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Benjamin William Johnson 1787–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1787

Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Jr

Mother: Charity Bobbit

Spouse(s): Lucille Roberson, Louisa Johnson

Children(s): Houston Johnson, John Johnson, William Johnson, Harriet Johnson, Jerusha Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Lucinda Johnson, Marshall Johnson, Matilda Johnson, Cader Johnson

In 1787, Benjamin William Johnson entered the world in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Franklin Johnson Jr And Charity Bobbit. In 1850, Benjamin William Johnson resided in District 25, Maury, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin William Johnson married Louisa M Johnson, Lucille Lucy Roberson, and had children including Cader Cater Pinkney Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Harriet S Johnson, Houston Brittain Johnson, Jerusha Amie Johnson, John C Johnson, Lucinda Jane Johnson, Marshall Johnson, Matilda Johnson, William Johnson. Benjamin William Johnson passed away in 1871 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Benjamin William Johnson entered the world in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Franklin Johnson Jr And Charity Bobbit.
  • In 1850, Benjamin William Johnson resided in District 25, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin William Johnson married Louisa M Johnson, Lucille Lucy Roberson, and had children including Cader Cater Pinkney Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Harriet S Johnson, Houston Brittain Johnson, Jerusha Amie Johnson, John C Johnson, Lucinda Jane Johnson, Marshall Johnson, Matilda Johnson, William Johnson.
  • Benjamin William Johnson passed away in 1871 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jr
1760–1821
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, Formed 1746 From Edgecombe County
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Charity Bobbit
1760–1856
Birth Location: , Warren, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucille Roberson
1790–1860
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
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Louisa Johnson
1795–1871
Birth Location: Jamaica, USA
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Children(s)

