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Amanda Adell Johnson 1844–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1844

Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1912

Death Location: Celeste, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: David Johnson

Mother: Damaris Gandy

Spouse(s): Samuel Nelson

Children(s): Minerva Nelson, George Nelson, William Nelson, James Sr., Amanda Nelson, Samuel Nelson

Amanda Adell Johnson was born in 1844 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA, the child of David Johnson And Damaris Gandy. Amanda Adell Johnson married Samuel Rufus Nelson, and had children including Amanda Adeline Addie Nelson, George Thomas Nelson, James Riley Nelson Sr, Minerva D Nelson, Samuel Darius Nelson, William Robert Nelson. Amanda Adell Johnson passed away in 1912 in Celeste, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Amanda Adell Johnson was born in 1844 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA, the child of David Johnson And Damaris Gandy.
  • Amanda Adell Johnson married Samuel Rufus Nelson, and had children including Amanda Adeline Addie Nelson, George Thomas Nelson, James Riley Nelson Sr, Minerva D Nelson, Samuel Darius Nelson, William Robert Nelson.
  • Amanda Adell Johnson passed away in 1912 in Celeste, Hunt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Johnson
1810–1855
Birth Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
DJ
Damaris Gandy
1810–1898
Birth Location: Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Nelson
1841–1915
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
SN

Children(s)

Minerva Nelson
1877–1927
Birth Location: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA
MN
George Nelson
1861–1924
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
GN
William Nelson
1868–1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
WN
James Sr.
1887–1918
Birth Location: Celeste, Hunt, Texas, USA
JS
Amanda Nelson
1885–1974
Birth Location: Texas, USA
AN
Samuel Nelson
1875–1961
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
SN

Amanda Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Amanda Johnson
1844–1912
Birth Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
David Johnson
1810–1855
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Damaris Gandy
1810–1898
Society Hill, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (W.) Johnson
1775–1854
Darlington County, South Carolina, USA
Catharine Quarles
1780–1870
South Carolina, USA
Booker Gandy
1771–1844
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Delilah Edmunds
1775–1859
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Johnson
1733–1826
Magdalen James
1742–1804
Brinkley Gandy
1742–1836
Martha Chambliss
1749–1840
Samuel Edmunds
1758–1799
Susan Cogburn
1761–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel James
1700–1754
Rachael Buffington
1724–1746
Edward Gandy
1715–1817
Elizabeth Allen
1715–1800
John Jr.
1728–1803
Sarah Lee
1731–1767
Howell Edmunds
1700–1770
Mary Briggs
1700–1777
John Cogburn
1745–1810
Hannah Harry
1750–1837

Amanda Johnson's Descendants

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Amanda (Adell) Johnson (20 Aug 1844–16 Mar 1912) m. Samuel (Rufus) Nelson (10 Oct 1841–2 Oct 1915)
  1. 1. Minerva (D.) Nelson 1877–1927
  2. 2. George (Thomas) Nelson 1861–1924
  3. 3. William (Robert) Nelson 1868–1897
  4. 4. James (Riley Nelson) Sr. 1887–1918
  5. 5. Amanda (Adeline (Addie)) Nelson 1885–1974 m. Carl (Martin) Chambers 1878–1949
    1. 1. Erma (Lee) Chambers 1919–2003 m. Earl Clark 1920–1995
  6. 6. Samuel (Darius) Nelson 1875–1961 m. Sally Bell 1875– m. Artie (Ovall) Hyde 1892–1993
    1. 1. Evelyn (Ovell) Nelson 1919–2011 m. Ray (Albert) Dillard 1911–1980
      1. 1. Curtis (Lynn) Dillard 1942– m. Christine (Darlene) Palaniuk 1949–2016
    2. 2. Frank (Samuel) Nelson 1899–1981
    3. 3. Mary (E.) Nelson 1909–

Amanda Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1844
20 Aug 1844
Birth of Amanda Adell Johnson in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
1912
16 Mar 1912
Age 68
Death of Amanda Adell Johnson in Hunt County, Texas, USA
Hunt County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Celeste, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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