 22 January 1890-02 in Richmond, VA. Married Anna WACKER 8 Wallace Chambers JOHNSON, born?, died in infancy 7 June 1896 Jno / John Walter Royal JOHNSON died 8 Feb 1908 in Richmond, VA. The family story is that while running in the rain to catch a street car, he slipped and fell (he might have been hit by the street car), and died soon after (hours? days? weeks?). I haven't found his obit or a newspaper article about his fall. I have a lot of information about the decendents, but have not been able to go back any farther than John Henry Johnson. I'm very willing to share information. Marinell Johnson Reeves