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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): Rebecca Johnson, Thomas Johnson, James Johnson, William Johnson, Lydia Johnson, Mary Johnson, Elisha Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, William Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Walter Johnson, Letty Johnson, William Johnson, John Johnson, Martha 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 Rebecca Johnson, Thomas Johnson, James Madison or James Matison Johnson, William Henry "W H" Johnson, Lydia "Liddie" Johnson, Mary Ann" Polly""Molly" Johnson, Elisha CSA Johnson, Nathaniel J. "Nathan" Johnson, William Henry "Greasey Bill" Johnson, Sarah “Sally” Johnson, Walter James" Watts" Johnson, Letty Johnson, William Greasy Bill Johnson, John Johnson, Martha 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 Rebecca Johnson, Thomas Johnson, James Madison or James Matison Johnson, William Henry "W H" Johnson, Lydia "Liddie" Johnson, Mary Ann" Polly""Molly" Johnson, Elisha CSA Johnson, Nathaniel J. "Nathan" Johnson, William Henry "Greasey Bill" Johnson, Sarah “Sally” Johnson, Walter James" Watts" Johnson, Letty Johnson, William Greasy Bill Johnson, John Johnson, Martha Johnson.
  • Elisha "Red Headed Lish" Johnson passed away in 1886 in Breathitt, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Johnson
1771 – 1866
Birth Location: Russell, Fincastle, Botetourt, Colony of Virginia, Washington, USA
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Mary Johnson
1778 – 1853
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Tackett
1802 – 1886
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Rebecca Johnson
1823 – 1876
Birth Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky
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Thomas Johnson
1824 – 1862
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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James Johnson
1826 – 1910
Birth Location: Pike, Ky, USA
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William Johnson
1826 – 1906
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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Lydia Johnson
1826 – 1912
Birth Location: Tackett Fork, Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky
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Mary Johnson
1827 – 1888
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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Elisha Johnson
1828 – 1899
Birth Location: Ralls, Missouri
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Nathaniel Johnson
1836 – 1892
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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William Johnson
1837 – 1906
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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Sarah Johnson
1841 – 1899
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
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Walter Johnson
1842 – 1905
Birth Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky
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Letty Johnson
1845 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
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William Johnson
1845 – 1941
Birth Location: Dry Creek, Floyd, Kentucky
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John Johnson
1864 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Johnson
1866 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
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Elisha Johnson's Ancestors

Self
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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Johnson's Descendants

1.
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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. Rebecca Johnson (1823 – 1876)
  2. 2. Thomas Johnson (1824 – 1862)
  3. 3. James (Madison or James Matison) Johnson (11 Mar 1826 – 1910) m. Mira (Mero) Stephenson (Apr 1840 – 1872)
    1. 1. Malen (or Malin) Johnson (Dec 1857 – 08 May 1937)
    2. 2. Matison Johnson (7 Dec 1857 – )
    3. 3. Lydia (Margaret) Johnson (Feb 1859 – 1935) m. Wilson (Madison) Rice (3 May 1857 – 28 Aug 1929)
      1. 1. Wilson (Madison) Rice (21 Sep 1875 – 30 Jan 1956)
      2. 2. Mary Rice (21 Nov 1877 – 17 Jun 1958) m. Henry (Wilson Clinton) Fraley (22 April 1875 – 13 July 1942)
        1. 1. Charles (Theron) Fraley (30 Jul 1894 – 19 Jan 1981) m. Hannah Frasher (24 Jun 1903 – 29 Mar 1995)
        2. 2. Bessie (Melacine) Fraley (21 Nov 1896 – 2 Sep 1965) m. Alfred (Lawrence) McCoy (18 May 1886 – 22 Mar 1965)
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Fraley (01 April 1899 – 14 April 1899)
        4. 4. Cora (Belle) Fraley (7 Feb 1900 – 1 Mar 1984)
        5. 5. Theresa (Meda) Fraley (30 January 1901 – Sep 1974)
        6. 6. William (Wilson "Willie") Fraley (17 August 1902 – 14 Dec 1969) m. Ida (Catherine) Mathews (21 Sep 1908 – 27 Jun 2001)
        7. 7. Eva (Bell "Evalee") Fraley (15 July 1904 – 25 January 1987)
        8. 8. Treva (Margaret) Fraley (25 Dec 1905 – 23 Mar 1969)
        9. 9. Archie (Lloyd) Fraley (14 Oct 1906 – 15 Mar 1968)
        10. 10. Laura Fraley (25 Mar 1909 – 14 Nov 1989)
        11. 11. Meredith (Carnegie) Fraley (18 December 1911 – Nov 1975)
        12. 12. Bonnie (L) Fraley (30 Jan 1915 – 31 May 1991) m. Minerd (Charles) Mooney (18 Dec 1913 – 24 Aug 1987)
        13. 13. Earnest Fraley (8 October 1915 – 8 Jun 1984) m. Pearl Dickerson m. Margaret (Olive) Ward (9 Aug 1914 – 25 Mar 1973)
        14. 14. Grace Fraley (26 Jul 1919 – 27 Oct 1999)
        15. 15. Arkie Fraley (21 Jan 1922 – 9 May 1997)
      3. 3. Samuel Rice (13 Mar 1881 – 10 Jan 1940)
      4. 4. Richard (Madison) Rice (17 Jun 1883 – 31 Aug 1962)
      5. 5. Mat Rice (abt 1884 – )
      6. 6. Syrilda (Jane) Rice (10 Jul 1885 – 15 Dec 1955)
      7. 7. Samuel Rice (13 Mar 1886 – 10 January 1940)
      8. 8. Meroe Rice (Aug 1887 – 1930)
      9. 9. Meridith ("Meridy") Rice (12 Nov 1888 – 21 May 1958)
      10. 10. Henrietta Rice (10 May 1896 – 8 Dec 1956)
      11. 11. Simeon (Dean "SIMS") Rice (11 Sep 1901 – 3 May 1956)
      12. 12. Becky Rice
    4. 4. Simeon Johnson (14 Aug 1866 – 8 Aug 1935)
    5. 5. James (Wesley) Johnson (14 Feb 1868 – )
    6. 6. Jack Smith (14 Feb 1868 – 13 Feb 1947)
    7. 7. Walter (G or Walter J) Johnson (abt 1869 – 1868)
    8. 8. Elisha ("Burrhead") Johnson (Apr 1873 – 1930)
    9. 9. Frank Lansford (19 Apr 1877 – 6 Apr 1930)
  4. 4. William (Henry "W H") Johnson (12 Mar 1826 – 10 Oct 1906)
  5. 5. Lydia ("Liddie") Johnson (15 Sep 1826 – 4 Jul 1912)
  6. 6. Mary (Ann" Polly""Molly") Johnson (29 Jun 1827 – 24 May 1888)
  7. 7. Elisha (CSA) Johnson (18 Jul 1828 – 12 Sep 1899)
  8. 8. Nathaniel (J. "Nathan") Johnson (16 Dec 1836 – 8 Feb 1892)
  9. 9. William (Henry "Greasey Bill") Johnson (13 Jul 1837 – 10 Oct 1906)
  10. 10. Sarah (“Sally”) Johnson (7 Oct 1841 – 31 Dec 1899)
  11. 11. Walter (James" Watts") Johnson (13 Mar 1842 – 7 May 1905)
  12. 12. Letty Johnson (1845 – )
  13. 13. William (Greasy Bill) Johnson (11 May 1845 – 20 Aug 1941)
  14. 14. John Johnson (1864 – )
  15. 15. Martha Johnson (1866 – )

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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