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General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson 1837–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1837

Birth Location: Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1890

Death Location: Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Sarah Johnson

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In 1837, General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson entered the world in Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA, born to William Hemphill Davis Johnson And Sarah Sally Agnes Bowen Johnson. General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson passed away in 1890 in Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson entered the world in Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA, born to William Hemphill Davis Johnson And Sarah Sally Agnes Bowen Johnson.
  • General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson passed away in 1890 in Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnson
1814–1864
Birth Location: Speers Ferry, Gate City, Estillville, Powell Valley, Lee, Scott, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Johnson
1819–1892
Birth Location: Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

General Johnson's Ancestors

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General Johnson
1837–1890
Birth Place: Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Hemphill Davis Johnson
1814–1864
Speers Ferry, Gate City, Estillville, Powell Valley, Lee, Scott, Russell, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Agnes Bowen) Johnson
1819–1892
Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington "Johnston") Johnson
1793–1870
Washington County, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally Davis) Barnett
1793–1879
Virginia, USA
Jesse (M) Bowen
1798–1880
Caswell Co, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann "Betsy" Stanley Bowen) Neely
1797–1875
Orange Co, Franklin County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Bowen
1756–1839
Sarah Hicks
1767–1844
Richard Sargeant
1770–1835
Agnes Stanley
1755–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1730–1821
Mary Smith
1730–1807

General Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1837
13 Jul 1837
Birth of General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson in Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1890
17 Jan 1890
Age 53
Death of General Robert "Gus" Bowen Johnson in Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Western District, "Gate City" Powell Valley, Rye Cove, Maces Spring, Hiltons, Johnson, Copper Creek, Fulkerson, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Ava, Spring Creek Township, Douglas County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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