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Barney "Barry" W Johnson 1861–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1861

Birth Location: Smythe Co, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Daniel Johnson

Mother: Elizabeth Atwell

Spouse(s): Mary Dunford

Children(s): Nancy Johnson, John Johnson, Myrtle Johnson, Robert Johnson, Spicy Johnson, Blanche Johnson, Wilbert Barrett, Patsy Johnson, Bettie Johnson, Minnie Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, William Johnson

The story of Barney "Barry" W Johnson began in 1861 in Smythe Co, Virginia, United States. Barney "Barry" W Johnson married Mary Polly Dunford, and had children including Bettie Johnson, Blanche Johnson, Elizabeth May Johnson, John Daniel Johnson, Minnie Johnson, Myrtle Johnson, Nancy Nannie Johnson, Patsy Irene Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Robert Lee Johnson, Spicy Johnson, Wilbert Johnson Barrett, William Johnson. Barney "Barry" W Johnson passed away in 1937 in Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Barney "Barry" W Johnson began in 1861 in Smythe Co, Virginia, United States.
  • Barney "Barry" W Johnson married Mary Polly Dunford, and had children including Bettie Johnson, Blanche Johnson, Elizabeth May Johnson, John Daniel Johnson, Minnie Johnson, Myrtle Johnson, Nancy Nannie Johnson, Patsy Irene Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Robert Lee Johnson, Spicy Johnson, Wilbert Johnson Barrett, William Johnson.
  • Barney "Barry" W Johnson passed away in 1937 in Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Barney Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Barney Johnson
1861–1937
Birth Place: Smythe Co, Virginia, United States
Parents
Daniel Johnson
1804–1882
Manassa, Price William County, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Atwell
1823–1904
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Major (Hugh) Johnson
1788–1852
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Snyder
1784–1862
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Joseph Atwell
1800–1865
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
DANIEL I
1754–1807
Mary Morton
1754–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colonel
1733–1797
Mary Anderson
1733–1776

Barney Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Barney ("Barry" W) Johnson (Mar 1861–1937) m. Mary (Polly) Dunford (20 Apr 1868–1 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. Nancy ("Nannie") Johnson 1901–1940
  2. 2. John (Daniel) Johnson 1911–
  3. 3. Myrtle Johnson 1904–1960
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Johnson 1904–1956 m. Mary (Alberta) Pruitt 1910–2000
    1. 1. Betty (Louise) Johnson 1928–1930
    2. 2. Dolores (Diane) Johnson 1934–1934
    3. 3. Bobby Johnson 1932–
    4. 4. Charles (Larry) Johnson
  5. 5. Spicy Johnson 1907–
  6. 6. Blanche Johnson 1908–
  7. 7. Wilbert (Johnson) Barrett 1919–
  8. 8. Patsy (Irene) Johnson 1884–1960
  9. 9. Bettie Johnson 1895–1972
  10. 10. Minnie Johnson 1898–1941
  11. 11. Elizabeth (May) Johnson 1892–1971
  12. 12. Rebecca Johnson 1893–1967
  13. 13. William Johnson 1883–

Barney Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
Mar 1861
Birth of Barney "Barry" W Johnson in Smythe Co, Virginia, United States
Smythe Co, Virginia, United States
1937
1937
Age 76
Death of Barney "Barry" W Johnson in Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1861
    Event Place: Smythe Co, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Welch Mountain, McDowell/Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

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