Houston Johnson
1816–1894
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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John Johnson
1816–1883
Birth Location: , , Mississippi
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William Johnson
1814–1886
Birth Location: Saint Mary, Jamaica
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Harriet Johnson
1808–1854
Birth Location: Iredale, North Carolina, United States
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Jerusha Johnson
1829–
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Charlotte Johnson
1821–1858
Birth Location: Tennesse
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Lucinda Johnson
1832–1880
Birth Location: Tennesse
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Marshall Johnson
1826–1874
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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Matilda Johnson
1826–1853
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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Cader Johnson
1837–1924
Birth Location: Maury,Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnson
1787–1871
Birth Place: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Johnson Jr
1760–1821
Granville County, North Carolina, Formed 1746 From Edgecombe County
Charity Bobbit
1760–1856
, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (William) Johnson (1 Jul 1787–1871) m. Lucille (Lucy) Roberson (14 Apr 1790–1860) m. Louisa (M) Johnson (1795–2 Sep 1871)
  1. 1. Houston (Brittain) Johnson 1816–1894 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hood 1838–1892
    1. 1. Henry (Newton) Johnson 1839– m. Sarah (Ann) Davidson 1845–1897
      1. 1. Ida (Mae) Johnson 1886–1937 m. Landy (Clifton) Hamrick 1880–1942
        1. 1. Johnnie (Belle) Hamrick 1907–1973 m. John (Rowland) Cooper 1899–1945 m. Vernon (Leon) Fleming 1912–1968
        2. 2. Clyde (Terrell) Hamrick 1909–1972
        3. 3. Maude (E.) Hamrick 1903–1987
        4. 4. Ida (Lee) Hamrick 1914–1955
        5. 5. Landin (Clifton L.C. Hamrick) Jr 1924–1986
        6. 6. Dorothy (Mae) Hamrick 1912–1958
      2. 2. Sarah (Malinda) Johnson 1875–1942 m. Thomas (Jackson) Ladd 1872–1948
        1. 1. Rosa (Ellen) Ladd 1909–1988
        2. 2. Willie (Eugenia) Ladd 1896–1980 m. Square (Clinton) Richardson 1890–1965
    2. 2. Eliza (Forrest) Johnson 1868–1924 m. Joseph (Eli) Dodson 1849–1933
      1. 1. Frank (B.) Dodson 1883–1961 m. Ebbie (Ann Ellis) Dodson 1887–1947
        1. 1. Maline (Odell) Dodson 1916–1991 m. Clifford (M) Carroll 1909–1939
    3. 3. Aden Johnson 1863–1915 m. Ellen (E) Potts 1865–1936
      1. 1. Lou (Ann) Johnson 1889–1958 m. Benjiman (Franklin) Bruce 1888–1943
        1. 1. Syble (Virginia) Bruce 1924–2007 m. Julis (Woodrow) Tucker 1919–1983
        2. 2. Audrey (Elizabeth 'Lizzie') Bruce 1915–1965 m. John (Robert Milligan,) Sr. 1891–1962
        3. 3. Iva (Mae) Bruce 1917–1995 m. John (Wesley) Brown 1918–1990
      2. 2. Charlie (J) Johnson 1889–1966
    4. 4. Calvin Johnson 1868–1923 m. Nora Carter 1871–1954
      1. 1. Myrtle Johnson 1899– m. Felix (Ambruzles) Brumley 1881–1974
        1. 1. Clarance (Leeroy) Brumley 1914–2003 m. Thelma Lowery 1915–1996
      2. 2. Dick (High Hill) Johnson 1895–1985 m. Daisy (Ella) Boswell 1903–1968
        1. 1. Herbert Johnson 1922–2012
    5. 5. Polk (Hawkins) Johnson 1850–1899 m. Mary (Ann) Yates 1850–1888
      1. 1. Cora (Mai) Johnson 1871–1940 m. James (Anderson) dunn 1869–1947
        1. 1. James (Anderson Dunn) Jr 1907–1975
    6. 6. Fountain (Pitts) Johnson 1843–1902 m. Mary (Ann) Davidson 1847–1926
      1. 1. John (Henry) Johnson 1865–1931 m. Sarah (Francis) Wade 1865–1944
        1. 1. Paul Johnson 1903–1952 m. Gladys (Opal) Easley 1905–1988
    7. 7. Houston (Britton Johnson) Jr 1845–1923 m. Martha (" Patsey") Millsaps 1832–1880
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Johnson 1861–1956 m. Susie (Eliza) Marshall 1865–1956
        1. 1. Martha (Mae) Johnson 1904–1975 m. Lloyd (William) Rich 1900–1977
      2. 2. Mary (Josephine) Johnson 1867–1935 m. William (Isaac) Overlin 1860–1927
        1. 1. Isabel (Leith) Overlin 1886–1959 m. Major (Harold) Barnes 1882–1961
    8. 8. Robert (Armstrong) Johnson 1841–1892 m. Elizabeth Davidson 1844–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann "Polly") Johnson 1863–1932 m. Josiah (S) Richardson 1859–1947
        1. 1. Josiah (Clive) Richardson 1897–1963 m. Beulah (Christine) Chandler 1900–1996
        2. 2. Jewel (Johnson) Richardson 1908–1964
    9. 9. Asborne Johnson 1835–1910 m. Martha Woods 1836–1910
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Johnson 1857–1938 m. David (Wesley) Winchester 1856–1930
        1. 1. Mary (Charity) Winchester 1889–1971
  2. 2. John (C) Johnson 1816–1883 m. Mary ("Polly" Elizabeth Moore) Johnson 1827–1897
    1. 1. General (Bailey) Johnson 1858–1919 m. Sarah (Ann) Moore 1862–1890
      1. 1. Dora (Ann) Johnson 1881–1957 m. William ("Will" J) Oglesby 1871–1918
        1. 1. Jennie (Ruth) Oglesby 1915–1999 m. William (Wade) Nance 1905–1984
  3. 3. William Johnson 1814–1886 m. Anna ("LuAnn") Childress 1823–1880
    1. 1. William (Henry) Johnson 1846–1933 m. Sarah (Ann) Jernigan 1855–1930
      1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Johnson 1894–1982 m. Leander (Monroe) Baker 1886–1960
        1. 1. Henry (Clarence) Baker 1909–1986
  4. 4. Harriet (S) Johnson 1808–1854 m. Stephen (Alvin) Ellis 1800–1895
    1. 1. Delilah (Adeline) Ellis 1832–1916 m. Francis (Madison (Frank)) Cole 1822–1905
      1. 1. Florence (F) Cole-Epps 1849–1938 m. John (Norris) Epps 1841–1929
        1. 1. Joseph (Monroe) Epps 1882–1955 m. Lonnie (Lee) Riley 1893–1938
  5. 5. Jerusha (Amie) Johnson 1829–
  6. 6. Charlotte Johnson 1821–1858
  7. 7. Lucinda (Jane) Johnson 1832–1880
  8. 8. Marshall Johnson 1826–1874
  9. 9. Matilda Johnson 1826–1853
  10. 10. Cader (Cater Pinkney) Johnson 1837–1924 m. Nancy (Elizabeth Oakley) (Johnson) 1842–1932
    1. 1. William (Carroll) Johnson 1878–1958 m. Nona (Bell "Nonnie") Spann 1881–1959
      1. 1. James (Murray "Cooney") Johnson 1921–1981
        1. 1. Virginia (Mai) Johnson 1940–1986 m. James (Edward) Cathey 1939–2007

Benjamin Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1787
1 Jul 1787
Birth of Benjamin William Johnson in North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 63
Benjamin William Johnson resided here in District 25, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 25, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1871
1871
Age 84
Death of Benjamin William Johnson in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1787
    Event Place: North Carolina Formed 1746 From, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 25, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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