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Absalom Yarborough Johnson 1821–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1821

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1907

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Father: WILLIAM JOHNSON

Mother: Sarah Gross

Spouse(s): Sarah Hollinshead

Children(s): William Johnson

Absalom Yarborough Johnson was born in 1821 in Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States, the child of William Johnson And Sarah Gross. Absalom Yarborough Johnson married Sarah Elizabeth Hollinshead, and had children including William Robert Johnson. Absalom Yarborough Johnson passed away in 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Absalom Yarborough Johnson was born in 1821 in Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States, the child of William Johnson And Sarah Gross.
  • Absalom Yarborough Johnson married Sarah Elizabeth Hollinshead, and had children including William Robert Johnson.
  • Absalom Yarborough Johnson passed away in 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM JOHNSON
1779–
Birth Location: Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
WJ
Sarah Gross
1785–1882
Birth Location: Marden, Surrey, England
SG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hollinshead
1828–1914
Birth Location: New York, United States
SH

Children(s)

William Johnson
1845–1906
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
WJ

Absalom Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Johnson
1821–1907
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Parents
WILLIAM JOHNSON
1779–
Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Sarah Gross
1785–1882
Marden, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Johnson's Descendants

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Absalom (Yarborough) Johnson (24 December 1821–12 Mar 1907) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hollinshead (1 Aug 1828–24 Nov 1914)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Johnson 1845–1906 m. Salome (Jean) Shadburne 1849–1934
    1. 1. William (Byers) Johnson 1881–1954 m. Mabel (Clare) Davis 1886–1981
      1. 1. William (Robert) Johnson 1914–1952 m. Martha (Gelene) Johnson 1916–2003
      2. 2. Roberta (Ellen) Johnson 1915–2000
      3. 3. Lewis (Davis) Johnson 1917–2000
      4. 4. Mary Johnson 1924–2020
      5. 5. George (Shadburne) Johnson 1921–1995
      6. 6. Mildred (Yarbrough) Johnson 1920–2002

Absalom Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1821
24 December 1821
Birth of Absalom Yarborough Johnson in Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
1907
12 Mar 1907
Age 86
Death of Absalom Yarborough Johnson in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1821
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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