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COL Richard Dorsey Johnson 1820–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1820

Birth Location: Cumberland

Death Date: 21 Oct 1900

Death Location: Maryland, United States

Father: Richard Johnson

Mother: Julianna Brice

Spouse(s): Nancy Simms

Children(s): Edith Johnson

In 1820, COL Richard Dorsey Johnson entered the world in Cumberland, born to Richard Johnson And Julianna Brice. COL Richard Dorsey Johnson married Nancy Douglas Nannie Simms, and had children including Edith May Johnson. COL Richard Dorsey Johnson passed away in 1900 in Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1820, COL Richard Dorsey Johnson entered the world in Cumberland, born to Richard Johnson And Julianna Brice.
  • COL Richard Dorsey Johnson married Nancy Douglas Nannie Simms, and had children including Edith May Johnson.
  • COL Richard Dorsey Johnson passed away in 1900 in Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Johnson
1781–1839
Birth Location: , Frederick, Maryland, USA
RJ
Julianna Brice
1779–1849
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
JB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Simms
1818–1874
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NS

Children(s)

Edith Johnson
1854–1940
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States
EJ

COL Johnson's Ancestors

Self
COL Johnson
1820–1900
Birth Place: Cumberland
Parents
Richard Johnson
1781–1839
, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Julianna Brice
1779–1849
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

COL Johnson's Descendants

1.
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COL (Richard Dorsey) Johnson (11 Apr 1820–21 Oct 1900) m. Nancy (Douglas "Nannie") Simms (1818–1874)
  1. 1. Edith (May) Johnson 1854–1940 m. Thomas (Phillips) Morgan 1853–1928
    1. 1. Caroline (Evans) Morgan 1877–1969 m. Benjamin (Lowndes Jackson) II 1873–1955
      1. 1. Eleanor (Carroll Brent) Jackson 1903–1951
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Lowndes) Jackson 1899–1952
      3. 3. Benjamin (Lowndes Jackson) III 1900–1984
      4. 4. Nancy (Douglas) Jackson 1904–1978

COL Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1820
11 Apr 1820
Birth of COL Richard Dorsey Johnson in Cumberland
Cumberland
1900
21 Oct 1900
Age 80
Death of COL Richard Dorsey Johnson in Maryland, United States
Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1820
    Event Place: Cumberland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Maryland, United States
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