This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnitaNC Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.knox/9325.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Britton 'Britt' Johnson was born in Greene County, TN. He married Mary McDaniel about 1877. Their son James E. Johnson was born July 1879. (He is with them in the 1880 census in Knox). They had another son Henry and two daughters Ollie and Dannie Mae (our grandmother). Mary McDaniels Johnson died in 1890. In 1892, Britton married Mary Jones. They didn't have any children. The Dennis listed with them is Britt's grandson by his son James E. Johnson. Britt and Mary raised Dennis. We were told that Dennis mother died in childbirth and his father couldn't take care of him. In 1900 they are in Anderson County, and in 1910 in Knox. His second wife died about 1928. By now all his children had moved from TN to KY (Harlan, Bell, Knox Counties) to work in the mines. Britt went to live with his granddaughter (Ida May Hamby Ball & her husband Isom Ball). Ida May was a daughter of Ollie Johnson (Britt's daughter). Until just a few months ago, I didn't know if his name was Bri! tt, Brittain, Britton, Albert,or Robert. My mother-in-law always said he went by Britt Johnson. He was her husband's grandpa. Britt's daughter Dannie Mae, married William Thornton Collins in Campbell Co. TN in 1904. They left there about 1915 to go to Harlan, Kentucky. He had relatives there and he went to work in the mines. Their son Roy Collins (my father-in-law) 1911-1983, worked in the mines as an electrician and was also a preacher. He married my mother-in-law, Maude Ellen 'Frye' in Tinsley, Bell Co. Ky in 1935. While working the mines, he attended Fruitland Bible College & later accepted a church in Knoxville, TN. He moved his wife and 3 sons there, where they all grew up. Roy later took a church in NC. Their youngest son is my husband Donald (1943-1992. Now my in-laws and all 3 of their sons are buried here in Western NC. The sons died fairly young, (50, 45, 49.) I'm retired from nursing now, working on the family's ancestry. I'm tracing the Collins, Fryes,! Johnson, Saylors, Brocks, Sprinkles & Blanton families from the KY co unties mentioned above, as well as the TN counties that border KY. Thanks so much for you help. Anita Collins Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.