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Eliza Jane Johnson 1862 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1862

Birth Location: Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1929

Death Location: Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Amanda Lane

Spouse(s): John Lyons

Children(s): Ruben Lyons, Charles Lyons, Ellis Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Lyons, Mazie Lyons, Lillian Lyons, Pearl Lyons, Elizabeth Lyons, Hazel Whitehead, John Lyons, James Lyons

Eliza Jane Johnson was born in 1862 in Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of James Johnson and Amanda Lane. In 1880, Eliza Jane Johnson resided in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States. In 1900, Eliza Jane Johnson resided in Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayo. Eliza Jane Johnson married John Henry Lyons, and had children including Ruben Lyons, Charles Orel Lyons, Ellis A Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Jane Lyons, Mazie Mathilda Lyons, Lillian Clara Lyons, Pearl Idell Lyons, Elizabeth Harriet Lyons, Hazel Mae Whitehead, John Daniel Lyons, James Edward Lyons. Eliza Jane Johnson passed away in 1929 in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Johnson was born in 1862 in Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of James Johnson and Amanda Lane.
  • In 1880, Eliza Jane Johnson resided in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
  • In 1900, Eliza Jane Johnson resided in Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayo.
  • Eliza Jane Johnson married John Henry Lyons, and had children including Ruben Lyons, Charles Orel Lyons, Ellis A Lyons, Georgia Trehern, Margaret Jane Lyons, Mazie Mathilda Lyons, Lillian Clara Lyons, Pearl Idell Lyons, Elizabeth Harriet Lyons, Hazel Mae Whitehead, John Daniel Lyons, James Edward Lyons.
  • Eliza Jane Johnson passed away in 1929 in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnson
1828 – 1910
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
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Amanda Lane
1837 – 1862
Birth Location: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Lyons
1853 – 1929
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Ruben Lyons
1878 – 1945
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Charles Lyons
1880 – 1953
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
CL
Ellis Lyons
1882 – 1958
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Georgia Trehern
1885 – 1935
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Margaret Lyons
1887 – 1973
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Mazie Lyons
1889 – 1967
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Lillian Lyons
1892 – 1976
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Pearl Lyons
1894 – 1976
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Lyons
1897 – 1980
Birth Location: Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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Hazel Whitehead
1901 – 1990
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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John Lyons
1903 – 1973
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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James Lyons
1907 – 1929
Birth Location: Grand Bay, , , Mobile Co AL
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Eliza Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Johnson
1862 – 1929
Birth Place: Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Johnson
1828 – 1910
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Amanda Lane
1837 – 1862
Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Lancelot Johnson
1794 – 1860
Beat 2, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Eliza Mixon
1811 – 1880
Georgia, USA
Shepard Lane
1809 – 1874
Georgetown, Marion, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Jane "Jenny") Cook
1810 – 1870
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
1766 – 1833
Mary *
1766 – 1870
Abraham Mixon
1774 – 1850
Elizabeth Joyce
1776 – 1860
Joseph Lane
1770 – 1845
Martha Herring
1772 – 1870
James Cook
1765 – 1834
Elizabeth Condit
1770 – 1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JORDAN JOHNSON
1735 –
Levina Wright
1738 – 1785
Samuel Greiner
1749 – 1790
Anna Tennant
1755 – 1815
Michael Mixon
1744 – 1816
Catherine Berry
1745 – 1790
William Joyce
1750 – 1821
Elizabeth Brown
1755 – 1825
John Lane
1750 – 1840
Hepsabeth Crawford
1752 – 1825

