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Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson 1802–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1802

Birth Location: Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee

Death Date: 19 Jan 1886

Death Location: Breathitt, Kentucky

Father: Thomas Johnson

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Martha Tackett

Children(s): James Johnson, Thomas Johnson, William Johnson, Elisha Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, William Johnson, Sarah Johnson, William Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Mary Johnson, Walter Johnson, Lydia Johnson, Martha Johnson, Letty Johnson, John Johnson

Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson was born in 1802 in Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee, the child of Thomas T Johnson And Mary Polly James Johnson. In 1860, Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson resided in District 1, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA. Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson married Martha Patsy Tackett, and had children including Elisha Csa Johnson, James Madison Or James Matison Johnson, John Johnson, Letty Johnson, Lydia Liddie Johnson, Martha Johnson, Mary Ann Polly Molly Johnson, Nathaniel J Nathan Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Sarah Sally Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Walter James Watts Johnson, William Greasy Bill Johnson, William Henry Greasey Bill Johnson, William Henry W H Johnson. Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson passed away in 1886 in Breathitt, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson was born in 1802 in Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee, the child of Thomas T Johnson And Mary Polly James Johnson.
  • In 1860, Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson resided in District 1, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson married Martha Patsy Tackett, and had children including Elisha Csa Johnson, James Madison Or James Matison Johnson, John Johnson, Letty Johnson, Lydia Liddie Johnson, Martha Johnson, Mary Ann Polly Molly Johnson, Nathaniel J Nathan Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Sarah Sally Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Walter James Watts Johnson, William Greasy Bill Johnson, William Henry Greasey Bill Johnson, William Henry W H Johnson.
  • Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson passed away in 1886 in Breathitt, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Elisha Johnson's Ancestors

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Elisha Johnson
1802–1886
Birth Place: Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas T Johnson
1771–1866
Russell, Fincastle, Botetourt, Colony of Virginia, Washington, USA
Mary (Polly (James ?)) Johnson
1778–1853
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Johnson's Descendants

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Elisha ("Red Headed Lish") Johnson (10 Dec 1802–19 Jan 1886) m. Martha (Patsy) Tackett (13 Oct 1802–26 Oct 1886)
  1. 1. James (Madison or James Matison) Johnson 1826–1910 m. Mira (Mero) Stephenson 1840–1872
    1. 1. Lydia (Margaret) Johnson 1859–1935 m. Wilson (Madison) Rice 1857–1929
      1. 1. Mary Rice 1877–1958 m. Henry (Wilson Clinton) Fraley 1875–1942
        1. 1. Charles (Theron Fraley) sr 1894–1981 m. Hannah (Frazier) Frasher 1903–1995
        2. 2. Arkie Fraley 1922–1997
        3. 3. Bessie (Melacine) Fraley 1896–1965 m. Alfred (Lawrence) McCoy 1886–1965
        4. 4. Cora (Belle) Fraley 1900–1984
        5. 5. Meredith (Carnegie) Fraley 1911–1975
        6. 6. Treva (Margaret) Fraley 1905–1969
        7. 7. Bonnie (L) Fraley 1915–1991 m. Minerd (Charles) Mooney 1913–1987
        8. 8. Earnest Fraley 1915–1984 m. Margaret (Olive) Ward 1914–1973
        9. 9. Grace Fraley 1919–1999
        10. 10. Archie (Lloyd) Fraley 1906–1968
        11. 11. Laura Fraley 1909–1989
        12. 12. William (Wilson "Willie") Fraley 1902–1969 m. Ida (Catherine) Mathews 1908–2001
        13. 13. Eva (Bell "Evalee") Fraley 1904–1987
        14. 14. Theresa (Meda) Fraley 1901–1974
        15. 15. Martha (Jane) Fraley 1899–1899
      2. 2. Samuel Rice 1881–1940
      3. 3. Henrietta Rice 1896–1956
      4. 4. Richard (Madison) Rice 1883–1962
      5. 5. Syrilda (Jane) Rice 1885–1955
      6. 6. Meroe Rice 1887–1930
      7. 7. Meridith ("Meridy") Rice 1888–1958
      8. 8. Mat Rice 1884–
      9. 9. Wilson (Madison Rice) Jr 1875–1956
      10. 10. Simeon (Dean "SIMS") Rice 1901–1956
      11. 11. Samuel Rice 1886–1940
    2. 2. Walter (G or Walter J) Johnson 1869–1868
    3. 3. James (Wesley) Johnson 1868–
    4. 4. Jack Smith 1868–1947
    5. 5. Elisha ("Burrhead") Johnson 1873–1930
    6. 6. Simeon Johnson 1866–1935
    7. 7. Malen (or Malin) Johnson 1857–1937
    8. 8. Matison Johnson 1857–
    9. 9. Frank Lansford 1877–1930
  2. 2. Thomas Johnson 1824–1862
  3. 3. William (Henry "W H") Johnson 1826–1906
  4. 4. Elisha (CSA) Johnson 1828–1899
  5. 5. Nathaniel (J. "Nathan") Johnson 1836–1892
  6. 6. William (Henry "Greasey Bill") Johnson 1837–1906
  7. 7. Sarah (“Sally”) Johnson 1841–1899
  8. 8. William (Greasy Bill) Johnson 1845–1941
  9. 9. Rebecca Johnson 1823–1876
  10. 10. Mary (Ann" Polly""Molly") Johnson 1827–1888
  11. 11. Walter (James" Watts") Johnson 1842–1905
  12. 12. Lydia ("Liddie") Johnson 1826–1912
  13. 13. Martha Johnson 1866–
  14. 14. Letty Johnson 1845–
  15. 15. John Johnson 1864–

Elisha Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1802
10 Dec 1802
Birth of Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson in Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee
Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 58
Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson resided here in District 1, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1886
19 Jan 1886
Age 84
Death of Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson in Breathitt, Kentucky
Breathitt, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1802
    Event Place: Sullivan, Hawkins, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: M653_357; Page: 307; Family History Librar
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: M653_357; Page: 307; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Breathitt, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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