Jane's Genealogy Jigsaw
Johnson Family
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Introduction
Griffin Johnson, also known as Griffith Johnston, is the earliest ancestor found so far on this line. He was born somewhere in Virginia, but was in Logan County, Ohio by 1818, when he married his first wife, Ruth Patton, there. Griffin moved to Adams County, Indiana, with his second wife, Jemima Cox, and their children, prior to 1840.
He was probably closely related to Andrew Johnson who married Jemima's sister, Esther Cox, and who also moved to Adams County, Indiana.
My thanks to other Johnson family researchers, in particular Craig Beeman, for generously sharing their research with me.
Quick overview of my line of descent
Explanation
Below is a list of my direct ancestors with this surname.
It begins with the earliest known and (usually) ends when a female ancestor marries into another family.
No information on living persons is included.
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- Griffin JOHNSON, born about 1797 in Virginia; died in March 1850 in Adams County, Indiana. He married (2) on 17 June 1823 in Miami County, Ohio
Jemima COX (born 20 March 1801 in Pennsylvania; died 27 April 1887 in Adams County, Indiana; buried in Tricker Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana). Their children included:
- Margaret Schooler JOHNSON, born 17 December 1835 in Ohio; died 21 September 1912 in Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana; buried 24 September 1912 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana. She married 12 April 1860 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana
Abraham LHAMON (born 13 June 1832 in Knox County, Ohio; died 27 July 1913 in Monroe, Adams County, Indiana; buried July 1913 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Adams, Indiana).
The Importance of Documentation
Documentation
- Census History
A table showing where my Johnson ancestors lived in each census year, with links to transcriptions.
- Land Records
Johnson family land records with links to the Bureau of Land Management website.
Links
- Johnson Message Board
RootsWeb Message Board for the Johnson surname
- Johnson Mailing List
RootsWeb Mailing List for the Johnson surname