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Elisha Johnson 1815–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: October 18, 1888

Death Location: Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jesse Johnson

Mother: Mary Burns

Spouse(s): Julia Short

Children(s): James Jr.

Elisha Johnson was born in 1815 in Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jesse A Johnson And Mary Polly Burns. Elisha Johnson married Julia Judy Juda Short, and had children including James Johnson Jr. Elisha Johnson passed away in 1888 in Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elisha Johnson was born in 1815 in Floyd, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jesse A Johnson And Mary Polly Burns.
  • Elisha Johnson married Julia Judy Juda Short, and had children including James Johnson Jr.
  • Elisha Johnson passed away in 1888 in Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Johnson
1793–1888
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Burns
1795–1853
Birth Location: Turkey Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Julia Short
1826–1842
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

James Jr.
1842–1919
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
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Elisha Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Johnson
1815–1888
Birth Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jesse A. Johnson
1793–1888
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Mary (("Polly")) Burns
1795–1853
Turkey Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (T.) Johnson
1771–1866
Russell, Virginia
Mary (("Polly"; "Molly")) Miller
1778–1853
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
James (Roy) Burns
1768–1817
Anson, North Carolina
Penelope Pharr
1771–1830
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Johnson
1750–1828
Sarah Greenfield
1747–1784
Michael Miller
1748–1815
Nancy Vernon
1761–1831
Isaac Burns
1750–1774
Elizabeth Hall)
1740–1785
Walter Fair)
1740–1799
Sarah (O'Bryan)
1750–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Johnson
1713–1796
Elizabeth Gage
1723–1796
Stephen Greenfield
1723–1803
Elizabeth Waller
1730–1805
Alexander Vernon
1732–1787
Andrew Burns
1730–1801
Elizabeth McMurry
1735–1776
Henry Pharr
1717–1751
Margaret Smylie
1723–1751
Henry O'Brian
1730–

Elisha Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Elisha Johnson (1815–October 18, 1888) m. Julia ((Judy; Juda)) Short (1826–1842)
  1. 1. James (Johnson) Jr. 1842–1919 m. Mary (Ellen ("Polly")) Reynolds 1837–1914
    1. 1. Grandville (Pearl) Johnson 1866–1932 m. Farinda ((Farindy; "Fanny"; "Franny")) Spencer 1889–1952 m. Fanny ((Frannie; Fannie)) McIntosh 1866–1910
      1. 1. Ellen Johnson 1921–1993
      2. 2. Viola Johnson 1916–1999
      3. 3. George (Washington) Johnson 1918–2003
      4. 4. Robert Johnson 1894–
      5. 5. Hailey (B.) Johnson 1899–
      6. 6. Taylor Johnson 1896–
      7. 7. Bradley Johnson 1901–
      8. 8. Arch Johnson 1906–
      9. 9. Armina Johnson 1910–
      10. 10. Everett Johnson 1915–

Elisha Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Elisha Johnson in Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
1888
October 18, 1888
Age 73
Death of Elisha Johnson in Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Floyd, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 18, 1888
    Event Place: Head Snake Branch, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
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