Eliza Johnson's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Johnson (22 Jun 1862 – 20 Jan 1929) m. John (Henry) Lyons (30 Mar 1853 – 20 Jan 1929)
  1. 1. Ruben Lyons (15 March 1878 – 29 May 1945)
  2. 2. Charles (Orel) Lyons (28 February 1880 – 22 December 1953)
  3. 3. Ellis (A) Lyons (1882 – 1958)
  4. 4. Georgia Trehern (25 August 1885 – 18 May 1935)
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Lyons (25 June 1887 – 10 August 1973)
  6. 6. Mazie (Mathilda) Lyons (21 September 1889 – 25 January 1967)
  7. 7. Lillian (Clara) Lyons (16 December 1892 – 1 September 1976)
  8. 8. Pearl (Idell) Lyons (23 Nov 1894 – 13 Oct 1976) m. Andrew (Jackson) Mallette (3 Jun 1888 – 16 January 1964)
    1. 1. Loren (O'Niel) Mallette (15 Jan 1914 – 12 October 1970) m. Verbie Robinson (abt 1915 – )
      1. 1. Jeanette (Mallette) Carroll (25 Nov 1934 – 14 Aug 2013)
      2. 2. Betty (Ann) Mollett (abt 1937 – )
      3. 3. Andrew (J) Mallette (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Cornelius Mallette (21 October 1938 – 8 February 2021)
    2. 2. Alson (Lee) Mallette (24 Sep 1915 – 20 Apr 1983) m. Mary (Louise) Miller (6 Oct 1921 – 31 Mar 2010)
    3. 3. Lonnie (Andrew) Mallette (25 Dec 1916 – 2 Dec 1948) m. Dorothy Malletta (abt 1920 – )
      1. 1. Freida (Pearl) Mallette (5 Sep 1939 – )
    4. 4. Agnes (Pauline) Mallette (29 Apr 1918 – 19 Oct 2001) m. Edward (Charles) Spafford (5 July 1912 – 22 March 1995)
      1. 1. Gordan (L) Spafford (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Dianne (K) Spafford (abt 1941 – )
      3. 3. Pamella (A) Spafford (abt 1944 – )
      4. 4. James (E) Spafford (abt 1946 – )
    5. 5. Berdine (Beatrice) Mallette (28 Apr 1920 – 1981) m. Alfred (Hamilton) Hinson (10 April 1919 – 24 December 1981)
    6. 6. MelViney (Jane) Mallette (24 Jul 1921 – 2 Apr 1977) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (24 Jul 1918 – 30 Nov 2000)
      1. 1. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (26 Jul 1940 – ) m. Shirley (Marie Annette) Jones (25 Dec 1940 – )
        1. 1. John (Lee) Pettis (14 Nov 1964 – ) m. Felicia (Ann) McDonald (26 Nov 1965 – )
        2. 2. Dana (Marie) Pettis (16 Aug 1968 – 26 Oct 2023) m. Mark Freeman (1968 – )
      2. 2. Gloria (Ann) Pettis (1942 – ) m. Jerry (Lee) Johnson (20 November 1946 – 31 Dec 2003)
      3. 3. Rena (Marie) Pettis (15 Feb 1947 – 15 Mar 1992)
      4. 4. Peggy (Sue) Pettis (1949 – )
      5. 5. Ellen Pettis (After 1950 – ) m. Gary Oliver
      6. 6. Lanell Pettis (8 Aug 1956 – ) m. Mark Walker
    7. 7. Jack (Claster) Mallette (6 Apr 1923 – 25 Nov 2006) m. Callie (Elizabeth) Mallette (23 January 1926 – 2 March 2016)
      1. 1. Michael Spradlin
      2. 2. Karl Mallette
      3. 3. Marie Hurst
      4. 4. Ramona Wilkerson
      5. 5. Dan Mallette
      6. 6. Don Mallette
    8. 8. Russell (Ale) Mallette (11 May 1925 – )
    9. 9. Hazel (Vernell) Mallette (abt 1922 – 7 Aug 1984) m. Wesley (G) Lowe
    10. 10. Robert (Kenneth) Mallette (abt 1933 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Harriet) Lyons (17 February 1897 – 25 October 1980)
  10. 10. Hazel (Mae) Whitehead (4 January 1901 – 17 December 1990)
  11. 11. John (Daniel) Lyons (17 June 1903 – 18 August 1973)
  12. 12. James (Edward) Lyons (10 September 1907 – 18 January 1929)

Eliza Johnson's Timeline

6 Records

1862
22 Jun 1862
Birth of Eliza Jane Johnson in Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Eliza Jane Johnson resided here in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 38
Eliza Jane Johnson resided here in Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 48
Eliza Jane Johnson resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 58
Eliza Jane Johnson resided here in Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
1929
20 Jan 1929
Age 67
Death of Eliza Jane Johnson in Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Seven Hills Community, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0023.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 151C; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0023.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 22, 15, 18 Braids Mill, Graand Bay, Bayou Le Batre, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Jackson, Mississippi; Roll: T625_879; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Forts Lake, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1912-1943, Mississippi State Department of Health; Jackson, Mississippi; Statewide Index to Mississippi Death Records; Description: 1928-1929
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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